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Public engagement for local development: projects for biodiversity and environmental protection

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  • Lorenzo Savio,
  • Elena Montacchini,
  • Silvia Tedesco,
  • Paola Gullino
Lorenzo Savio
Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italia
Elena Montacchini
PolitecDipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italianico di Torino
Silvia Tedesco
Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italia
Paola Gullino
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17390

Published 2025-11-07

Keywords

  • local development,
  • public engagement,
  • biodiversity,
  • environmental and social indicators

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Savio, L., Montacchini, E., Tedesco, S., & Gullino, P. (2025). Public engagement for local development: projects for biodiversity and environmental protection. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (30), 108–117. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17390

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Abstract

The paper presents public engagement activities carried out by the interdisciplinary group comprising the Department of Architecture and Design of Politecnico di Torino, together with the group “Urban ecology and green areas” of the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences of the Università degli Studi di Torino as part of the scientific support service to the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo in strategic planning on the issues of biodiversity protection and the fight against and adaptation to climate change. The paper illustrates the adopted methodology, the supporting activities, and the results achieved in terms of implementation of interventions (calls for proposals “Percorsi di Sostenibilità” 2023 and 2024) monitored through environmental and social indicators.

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