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A Mosaic of Suburbs: The Historic Boroughs of Palermo
Marco PiconeFilippo Schillecisubject
GeographyEnvironmental protectionUrban planningmedia_common.quotation_subjectGeography Planning and DevelopmentUrban sprawlMosaic (geodemography)boroughs suburbs neighborhoods quantitative and qualitative methodologies PalermoEconomic geographySettore M-GGR/01 - GeografiaSettore ICAR/21 - UrbanisticaDutymedia_commondescription
Palermo suburbs have grown and developed at the expense of becoming isolated from other parts of the city. Ancient boroughs have been eradicated, alongside their urban identities. The challenges of a cosmopolitan and global world are felt even in middle-sized, fringe cities like Palermo, as its suburbs are forced to become tiles of an urban mosaic that is created by urban development. It is the duty of urban scholars to clarify and strengthen the relationships between these urban parts, and in the process restore the neglected notion of neighborhood. By overcoming the distinction between cities and urban sprawl, the controversial dispute may be resolved by urban scholars. Through historical and social analyses, this article outlines two possible transformations the boroughs can take: either as outskirts or as neighborhoods.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-30 |