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TECHNE n.31/2025

Published November 28, 2025

Architecture, risk, and co-design Community-based approaches for risk mitigation in Lomellina

Francesco Airoldi¹, Francesca Vigotti¹, Emilia Corradi¹, Cassandra Cozza¹, Camillo Frattari¹, Stefano Sartorio¹

¹Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research project conducted as part of Task ***** of the PNRR MUR ****** project. It is based on a multidisciplinary theoretical framework and adopts a methodology that combines architectural and urban co-design with practices for recognizing the widespread territorial heritage in fragile contexts exposed to multi-risk scenarios. The objective is to develop anti-fragile strategies by integrating ordinary and emergency planning with community-based actions through participatory approaches based on people engagement. In this framework, the construction of shared knowledge becomes a tool for activating transformative processes that respond in an adaptive and resilient way to the uncertainties of the contemporary “permacrisis

Primary Contact: Francesco Airoldi, francesco.airoldi@polimi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18634

Green Nexus Hub: towards a design paradigm for ecosystem-based urban risk management

Martina Corti¹, Diletta Struzziero¹, Stefano Follesa¹

¹Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli studi di Firenze, Italia

Abstract

The contribution addresses urban risk as a systemic condition and introduces the Green Nexus Hub as a design paradigm for the ecosystemic regeneration of residual spaces. Through design practices and methodologies, these sites are reinterpreted as socio-ecological infrastructures capable of reactivating latent ecosystem services and fostering inclusive processes. The research integrates a critical review of the literature with the analysis of three case studies — Marseille (France), Bogotá (Colombia), and East Naples (Italy) — selected to highlight recurrent tensions and potentialities. The findings outline an operational framework for urban strategies oriented toward transformative resilience, ecological justice, and design innovation.

Primary Contact: Martina Corti, martina.corti@unifi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18629

Risks and opportunities in rural heritage: the case of Yuanjia's built environment

Barbara Galli¹, Emilio Faroldi¹, Yupeng Wang²

¹ Department of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

² Department of Environmental Building Design - ‪Urban Planning. Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Abstract

The essay examines the regeneration of Yuanjia Village (Shaanxi) as a paradigmatic case for understanding the construction of collective memory in contemporary China. The transformation, initiated in 2007, intertwines tourism, community governance, and construction technologies, yielding a landscape that appears traditional while, in fact, combining redevelopment strategies, market dynamics, and innovative processes. The project raises crucial questions and encourages reflection on authenticity as a relational and unstable category, shaped through processes of selection and spectacularisation. The case study further illustrates the capacity of Chinese rural communities to reinterpret tradition in ways compatible with modernity, thereby assigning an active role on heritage in local development.

Primary Contact: Barbara Galli, barbara.galli@polimi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-17863

Innovative tools for urban resilience and public health in inner areas

Paola Gallo¹, Alessandra Donato¹, Elisa Caruso¹, Valeria Lingua¹

¹Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli studi di Firenze, Italia

Abstract

The contribution fits within the framework of the Spoke 10 “Population Health” research programme of the NRRP “THE” (Tuscany Health Ecosystem) project, with the aim of developing integrated design models to mitigate environmental stresses that negatively impact human health, with a focus on fragile territories and vulnerable populations. In line with European strategies (Green Deal, Agenda 2030), the project takes a cross-sectoral view of the environmental determinants of health and integrates participatory approaches to increase risk perception and the active involvement of communities in analysis and prevention processes, promoting socio-environmental awareness and resilience.

Primary Contact: Paola Gallo, paola.gallo@unifi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18616

Climate Shelters: an urban network for climate resilience and neighborhood services

Giovanni Nocerino¹, Maria Teresa Girardi¹, Mattia Federico Leone¹

¹Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Italia

Abstract

This work proposes a methodology for identifying and designing Climate Shelters: permanent urban infrastructures capable of mitigating heatwave effects and generating social, energy, and environmental co-benefits. The framework integrates technical, environmental, and functional indicators with GIS and Algorithm Aided Design tools, in order to transform existing spaces into resilience and neighborhood service nodes. The application of the methodology to Naples' SECAP demonstrates how climate shelters contribute to reducing energy poverty and developing inclusive urban networks. The Bagnoli case study highlights the methodology's capacity to translate strategic objectives into concrete design solutions, strengthening public space's role in climate adaptation

Primary Contact: Giovanni Nocerino, giovanni.nocerino@unina.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18627

Climate change, uncertainty and risk assessment for adaptation strategies in architectural design

Giancarlo Paganin¹, Cinzia Talamo², Nazly Atta²

¹Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

²Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

Abstract

The paper analyzes the relationship between the built environment and the impacts deriving from climate change with the aim of highlighting the need to develop methods and tools to effectively manage the numerous uncertainty factors present in the framework of climate actions on buildings in the design phase. In this context, the paper proposes an analysis of the numerous risk assessment techniques available in the literature to identify tools capable of supporting building design in managing the uncertainty of climate actions, identifying appropriate adaptation strategies. In a perspective of technology transfer from other production sectors, the paper proposes an application to the building scale of a specific risk assessment technique – the Hazard and Operability study (HAZOP) – adapting its characteristics to the building project and experimenting its application to a case study within the European RE-SKIN project.

Primary Contact: Giancarlo Paganin, giancarlo.paganin@polimi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18696

Local climate zones for knowledge and climate-risk-oriented design of urban settlements

Antonio Sferratore¹, Vittorio Miraglia¹

¹ Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italia

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research project conducted as part of Task ***** of the PNRR The research integrates morphometric classifications (LCZ) and urban taxonomies (PNACC, RETURN project) to support climate risk adaptation. In Naples, LCZ mapping has been refined with morphometric data and GIS-based approaches, improving its accuracy. Integration with climate-oriented urban taxonomies has made it possible to associate each LCZ, uniform in terms of geometric, surface, land cover, thermal-radiative, and metabolic characteristics, with targeted actions, evaluated through the qualitative and quantitative indicators of the PNACC. The study proposes a multiscale and replicable method for defining measurable climate risk-oriented actions calibrated to individual urban contexts.

Primary Contact: Antonio Sferratore, antonio.sferratore@unina.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18603

Distributed flood adaptation actions across scales: a participatory decision-making framework

Francesca Vanelli^1,2, Paul Minifie², Monica Lavagna¹

¹ Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

²School of Design and Social Context, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Abstract

As flooding becomes more frequent and intense, traditional flood risk management often overlooks the cumulative potential of smaller, decentralized actions and limits integration between public and private efforts. Contributing to a systemic approach to flood adaptation, this paper presents a participatory decision-making framework, supporting distributed flood actions. Developed through literature review, interviews, and focus groups in Milan and Melbourne, the framework combines different participatory steps to assess flood actions across five multidisciplinary dimensions based on management and governance principles. Complementing the current flood risk management practices, the framework builds socio-technical and institutional conditions for collective action.

Primary Contact: Francesca Vanelli, francesca.vanelli@polimi.it

DOI: 10.36253/techne-18569