A creative "nanotown": Framing sustainable development scenarios with local people in Calabria

Giulio Verdini*, Olivia Bina, Prue Chiles, Pilar Maria Guerrieri, Alan Mace, Christian Nolf, Etra Connie Occhialini, Anna Paola Pola, Paola Raffa

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Abstract

This chapter intends to be both scientifically sound and narratively engaging, given the richness of the work done in Gagliato as experienced by the authors. As a matter of fact, besides the research done remotely, the authors gathered in Gagliato in July 2017 for a one-week participatory design workshop, getting to know the local context, talking with local people, materialising the focus groups implemented on site in future visions of sustainable development. Gagliato is a hilly town located in the province of Catanzaro in Calabria, overlooking the Ionian Sea. The chapter introduces a theoretical section regarding current debates on transdisciplinary research and the reason why Gagliato has been considered a suitable case to test it. The enabling conditions and potential barriers to achieve meaningful transdisciplinary outcomes and consequently tangible positive urban transformation of the experience of Gagliato will be discussed in relationship to the various phases of the project.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnabling the City
Subtitle of host publicationInterdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Encounters in Research and Practice
EditorsJ. Fokdal, O. Bina, P. Chiles, L. Ojamae, K. Paadam
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Chapter7
Pages64-79
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781000370089
ISBN (Print)9780429297649
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2021
Externally publishedYes

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