Tensions between Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes in the Renewal and Regeneration Interventions in Naples

This paper provides some insights contributing to the governance processes toward creation of a future urban agenda city Naples. In line with this purpose, focuses on phenomenon renewal and regeneration how top-down or bottom-up interact through shaping empty spaces, here generically defined voids. The transformation that would affect social inevitably have face up tensions consist claims about range socio-spatial “rights city” (Lefebvre, 1996). It is, more generally, right experience spaces city, feel part them, themselves responsible for above all manage these spaces. However, set conflicts, which generally involves citizens, inhabitants, movements, governments, but also other institutions, generate specific clusters fight oppositional goal in ultimate aim revealed undermined legitimacy local governance. sense, conflicts can be both understood as negotiation authority, prevalence, strength images cities development trajectories emerge from vision assessed by different groups life. Since Naples is large complex metropolitan city—transgressive full conflictual dynamics—it difficult talk its dynamics way life Taking into account reflection, intent understand phenomena modify appearance character space, give shape dimension directly These are experiences—both sense—linked actions multiplicity actors implements interventions space For return considered complexity, study uses visual methodology investigate fragmented mining behind analysed processes. implemented technique go collection data mapping starting series interviews key informers involved them particular perception events, use, reuse meaning attributed space. Through technique, it growing general spatial reasoning mind. What arise contrasting very points view perceived many sections affected dissimilar degree void connotation. collected result allows us conceptualize typological scheme city. addition, step forward constituted typology depth order closely governance: Old Town. After presentation case, what reached open questions rather than real conclusions helping research lines forthcoming attention needed desire develop articulated discourse aimed at creating Future Urban Agenda Moreover, elements become useful instruments whom possible learn dynamics, practice struggles everyday