Rigenerazione urbana dal basso nel sud-ovest milanese: Un'esperienza dal destino incerto [Urban regeneration from the bottom-up in the south west Milan area: An experience with an uncertain future]

The paper gives an operational and academic report on the research project entitled 'Urban regeneration, tradition and innovation: the Milanese Mesopotamia', carried out in partnership with Mesopotamia Milanese, an association founded in 2008 by businesses located in the area that lies between the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese canals to encourage and influence the process of urban regeneration in the area enclosed between these two historically famous canals. The paper focuses on urban regeneration from the 'bottom up', a subject around which a variety of parties are potentially interested in interacting and exchanging resources. The conclusions offer reflections on future outcomes of the process described, starting from the guidelines recommended by the City Council which came to power in Milan in 2011.