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After the explosion of the pandemic crisis all over the world, reflections and experiments have been developed by the city governments in order to reshape the relationship among the different mobility systems, imagining new ways to use infrastructures and radically rethink the public space and related urban land use. The paper goal is the exploration of the new conditions that the Covid 19 emergency is determining in urban modal shift, in particular highlighting the rising demand of "active mobility" (pedestrians, bikes and other light vectors) and related consequences on the relationship with the public space system. Some European "tactical urbanism" initiatives are briefly mentioned and the "Ville du quart d'heure" case in Paris is explored as virtuous strategic approach of "urbanity" recovery. Final comments are developed about the Italian condition and the potentials related to the innovative implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.

Across US the most intriguing interpretation of 'Smart Strategies' and the emerging model that embodies the idea of recreating an innovative urban ecosystem is well represented by the concept of 'Innovation District', a 'geographic area where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with start-ups, business incubators, and accelerators'. The city of Boston represents a paradigmatic case of flexible integration between urban economic redevelopment initiatives, changeable partnership architecture and exploitation of the potential of social innovation-related regeneration. The inspiration model of the 'Innovation District' of South Boston Seaport is referred to the 22@ Barcelona project, an initiative conceived in 2000 for regenerating an abandoned industrial site - 'El Poblenou'- with new thriving mixed use urban activities. This can be considered controversial and almost paradoxical given the fact that the Europe 2020 official Agenda is deeply committed in applying the Smart Specialisation Strategy for creating virtuous ecosystem in European urban regions following the US policy models and innovation clusters. The major challenge for an effective Smart Strategy style interpretation is related to the potential 'territorialisation' of urban redevelopment visions. The 'consciousness of places' with their local cultures can become a key-driver for embedded innovation. The 'place-based' approach allows to build virtuous regeneration projects including the potential of territorial 'dna' related to the local communities for identifying, recovering and increasing the values of local cultural specificities.

Within the increasing impact of Covid-19, cities are becoming paradigmatic places where the density, accessibility and proximity of resources become crucial for rethinking governance models and reducing the distance between the institutional level and the dimension of civic, private, or hybrid activation. Significant experiences have highlighted the Policy Labs idea and its interpretations as physical structures able to build a powerful nexus for social and institutional innovation in urban regeneration. These 'intermediate places' can be considered interactive playgrounds, triggering new horizons in urban policies towards shared, inclusionary solutions more likely to meet the needs of local communities. Through comparisons and drawbacks arising from four case studies selected between USA (Boston) and Europe (Berlin and Bologna), the paper emphasizes the recognition of the variety of Policy Labs, encompassing the diversity of actors, within a strategy towards the construction of authentic urban innovation ecosystems.

The main goal of these reflections is to investigate and highlight innovative approaches in Climate Change driven policies, aimed at overcoming the waterfront cities' critical aspects. The 'River contracts' experience, explored through two case studies in the Roman hydrographic basin, is conceived to tackle the increasing vulnerability of its territory, looking for a sensible attitude towards the integration of water systems, green corridors and open spaces, with actions to be planned and shared through participatory democracy's steps. Anticipatory adaptation looks ahead to the project scenario trying to implement policies and strategies preventing potential disasters. Creative design and conscious management embracing different spatial scales play a crucial role in enhancing the anticipatory adaptation and resilience approach. The variety of trends, contexts and spatial scales highlights that it is definitively time for fostering the 'adaptation approach', supported by mitigation strategies, with a clear twofold aim: risks to be minimised and potential opportunities to be caught.