La rigenerazione urbana sostenibile di spazi pubblici di valore: il caso di Cuevas de la torre di Paterna (Spagna). Sustainable urban regeneration of valuable public spaces: the case of Cuevas de la torre in Paterna (Spain).

In the field of regeneration of European cities, there are many aspects to be considered so that development is in line with the objectives of environmental, social and economic sustainability, including those related to decarbonization. However, to be able to perform efficient urban planning, it is important to have a complete knowledge of the situation, with the peculiarities and criticalities of the places targeted for intervention. This paper aims to define a methodology for urban regeneration of small and medium-sized cities, characterized by valuable elements and characteristic situations to improve climatic comfort and improve sustainable strategies. Through the study of state of the art, macro areas of intervention and themes related to various aspects of sustainability are identified. The first phase of methodology, the knowledge phase, is aimed at systematically identifying the various aspects of the site, such as spatial articulation, climatic data and the state of degradation. Then, in the second methodological phase, the critical issues to be resolved and the strengths to be highlighted are defined. In this way, in the third phase, intervention strategies compatible with the specific case study can be defined. The efficiency of the method is validated on a case study. This is the public area of the city of Paterna (Spain), which is characterized by the presence of inhabited caves of which the public space, nowadays not very valued both socially and environmentally, constitutes the cover.