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Socio-Cultural Hybrid Spaces in Milan Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • Bruno Trapanese

    (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, Italia)

  • Ilaria Mariotti

    (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, Italia)

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Since 2012, the Municipality of Milan has promoted socio-cultural projects, and enhanced the diffusion of coworking spaces and innovative socio-cultural hybrid spaces (SCHSs). In 2022 Milan counts twenty-six SCHSs. These spaces are described as a type of third places and new working spaces. They offer essential services, focus on engaging in social innovation processes with the local communities, are mainly carried out by social innovators, who can co-design and co-decide public policies. SCHSs also provide cohesion and social inclusion in the neighborhoods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, SCHSs have developed and/or managed solidarity activities and welfare services, thus becoming more recognizable by the community. Within this context, this paper, through desk research, and in-depth interviews with stakeholders (community managers, users, and policy makers), describes these spaces, the offered services, and the services that have been developed and/or managed to sustain the inhabitants of the neighborhoods in Milan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Bruno Trapanese & Ilaria Mariotti, 2022. "Socio-Cultural Hybrid Spaces in Milan Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic," Romanian Journal of Regional Science, Romanian Regional Science Association, vol. 16(2), pages 39-59, DECEMBER.
    • Handle: RePEc:rrs:journl:v:16:y:2022:i:2:p:39-59
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    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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