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Towards the Contemporary Posthuman. An Organised Heterotopia in Chiaravalle's Third Landscape.

Bertoli, Valentina LU (2018) HEKM51 20181
Human Ecology
Abstract
In the suburbs of Milan, Italy, where the tarmac merges with the fields, the district of
Chiaravalle and its Cistercian abbey withstand the passing of time. This is the setting, where
the cultural association Terzo Paesaggio operates, aiming at the reactivation of the relationship
between the local human community and its environment through an interdisciplinary approach
based on landscape architecture, performing arts and socio-environmental theories.
This research originates from my six-month-experience as an intern at the association and aims
at illustrating Terzo Paesaggio’s work within a human ecology perspective. In fact, although
their activities are formally defined as pertaining to urban regeneration processes, this... (More)
In the suburbs of Milan, Italy, where the tarmac merges with the fields, the district of
Chiaravalle and its Cistercian abbey withstand the passing of time. This is the setting, where
the cultural association Terzo Paesaggio operates, aiming at the reactivation of the relationship
between the local human community and its environment through an interdisciplinary approach
based on landscape architecture, performing arts and socio-environmental theories.
This research originates from my six-month-experience as an intern at the association and aims
at illustrating Terzo Paesaggio’s work within a human ecology perspective. In fact, although
their activities are formally defined as pertaining to urban regeneration processes, this analysis
shows that Terzo Paesaggio’s project in Chiaravalle might have a place in the wider debate on
alternatives to development.
The study is opened by detailed background information; it is rooted in four main theoretical
concepts - heterotopia, contemporary posthuman, third landscape and play and informalisation
- and rests on unstructured interviews with key informants, on my participant observation and
on additional material related to the project. First, it is determined that Terzo Paesaggio
transforms Chiaravalle into a heterotopia; second, the characteristics of Chiaravalle as a
heterotopia are identified; last, Chiaravalle as a heterotopia is proved to be a posthuman niche
of practices, which therefore anticipates a novel way of living. The learning from this case
could be inspiration for exploring culture and power in transformation for sustainability
elsewhere. (Less)
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Bertoli, Valentina LU
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HEKM51 20181
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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English
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8946457
date added to LUP
2018-12-21 11:24:50
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  abstract     = {{In the suburbs of Milan, Italy, where the tarmac merges with the fields, the district of
Chiaravalle and its Cistercian abbey withstand the passing of time. This is the setting, where
the cultural association Terzo Paesaggio operates, aiming at the reactivation of the relationship
between the local human community and its environment through an interdisciplinary approach
based on landscape architecture, performing arts and socio-environmental theories.
This research originates from my six-month-experience as an intern at the association and aims
at illustrating Terzo Paesaggio’s work within a human ecology perspective. In fact, although
their activities are formally defined as pertaining to urban regeneration processes, this analysis
shows that Terzo Paesaggio’s project in Chiaravalle might have a place in the wider debate on
alternatives to development.
The study is opened by detailed background information; it is rooted in four main theoretical
concepts - heterotopia, contemporary posthuman, third landscape and play and informalisation
- and rests on unstructured interviews with key informants, on my participant observation and
on additional material related to the project. First, it is determined that Terzo Paesaggio
transforms Chiaravalle into a heterotopia; second, the characteristics of Chiaravalle as a
heterotopia are identified; last, Chiaravalle as a heterotopia is proved to be a posthuman niche
of practices, which therefore anticipates a novel way of living. The learning from this case
could be inspiration for exploring culture and power in transformation for sustainability
elsewhere.}},
  author       = {{Bertoli, Valentina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Towards the Contemporary Posthuman. An Organised Heterotopia in Chiaravalle's Third Landscape.}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}