Public housing as an instrument of urban regeneration

In recent years the pressing global economic crisis has determined a profound change in the social structure, bringing to light new situations of poverty that are increasing the impelling demand for public housing. The production of housing, necessary to help the most vulnerable social groups including the new poor, is not easy to realize in the light of the so-called "crisis of public resources." Another very topical issue is the question of the "land use and soil sealing", that is the awareness of having to appease the intensive use of this limited resource and not reproducible. From these considerations is the need to operate through the regeneration rather than with the new building. To implement the land use control is necessary to go through the urban regeneration intended as transformation, re-use and upgrading of the housing stock unused or underused. The old towns that have suffered depopulation and now take on the configuration of ghost places, are fascinating, rich in history and traditions, but they need regeneration to avoid becoming a museum but an active part of the city. This study aims to propose a regeneration strategy of a minor historic center taking advantage of the relocation into it of commercial and reception activities that encourage new residential insertion and revitalize the agglomeration, a share of the buildings recovered will go destined to public housing. The integration between services and residences is essential to get a good balance, in order to avoid the mistakes made in the past, especially when they were built entire neighborhoods destined exclusively residential building (dormitory quarters) in particular those intended for social housing who begat situations of degradation and difficult urban management. Specifically, the project proposal, which requires a careful analysis of the sites, provides conservative actions directed to the protection, recovery, exploitation and safety of the ancient artifacts. Particular attention should be paid to the functional recovery of the areas through the construction of public housing and a "Albergo Diffuso", with a network of services and infrastructure that allows full access to the village like the rest of the urbanized area