FOSTERING AGENCY IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES: PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS FOR TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Fostering agency within marginalized communities is essential to addressing inequalities and stimulating local planning capacities. Can Needs Mapping be meaningfully integrated with Community-Centered Design and Design Thinking? If so, under what conditions and at what levels? Through the analysis of participatory practices and digital tools, this study examines experimental case studies from the south-eastern Salento region, proposing co-design as a means to strengthen territorial agency