The Green Connections: Adaptive, Integrated, and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Historic Centres
Danila Longo- Rossella Roversi
- Martina Massari
- Kristian Fabbri
- Riccardo Mercuri
Published 2024-10-29
Keywords
- Ecological transition,
- Nature-based interventions,
- Microclimatic well-being,
- Participation,
- Urban regeneration
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Copyright (c) 2024 Danila Longo, Rossella Roversi, Martina Massari, Kristian Fabbri, Riccardo Mercuri
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Choosing adaptation and mitigation actions, through nature-based solutions, fosters the ecological transition process, which is necessary to face the challenges of climate change. However, these interventions are often discontinuous and disconnected, especially within dense and delicate urban fabrics such as historic centres. The research proposes a multi-scalar methodological approach aimed at defining an integrated design tool to improve the microclimatic well-being, accessibility and aesthetic quality of open spaces located in consolidated urban environments. Through the synergy between natural, technological and social components, the aim is to create replicable minimum intervention units designed to foster democratic and ecosystemic connections.
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