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This article has been published in: Ocula 34, Mobility. Urban space. Learning.

authors: Oscar Luigi Azzimonti (Dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, IT), Simone Caiello (Dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, IT) , Sara Della Santina (Dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, IT) and Luca Daconto (Dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, IT)

Understanding a neighborhood on the move. Mobile and participative methods to map and understand walkability and mobility practices

language: italian

abstract: The article presents the methodology and the preliminary results of the MUSA project's research on active mobility and walkability in the university district of Bicocca (Milan). The study has two main objectives: (1) to investigate the level of walkability in the neighbourhood and (2) to involve in its analysis students, residents and those who regularly frequent its spaces. To this end, students and users of the area have participated in urban audits and workshops in which they have had the opportunity to observe and map the characteristics of the streets and pedestrian routes and to express their opinions and perceptions through sketch maps and other participatory research tools.

citation information: Oscar Luigi Azzimonti, Simone Caiello, Sara Della Santina and Luca Daconto, Studiare un quartiere in movimento. Metodi mobili e partecipativi per mappare e comprendere la camminabilità e le pratiche di mobilità, "Ocula", vol.26, n.34, pp.35-50, May 2025. DOI: 10.57576/ocula2025-20

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