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Milan, September 22 2022 – An experimental and participatory mediation process to identify inclusive and shared solutions for the management of the public space of Piazza Spoleto del Municipio 2.

Better known as Piazzetta Arcobalena, located within NoLo (acronym for "North of Loreto") - a neighborhood that has undergone great changes in recent years and has become increasingly attractive for families and young people - it is one of the 38 squares of tactical urban planning transformed, with the joint work of citizens and Administration, from an anonymous place of passage to a space of aggregation.

The objective of this provision is to initiate an inclusive and equal discussion and dialogue on the future of the square, capable of contemplating the needs of all, residents and patrons, which involves the municipal administration, the town hall, the local associations, the world of schools and traders.

To this end, the City Council, with an amendment to the budget, has allocated 20.000 euros to an experimental project which involves the support of an external operator, identified through a public tender, who will have to lead a preliminary listening phase and a subsequent negotiation phase cooperative.

In the first, the subjects, individual and collective, most representative of the social context of the residents and users of the square will be identified, then the listening process and the mapping of needs and interests will be implemented; in the second phase, however, experts in the field of mediation will manage conflicts to bring out possible and concrete solutions to be exploited through the stipulation of a collaboration agreement, with new rules of coexistence, which guides the dialogue between all the actors involved. game.

For the first time, a participatory process is being implemented which aims to use the instrument of the collaboration agreement not simply for a territorial social initiative but for the identification and sharing of a local public policy useful for transforming the conflict into an opportunity for community development and empowerment.