The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna

The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna

This article addresses the relationship between homeless people and urban public space. The analysis, focusing on the Italian context and, in particular, on the city of Bologna, centres on urban policy strategies which tend to exclude the homeless from public spaces and to regulate their use of such...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Bergamaschi, Marco Castrignanò, Pia De Rubertis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association d'Economie Politique 2014-11-01
Series:Interventions Économiques pour une Alternative Sociale
Subjects:
exclusion
homeless
public space
urban policies
urban renewal
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/interventionseconomiques/2441
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spelling doaj-cb6b906a95ba4a49827f293392a6976b2020-11-25T01:33:30ZengAssociation d'Economie PolitiqueInterventions Économiques pour une Alternative Sociale0715-35701710-73772014-11-015110.4000/interventionseconomiques.2441The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in BolognaMaurizio BergamaschiMarco CastrignanòPia De RubertisThis article addresses the relationship between homeless people and urban public space. The analysis, focusing on the Italian context and, in particular, on the city of Bologna, centres on urban policy strategies which tend to exclude the homeless from public spaces and to regulate their use of such spaces. Our considerations encompass three dimensions: the role of public space in the daily life of the homeless; the changes in public space following urban renewal processes; public space control mechanisms, in the form of urban design and local by-laws, which translate into a spatial exclusion of the homeless.http://journals.openedition.org/interventionseconomiques/2441exclusionhomelesspublic spaceurban policiesurban renewal
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Pia De Rubertis
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exclusion
homeless
public space
urban policies
urban renewal
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Marco Castrignanò
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title The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna
title_short The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna
title_full The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna
title_fullStr The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna
title_full_unstemmed The Homeless and Public Space: Urban Policy and Exclusion in Bologna
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publisher Association d'Economie Politique
series Interventions Économiques pour une Alternative Sociale
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publishDate 2014-11-01
description This article addresses the relationship between homeless people and urban public space. The analysis, focusing on the Italian context and, in particular, on the city of Bologna, centres on urban policy strategies which tend to exclude the homeless from public spaces and to regulate their use of such spaces. Our considerations encompass three dimensions: the role of public space in the daily life of the homeless; the changes in public space following urban renewal processes; public space control mechanisms, in the form of urban design and local by-laws, which translate into a spatial exclusion of the homeless.
topic exclusion
homeless
public space
urban policies
urban renewal
url http://journals.openedition.org/interventionseconomiques/2441
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