Amburgo / DEU. Dalla città attiva alla città induttiva

For twenty years Hamburg has been considered an undisputed reference in the debate about the city transformation in Europe. It has been possible thanks to the audacious and varied range of urban policies adopted. Beneficial demographic conditions, High-quality urban design (KCAP’s Hafencity, 2000), a strategic development focusing on landscape and inclusiveness (Landscape Programme, 1997) and a special focus on urban sport facilities (Active City Masterplan, 2016) have enabled the Hanseatic City to rethink its urban structure and relaunch its image through an economic growth and a tourist revitalization. The aim of this paper is to suggest that, in order to improve the well-being of citizens, the urban environment needs to encourage people to continuously live the city, by carrying out daily activities in public space. The definition of Hamburg as an “inductive city” supports the hypothesis that urban health issue should not be understood as a superimposed layer on public space design, but rather as its tendency in terms of public health and collective behaviour. Urban open space design plays a crucial role under this lens, since it is the space where all inhabitants can get involved in the adoption of appropriate lifestyle, not only for individual well-being but to consolidate social health for the entire community.