Market Spaces, Production Sites, and Sound Landscape of European Cities: From History to Regeneration

The book presents some contributions developed in the context of the International Summer School Market Spaces, Production Sites, and Sound Landscape of European Cities promoted by the University of Padua in collaboration with University of Warwick, and Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi. Building on the centrality of culture as a flywheel and a vital component for the economy and society of any given city, this edited volume provides a broad overview on regeneration of spaces and architecture for market and places of production considered as a historical heritage. It also includes a serious discussion on the need to restore their role of fundamental social and cultural buildings. At the same time, by analyzing their history and impact – also in terms of sound landscapes – it proposes practical solutions for protecting them within the wider general scope of sustainable development.