Prossimità e sussidiarietà: il ruolo dei centri parrocchiali nella ricostruzione di una vita collettiva urbana

The contribution is part of the reflection on community and proximity services, electing the parish heritage as an area of observation within the dynamics of urban and social regeneration. The objective of the paper is to highlight methods and strategies for the analysis and enhancement of such heritage and its offer of collective services, to integrate them into urban welfare planning. The study is articulated into a systemic recognition of the theme, and an analysis – focused on the Milan area – aimed at investigating the implications of the parish system with the city. The results consist of a reflection on the potential of integrating the territorial organization and services of the “public” and the “ecclesiastical” city; secondly, enhancement and innovation scenarios relating to these infrastructures are defined, in a logic of service to the urban community, with particular reference to the sports offer in the urban context.