Covid-19 pandemic and public spaces: improving quality and flexibility for healthier places

The current Covid-19 pandemic has interested the whole word, changing habits and use of places cities. In lockdown period, cities public spaces became completely empty new urban landscapes substituted previous ones, transforming private in public. Children, young elder people were those who mainly had problems: to them, real life was negated at time their which this is more important. Italy, second country after China by lockdown, reopening all happened 2 months closure. This allowed again “in presence” social interactions, although respect physical distance, confirming importance these for people. Starting from premises, aim paper present results a study carried framework Horizon 2020 research project Urban Maestro, New Governance Strategies Design, ISMed-National Research Council post Covid research, INU Community Public Space, last two initiatives coordinated author. objective identify relationships between theory practice Charter Space 10 years its creation, verify validity, particular, emergency period. adopted during Biennial held Rome 2013 presented Quito Habitat 3 Conference 2016. events many principles used Agenda discussion concerning quality spaces. To achieve goal an original method analysis created about thirty case studies collected, nine will be illustrated paper. cases selected because they follow are then characterized design flexibility use. Accordingly, update some necessary meet needs.