Nature urbane. Rinaturalizzare la citt&amp;agrave; (post)industriale, l'esempio di Brescia

Tononi, Marco

doi:10.3280/rgioa2-2021oa12035

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“…It has been operating there since 1906, producing caustic soda, and from the 1930s, it produced organic chlorine compounds; from 1938 to 1984, it specialized in polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Streams, underground water, and soil within the area have been heavily contaminated by various compounds such as PCB and heavy metals, including mercury and arsenic [81,82]. Due to growing concerns about impacts on both environmental resources and human health, and due to visibility in the media, the debate about the management of the area and land reclamation solutions has increased in the last few decades.…”

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Urban Forests and Green Areas as Nature-Based Solutions for Brownfield Redevelopment: A Case Study from Brescia Municipal Area (Italy)

Masiero

Biasin

Amato³

et al. 2022

Forests

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Urban areas are experiencing major changes and facing significant sustainability challenges. Many cities are undergoing a transition towards a post-industrial phase and need to consider the regeneration of brownfield sites. Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) are increasingly considered as tools for supporting this transition and promoting sustainable development by delivering multiple ecosystem services (ESs). Although the potential of NBSs as a cost-effective enabler of urban sustainability has been recognized, their implementation faces numerous barriers. The effective assessment of benefits delivered by urban NBSs is considered by existing literature as one of them. In order to contribute to filling this knowledge gap, we analyzed two alternative NBS-based intervention scenarios—i.e., (1) an urban forest and (2) meadows with sparse trees—for the redevelopment of an urban brownfield area within the municipality of Brescia (Northern Italy). Nine ESs were assessed both in biophysical and economic terms via a combination of modeling (InVEST, i-Tree and ESTIMAP) and traditional estimation methods. The results show that both scenarios improve ES stock and flow compared to the baseline, ensuring annual flows ranging between 140,000 and 360,000 EUR/year. Scenario 1 shows higher values when single ESs are considered, while scenario 2 shows higher total values, as it also accounts for the phytoremediation capacity that is not considered under the first scenario. All in all, regulating ESs represent the bulk of estimated ESs, thus highlighting the potential of proposed NBSs for improving urban resilience. The ES assessment and valuation exercise presented within this paper is an example of how research and practice can be integrated to inform urban management activities, and provide inputs for future decision making and planning regarding urban developments.

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Urban Forests and Green Areas as Nature-Based Solutions for Brownfield Redevelopment: A Case Study from Brescia Municipal Area (Italy)

Masiero

Biasin

Amato³

et al. 2022

Forests

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The Impacts of the European Green Capital Designation on Urban Sustainability Accounting Frameworks: The Case of Brescia, Italy

Tarantino,

Colantoni

2024

Preprint

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La sostenibilità culturale urbana. Una mappatura partecipata della città di Brescia

Tononi,

Bonati

2024

Rivista Geografica Italiana

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Il contributo affronta la tematica della cultura in ambito urbano e come essa entra in gioco nella costruzione della sostenibilità. Per prima cosa considera, dal punto di vista teorico, come la cultura e la sostenibilità culturale siano state calate nelle politiche urbane, valutandone i possibili sviluppi. Le politiche culturali e la valorizzazione delle risorse di una città in ottica sostenibile possono trarre beneficio da un approccio attento alla comunità e al contesto geografico locale, che contribuisca a migliorare la distribuzione delle azioni sul territorio e il coinvolgimento della cittadinanza. Per questo è utilizzato lo strumento della mappatura culturale partecipata come metodo di indagine delle culture urbane. In tale cornice teorico-metodologica si inserisce il progetto ‘Mappiamo le culture' che ha prodotto una cartografia partecipata dei luoghi e dei protagonisti del cambiamento culturale in atto nella città di Brescia.

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Nature urbane. Rinaturalizzare la città (post)industriale, l'esempio di Brescia

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Urban Forests and Green Areas as Nature-Based Solutions for Brownfield Redevelopment: A Case Study from Brescia Municipal Area (Italy)

Urban Forests and Green Areas as Nature-Based Solutions for Brownfield Redevelopment: A Case Study from Brescia Municipal Area (Italy)

The Impacts of the European Green Capital Designation on Urban Sustainability Accounting Frameworks: The Case of Brescia, Italy

La sostenibilità culturale urbana. Una mappatura partecipata della città di Brescia

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