Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): BEYOND DECARBONIZATION toward a Climate Neutral urban environment
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Integrated strategies for climate neutrality: urban resilience, co-creation, and innovation

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  • Alessandra Battisti,
  • Antonella Violano
Alessandra Battisti
Dipartimento di Pianificazione, Design, Tecnologia dell’Architettura, La Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia
Antonella Violano
Dipartimento di Architettura e Disegno Industriale, Università degli Studi della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Italia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17668

Published 2025-07-31

Keywords

  • Urban design,
  • Carbon neutral,
  • Co-creation processes,
  • Positive Energy Districts

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Battisti, A., & Violano, A. (2025). Integrated strategies for climate neutrality: urban resilience, co-creation, and innovation. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, 29(1), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17668

Copyright (c) 2025 Alessandra Battisti, Antonella Violano

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Abstract

The urgency of combatting climate change requires revising urban regeneration and planning models oriented towards climate neutrality. This means not only reducing operational emissions, but also using integrated adaptation and mitigation strategies to manage embodied carbon. Approaches like “transformative resilience” and “nature-based thinking” foster cohesive governance, while the Positive Energy District (PED) model promotes energy self-sufficient neighbourhoods. Co-creation with local communities and the use of advanced digital tools allow the climate transition to be optimised, also with the support of new European regulations incentivising zero emission technologies. The adoption of green infrastructures and sustainable urban planning improve quality of life, underscoring the role of resilient design as a strategic lever for decarbonisation and urban sustainability.

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