Résumés
Abstract
Urban commons represent a unique opportunity for public authorities to proactively tackle the dismantling, abandonment and obsolescence of the built heritage generated in cities by social and economic transition processes (affecting both private and public heritage). In a moment when resources and opportunities are lacking, and deep changes are taking place in the real estate market dynamics, strengthening a UC-oriented perspective could help public authorities blend their direction, coordination, intervention and direct territorial investment action as they strive to gain more accountability. As a start, such an approach could focus on publicly owned properties, calling for a change in their valorisation and mobilization strategies: the attention no longer turns to (often failing) economic tools, but mostly to define new local development pathways where social, generative and usage values come into play. It is hence necessary to establish new definitions, categories and descriptions for public property, focusing on its potential as a trigger for new urban regeneration processes and urban commons generation. Based on an exercise of mapping the city of Turin’s public properties, this contribution discusses how information on these assets is currently collected and systematized, exploring the limits and opportunities of assessing vacant properties at city scale through data analysis and mapping.
Keywords:
- Cultural history,
- Vacancy,
- Data,
- Italy,
- Dwelling,
- Public space,
- Commons,
- Urban space,
- Community,
- Private/public,
- Citizenship
Résumé
Les communs urbains constituent une occasion unique pour les autorités publiques de s’attaquer d’une manière proactive au démantèlement, à l’abandon et à l’obsolescence du patrimoine bâti générés dans les villes grâce à des processus de transition sociaux et économiques (qui exercent une influence à la fois sur le patrimoine public et sur le privé). Avec le manque de ressources et de possibilités de cette époque, le renforcement d’une perspective orientée vers les communs urbains pourrait contribuer à faire changer la direction, la coordination, l’intervention et l’investissement territorial directs des autorités publiques et les forcer à prendre plus de responsabilités. Au début, une telle approche pourrait se concentrer sur les propriétés publiques et demander un changement de la stratégie de valorisation et de mobilisation : on accorde plus d’importance (parfois en se trompant) aux outils économiques, plutôt que de définir des nouveaux moyens de développement où les valeurs sociales, génératives et d’usage entrent en jeu. De là, il est nécessaire d’établir des nouvelles définitions, catégories et descriptions pour la propriété publique, en se concentrant sur son potentiel en tant que déclencheur de nouveaux processus de régénération urbaine et de génération de communs urbains. En se basant sur un exercice de cartographie des propriétés publiques de la ville de Turin, cet article explique comment l’information de ces biens est recueillie et systématisée, en explorant les limites et les opportunités d’évaluer des propriétés inoccupées à l’échelle de la ville, à travers des analyses de données et de la modélisation.
Mots-clés :
- Biens communs,
- Espace public,
- Espace urbain,
- Communauté,
- Italie,
- Histoire culturelle,
- Inoccupation,
- Habiter,
- Privé/public,
- Citoyenneté,
- Données
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