Diskutieren im europäischen Kontext. Bericht einer urbanistischen Erfahrung in Genua-Cornigliano

Cornigliano is a peripheral district of Genoa urban conurbation which played a central chapter of European urban planning history fanned out during the 20th century, the legacy of which shapes the cityscape today. Cornigliano, once an idyllic village between the sea and the hills, developed into one of the most important industrial locations in southern Europe with the establishment of large steelworks from the end of the 19th century. Today, Cornigliano is confronted with the legacy of an urban development focused on heavy industry and car traffic - and only secondarily on the inhabitants. These include serious problems such as air pollution, vacancy and the pronounced fragmentation of the social and urban fabric. The essay traces the experiences developed during the international workshop "Changing Cornigliano" promoted by ILUAD in order to promote socio-spatial reuse and participatory planning processes in a vacant portion of the city.