Reusing the Waste Reusing the Vasto, Napoli, Italy

Vasto is a Neapolitan district located close to the Ancient Center and the Central Station. It arose in the nineteenth century on a marshy area, known as Guasto, word that means rotten, malfunctioning, ruined, like many areas of the contemporary territory, in which the city relegates troublesome functions and marginalized communities. For this reason, in these areas, there is a progressive development of slow violence: a form of violence that is not impetuous, but gradual and incessant. These processes remain under track for a long time, until some sudden event triggers the conflict. This is what has happened to Vasto, which has first hosted earthquake victims and then, recently, masses of migrants, whose presence has escalated into a phenomenon of disputed public space, caused by the different habits of the communities here confined. This interpretative reading of the physical conditions and dynamics concerning the territory is the basis of a cooperation strategy aimed at activating a series of HUBs. These places of connection hold the different ideas of public space, specific to each community and, above all, they facilitate the activation of processes that involve different actors. Through a win/win logic, everyone is able to improve his life condition.