Abstracts due May 15, 2026
Territorio is launching a special call dedicated to exploring the challenges and opportunities of post-disaster reconstruction.
This issue focuses on the medium- and long-term processes that follow disasters, earthquakes, floods, fires, droughts, and climate-related events, moving beyond immediate emergency response to examine how reconstruction can foster resilience, innovation, and community strength.
We invite contributions that highlight reconstruction as a complex, negotiated process, where social, cultural, economic, and institutional factors are as decisive as technical solutions.
Submissions should provide grounded, practice-based insights into how reconstruction was actually carried out, including case studies, projects, and critical reflections on successes, failures, and unexpected outcomes.
The special issue also values small-scale, adaptive interventions, participatory approaches, and strategies that generate lasting social and spatial value.
Contributions from practitioners, researchers, and actors working directly in affected territories are particularly welcome, with the goal of sharing practical tools and lessons learned.
Submission
Please submit your abstract by May 15, 2026, to agim.kercuku@polimi.it and michela.basanelli@polimi.it.
After submitting your abstract, you will be notified of the decision by June 15.
If accepted, you will then be asked to submit your full article by October 30.
Languages: Italian and English.
Accepted articles must comply with the journal’s editorial guidelines and be submitted through the Territorio platform at link. Detailed instructions will be provided upon acceptance.
Coordinators
Alejandro Aravena, Michela Bassanelli, Agim Kërçuku, Matteo Poli
Contact
agim.kercuku@polimi.it, michela.basanelli@polimi.it
| Photo Credits: Futuba, Fukushima Prefecture, October 2024, by Agim Kërçuku