Preliminary Evaluation Approaches in the Urban Regeneration of Corviale in Rome

Urban regeneration is a multidimensional process involving key social actors, such as civic actors, Third Sector Organizations (TSOs) or spontaneous organizations, who act as catalysts for change, working with administrations to promote initiatives that enable regeneration to go beyond physical redevelopment. Rome's NRRP funded Integrated Urban Plans (IUPs) are an example of such an approach. Specifically, the paper addresses the IUP of Corviale composed by ten interventions aimed at transforming the built fabric and social policies to foster inclusion in the well-known roman suburb, generating lasting impacts in several dimensions. First, a preliminary evaluation of the IUP is proposed as a prodromal stage to define preliminary elements for a future evaluation based on Community Impact Evaluation (CIE). In conclusion, a preliminary structure for a future CIE is proposed in which it is the civic actors themselves who define the key elements in the evaluation process as a social monitoring process.