Participation and multi-agent cognition in the territorial strategy for Taranto (Italy): prodromal notes to the new plan

Journal title ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI
Author/s Pasquale Balena, Domenico Camarda, Dino Borri, Maria Giustozzi
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2020/127
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 148-171 File size 234 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASUR2020-127007
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The research path for the new Taranto plan has been originally oriented to models of participatory construction and management of knowledge. After decades of organizational apathy and socio-environmental problems, a structured involvement process has investigated future development scenarios. Models show interesting research results, with great strategic potential linked to a tenacious and resilient environmental awareness, a cognitive product of a millenary citizenship.

Keywords: Territorial strategy; socio-environmental development; future scenarios, decision support models; multi-agent knowledge.

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Pasquale Balena, Domenico Camarda, Dino Borri, Maria Giustozzi, Partecipazione e cognizione multi-agente nella strategia territoriale per Taranto: note prodromiche al nuovo piano in "ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI" 127/2020, pp 148-171, DOI: 10.3280/ASUR2020-127007