Cultural production in peripheral urban spaces: lessons from Barriera, Turin (Italy). Issue 12 (2nd December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salone, Carlo; Bonini Baraldi, Sara; Pazzola, Giangavino
• Is Part Of: European planning studies. Volume 25:Issue 12(2017)
• Page Start: 2117
• Page End: 2137
• Publication Date: 2017-12-02
• Subjects: Cultural production -- Turin -- place-making -- embeddedness -- urban regeneration; Regional planning -- Europe -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Periodicals; 307.76094
• DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1327033
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-4313

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Practices of cultural production within a peripheral urban neighbourhood can contribute to foster the sense of place, community belonging and local collective action. Starting from a critical perspective on the interconnections between cultural practices and urban regeneration, and developing on the concept of place-making, the paper has two main purposes: to investigate the nature of embeddedness of these practices and explore the ways of self-organization of cultural actors and their relationships with public policies. The case study concerns 'Barriera di Milano', a large peripheral area in Turin (Italy), formerly one of the most industrialized zones of the city. Over the past few years, and particularly after the real-estate bubble burst of 2007–2008, in Barriera a lively concentration of initiatives of culture has been taking place, redefining the urban and social space. These initiatives seem to be innovative for many reasons: firstly, while demonstrating a peculiar but significant embeddedness in the neighbourhood, they are mostly self-generated; secondly, the institutional assets, the economic self-sufficiency and the low degree of connection among initiatives support new forms of citizenship and place-making based on a 'not-for-profit entrepreneurship'.