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OrtiAlti as urban regeneration devices: An action-research study on rooftop farming in Turin

Emanuela Saporito

Kobra (Universitätsbibliothek Kassel)

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This action-research study in Turin, Italy, examines the OrtiAlti project, which revitalizes abandoned urban buildings through rooftop community gardens. The research aims to understand how rooftop farming, framed as a social innovation practice, contributes to urban regeneration, place-making, and urban resilience. It discusses rooftop food gardens as urban regeneration devices that combine environmental and social benefits through food production.