Ricerc@Sapienza

Medium-sized Adriatic-Ionian cities are becoming increasingly fragmented and fragile, as a result of a natural decline in population, aging and migration, the latter contributing also to a loss of skills. Environmental impacts of protracted anthropogenic activities increase the risk of poverty of these territories, affecting human health and increasing the probabilities of disasters from extreme weather events, such as flooding or the typical fires in Mediterranean ecosystems.

La multifunzionalità, le interrelazioni tra differenti elementi ecologici e la
nozione di risorse strategicamente rilevanti come il capitale naturale –
valori chiave nella promozione del libero accesso, della connettività e
dell’integrazione tra tessuto urbano e biodiversità – costituiscono, anche
in Italia, idee centrali per lo sviluppo dell’urbanizzazione sostenibile. Nelle
aree urbane, gli elementi dell'ambiente naturale che forniscono servizi
ecosistemici 1 sono stati definiti green infrastructure, intendendo: «…gli

In this study, we have evaluated the efficiency of a chemical fractionation procedure for the characterization of both the water-soluble and the insoluble fraction of the main elemental components of particulate matter (PM) deposited on urban leaves. The proposed analytical approach is based on the chemical analysis of leaf washing solutions and membrane filters used for their filtration.

This work investigates the possibility of implementing a nature-based solution (NBS) based on the photosynthetic process of Laurus nobilis L. (common laurel), for reducing peak CO2 concentrations in an air-tight museum environment, namely the Refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church (Milan, Italy), home of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Last Supper”. The phytoremediation potential of laurel plants was evaluated at CO2 ≅ 1000 ppm under controlled environmental conditions.