1270 | 546 | Trees, Urban Forest and Nature-based Solutions within cities: the case-study of Turin (Italy) | Luca Battisti 1,*, Egidio Dansero 1, Giovanni Giacco 2, Massimiliano Moraca 3
Trees have been silent partners in human life for millennia, and their presence and use have marked important historical milestones. In recent decades attention to the tree component and urban forestry (UF) in cities has been growing, both at the research and policy level. A recent change in the perception and consideration of trees at the urban level is related to the theme of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), which can provide several ecosystem services, also mitigating the impacts of climate change and urban heat island effects. Tree species and UF are often important components of such solutions, promoted by policies related to urban development, especially at the European level. Among the numerous European projects on this topic, this proposal focuses on the ‘Productive Green Infrastructure for Post-Industrial Urban Regeneration’ (proGIreg) project aimed at the implementation of NbS in post-industrial urban contexts. Of particular interest is the UF as NbS, due to the multiple benefits it brings. Among the various objectives of the project, the identification of areas in the city of Turin (Italy) that could host UF as NbS in order to reduce unequal distribution of (access to) urban green spaces is needed. The research proposes a review and subsequent application of the 3-30-300 rule (supported by IUCN), which is having a strong impact on UF planning and allows for the identification of areas where intervention could be a priority. The preliminary results are intended to recommend to municipal managers in which areas of the city to rewrite a greener future.
Luca Battisti 1,*, Egidio Dansero 1, Giovanni Giacco 2, Massimiliano Moraca 3
1 Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, 10153 Torino, Italy; 2 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy; 3 Massimiliano Moraca, GIS Specialist freelance, Naples, Italy
ID Abstract: 546