Rural Architectural Intensification: A Multidisciplinar Planning Tool

Roberto De Lotto; Tiziano Cattaneo; Cecilia Morelli Di Popolo; Sara Morettini; Susanna Sturla; Elisabetta Venco

doi:10.6092/1970-9870/2529

Roberto De Lotto Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia
Tiziano Cattaneo Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia
Cecilia Morelli Di Popolo Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia
Sara Morettini Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia
Susanna Sturla Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia
Elisabetta Venco Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1970-9870/2529

Keywords: Rural Architectural Intensification, Multidisciplinar approach, Planning tool, Methodology explanation

Abstract

When approaching a composite territorial problem that involves different scales and disciplines, it is necessary to establish a precise logical framework. Every planning or design activity is an iterative process applied to a complex system; not linear relations among the entities that compose the system are numerous and it is problematic to spell out them. Authors developed a framework that has a hybrid structure in which different classical tool such as Spatial Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), and Expert Systems (ES) converge. The method is not completely automatic and there is a continuous interaction between user and system. The main aim of the entire research group who participated to a national research (PRIN 2009) was to define an informed methodology for decision makers, stakeholders and public bureaus who have to (or want to) face the problem of improving and intensifying insediative activities in minor centers located in rural-urban context. In particular authors defined Rural Architectural Intensification (RAI) as a way to improve territorial features throughout a serie of interventions in small settlements and buildings. The explanation of the relations among different disciplines, different scales and different related methodologies is the key point of the paper. After an introduction and the description of RAI, authors introduce the main methodological structure; then each passage is detailed and specified considering the elements involved and the technical operations.

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Author Biographies

Roberto De Lotto, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Roberto De Lotto, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia.

Tiziano Cattaneo, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Tiziano Cattaneo, Assistant Professor in Architectural Composition, DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia.

Cecilia Morelli Di Popolo, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Cecilia Morelli di Popolo, PhD student in Building Engineering/Architecture XXVI cycle, DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture,University of Pavia.

Sara Morettini, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Elisabetta Maria Venco, PhD student in Building Engineering/Architecture XXIX cycle, DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture,University of Pavia.

Susanna Sturla, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Sara Morettini, Scholarship holder in Urban Planning, UPLab (Urban Planning Laboratory), DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Elisabetta Venco, Department of Civil engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia

Susanna Sturla, Scholarship holder in Urban Planning, UPLab (Urban Planning Laboratory), DICAR/Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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