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ing along the borders between city and countryside in order to make landscape more
heterogeneous and to protect biodiversity.
PSC orientations also focus on the development and renewal of existing green
areas, together with ancient public gardens and those of historical villas. These
areas are conceived as urban centres of excellence and can represent the staring
point for “green thematic routes” that are further developed by RUE and detailed
planning.
Big parks can also play a key role as far as environmental quality and social
development of urban areas and outskirts are concerned. Parks are conceived not as
equipped free areas, but as locations which can boost social and cultural activities.
As a matter of fact, they have become areas providing services and places for spare
time and cultural activities. In addition, parks located along the rivers have also the
function of an ecological network which connects the different areas within a city.
Finally, green areas acquire a fundamental task in the framework of the transformation processes of urban landscape planned by municipal policies and can have a
positive impact on territory and environment.
In the framework of urban planning, wide natural matrices are enhanced through
a better definition of the borders between artificial and natural areas and through the
creation of wide connection infrastructures (e.g.: main roads and railways).
The work plan that comes out, according to PSC forecasts, presents the following strengths:
– a strategy for managing accesses to urban areas, with a particular focus on tourism, based on intermodality and public transport;
– the improvement of mobility safety conditions;
– the protection and development of pedestrian and cycle mobility;
– public transports promotion and development.
In conclusion, PSCs, following PTR orientations, contribute to reduction of phenomena related to climate change, supporting compact settlements and maintaining
the usual dimension of the cities and villages, avoiding duplication of services,
planning an ecological network at municipal level aimed at enhancing existing wide
environmental matrices and which serves as connection among areas of key environmental interest.
As far as UHI phenomena are concerned, norms set by municipal authorities and
relating to constructions and urban areas transformation are included in RUE and
focus on: air and water quality, air and water pollution prevention, water cycle management, reduction of noise and electromagnetic pollution; safeguard of land permeability and ecological rebalancing of urban environment, separate rubbish
collection.
It is important to note that the Department for Urban Quality of Emilia Romagna
Region has recently set a list of technical requirements on sustainable construction.
They are updated according to the most recent guidelines on environmental protection
and energy spare and they are currently tested on a voluntary basis by some municipalities, as the regional law does not compel to adopt such norms. Among these require6 UHI in the Metropolitan Cluster of Bologna-Modena...
ing along the borders between city and countryside in order to make landscape more
heterogeneous and to protect biodiversity.
PSC orientations also focus on the development and renewal of existing green
areas, together with ancient public gardens and those of historical villas. These
areas are conceived as urban centres of excellence and can represent the staring
point for “green thematic routes” that are further developed by RUE and detailed
planning.
Big parks can also play a key role as far as environmental quality and social
development of urban areas and outskirts are concerned. Parks are conceived not as
equipped free areas, but as locations which can boost social and cultural activities.
As a matter of fact, they have become areas providing services and places for spare
time and cultural activities. In addition, parks located along the rivers have also the
function of an ecological network which connects the different areas within a city.
Finally, green areas acquire a fundamental task in the framework of the transformation processes of urban landscape planned by municipal policies and can have a
positive impact on territory and environment.
In the framework of urban planning, wide natural matrices are enhanced through
a better definition of the borders between artificial and natural areas and through the
creation of wide connection infrastructures (e.g.: main roads and railways).
The work plan that comes out, according to PSC forecasts, presents the following strengths:
– a strategy for managing accesses to urban areas, with a particular focus on tourism, based on intermodality and public transport;
– the improvement of mobility safety conditions;
– the protection and development of pedestrian and cycle mobility;
– public transports promotion and development.
In conclusion, PSCs, following PTR orientations, contribute to reduction of phenomena related to climate change, supporting compact settlements and maintaining
the usual dimension of the cities and villages, avoiding duplication of services,
planning an ecological network at municipal level aimed at enhancing existing wide
environmental matrices and which serves as connection among areas of key environmental interest.
As far as UHI phenomena are concerned, norms set by municipal authorities and
relating to constructions and urban areas transformation are included in RUE and
focus on: air and water quality, air and water pollution prevention, water cycle management, reduction of noise and electromagnetic pollution; safeguard of land permeability and ecological rebalancing of urban environment, separate rubbish
collection.
It is important to note that the Department for Urban Quality of Emilia Romagna
Region has recently set a list of technical requirements on sustainable construction.
They are updated according to the most recent guidelines on environmental protection
and energy spare and they are currently tested on a voluntary basis by some municipalities, as the regional law does not compel to adopt such norms. Among these require6 UHI in the Metropolitan Cluster of Bologna-Modena...