No. 13 (2014): Sea and the metropolitan city of Naples

Naples was a capital and a port very important at European level in the past centuries, but at the present day it lives a period of social and economic decline and weakness. The maritime identity and the metropolitan dimension are two pillars on which we canrebuild the future of Naples and its Gulf.
The view from the sea opens new perspectives to identifymetropolitan coast potentialities and resources. The challenge is define strategies for sustainable - environmental, social, economic –development having the sea askey resource and involving the whole metropolitan city.
 In this special issue of TRIA, we selected considerations, analysis and proposals coming from different learningsabout various parts of the metropolitan coast, from Sorrento’s peninsula to the Phlegrean coast.

The metropolitan coast’s redevelopment and enhancement has to be based on”maritime awareness” and focused on sustainable development, combining the general perspective with specific projects. The metropolitan vision can become true with local bottom-projects that bring together different interests oriented to the common goal. We propose this route for Naples 2020as metropolitan city of the sea.