Interdepartmental Center for Studies on  Population  and Society of Rome
Università di Roma  "La Sapienza"
 Hunter  College
City University of New York

Second Annual Seminar on
Comparative Urban Projects
Rome, Italy, June, 19-23,  2000


In June 1999, the President of Hunter College of the City University of New York and the Rector of  the  University of Rome "La Sapienza" signed
an agreement of cultural and scientific cooperation  on research problems of mutual interest in the fields of Urban Studies, that will be realized by:  a) exchange of visits by scholars; b) exchange of scientific information, documentation and scientific publication; c) study meetings,
seminars and courses.

In June 1999, a first Seminar  was held in  New York (June, 21-25), under the title: "Rome, Italy/New York, USA: Urban Problems and Shared Solutions
for the Next Millennium." On this occasion  the participants discussed the following  themes: Urban Issues; Social, Health and Demographic Issues;
Environmental Problems and Management; and Urban Infrastructure System Management. The working sessions were introduced by opening reports  and other papers designed to promote a comparison  between Rome and New York's Urban Problems.  Considered the great scientific  and cultural interest aroused by the New York Seminar, Hunter College and  the Interdepartmental Center for Studies on the Population and Society of Rome have decided to organize a second Seminar in Rome (June, 19-23, 2000).

 

Opening Session: Sala del Carroccio, Palazzo Senatorio - Campidoglio
Work Sessions: Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Facoltà di Ingegneria,
Aula del Chiostro (Via Eudossiana 18)
Field Study: Tor Bella Monaca (Progetto Urban - UE)
Special Session: Foro Italico - CONI (The Italian National Olympic Committee)



Con il patrocinio del :
Comune di Roma

Con il contributo di:
Giunta Regionale del Lazio
Acea Spa, Coni (The Italian National Olympic Committee)- Fib Sta Spa

 

 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

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Monday, June 19, 2000
Sala del Carroccio, Campidoglio

9.00: Registration

9.15- 10.15: Opening Session:

Welcome Address:

Domenico Cecchini, Assessore alle Politiche del Territorio, Comune di Roma
Renato Guarini, Pro Rettore dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
David A. Caputo, President of The Hunter College - City University of New York
Andrew Reynolds, Scientific Attache United States Embassy - Roma
Gianni Petrucci, Presidente del Coni (The Italian National Olympic Committee)
Victor Goldsmith, Coordinator of Incubator Development at Hunter College; Director, Center for Applied Studies of the Environment, City University of New York
Eugenio Sonnino, Direttore del Centro di Studi e Ricerche sulla Popolazione e la Società di Roma, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

10.30 - 12.30:WORK SESSION 1 - Cities within the City: Identity and Governance:

Chair:
Eugenio Sonnino
Co-Chair:
Victor Goldsmith

Opening Reports:

 Elio Piroddi, Università "La Sapienza" Dipartimento di Architettura e urbanistica per l'ingegneria View Report

"Planning, Policy and Politics: New York, The Changing Global City"
Stanley Moses, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College View Report


Presentations:

"Towards the New City Plan. The Cities of Rome"
Maurizio Marcelloni, Direttore dell'Ufficio Piano Regolatore, Comune di Roma

Discussion


10.15-10.30: Coffe break

Monday, June 19, 2000
Facoltà di Ingegneria - Aula del Chiostro


14.00: Registration


14.00-18.00 - WORK SESSION 1 - Cities within the City: Identity and Governance

Chair:
ELIO PIRODDI (Università "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Architettura e urbanistica per l'ingegneria)
Co-Chair:
STANLEY MOSES (Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College)

Presentations:

"Urban Devolution Policies in the Metropolitan Area"
Pietro Barrera, Direttore Generale del Comune di Roma

"Suburbs recovery programs" [Paper (MS Word)]
Daniel Modigliani, Direttore Ufficio Progetti Urbani, Comune di Roma

"Micro-Cities: a New Toponymy Map of Rome. Notes about a Research on Urban Identities and Centralities." [Paper (MS Word)]
Lorenzo Bellicini, Direttore Cresme

"The Historical City in the New Rome Zoning Plan (P.R.G.). " [Paper (MS Word)]
Carlo Gasparrini, Dipartimento di Urbanistica, Università di Napoli "Federico II" - Consulente STA spa

"Mobility and Historical Center. A Difficult Balance"
Stefano Giovenali, STA spa

"Rome and the urban archipelago model" Paper [Paper (MS Word)]
Fabiola Fratini, Università "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Architettura e Urbanistica per l'Ingegneria

"Redeveloping the City: Rome Case Study" [Paper (MS Word)]
Paolo Colarossi, Università "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Architettura e urbanistica per l'ingegneria-Consulente STA spa

"Rome: Administrative organizations, organizations of citizens and the division of space" Abstract
Pierpaolo MUDU, Economy faculty, Economic Geography Phd program,   e-mail:113204.3100@compuserve.com
Daria PESSINA, Sociology faculty, Social Theory and Research Phd program,   e-mail:dariape@tiscalinet.it

Discussion:

16.00- 16.15: Coffee break


Tuesday, June 20, 2000
Facoltà d'Ingegneria, Aula del Chiostro

9.00- 12.30:WORK SESSION 1 Cities within the City: Identity and Governance

Chair:
ELIO PIRODDI (Università "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Architettura e urbanistica per l'ingegneria)
Co-Chair:
STANLEY MOSES (Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College)

Presentations:

“Public-Private Partnership and Economic Development ; the Case of Downtown Brooklyn”  Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Jill Gross, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College, e-mail: igross@hunter.cuny.edu

“Credit and Finance: A Critical Ingredient for Neighborhood Development”  Abstract [Paper (MS Word]
William Milczarski, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College, e-mail: wmilczar@hejira.hunter.cuny.edu

“Cooperatives in Inner City Neighborhoods” Abstract
Sigmund Shipp, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College, e-mail: sshipp@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

“New Forms of Poverty in the Global City” [(Paper MS Word)]
Ida Susser, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, e-mail: idasusser@aol.com

"Influences of Ancient Rome on the Modern Rome" Abstract
Joanne Spurza, Department of Classics, Hunter College, e-mail: jmspurza@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

"Growing pluralism associated with urban parks" [Paper (MS Word)]
Paul M. Bray, President, P.M. Bray LLC; and International Coordinator-Italy for the Glynwood Center (an NGO that fosters international stewardship exchanges) e-mail:PMBRAY@aol.com

Discussion

11.00-11.15: Coffee break


Tuesday, June 20, 2000
Facoltà d'Ingegneria, Aula del Chiostro

14.00- 18.00: WORK SESSION 2 Water Supply, Quality Management and Infrastructure:

Chair:
Professor  LUCIO UBERTINI,  Dipartimento di idraulica, trasporti e strade
e-mail: ubertini@dits.ing.uniroma1.it
Co-Chairs:
Dr. YURI GOROKHOVICH, Head GIS, NY Water Supply, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
e-mail: ygoro@valgis.dep.nyc.ny.us
JOHN FALCOCCHIO, Head Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, NYC
e-mail: jfalcocc@poly.edu

Opening Report:

"Rome-NYC: Watershed Protection Practices and Tools" Abstract
Y. Gorokhovich, Ph.D. Head of Geographic Information Systems Group New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Valhalla e-mail: ygoro@valgis.dep.nyc.ny.us
L. Ubertini, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Idraulica, Trasporti e Strade, e-mail: ubertini@dits.ing.uniroma1.it

Presentations:

"Visualization of water quality data and physical processes in streams and reservoirs using GIS" [Paper (MS Word)]
Y. Gorokhovich, New York City Department of Environmental Protection , e-mail: ygoro@valgis.dep.nyc.ny.us

"Integration with GIS of Large-Scale Water Quality Model Development and Display in the New York City Area" (Written Paper Only)  Abstract
Gary Ostroff, P.E. Sr. Project Manager, HydroQual, Inc.e-mail:gostroff@hydroqual.com

"Sanitary Reclamation In The Rome Suburbs" Abstract
B. Eramo ACEA ATO2 General Director

"Leak Analysis in Pipes Using Transients" [Paper MS Word] [Graphs]
B. Brunone, M. Ferrante, University of Perugia, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale
L. Ubertini, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Idraulica, Trasporti e Strade e-mail: ubertini@dits.ing.uniroma1.it

"Water Supply and Management in Rome, 16th-19th Century: a work in progress" Abstract [Paper MS Word] [PowerPoint Presentation]
P. Buonora, Archivio di Stato di Roma

"The Ecological Network as a Background for Urban Sustainable Development." [Paper (MS Word)]
Mirella Di Giovine, Dipartimento delle Politiche Ambientali e Agricole, Comune di Roma

"Performance Measures for Civil Infrastructure Systems"
John Falcocchio, Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of New York, and PMA Program Area Director, Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems, New York University (Bio)

Discussion

16.00-16.15: Coffee break

 

Wednesday, June 21, 2000

9.00-12.30: Field Study in Tor Bella Monaca
Presentation: Patrizia De Felici (Special Urban Office for Local Improvement, Comune di Roma)

17.00- 19.00: SPECIAL SESSION (Foro Italico) Culture and sport in the Urban Context

Chair:
GIANNI PETRUCCI, Presidente del CONI (The Italian National Olympic Committee)
Co-Chair:
ROMOLO RIZZOLI, Presidente della FIB

Opening Reports:
"Culture and Sport in the Urban Context.".
Enzo D'Arcangelo, Presidente della Commissione Cultura e Sport, Comune di Roma

Remarks:
"Sport, a Cultural and Social Phenomenon: Indicators for a Comparison between Europe and Usa"
Antonio Mussino, Presidente del Comitato di Statistica dello Sport (Istituto Statistico Internazionale)

" Italy and Italian Culture in New York".
Giuseppe C. Di Scipio, Chairperson Department of Romance Languages, Hunter College and Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Hunter College
and CUNY Graduate Center.e-mail: gdiscipi@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

"Tourism Promotion and Culture in New York"
Jill Gross, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College,
e-mail: igross@hunter.cuny.edu

"Crime and Culture in New York"
Victor Goldsmith, Coordinator of Incubator Development, Hunter College
e-mail: vfg@hejira.hunter.cuny.edu

Discussion

Thursday, June 22, 2000
Facoltà di Ingegneria, Aula del Chiostro

9.00- 12.30:WORK SESSION 3 Immigration and Integration:

Chair:
FIAMMA MIGNELLA, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche
e-mail: mignella@dsd.sta.uniroma1.it

Co-Chair:
Dr. OLIVIERO CASACCHIA , Dipartimento di Scienze demografiche
e-mail: casac@dsd.sta.uniroma1.it
Professor CHARLES GREEN, Chair, Department of Sociology, Hunter College
e-mail: charles.green@hunter.cuny.edu

Opening Reports:

"Immigration and Powerlessness in New York City: The Plight of Immigrants of Color in the New Globalization" Abstract
Professor CHARLES GREEN, Chair, Department of Sociology, Hunter Colleg e-mail: charles.green@hunter.cuny.edu

"Foreign Population and Integration: Theoretical Models and Empirical Results." [Paper (MS Word)]
Oliviero Casacchia, Fiamma Mignella, Salvatore Strozza, Dipartimento di Scienze demografiche

Presentations:

Panel on "Immigration and Globalization: A Cross Cultural Analysis", "Immigrants of Color and the New United States Immigration Laws: The Background" Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Dr. Joyce Toney, Associate Professor/Chairperson, Dept. of Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, e-mail: jtoney@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

"Immigration, Crime, and Criminal Justice in New York City" [Paper (MS Word)]
Dr. Joong-Hwan Oh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Hunter College, e-mail: goh@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

"Immigrants in Italy and Integration Process Index [Paper (MS Word)]
Oliviero Forti, Ugo Melchionda, Franco Pittau, Dossier Statistico Immigrazione, Caritas Diocesana di Roma

"Not -EU Immigrants in Rome: the housing inclusion" Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Luisa Natale, University of Cassino (Italy), Faculty of Economic, Department of Economics and Territory e-mail:natale@axcasp.caspur.it

"The integration process: immigrants and foreign schoolboys"  Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Enrico Todisco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Faculty of Economics, Department of Geoeconomic and Historical Studies, Rome e-mail:todisco@scec.eco.uniroma1.it

"Gypsies and gagé: is integration a possible process?"  Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Marco Brazzoduro, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Faculty of Statistics, Demographic Science Department e-mail:brazzodu@dsd.sta.uniroma1.it

"Political Orientation and Occupational Status : Results of a Sociological Study of a Sample of Romans"
Roberto Cavarra and Piera Rella, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Sociologia [Paper (MS Word)]

Discussion

11.00-11.15: Coffee break

Thursday, June 22, 2000
Facoltà di Ingegneria, Aula del Chiostro

14.00-18.00: WORK SESSION 4 - Urban Health: The Role of the Environment and other Social Factors

Chair:
Professor  LUIGI CAMPANELLA, Dipartimento  di chimica,
e-mail: campanellal@axrma.uniroma1.it
Co-Chair:
Professor JACK CARAVANOS, Division of Health Sciences, School of Health Professions
e-mail: jcaravan@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

Opening Reports:


"Analytical Chemical Considerations On The Tumour Genesis" [Paper (MS Word)]
Luigi Campanella, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica

“Successes and Challenges in Managing Urban Air Pollution: The New York City Experience” [(Paper MS Word)]
Claudia J. Gutierrez, Research Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region II
Jack Caravanos, DrPH, CIH, Assistant Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Track, Urban Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences, Hunter College (CUNY) e-mail:jcaravan@hunter.cuny.edu, (212) 481-7569

Presentations:

"The Environmental Assessment in the City of Rome"

Ivo Allegrini, Instuto Sull' Inquinanento atmosferico, CNR

"Urban Pollution and Municipal Police Force F." [(Paper MS Word)]
Tomei et al., Università La Sapienza, Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro

"Air Quality Monitoring and Application of Measures to Contain Urban Air Pollution rin Rome." [Paper (MS Word)]
M. Di Giovine, A.M. Canofani, F. Colombari, E. Donato, Dipartimento delle Politiche Ambientali e Agricole, Comune di Roma

"A Hidden Cost of Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation - The Health of Workers: Controlling an Ancient Disease in a New Environment: Industrial Hygiene Assessment and Interventions to Reduce Silica Exposure During Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation" Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Mark Goldberg, CIH, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Track, Urban Public Health Program, School of Health
Sciences, Hunter College (CUNY) e-mail: agoldber@hunter.cuny.edu, (212) 481-7555

“Trends in Urban Lead Exposure: Challenges and Implications for Public and Environmental Health Policy and Practice" Abstract [Paper (MS Word)]
Susan Klitzman DrPH, Associate Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Track, Urban Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences, Hunter College (CUNY), e-mail:sklitzma@hunter.cuny.edu, (212) 481-5155
 

“Vulnerable Populations and Public Health in New York City, 1975-2000” Abstract
Philip Alcabes and Nicholas Freudenberg, Program in Urban Public Health,
School of Health Sciences, e-mail: palcabes@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu, and nfreuden@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

"Asthma in New York City: Individual and Community-Based Approaches to Prevention and Management" Abstract [(Paper MS Word)]
Marilyn Iris Auerbach, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor and Coordinator, Community Health Education Track,
Urban Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences, Hunter College e-mail:mauerbac@hejira.hunter.cuny.edu

"Managing Underground Storage Tanks in the United States" [Paper MS Word]
Claudia J. Gutierrez, Jack Caravanos

Discussion

16.00-16.15: Coffee break

 

18.00: Summing up between the Italian and American organizers.|

The aims of this summing up are: 1) the preparation of a letter which will include a summary of what we know and recommendations for the respective cities; 2)the discussion and preparation of a detailed outline for a joint book to be composed of the latest research and which will be based upon the papers to be presented at the following meeting in NYC, in the year 2001. This summing will take place in the afternoon of 22th june (after the end of the session devoted to the Environmental and Health Problems)

 

Friday, June 23, 2000
Self Study Day


RECOMMENDATIONS  TO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ROME AND NEW YORK

A letter will be prepared at the end of the meeting which will include a summary of what we know and recommendations for our respective cities.
 

ORGANIZATION

General organizers

 

Scientific and Organizing Committee

Secretariat:


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