Indicators Engineering for Land Uptake and Agricultural Loss. A Study in European Countries

Zullo, Francesco; Montaldi, Cristina; Romano, Bernardino

doi:10.4236/cus.2021.94048

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“…Consistent with the European context where the urban conversion rate in the period 2000-2018 was 1790 km 2 /year [42], and according to the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) [43], the study area is characterized by relevant criticalities in terms of land take trends [34,35,44], especially in peri-urban and urban areas, where artificial surfaces are increasing to the detriment of natural and semi-natural areas.…”

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Ecosystem Services Multifunctionality: An Analytical Framework to Support Sustainable Spatial Planning in Italy

Pilogallo

Scorza

2022

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A growing demand at several levels of territorial government concerns the need for tools to support policy-making oriented towards sustainable planning. That of Ecosystem Services (ES) represents a well-structured and robust methodological framework for developing tools to assess environmental performances and territorial transformations linked to different development needs. The paper fits into this frame by proposing an analytical framework based on the ES multifunctionality approach, i.e., the joint provision of multiple ES, and applying it to the Italian national context. The methodology defines a spatial model based on three aggregate indices (abundance, diversity and richness) assessed considering the Provinces as reference territorial units. Derived from ecological disciplines, these three dimensions of ES multifunctionality describe the variability with which territorial units deliver multiple services for community well-being and support the analysis of the relationships between anthropic components of territorial systems and the ecosystems’ multifunctionality. The evaluation of how the three indices’ spatial distribution varied as a result of land use changes in the period 2000–2018 allows us to highlight specific aspects of territorial units useful to improve the knowledge framework from a sustainable planning perspective. The results highlight its potential to support decision-making processes and formulate recommendations for sustainable spatial planning.

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Ecosystem Services Multifunctionality: An Analytical Framework to Support Sustainable Spatial Planning in Italy

Pilogallo

Scorza

2022

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Urban Planning vs. Agricultural Production: A Study on the Po Valley

Zullo

Pietro

Cattani

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At a time when wars and pandemics have disrupted the world order and deeply damaged international agreements, more people are talking about the energy and food independence of the nation-states. It is clear that the achievement of these objectives will not be rapid, but it is also clear that land use must take account of these important aspects. The over-dimensioning of the settled areas presents illogically in almost all municipal urban planning plans regardless of their geographical location, demographic dynamics, and values of the administered territory; it certainly constitutes an obstacle to effective land use. The work presented here aims to analyze the effects on agricultural production of the transformations envisaged by the plans of the provinces of Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia, while also providing solutions that could promote the sustainability of the interventions planned in these areas of high agri-food value.

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Indicators Engineering for Land Uptake and Agricultural Loss. A Study in European Countries

Cited by 2 publications

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Ecosystem Services Multifunctionality: An Analytical Framework to Support Sustainable Spatial Planning in Italy

Ecosystem Services Multifunctionality: An Analytical Framework to Support Sustainable Spatial Planning in Italy

Urban Planning vs. Agricultural Production: A Study on the Po Valley

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