Mobility infrastructures are the framework on which territories are organised. An integrated approach between urban planning and mobility planning can contribute to the construction of more inclusive and accessible contexts, with the aim of achieving cultural, environmental, economic, and social sustainability and guaranteeing the Right to Mobility and the Right to the City. Rethinking contemporary mobility models makes it possible to influence the accessibility of the resources and services offered, thus determining the degree and quality of use of the territory. Through an integrated system of accessible and inclusive networks and spaces, based on the principles of inter- and multimodality and Universal Design, it is possible to rebalance socio-economic dynamics and pursue sustainability, quality, and safety in travel. The session calls for a comparison of research and best practices that explore the role of mobility in building balanced territories.

Suggested but not exclusive topics:

• Right to sustainable and integrated mobility;
• Accessibility, inclusion and urban and territorial security;
• Infrastructure, mobility and policies;
• Proximity, services and public space;
• Quality of mobility spaces and integration with the landscape.

Every 5 years, we now witness a catastrophic event, and about every 20 years, a new generation has concrete experience of the stones first removed and then reassembled, questioning the (anti-historical) principle of “rebuilding where it was and how it was” because it does not allow for other histories to be remade. As Manuela Raitano writes, “even the ancient city was once new” (2020), and systems become fragile when an economic monoculture and closed communities unable to transform from within tend to prevail.
The session promotes a reflection on the role of spatial planning and governance processes in a multi-hazard condition, including analysing how territories and communities adapt, resist, and evolve in exposed and vulnerable contexts.
Through theoretical reflections and concrete experiences, the aim is to explore the themes of resilience, antifragility and risk reduction at different spatial scales, deepening the connections between spatial and socio-economic and cultural systems. Proposed topics may include the timing of projects, interventions and plans, their implementation in both emergency and ordinary contexts, uncertainty in risk assessment and the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation programs, and integrated planning and adaptation.

Suggested but not exclusive topics:

• Planning for mitigation and adaptation to natural and climate hazards;
• Resilience and antifragility in multi-risk conditions;
• Emergency planning and risk management;
• Participation and inclusion of communities;
• Digital transition, risk monitoring and assessment, and early warning.

In recent decades the concentration of population in ever larger urban areas has increased exponentially, leading to unequal territorial distribution. Phenomena of indiscriminate expansion are fragmenting the boundary between urban and rural areas, highlighting the limits of development models that recent global crises and wars have shown to be anachronistic and unsustainable. Growing but inhospitable cities that fail to provide quality services and public spaces, and depopulating small realities that are increasingly fragile, are the components that widen regional disparities and undermine the objectives of territorial cohesion. This session will explore strategies, approaches and good practices that, in the digital age, offer prospects for a more balanced and truly sustainable future scenario. “Smart” cities, which are sustainable and inclusive, and inner areas, where local capital can be enhanced, can then work together to rebalance the territory and strengthen a unified vision of it. Caring for places means, above all, caring for the destiny of the people who live in them, enabling generations to work, to produce wealth and to raise their aspirations.

Suggested but not exclusive topics:

• Metropolisation and “leading” territories;
• Inner areas and fragile territories;
• Interpretative models of urban-territorial phenomena;
• “Smart”, sustainable and inclusive cities;
• Integrated strategies: culture, environment, economy, society.