Urban Regeneration and Soft Mobility: The Case Study of the Rimini Canal Port in Italy

Rachele Corticelli (), Margherita Pazzini (), Cecilia Mazzoli, Claudio Lantieri, Annarita Ferrante and Valeria Vignali
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Rachele Corticelli: Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Margherita Pazzini: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Cecilia Mazzoli: Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Claudio Lantieri: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Annarita Ferrante: Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Valeria Vignali: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-27

Abstract: The increasing need to reduce emissions and the environmental impact of urban areas to meet European decarbonisation goals motivates the selection of the Rimini Canal Port as a case study within the FRAMESPORT project, part of the European Interreg Italy–Croatia programme. A preliminary historical–documental and urban regulations analysis of the context allowed the identification of the main criticalities and potentials through a SWOT analysis. The central role of the stakeholders enabled the creation of a successful participatory co-design process developed through online surveys. Critical issues that emerged during the data collection phase were prioritised through a BOCR model, a powerful multi-criteria analysis tool. The project phase then focused on the resolution of the two main critical issues that emerged: the improvement of cycle/pedestrian paths, and the raising of the flooding docks in the Canal Port area. This article intends to demonstrate the strong influence of soft mobility in urban regeneration projects, and how an improvement of the quality of cycle/pedestrian paths can increase the quality of urban spaces. The new paths create a green infrastructure that contributes to a reduction in pollutant emissions through the promotion of sustainable mobility systems and an increase in green urban spaces.

Keywords: urban regeneration; cycle/pedestrian path; soft mobility; green infrastructure; sustainable mobility; public space design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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