Introduction

Participate planning of area “Colorificio Boero” in Molassana

Objectives and target audience

To project with a participate planning not only Boero’s area  but the whole quarter of Molassana  which is the centre of “Municipio IV Media Val Bisagno” (parish council of central area of Bisagno Valley) realizing spaces and services to improve life’s quality of inhabitants.

Financial Resources and Partners involved

The project is mainly financed with internal resources (activities of municipal offices). Partners involved are: Parish council of central area of Bisagno Valley, Genoa’s University (Architecture Faculty – Department of History and Project of Territory and Landscape Architecture “Polis”), inhabitants, stakeholders, Municipality’s technical offices.  University’s participation to this project is planned in partnership drawn up between Genoa’s University and Municipality.

Process

The embedding and participation of townspeople in process of area’s planning will obtain using these means: technical boards, public meetings, stakeholders’ forum, synthesis workshop.  Indicators of process will be composed by a questionnaire given to Molassana’s citizens and by 30 semi-structured interviews to special witnesses.

Results

Expected outcomes are translation of suggestion collected by participation’s tools in element of urban planning.

Critical Success Factors / Challenges

Critical success factors include the right understanding of inhabitants’ expectations (obtained by a right grading in composition and interaction of technical boards, stakeholders’ forum and citizens’ assembly).