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L'agricoltura periurbana multifunzionale è considerata una strategia efficace per arginare il dilagare dell'ur- banizzazione nelle aree rurali, contrastare la pressione urbana e al contempo rendere le città più abitabili e vitali. Dalla prospettiva urbana, le aree agricole intercluse sono soggette a maggiori pressioni da parte del mercato immobiliare e sebbene assolvano molteplici funzioni nei riguardi della città, non sempre sono riconosciute come infrastruttura naturale d'interesse pubblico, come bene comune da tutelare in quanto paesaggio agro-urbano e da collegare a sistemi ambientali più ampi. L'articolo esplora il concetto di agricoltura multifunzionale e lo applica ad un sistema di aree che, nonostante la loro iscrizione urbana, testimoniano il residuo paesaggio agricolo produttivo nella Piana dei colli a Palermo. Questo sistema agricolo, che è gravemente minacciato da nuova edificazione, circonda un'area di edilizia pubblica a rischio di esclusione sociale e con elevato deficit di servizi pubblici. La prossimità a un quartiere confinato costituisce motivo di riflessione non solo sulla governance delle aree agricole incluse nella città, ma anche sul ruolo strategico che l'agricoltura urbana multifunziona- le potrebbe assolvere per lo sviluppo economico e sociale, attivando piani e politiche pubbliche integrati. Questo implica l'interazione tra istituzioni e abitanti e di conseguenza richiede un reale spazio politico per pratiche partecipative. ; Multifunctional periurban agriculture is considered an effective strategy to curb the spread of urbanization in rural areas and to counter the urban pressure, while at the same time making towns more liveable and vital. From the urban point of view, agricultural areas included in the city are subject to greater pressure by the real estate market; although they perform multiple functions for the city, they are not always recognized as natural infrastructure of public interest, as a common good that has to be protected as agro-urban landscape and connected with larger environmental systems. The paper explores the concept of multifunctional agriculture and applies it to a system of areas that, despite their urban inscription, represent the residual heritage of the agricultural productive landscape of the Piana dei colli in Palermo. This agricultural system is seriously threatened by new construction and is surrounding an area of public housing at risk of social exclusion and severe lack of public services. The proximity to a segregated neighbourhood is cause of reflection not only on the governance of agricultural areas included in the city, but also on the strategic role that multifunctional urban agricultu- recouldplayforeconomicandsocialdevelopmentbyactivatingintegratedpublicpoliciesand plans.Thisimpliesanin- teraction between institutions and inhabitants and, consequently, requires a real political space for participatory practices.

The increasing of international migratory flows is one of the main socio-cultural phenomena within post-modern city. According to Soja post-metropolis is the spatial result of new socio-spatial transformations of the cities that is characterized by a high and new level of socio-economic fragmentation. In relation to these phenomena, social polarization of urban space has given way to an "unstructured" and "dispersed" social geometry. The globalization processes and the deep socioeconomic transformations, as well as the enlargement of the European Union, are at the heart of a complex system of interdependent factors that have changed the relationship between countries of origin and countries of destination of migratory flows. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between foreigners and Italian post-metropolitan areas, by studying phenomena of immigrants' spatial dispersion compared with the main cities, which are considered as catalysts of migratory flows.

Background: The availability of family caregivers of older people is decreasing in Italy as the number of migrant care workers (MCWs) hired by families increases. There is little evidence on the influence of socioeconomic factors in the employment of MCWs. Method: We analyzed baseline data from 438 older people with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), and their family caregivers enrolled in the Up-Tech trial. We used bivariate analysis and multilevel regressions to investigate the association between independent variables - education, social class, and the availability of a care allowance - and three outcomes - employment of a MCW, hours of care provided by the primary family caregiver, and by the family network (primary and other family caregivers). Results: The availability of a care allowance and the educational level were independently associated with employing MCWs. A significant interaction between education and care allowance was found, suggesting that more educated families are more likely to spend the care allowance to hire a MCW. Discussion: Socioeconomic inequalities negatively influenced access both to private care and to care allowance, leading disadvantaged families to directly provide more assistance to AD patients. Care allowance entitlement needs to be reformed in Italy and in countries with similar long-term care and migration systems. � 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved.