green infrastructure

More nature in the city

According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bringing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated aesthetic and agronomic approaches to the sustainable planning and management of urban green areas are provided.

Mapping and assessment of PM10 and O3 removal by woody vegetation at urban and regional level

This study is the follow up of the URBAN-MAES pilot implemented in the framework of the EnRoute project. The study aims at mapping and assessing the process of particulate matter (PM10) and tropospheric ozone (O3) removal by various forest and shrub ecosystems. Different policy levels and environmental contexts were considered, namely the Metropolitan city of Rome and, at a wider level, the Latium region.

Dynamics of Metropolitan Landscapes and Daily Mobility Flows in the Italian Context. An Analysis Based on the Theory of Graphs

Il testo affronta il tema assume le green infrastructures come strategia ambientale paesaggistica in grado di affrontare le principali sfide delle aree metropolitane contemporanee: accessibilità a servizi e opportunità, mobilità sostenibile, resilienza, inclusione, rigenerazione ambientale, salute pubblica. Il testo esplora approfonditamente le possibilità di riattivazione urbana connesse alla interconnessione tra reti della mobilità sostenibile e reti di infrastrutturazione ambientale attraverso una metodologia sperimentale applicata alle aree metropolitane di Roma e di Milano.

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