Corrado Marcetti, Alessandro Masetti, Saverio Migliori, “Rethinking Spaces for an Inclusive City”, in Preventing Violent Radicalisation in Europe. Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Patrizia Meringolo, Springer, 2020, pp. 157–172.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52048-9_8
Preventing Violent Radicalisation in Europe. Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Patrizia Meringolo and published by Springer in 2020, brings together the theoretical and practical outcomes developed within the European project PROVA – Prevention of violent Radicalisation and Of Violent Actions in intergroup relations. Coordinated by the University of Florence and developed in collaboration with a network of European partners, including the Fondazione Giovanni Michelucci, the project focused on preventing violent radicalisation among minors and young adults, with particular attention to juvenile justice settings. The volume approaches the subject from a multidisciplinary and participatory perspective, placing social inclusion and community involvement at the centre of prevention processes. The contributions present methods and experiences developed throughout the project and reflect on the role that professionals and institutions can play in shaping preventive strategies.
The Chapter
In Rethinking Spaces for an Inclusive City, co-authored with Corrado Marcetti and Saverio Migliori, we examine the role of urban and architectural space in processes of social inclusion, focusing on contexts marked by marginalisation and discrimination. The chapter examines several European participatory design initiatives to explore how the transformation of space can foster more inclusive forms of coexistence.
Within the framework of the European PROVA project, this research was developed through a participatory design workshop at the “Gian Paolo Meucci” Juvenile Justice Institute in Florence. Twenty young detainees were involved in rethinking a multipurpose room within the institution, examining their perception of the existing space and translating the needs that emerged during the process into new design proposals.
Within my own trajectory, this experience marked an early stage in my research into the relationship between spatial design and user behaviour, exploring how the physical configuration of an environment can influence the way it is experienced and the relationships that develop within it.