Category Archives: social innovation and change
Naples musters its best and brightest to pull off the America’s Cup
Anthony M. Quattrone Naples has mustered its best and brightest in getting the city ready to host the World Series of the America’s Cup from 11 through 15 April 2012. Evening photographs of the bay of Naples with catamarans lit … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, social innovation and change
Scrambling for the America’s Cup
Anthony M. Quattrone One of the primary objectives of the municipal government led by the Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, has been to bring to Naples some major international events which may act as a catalyst for urban renewal … Continue reading
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Mayor closes historical center to cars – angers organized crime
Anthony M. Quattrone The Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, is resolutely proceeding with sweeping reforms aiming at making Naples a “normal” city. On 22 September 2011, his city government implemented a new limited traffic zone(the acronym “ZTL” appears in … Continue reading
Naples is becoming a laboratory for social innovation
Participatory democracy, bottom-up initiatives, and social innovation Anthony M. Quattrone The election of Luigi de Magistris on 31 May 2011 has coincided with a renewed sense of citizenship on the part of many Neapolitans who have become disheartened towards the … Continue reading
