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Frugalità nella letteratura
2022
Il saggio propone una riflessione sul discorso attorno alla "frugalità" dalla prospettiva della geografia culturale, prendendo in considerazione almeno due coordinate: quella culturale e quella spaziale. Entrambe vengono declinate attraverso la relazione fra spazio, cibo e corpo e, più nello specifico, attraverso le categorie di "Pieno/Vuoto" e "Centro/Periferia". La riflessione si avvale della breve analisi di alcuni testi, uno di Romain Gary e uno di Banana Yoshimoto, per mostrare come entrambi gli autori considerino l’assimilazione del cibo in relazione allo spazio. The essay proposes a reflection on the discourse around "frugality" from the perspective of Cultural Geography, taking into…
Communication Platform for Disaster Response
2016
The present research proposes an information platform for enhanced communication and information sharing in municipalities struck by disasters. Once a disaster happens, collecting and sharing information with and among citizens is the most important tasks for municipalities. However, empirical research of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 revealed a marked lack of tools supporting municipal communication and data sharing activities at the initial stage. A smartphone and tablet based application was subsequently developed and evaluated in the field as a means of first response in future disasters. The application is based on the notion of frugality, which proved to be very useful in th…
La frugalità "logica" dell'architettura
2022
The essay deals with the notion of frugality in architetture. It is considered underlining the connection between frugality and logic, mainly looking at the theories of first rationalist architects. Special attention is given to Laugier and Lodoli.