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Planning and Climate Change: Concepts,
Approaches, Design
Francesco Musco, Federica Appiotti, Irene Bianchi,
Michele Dalla Fontana, Elena Gissi, Giulia Lucertini,
Filippo Magni, and Denis Maragno
Abstract Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it,
and look forward at the same time, in search of a prospect to improve the future.
Since Howard (1850–1928) and Geddes (1854–1932), this has been the dominant
logic supporting the work of all those (architects, urban planners, planners,
landscape architects, etc.) who grappled with city and territorial management and
planning. However, from the 1970s, territorial planning has been confronted with
new concepts – such as sustainable development, environmental sustainability and
social equity – and more recently, new challenges – such as the ones linked to
climate change, which led to the need to redefine territorial planning in disciplinary
and operational terms. For some years now, the planner’s new role is under
discussion, especially in relation to the challenges posed by climate change.
Sustainability, mitigation, adaptation, renewable energy, low-carbon transition,
ecosystem approach and post-disaster planning are just some of the new keywords
surrounding the discussion on territorial management and planning. This chapter
aims to present rationally, what it means to re-organize and re-think the city, in a
long-term perspective. It wants to show how it is possible, and above all is a duty to
integrate the new concepts mentioned above in urban planning, to deal with the
effects of climate change. The Urban Heat Islands contrast enters fully into the
feasible experimentation with appropriate innovations in territorial planning. The
paper draws attention to the Italian situation, in the light of the European reference
framework.
Keywords Climate change • Adaptation • Policy • Urban heat islands • Urban
planning & design
F. Musco • F. Appiotti • I. Bianchi • M.D. Fontana • E. Gissi • G. Lucertini
F. Magni • D. Maragno
Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments,
IUAV University of Venice, S.Croce, 1957, 30135 Venice, Italy
Planning and Climate Change: Concepts,
Approaches, Design
Francesco Musco, Federica Appiotti, Irene Bianchi,
Michele Dalla Fontana, Elena Gissi, Giulia Lucertini,
Filippo Magni, and Denis Maragno
Abstract Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it,
and look forward at the same time, in search of a prospect to improve the future.
Since Howard (1850–1928) and Geddes (1854–1932), this has been the dominant
logic supporting the work of all those (architects, urban planners, planners,
landscape architects, etc.) who grappled with city and territorial management and
planning. However, from the 1970s, territorial planning has been confronted with
new concepts – such as sustainable development, environmental sustainability and
social equity – and more recently, new challenges – such as the ones linked to
climate change, which led to the need to redefine territorial planning in disciplinary
and operational terms. For some years now, the planner’s new role is under
discussion, especially in relation to the challenges posed by climate change.
Sustainability, mitigation, adaptation, renewable energy, low-carbon transition,
ecosystem approach and post-disaster planning are just some of the new keywords
surrounding the discussion on territorial management and planning. This chapter
aims to present rationally, what it means to re-organize and re-think the city, in a
long-term perspective. It wants to show how it is possible, and above all is a duty to
integrate the new concepts mentioned above in urban planning, to deal with the
effects of climate change. The Urban Heat Islands contrast enters fully into the
feasible experimentation with appropriate innovations in territorial planning. The
paper draws attention to the Italian situation, in the light of the European reference
framework.
Keywords Climate change • Adaptation • Policy • Urban heat islands • Urban
planning & design
F. Musco • F. Appiotti • I. Bianchi • M.D. Fontana • E. Gissi • G. Lucertini
F. Magni • D. Maragno
Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments,
IUAV University of Venice, S.Croce, 1957, 30135 Venice, Italy