As part of the U-CARE seminar organised in July 2024 in Florence, we carried out field visits together with the students of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence in District 4 (Q4).
The field activities, aimed at data collection and surveying the area, saw the participation of several experts. Among them, Dr. M. Scamporrino, an urban planner specialised in sustainable mobility, guided the participants through the Jane Walks, offering them an in-depth view of the neighbourhood. Furthermore, Arch. A. Valera Sosa, professor at TU Berlin and researcher at the Building Health Lab, introduced the Urban Care methodology to analyse urban space, with a specific focus on walkability, heat islands, stormwater runoff and biotope loss, including practical demonstrations of thermographic survey. The exploratory phase concluded with a significant meeting at the study area, where Mirko Dormentoni, president of Q4, presented the challenges and opportunities of Q4 together with the current and future projects for the redevelopment of the green and public spaces of the neighbourhood.