Planning time: an emergent european practice

This article present a short overview of time planning in Italy in two main domains: time for care and city time. It focuses on issues such as the social demand for new shops's and services' opening hours, o how the life cycles of individuals and populations are accommodated in urban spaces. Other problems, usually not thought of in terms of time concerns, such as rehabilitation of blighted areas, historic preservation and traffic control, may also be treated through a time approach. Two model of planning process are presented at the end of the paper.