URBAN PLAN, SMART CITY AND EMERGENCIES: THE DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP. THE CASE STUDY OF L’AQUILA

Abstract

The article examines the recent transformations of the spatial and functional organization ofL’Aquila. The relationship between the Urban Plan and the technological innovation of ICT is analyzed when urban transformations also undergo frequent settlement, institutional, and social crises. They are examined: • the preliminary document for the new Urban Plan which intends to overcome the Plan still in force since 1975; • the results of the reconstruction after the 2009 earthquake; • the smart projects announced by the Municipality. But during the years 2009-2021, there have been changes in municipal administration and health crises that have complicated the management of the city. The result is a public activity of the government of urban transformations that is fragmented and shortsighted because it follows the daily needs and emergencies. The spatial and functional organization of the city is not improving despite the important public funding that has been allocated for the reconstruction and the digital innovations.