Shaping Ageing Neighbourhoods: Milan Gallaratese

ShapingAgeingNeighbourhoods MILAN|GALLARATESE Arupisanindependentfirmofdesigners,planners,engineers,consultantsandtechnicalspecialists,workingacrosseveryaspectoftoday’sbuiltenvironment.Togetherwehelpourclientssolvetheirmostcomplexchallenges–turningexcitingideasintotangiblerealityaswestrivetofindabetterwayandshapeabetterworld. Arupwasfoundedin1946byOveArup,agiftedengineer-philosopherwithanoriginalandrestlessmind.Arupisownedintrustforitsmembers,stillguidedbyitsfounder’sspiritandprinciples.Wechooseworkwherewecanmakearealdifferenceintheworld,stretchtheboundariesofwhatispossible,delightourclientsandachievesociallyvaluableoutcomes. Arupmadeitsnameinthetwentiethcenturyasthedesignerandengineerbehindsomeoftheworld’smostambitiousstructures.Thatcreativestrengthandindependenceofmindcontinuestoguideus.Today,Arupemploysmorethan14,000people,inmorethan34countries–inacultureunderpinnedbySirOveArup’saimsandvalues. TheFondazioneHousingSociale(FHS)isaprivate,non-profitentity,andworksforthepurposesofpublicandsocialinterest.TheFoundation’smissionistoexperimentinnovativesolutionsforstructuring,financing,constructingandmanagingofeconomicallysustainablesocialhousinginitiatives,notbasedonthelogicoffreegrants.FHS,thankstoadiversifiedskillset,appliesanintegratedapproachtothedevelopmentofprivatesocialhousinginitiatives. TheFoundation’sscopeinvolvesasetofactions,initiativesandinstrumentsthatfavourtheaccessofpeopleinneedtoasupportivelivingcontextandallowthemtoimproveandstrengthentheirhousingcondition.AlignedwiththevaluesofFondazioneCariplo,which launchedthesocialhousingprogrammeinItalyin2004,FHSpromotesthegrowthofnon-profitactorswhoseexpertisecombinescommunityandservicesmanagementfortheresidents.FHStakesactionintheframeworkofpublicsocialhousingpoliciestomaximizetheofferoflow-rentandcontrolledrenthouses,accordingtothelocalpublicauthorities’strategies. Systematica,aplanningandengineeringconsultancyfirmspecializedinTown&TransportPlanning,withofficesinMilan,Cagliari,BeirutandMumbai,wasestablishedin1989. Systematicastudies,plansanddesignsinfrastructureandtransportsystemsatalllevels,rangingfromregionaltourbananddevelopmentscale.Inparticular,thecompanyaddressesurbantransformationonamediumandlargescale,theimplementationofintermodalnodesandcomplexbuildingstructuresensuringadequatelevelsofsustainabilityandmulti-modalaccessibility,aswellastherequalificationofurbanpublicplacesandlargeurbandistricts. EndowedwithahighprofileScientificAdvisoryCommittee,SystematicaoperatesinItalyandabroad,particularlyingeographicalareascharacterisedbystronglevelsofeconomicanddemographicgrowth,suchasthoseintheMediterraneanbasin,NorthAfrica,TheUnitedArabEmirates,SouthAmerica,Russia,IndiaandtheFarEast. SystematicaguaranteestoitsClientsqualityandcompetenceasstrategicadvisorsintheservicesofconsulting,planninganddesign. Contents Introduction Gallaratese:Milan’s‘oldest’neighbourhoodIInteractAframeworktointeract AcrosscuttingactivityIIAssessSociety BuiltEnvironmentMobilityDigitalEnvironmentAnage-friendlyneighbourhood? IIICompare InternationalbestpracticesIVDesignHowtoreadthechapterIdentifyingopportunitiesandactions SummaryoftherecommendedopportunitiesAchievinggoalsAlookintheheartoftheneighbourhood LookingAhead ReferencesImagescreditsAcknowledgements pg.5 6 13 15 17 19 21 27 33 39 45 47 48 71 73 74 92 94 96 99 100 104 105 3 4 Introduction Adefiningfeatureofthe21stcenturyishowmuchlongermanyofusareliving.Agrowingawarenessofthisand ofthefactthatwellbeingshouldbeatthecenterofourprojectshasleadoururbanplannerstofocustheirresearchondefininganddesigningagefriendlycities.Placeswhichaddresstheneedsoftheelderlycitizensandsimultaneouslygeneratesignificantbenefitsforresidentsofallages.Greatplacestogrowupandgrowold. ThispaperistheresultoffieldresearchintheGallarateseneighbourhoodofMilan.Itisbasedonaframeworkexplored byArupinapreviousstudyin2015,namedShapingAgeing Cities:10Europeancasestudies.Thereportpublishedin2015identifiedfourlensesSociety,Mobility,BuiltandDigitalenvironment,and25indicativequestionsthaturbanleadersandpractitionersshouldinvestigate.Startingfromthatbasis,weupdatedtheliteraturereview,testedtheresultsthroughdirectfieldwork,andrefinedtheframework. ShapingAgeingNeighbourhoods.MilanGallarateseintroducesanage-friendlyapproachtoinfluenceanddesignurbanenvironmentsinwaysthatrespect,protectandfulfilourrightsinolderage.Theresearchestablishesananalyticalframework,defines12age-friendlygoalsandassessmentparameters,andsetsabenchmarkofinterventions.Itcreatesacollaborativeprocesswiththefundamentalactivities -Interact,Assess,Compare,andDesign-toidentifyopportunitiesandworkonactionplans,withpublicorprivatestakeholders,andlocalinhabitants.Theactivities,therelativemethods,andfindingsaredescribedinthefourmainchaptersoftheresearch. Theprocess,experimentedinGallaratese,isintendedtobeapplicabletootherneighbourhoodsaccrosstheglobe. Neighbourhoodshaveadirectimpactonourlives.Everydayexperiencesareinfluencedbythespacesaroundus,bysocialencountersandopportunitiestointeract.Theyarethelivingcellsonw