No. 30 (2025): TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND NEW RESEARCH HORIZON. Connecting university, industry and communities to innovate and transform society
Research and Experimentation

Designing Healthy Neighbourhoods: Tools and Networks to Connect Universities, Communities, and Institutions

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  • Nicoletta Setola,
  • Alessandra Rinaldi
Nicoletta Setola
Dipartimento di Architettura, Centro TESIS, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia
Alessandra Rinaldi
Dipartimento Architettura, IDEE Lab, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17365

Published 2025-11-07

Keywords

  • House of the Community,
  • Healthy Cities,
  • Active and Healthy Ageing,
  • Co-design,
  • Healthy city

How to Cite

Nicoletta Setola, & Rinaldi, A. (2025). Designing Healthy Neighbourhoods: Tools and Networks to Connect Universities, Communities, and Institutions. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (30), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17365

Copyright (c) 2025 Nicoletta Setola, Alessandra Rinaldi

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Abstract

The paper deals with an example of technology transfer to support decision-making processes for the transformation of the built environment, highlighting the role of the university as a facilitator and innovator of scenarios. The discussion concerns the impacts produced by the research Healthy Neighbourhood Hub, precisely value enhancement of knowledge achieved by connecting different sectors such as architecture, social and health policies; relevance of the results achieved with respect to the local context: peripheral urban area with high deprivation, and the adoption in the Municipal Operational Plan of the conceptual model developed by the research; added value for the beneficiaries: participatory initiatives based on evidence that raise awareness on health-environment, and tools to support the design of the healthy neighbourhood.

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