Integrating Green Infrastructure and Ecological Corridors: A Study Concerning the Metropolitan Area of Cagliari (Italy)

2018 ◽  
pp. 127-145
Author(s):  
Ignazio Cannas ◽  
Sabrina Lai ◽  
Federica Leone ◽  
Corrado Zoppi
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Ecological Corridors

scholarly journals Ameliorating a Complex Urban Ecosystem Through Instrumental Use of Softscape Buffers: Proposal for a Green Infrastructure Network in the Metropolitan Area of Naples

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Coppola ◽  
Youssef Rouphael ◽  
Stefania De Pascale ◽  
Francesco Domenico Moccia ◽  
Chiara Cirillo
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Infrastructure Network

scholarly journals Green Infrastructure and Ecological Corridors: A Regional Study Concerning Sardinia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignazio Cannas ◽  
Sabrina Lai ◽  
Federica Leone ◽  
Corrado Zoppi
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Ecological Corridors

scholarly journals New Challenges for Historic Gardens’ Restoration: A Holistic Approach for the Royal Park of Moncalieri Castle (Turin Metropolitan Area, Italy)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10067
Author(s):  
Paola Gullino ◽  
Enrico Pomatto ◽  
Walter Gaino ◽  
Marco Devecchi ◽  
Federica Larcher
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
North West ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Area North ◽  
Scientific Challenge

The paper illustrates a holistic approach for restoring historic gardens in urbanized contexts, from the historic analysis, to the knowledge of the present values, to the proposal of guidelines for restoration and future sustainable management. The Royal Park of Moncalieri Castle (Turin metropolitan area, north-west Italy) was used as a case study. The evaluation of the current structure, analysis of the botanical component and the recognition of historical permanences were performed. Following the criteria of specific interest (forestry, botanical and compositional) and historical importance, invasive species and specific critical issue, selected trees were described and mapped. Identifying the historical compositional elements, including a system of preferential paths and botanical species to be safeguarded should be considered the first step for future management planning process. Our results could be of interest both for methodological purposes and for the restoration of historical gardens’ planning and management. During the restoration process, different critical issues exist. In this context, combining historical and compositional values with today’s needs and problems is a scientific challenge that involve all the community. Historic parks and gardens must be considered as patches of the urban green infrastructure, able to provide a wide set of ecosystem services. Promoting the return of historic parks to the public fruition is of primary importance for the citizen well-being.

scholarly journals Desempeño térmico de fachadas verdes tradicionales de orientación este en viviendas seriadas emplazadas en climas áridos

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Pablo Abel Suarez ◽  
María Alicia Cantón ◽  
Érica Correa
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Thermal Condition ◽  
Temperature Data ◽  
Arid Climate ◽  
Interior Walls ◽  
The Impact

Green infrastructure is a strategy for mitigating urban and building temperatures. This work assesses the impact of a type of Vertical Greenery System (VGS), the Traditional Green Façades (TGF), on the thermal condition of dwellings located in the Metropolitan Area of Mendoza, Argentina, whose climate is dry desert (BWk - Köppen-Geiger). To this end, two case studies were monitored for two consecutive summers: a dwelling with an east-facing TGF and a control dwelling of the same typology and materiality. Outdoor and indoor ambient temperature data were recorded: surface exterior and interior, and horizontal radiation. Decreases of up to 3.1°C in the indoor ambient temperature of FVT dwellings, of up to 27.4°C on exterior walls and 6.5°C on interior walls were found. The magnitudes of the results found show the potential of applying this strategy in an arid climate.

Urban green infrastructure and urban forests: a case study of the Metropolitan Area of Milan

2018 ◽  
pp. 30-41
Author(s):  
Giovanni Sanesi ◽  
Giuseppe Colangelo ◽  
Raffaele Lafortezza ◽  
Enrico Calvo ◽  
Clive Davies
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure

Biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban green infrastructure planning: A case study from the metropolitan area of Rome (Italy)

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Capotorti ◽  
Marta María Alós Ortí ◽  
Riccardo Copiz ◽  
Lina Fusaro ◽  
Barbara Mollo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Planning ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure

scholarly journals Dysfunctions in the territorial form: the case of Valencia.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Lluís Miralles
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Agricultural Lands ◽  
Environmental Value ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Territorial Management ◽  
Territorial Function

It is possible to associate the idea of territorial harmony with the idea of territorial function. The perception of a territory with distributed uses that allow the observer to identify its functions and a landscape, urban and territorial, appropriate to the uses, generates a sense of harmony or order of “things”, uses, in the territory. To the contrary, when, for example, people observe a natural space or resource as agricultural lands, where other external uses are located, such as industrial installations or transport infrastructures, the observer perceives a disorderly, degraded and dysfunctional landscape. This idea can serve as a basis to analyze the territorial forms. This article aims to analyze the territorial dysfunctions that have occurred in the process of transformation of the metropolitan area of Valencia and propose actions to manage the territory to sustainability. In metropolitan areas, such as the case of Valencia, there are usually spaces of great environmental value that give an environmental service as an ecological pantry for the population. However, in recent times, many of these spaces have undergone processes of urban sprawl that have produced a collapse of territorial harmony. In addition, mature metropolitan areas have low or no population growth while the artificial territory continues to increase. It is necessary to promote positive initiatives to identify and manage the green infrastructure. This implies a structural review of territorial management processes to achieve sustainability.

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