Elena Camilla Pede

Car sharing is often celebrated as a new opportunity for a more sustainable mobility. One of its ...potential social benefits is the possibility for low-income, carless households to gain or maintain vehicle access without bearing the full costs of car ownership.

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The rapid urbanization, often accompanied by uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments as well as the increased rate of occurrence of climate events are introducing new elements of uncertainty. The idea of certainty or security that was fundamental to risk management in the past collapsed. In this context, the notion of ‘risk society’, introduced by Ulrich Beck in 1992, is considered as a shifting paradigm in world security, where our modern society becomes ever more interdependent and more complex, and consequently more vulnerable to threats and risks.

The emergency created by the COVID-19 has shattered the world, with impacts in all countries. The restrictions introduced to reduce and contain the virus’ spread have changed lifestyles, illustrating the inequalities of our societies. Cities had to find rapid solutions to limit the socio-economic consequences, relying on their ability to react and adapt. This paper describes a local project that guaranteed food access to the most vulnerable population during the lockdown phase.

L’alta densità e la concentrazione di popolazione fragile nelle città fa sì che questi ambiti siano particolarmente vulnerabili in una situazione di rischio come la pandemia da Sars-CoV-2. In particolare, un profondo dibattito si è aperto sull’utilizzo degli spazi pubblici nella fase della quarantena, ma anche in seguito, durante la “convivenza” con il virus. Numerosi sono i problemi da affrontare: dalla difficoltà a mantenere il distanziamento fisico, ad applicare le misure di regolamentazione delle pratiche d’uso, all’individuare modalità nuove per vivere gli spazi pubblici.