Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification

The property confiscated from organised crime is the outcome of a particular communing process. Italian law provides for a primary compensatory function, implemented in the final destination of their use for collective, institutional, or social purposes. Despite the critical management issues, which...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Germanà, Cosimo Antonica
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2024-10-01
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description The property confiscated from organised crime is the outcome of a particular communing process. Italian law provides for a primary compensatory function, implemented in the final destination of their use for collective, institutional, or social purposes. Despite the critical management issues, which prolong the allocation process, the strong symbolic value is enriched by the significance of compensation for the mafia oppression that certain territories suffer. In addition, confiscated properties constitute a potential resource for the territory from an economic point of view, capable of supporting job opportunities and enhancing useful services and activities for the community involved. The resignification of confiscated property requires specific focus on the various phases of the interventions. It is not just a question of a mere change of legal status or intended use but of a profound reorganisation of the architectural, material, technological, environmental, and managerial characteristics. This is consequent and consistent with the interweaving of legal, social, cultural and environmental aspects triggered by confiscation.
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spelling doaj-art-40c3c9af35ce49f580fa262606c9c4922025-08-20T03:12:42ZengFirenze University PressTechne2239-02432024-10-012810.36253/techne-15934Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignificationMaria Luisa Germanà0Cosimo Antonica1Dipartimento di Architettura, Università di PalermoANBSC (Agenzia Nazionale per l’amministrazione e la destinazione dei Beni Sequestrati e Confiscati alla criminalità organizzata, sede secondaria di Palermo)The property confiscated from organised crime is the outcome of a particular communing process. Italian law provides for a primary compensatory function, implemented in the final destination of their use for collective, institutional, or social purposes. Despite the critical management issues, which prolong the allocation process, the strong symbolic value is enriched by the significance of compensation for the mafia oppression that certain territories suffer. In addition, confiscated properties constitute a potential resource for the territory from an economic point of view, capable of supporting job opportunities and enhancing useful services and activities for the community involved. The resignification of confiscated property requires specific focus on the various phases of the interventions. It is not just a question of a mere change of legal status or intended use but of a profound reorganisation of the architectural, material, technological, environmental, and managerial characteristics. This is consequent and consistent with the interweaving of legal, social, cultural and environmental aspects triggered by confiscation. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/15934 ConfiscationCommoningConfiscated propertyUnfinished buildingsBaukultur
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Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
Techne
Confiscation
Commoning
Confiscated property
Unfinished buildings
Baukultur
title Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
title_full Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
title_fullStr Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
title_full_unstemmed Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
title_short Confiscated property from illegality to common good: requirements for a necessary resignification
title_sort confiscated property from illegality to common good requirements for a necessary resignification
topic Confiscation
Commoning
Confiscated property
Unfinished buildings
Baukultur
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