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part of a routine planning that recognizes in dynamic, changeable and resilient
nature, a model to follow.
Controlling the effects of Urban Heat Islands is fully embedded in a new resilient
planning aimed at reducing the impact of temperature change.
Conclusions: Building Urban Adaptation – The Main Role
of Planners
The dynamics of climate change require a thorough review, not only of the
approaches but also, at the same time, of the Territorial Governance tools. Operating
within a Climate Proof scenario, territorial planning will have to be able to identify
territorial vulnerabilities and implement effective measures designed around the territorial characteristics of the vulnerable area. The local effectiveness of the adaptation action identified is not just attributable to its design but also to the forms under
which it is implemented.
Planning on all scales has so far only partially considered regulation of the relationship between climate, urban vulnerability and territorial planning, leaving room
for activities and/or projects of a voluntary nature. The growing attention to these
processes, however, has not yet led to suitable policy responses. It is more than ever
evident that “climate protection” presents rather disjointed situations with cases in
which adaptation plans and strategies have been introduced, and, on the other hand,
realities where the risks and impacts are still undervalued despite the relevance of
the phenomena in progress. In most Italian urban contexts, the impact of a changing
climate is still just relegated to the civil protection. The main reasons can be traced
to a shared lack of public awareness on climate variability and its territorial impact,
to a slow response to extreme weather conditions due to lack of preparation and
resources and a lack of public policies and regulations relating to urban and environmental planning designed to manage climate change.
It seems evident that adaptation, although by its nature being developed locally,
needs to be supported by processes to integrate the different project and planning
scales closely related to mitigation policies and efficiency of the urban scale.
References
ANCE/CRESME. (2012, October). Lo stato del territorio Italiano 2012. Insediamento e rischio
sismico e idrogeologico. Primo rapporto ANCE/CRESME.
Bart, I. (2011). Municipal emission trading: Reducing transport emission through cap and trade.
Climate Policy, 11, 813–828.
Benevolo, L. (2012). Il tracollo dell’urbanistica italiana, Edizioni Laterza.
Betsill, M., & Bulkeley, H. (2006). Cities and multilevel governance of global climate change, In
Global governance: A review of multilateralism and international organizations (Vol. 12, N°
2). Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Planning and Climate Change: Concepts, Approaches, Design
part of a routine planning that recognizes in dynamic, changeable and resilient
nature, a model to follow.
Controlling the effects of Urban Heat Islands is fully embedded in a new resilient
planning aimed at reducing the impact of temperature change.
Conclusions: Building Urban Adaptation – The Main Role
of Planners
The dynamics of climate change require a thorough review, not only of the
approaches but also, at the same time, of the Territorial Governance tools. Operating
within a Climate Proof scenario, territorial planning will have to be able to identify
territorial vulnerabilities and implement effective measures designed around the territorial characteristics of the vulnerable area. The local effectiveness of the adaptation action identified is not just attributable to its design but also to the forms under
which it is implemented.
Planning on all scales has so far only partially considered regulation of the relationship between climate, urban vulnerability and territorial planning, leaving room
for activities and/or projects of a voluntary nature. The growing attention to these
processes, however, has not yet led to suitable policy responses. It is more than ever
evident that “climate protection” presents rather disjointed situations with cases in
which adaptation plans and strategies have been introduced, and, on the other hand,
realities where the risks and impacts are still undervalued despite the relevance of
the phenomena in progress. In most Italian urban contexts, the impact of a changing
climate is still just relegated to the civil protection. The main reasons can be traced
to a shared lack of public awareness on climate variability and its territorial impact,
to a slow response to extreme weather conditions due to lack of preparation and
resources and a lack of public policies and regulations relating to urban and environmental planning designed to manage climate change.
It seems evident that adaptation, although by its nature being developed locally,
needs to be supported by processes to integrate the different project and planning
scales closely related to mitigation policies and efficiency of the urban scale.
References
ANCE/CRESME. (2012, October). Lo stato del territorio Italiano 2012. Insediamento e rischio
sismico e idrogeologico. Primo rapporto ANCE/CRESME.
Bart, I. (2011). Municipal emission trading: Reducing transport emission through cap and trade.
Climate Policy, 11, 813–828.
Benevolo, L. (2012). Il tracollo dell’urbanistica italiana, Edizioni Laterza.
Betsill, M., & Bulkeley, H. (2006). Cities and multilevel governance of global climate change, In
Global governance: A review of multilateralism and international organizations (Vol. 12, N°
2). Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Planning and Climate Change: Concepts, Approaches, Design