Urbanistica INFORMAZIONI

Un approccio multidisciplinare al progetto dello spazio pubblico per la salute urbana: il caso dell’area Policlinico Sant’Orsola a Bologna

Parte della SESSIONE PARALLELA 7 GLI SPAZI PUBBLICI DELLA TRANSIZIONE: FLESSIBILITÀ, SALUBRITÀ, INCLUSIONE, MULTIADATTAMENTO / PUBLIC SPACES OF TRANSITION: FLEXIBILITY, HEALTHINESS, INCLUSION, MULTI-ADAPTATION
Coordinatrice: Marichela Sepe
Discussant: Emanuela Coppola, Gaetano Giovanni Daniele Manuele

Benedetta Baldassarre

Assegnista di ricerca DA/Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

Angela Santangelo

Ricercatrice RTDb DA/Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

Simona Tondelli

Assegnista di ricerca DA/Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

Keywords

Spazio pubblico

Abstract

Le caratteristiche morfologico-funzionali di uno spazio influenzano il benessere psico-fisico e la salute degli utenti, mentre la rigenerazione urbana dovrebbe adottare approcci integrati per spazi pubblici più salubri e vivibili. Il contributo presenta un progetto di ricerca – in corso – per la rigenerazione dell’area del Policlinico Sant’Orsola, Bologna. L’obiettivo è sviluppare e testare un approccio multidisciplinare per la progettazione di spazi pubblici accessibili, inclusivi e adattivi in un complesso ospedaliero. Analisi derivanti da studi settoriali su acustica, flussi e pavimentazioni stradali, verde urbano, microclima e illuminazione si integrano nella dimensione trasversale della progettazione urbanistica per migliorare la fruibilità e sicurezza degli spazi pubblici esterni dell’area del Policlinico Sant’Orsola. Come polo ospedaliero-universitario, con una configurazione spaziale di quartiere nella città, rappresenta un caso studio ideale per esplorare la capacità del progetto urbano di tenere insieme prospettive diverse, con approcci multidisciplinari al disegno dello spazio pubblico per la salute dei cittadini.

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Pubblicato il 27 ottobre 2026