Table Of ContentResearch for Development
Agostino Petrillo
Paola Bellaviti Editors
Sustainable Urban
Development and
Globalization
New strategies for new challenges—
with a focus on the Global South
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Sustainable Urban
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Preface
This publication concerns the multidisciplinary set of studies, researches and
projects developed in recent years within the Laboratory for International
Cooperation of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) of
Politecnico di Milano and particularly in relation with the Post-graduated
Programme “Coopera(c)tion: Knowledge and skills for sustainable cities in the
Global South”, promoted by the Laboratory from the academic year 2013–2014.
The Programme was organised in collaboration with many local, national and
international institutions: POLISOCIAL of Politecnico di Milano, UNESCO Chair
inEnergyforSustainableDevelopment(PolitecnicodiMilano),UNESCOChairin
Architectural Preservation and Planning in Heritage Cities (Politecnico di Milano,
MantuaCampus),UNESCOChairinUrbanandRegionalPlanningforSustainable
Local Development (University of Ferrara), Architecture Sans Frontières Italy,
Engineers Without Borders Milan.
The Programme was designed to promote a culture of international cooperation
among students, scholars and professionals of spatial planning, architecture, urban
designandlandmanagement,inordertoraiseawarenessabouttheneedofaglobal
urban knowledge and to nurture a tendency to find common solutions to deal with
the challenges posed by the major environmental, social and cultural changes
brought about by globalisation in cities and territories.
In the deeply re-articulated scenario of changing relations between the Global
NorthandtheGlobalSouth,theoldparadigmofinternationalcooperationintended
asaidbytheNorthtotheSouthoftheworldhasdeclinedandcooperationistoday
meant as exchange and sharing of knowledge and practices, in order to proceed
towards a more inclusive and sustainable model of development drawn on jointly
addressed issues concerning urbanisation and the built environment. Actually the
worldwide,massiveandrapidurbangrowthandtherelatedgrowingsocialdemand
for quality and equity assigns specifically to architecture, urban planning and
territorial governance the responsibility of bringing out this new paradigm of
internationalcooperation,forthesharingof“knowledgeandskillsthatmakecities
and urban settlements inclusive, secure, resilient and sustainable”, one of the key
goals of the Agenda for sustainable Development 2030.
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The Programme Coopera(c)tion implemented such a philosophy through a
multidisciplinary project drawn on the current lines of study, field researches and
experimentalprojectsontheGlobalSouthproducedinternationally.Awiderangeof
topics was investigated, including: new forms of socio-spatial inequality; spatial
conflicts;informalurbanisation;informaleconomies;strategiesfor slumup-grading;
inclusive urban management; buildingtechniquesfor informalcontexts; projectsfor
the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage in the territories in transition;
strategies and technologies of access to primary resources (soil-water-energy-food);
territorial risks assessment, mitigation and management; new technologies for
development and social innovation; capacity building; empowerment and local
governance.
Thepublicationoffersawideoverviewofstudies,researchesandprojectsrelated
to these topics and fields of intervention, presented by a large number of teachers
of the programme—equipped with different disciplinary backgrounds: they are
architects, urban planners, urban sociologists, engineers, etc.—and organised
following the thematic modules of the same programme, where the different
competences and approaches interact on the same issues.
ThevolumealsocontainstheresultsofamultidisciplinaryWorkshoporganised
“on the field” (Johannesburg 2015) to give the opportunity to the students of the
programmeandotherinternationalstudentsandyoungprofessionalstoexperiment
the theoretical approach and the research methodologies on urban development
inspired by the principles of socio-ecological sustainability and collaborative
governance.
Finally, a selection of the final project works and reports developed by students
of the Programme Coopera(c)tion is presented in the Extra materials online platform
attached to the volume.
The interest and the quality of this publication depend to a large extent on the
commitmentofthislargegroupofteachers,researchers,professionalsandstudentswho
have all contributed to the implementation of the three editions of the Post-Graduate
Coopera(c)tionProgramandtheproductionofsuchalargeandarticulatedcomplexof
studies and projects.
As curators of the book, we want to thank them first and foremost.
We would also express our special thanks to the Director of the Department of
Architecture and Urban Studies, Prof. Gabriele Pasqui, and the Delegate of the
Rector for Cooperation and Development of the Politecnico di Milano, Prof.
Emanuela Colombo, for the great support given to the project and the activities
of the Laboratory of International Cooperation and of the Post-graduate Program
Coopera(c)tion.
OurthanksgoalsotoothercolleaguesofDAStUwhohavecollaboratedwithus
in the Scientific Committee of the Laboratory and that of the Post-graduate
Programme, contributing to their direction and development: Eleonora Bersani,
Gian Luca Brunetti, Antonella Contin, Giuliana Costa, Anna Delera, Remo
Dorigati, Maria Cristina Giambruno, Camillo Magni, Marcello Magoni, Maria
Chiara Pastore, Antonio Tosi and Francesco Chiodelli (GSSI-Gran Sasso Science
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Institute). Special thanks to Rachele Radaelli for her fundamental support to
structuring, organisation and management of the Programme.
Other thanks go to all the academic, institutional, and NGO partners, national
and international, who have collaborated on the research experiences, projects and
seminars developed by the Laboratory of International Cooperation and presented
in the Post-graduate Programme Coopera(c)tion, many of which are mentioned in
the essays included in this volume.
Here we canonly remember theinternational expertswithwhomwe developed
the Workshop in Johannesburg, which allowed us to realise an international sci-
entificcooperationexperienceofgreatinterestandhighprofile,widelydocumented
inthevolume:theteachersandresearchersattheUniversityoftheWitwaterstrand
(Philippe Harrison, Marie Huchzermayer, Noeleen Murray, Garret Gantner, Alex
Wafer, Costanza La Mantia, Kristen Kornienko), Roberto Rocco (Technical
University Delft), Antje Stockman (Stuttgart University), Chris Harnish
(PhiladelphiaUniversity),MohamedSalheen(AinShamsUniversity),Montgomery
Narsoo (Governace Consultant to the South African National Department of
Human Settlement), Diane Arvanitakis (South African National Department of
Housing), Jhono Bennet (University of Johannesburg; 1to1—Agency of
Engagement)andBlancaCalvo(CORK/SouthAfricanShakDwellersInternational
Alliance; 1to1—Agency of Engagement).
Finally, we would like to thank Daniele Fabrizio Bignami of Fondazione
Politecnico di Milano for supporting us in submittingthe volume in the “Research
for Development” series of Springer International Publishing.
Milano, Italy Agostino Petrillo
Paola Bellaviti
Contents
Sharing Knowledge for Change. Universities and New Cultures
of Cooperation: Transnational Research and Higher Education
for Sustainable Global Urban Development .. .... .... .... ..... .... xiii
Agostino Petrillo and Paola Bellaviti
Part I Urban Growth and Rising Socio-spatial Inequality: Research
Pathways and Approaches to Urban Planning and
Governance
Development Against Sustainability? Marrakech as a Case Study. . . . . 3
Laura Montedoro
Metropolitan Public Realm Frameworks for Coastal East African
Urbanization: The Case of Malindi Waterfront as Socio-Ecological
Infrastructure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Alessandro Frigerio
Mobile Urbanity in Southern Africa. The Socio-Spatial Practices
of Informal Cross-Border Traders Between Johannesburg
and Maputo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Paola Piscitelli
Humanizing Urbanism. On Embracing Informality and the Future
of Johannesburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Costanza La Mantia
Urban Planning in Islamabad: From the Modern Movement to the
Contemporary Urban Development Between Formal and Informal
Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Daniele Beacco
Pacification of Favelas, Mega Events, and the Creation of New
Inequalities in the Global South: The Case of Rio de Janeiro . . . . . . . . 75
Sebastian Saborio and Giuliana Costa
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The Role of State Involvement in Slum Improvement: A Critical
Examination of Cofopri Approach into a Peripheral Barrio of Lima,
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Nilva Karenina Aramburu Guevara
UndergrowthUrbanism:TheRoleofUser-GeneratedPracticesinthe
InformalCity.AMethodologyforAnalysisandInterventionBasedon
the Case Study of Paraisópolis in São Paulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Valentina Mion
Share for Care. Communication Technologies and Social Inclusion
for Empowerment in Guayaquil, Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Veronica Vasilescu, Francesca Vigotti and Andrea Cominola
Enhancing Participation Through ICTs: How Modern Information
Technologies Can Improve Participatory Approaches Fostering
Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Domenico Vito
Part II Design Strategies and Building Techniques for Development
in Marginal and Rural Areas
Architectural Design in the Cities of the Global South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Camillo Magni
Bioclimatic Design for Informal Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Gian Luca Brunetti
HousinginAfricanRuralContexts:TheNubianVault.Opportunities
for the Economic Market in the Rural Savannah Environments . . . . . . 173
Emilio Caravatti
National Public Primary Schools Strategic Planning: AKey Factor to
Ensure Quality Education Enrollment in Developing Countries. . . . . . . 189
Luca Bonifacio
The Tourism as Local Development Leverage: The Restaurant/Guest
house of Olga’s and the Professional School YCTC in Livingstone,
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Lidia Diappi
The Mantra of Modernity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Maddalena d’Alfonso and Jacopo Galli
