Il design nel progetto di valorizzazione dei territori; Le Mappe di Comunità come strumento generativo di partecipazione e progettualità diffusa a lungo termine

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Designing for territorial revitalization. A diffused art exhibition to foster northwest Italian inner areas

Design for territories considers lands not only as a spatial context but also as a design object that has to be approached with definite strategies. The use of design methodologies for territorial purposes could lead to innovative products, services, policies, and structures, with the aim to stimulate new activities and local relations. This contribution sheds light on the role of design discipline in building and implementing methods to support the development of a territory. The paper presents an actual case study carried out by a group of systemic design researchers from Politecnico di Torino, who worked on a multi-layered action plan for the Piedmont Region, in the north of Italy. For this plan, the designers were required to set up a series of guidelines to improve or activate well founded territorial policies. The research was carried out in the areas of culture, local economy, and tourism promotion through the project of a diffused art exhibition entitled Il Rinascimento di Gaudenzio Ferrari. The exhibition also resulted in the development of participatory services, the enhancement of local economies, and the strengthening of the relations between districts. The paper analyses the supportive role of design, with investigations on emerging design, design for territories, and systemic design. It describes the main phases of the project, underlining its outcomes, the positive impacts on local communities, its limits, and possible future developments. It further suggests possible perspectives for an evolutionary process in the design sphere, with distinct guidelines for creating new diffused events

PROGETTUALITÀ INTEGRATE PER ‘’PICCOLI’’ TERRITORI: LA RISPOSTA ITALIANA ALLA PANDEMIA

La pandemia da Covid-19 ha sconvolto il mondo del turismo, a livello internazionale così come nazionale, sia nella sua veste di fenomeno socioculturale che, al contempo, di settore economico. Nelle pieghe di una crisi senza precedenti, il turismo dei grandi operatori, numeri e flussi ha subito una battuta d’arresto improvvisa e imprevista, innescando o accelerando alcune dinamiche di transizione nei modelli di governance, di organizzazione dell’offerta, di definizione della domanda. Le tendenze che ne sono conseguite, ancora oggi in atto, hanno fatto emergere quanto e come la scoperta del turismo slow – a contatto con la natura, rispettoso degli ambienti, degli spazi e dei tempi esterni così come personali, attraverso l’esplorazione di aree defilate, o marginali, rispetto ai circuiti tradizionali e di patrimoni diffusi e non convenzionali – abbia aperto in Italia, seppur con alcune criticità, nuove preziose opportunità di sviluppo sostenibile. Si sono in tal modo meglio delineati approcci alla lentezza e prossimità ai territori, basati sul coinvolgimento degli abitanti e sulla attivazione delle risorse immateriali sedimentate, mediante cui allestire proposte in grado di rispondere e motivare i “turismi esperienziali” emergenti complessivamente intesi come risorsa strategica per il rilancio economico e occupazionale dei piccoli centri italiani, dei territori periferici e interni, dei sistemi territoriali in cui sono inseriti e di cui sono parte. A partire da queste considerazioni, sospinte anche dalle evenienze degli ultimi anni a livello globale, è possibile osservare come siano andate ad affermarsi ed espandersi numerose attività tra cui poter individuare alcune buone pratiche partecipate di rivitalizzazione di aree minori, rurali e montane. Istituite sui principi della collaborazione e della partecipazione tra stakeholder, locali e sovralocali, su nuove prospettive di promozione legate alle specificità delle risorse e dei valori territoriali e su differenti piani di valorizzazione turistica, esse rappresentano sia percorsi osservabili sia loro risultati relativamente al disegno di nuove traiettorie per la progettualità integrata di sviluppo dei territori in chiave sostenibile e digitale. L’obiettivo primario del presente contributo è quello di proporre una pur breve ma significativa rilettura di alcune politiche, strategie e iniziative che, a partire dalle fasi che hanno preceduto e fino a quelle che hanno seguito l’evento pandemico, si sono distinte per essere segno e richiamo alla necessità di decisivi cambiamenti verso una gestione allargata, sistemica e responsabile dei territori e delle relative potenzialità. Potenzialità insite, talvolta nascoste o inespresse, funzionali a modalità innovative e diversificate di conoscenza, fruizione, attrazione: una geografia di “piccole” componenti patrimoniali depositate in “piccoli” contesti che divengono fonte di coesione sociale, apprendimento culturale, ri-attivazione turistica. Il contributo si sofferma, in particolare, su quattro casi di intese e accordi sovralocali e multilivello

Il ruolo della cartografia nella narrazione e valorizzazione dei territori

Il capitolo approfondisce modalit\ue0 e strumenti di rappresentazione dello spazio geografico, con particolare riferimento alla cartografia \u201calternativa\u201d di natura narrativa, semantica, percettiva e partecipata. Verranno messe in luce opportunit\ue0 e visioni per processi virtuosi di valorizzazione dal basso a medio-lungo termine. Focus sulle Mappe di Comunit\ue0 e su alcune progettualit\ue0 lungo l\u2019arco alpino

Design strategies for enhancing territorial legacy. The case study of a diffused art exhibition to revitalize specific territories in Piedmont region – Italy.

The contribution aims to shed light on the role of the design discipline in building or implementing development strategies for a territory. The text heads toward a practical case study carried out by a group of systemic design researchers of Politecnico di Torino who worked for a multi-layer action plan for Piedmont region, in northern Italy. For that occurrence design has been called to set up a series of guidelines, and then come out with outputs specifically addressed to improve or activate virtuous territorial policies. The points around which the study has been resolved were cultural and tourism promotion through the project of a diffused art exhibition, then developing participatory services, enhancement of local economies and strengthening the relations among districts. The paper turns this research activity providing the perspectives of an evolutionary process in design sphere with precise directions for new diffuse events

Transdisciplinary knowledge: A systemic approach to design education

Historically, the design discipline has been strictly connected to the productive sector. For this reason, past design education was mainly related to the world of arts and crafts and technology. With such a vertical specialization, designers could not deeply grasp the potential repercussions of their design choices. Their commitment was largely tied in with mass-production and unconstrained technological innovation. Increased awareness of the complexity of the world has emerged in the last decades. Designers nowadays are requested to achieve new transversal skills and competencies, to cope with the incumbent metamorphoses of cultures, societies, economies, and natural environments. Thus, a linear mono- disciplinary outlook is not anymore adequate in design pedagogy. Educators need to embrace a holistic approach and to activate new collaborations, to train experts capable of configuring and managing complex design activities. This paper analyses the rise of systemic thinking and its reverberations on design studies, with an overview of geographical and temporal contributions. It invites to reflect on the role of present-day designers and on the importance of embedding humanistic and economic values in the design knowledge. Furthermore, it illustrates the directions for a systemic transdisciplinary education in Master’s degree programs and Ph.D. courses in Design, aimed at providing the necessary tools to a new and responsible generation of professionals. The awareness of their important and influential roles in society should be inspiring and lead to the creation of innovative entrepreneurial activities

The impact of food production on public health: Systemic strategies for a diffused and transversal prevention plan

Linear agro-food production systems have led to a high social impact, translated into a growing spread of chronic diseases and prolonged health costs. This obvious disconnection between food networks and health systems has often led consumers to make unhealthy food choices. The problem, in its complexity, is currently mainly faced by exponents of the Integrative Medicine, without however reaching transversal dissemination. Through the analysis of representative projects aimed at managing and resizing the problem, the purpose of this article is to identify new fields of investigation and action for systemic designers, who deal with the re-planning of food and health experiences of the individuals who wish to protect their health. This happens through the creation of relationships, the mediation of different languages and the sharing of knowledge. Furthermore, the paper traces the foundations for the definition and development of future design solutions in the field of Food for the Healthcare

From “The limits to growth” to systemic design: Envisioning a sustainable future

Globalization has led to the creation of a complex worldwide network. Thus, understanding the impact of our actions on the natural environment is not immediate. Responding to threats with conscientious visions is even more challenging. On this basis, where are we and where will we go? In 1972 a group of researchers from MIT published a report for the Club of Rome, entitled “The Limits to Growth” aimed at gaining insights into the finiteness of our world system. The publication was a warning about the negative repercussions of our business as usual and a call to action on the necessity of a complete paradigm shift. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of present-day designers, in a moment in which we should address global problems with a deep ecological literacy. Socially responsible designers should use their skills and know-how to facilitate the transition towards environmentally, socially and economically viable futures. This can be achieved through the embracement of a systemic strategy, founded on qualitative relations. Transitions should no longer generate uncertainty, because through powerful design tools, we will be able to shape every step of the time ahead, for the sake of present and upcoming generations

SUSTAINABLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM IN THE ALPS: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

The contribution aims at proposing a reflection on natural areas as contexts for new approaches of living, reconnected with nature and its rhythms, experiencing wellbeing, health and sustainability practices that can result in new tourism and local development possibilities. An interesting framework that put in connection tourism and psychology has emerged in the context of the actions and results of the European Interreg Alpine Space project Healps2 Healing Alps. Within this frame, in Italy an experimental activity was conducted by the Protected Areas Management Authority in the high Ossola valleys, in Piedmont Region