Università Roma Tre

Part One addresses the conceptual definition of public policies, introducing and critically discussing the distinction between policy and politics; the formulation of the problems that policies must deal with, and their putting 'on the agenda'; the coupling between problems and solutions; the nature and role of the actors that influence policy design in a multilevel governance framework and policy implementation, assessment and effects.
Part Two explores a wide array of regeneration policies and practices in European and North American contexts, that pay increasing attention to the quality of life at local level by intertwining affordable housing, local development and community empowerment issues. The case of the construction of local agendas also helps revisit a wide range of Italian urban and territorial policies, notably in reference to governance issues. Environment and biodiversity take in a major role, allowing to tackle welfare and wellbeing in urban and peri-urban areas.
Part Three, that will be developed alongside the previous parts, is devoted to a practical approach to thee case study of the Ostiense-Marconi district, where Roma Tre University located its facilities adopting the model of "City within the City", unlike the model of "University City" adopted by Roma Uno Sapienza, and the "Campus" realized by Roma Due Tor Vergata.
Roma Tre has played the role as an anchor institution contributing to so-calle city effect thanks to a wide array of cultural, sport, and recreational facilities, events and workshops aimed at citizenship: initiatives that have exerted a strong appeal towards other cultural agents, innovative companies, and a creative class that has revitalized the urban scene garnering general appreciation in Italy and abroad. In addition to the University and other actors belonging to the cultural ecosystem, grassroots associations have also participated.
Over thirty years since the start of the PUOM, the decision-making chain has lost momentum, focusing mainly on achievements involving individual actors of the transformation with the public counterpart, neglecting urban design themes. These divergent dynamics have repercussions on public space and on the demarcations between trajectories of ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic matrix, hindering the vision and strategy of a collective project tuned to a broader dimension of "future".
Throughout the course's development, surveys, communications, seminars, and meetings with stakeholders will intertwine theoretical and practical narratives, highlighting syntonies and contradictions, negotiations and interference between top-down and bottom-up approaches witnessing the fluctuating interplay between the community and institutions.

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