Contents
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Evolution of Research 1
1.2 Introduction to Study 1
1.3 Vocabulary of Migration: A fuzzy Affair 2
1.4 Refugees and Arrival City: Shaping the Experience 4
1.5 Dynamics of Interaction in Urban Landscape 5
2 RESEARCH FRAMEWORK 7
2.1 Research Question 7
2.2 Research Objectives 7
2.3 Scope of Study 7
2.4 Research Challenges 7
2.5 Research Design 8
2.5.1 Research Methods 9
2.5.2 Ethical Considerations 10
3 EUROPE AND REFUGEES 11
3.1 Historical Background 11
3.2 Migration Routes 14
3.3 European Union Asylum Policies 15
3.3.1 Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice 15
3.3.2 The Treaty of Lisbon 16
3.3.3 Dublin Regulation III 17
3.4 Italian Reception System 17
3.4.1 Stakeholders 20
3.4.2 Unclear boundaries 22
4 RECEPTION IN MILAN 23
4.1 City Profile 23
4.2 Milanese Model of Reception 24
4.3 Exploring the new meaning of Urban landscape 26
5 SOCIO- SPATIAL INTERACTION: QUARTO OGGIARO 31
5.1 Selection of Case Study 31
5.2 Case of Geographical Marginalization 32
5.3 Physical Barriers 33
5.4 Socially Inactive Spaces 33
5.5 Reception centres in the Neighbourhood 34
5.5.1 Via Aldini 35
4.4.1 Via Membretti 37
5.6 Conclusion 39
6 THEORIES AND LEARNING OF DYNAMICS SOCIO-SPATIAL INTERACTION 41
7 References 43