PEBA, approccio di rete e luoghi d’interesse. Nella cerchia muraria cinquecentesca della città di Piacenza PEBA, Network-Based Approach and Places of Interest. Within the Sixteenth-Century Walled Circle of the City of Piacenza

Urban accessibility is today a key issue in the construction of inclusive cities, and PEBA (Plans for the Elimination of Architectural Barriers) represent strategic tools to ensure the right to mobility and participation. This paper offers a reection on the cultural, regulatory and operational evolution of PEBA, highlighting their value in promoting spatial ustice. Starting from the case study of the city of Piacenza, with a focus on its sixteenth-century city walls, the research explores a systemic approach based on a network of places of interest. The PEBA is interpreted not only as a regulatory reuirement, but as an opportunity to reinterpret the city through an inclusive lens, recognising public space as a common good that enables individual autonomy and strengthens social capital. The analysis focuses on significant buildings and open spaces, proposing a digital mapping of criticalities and an integrated intervention model. The network-based approach and the centrality of identity-giving places emerge as distinctive features, capable of combining accessibility, environmental well-being and civic participation. The experience of Piacenza reects an innovative pathway that places the person at the heart of urban design, in the perspective of a fairer and more welcoming civitas.