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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

5. Controlled Landscapes or Building Sustainability in Public Spaces. Case of Studies of Padova and Moscow

Authors : Elena Merino Gómez, Fernando Moral Andrés

Published in: Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle

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Abstract

In the present chapter, a comparative exercise of insertions of green areas in two European urban centers of great historical value is realized: Padova (Italy) and Moscow (Russia). Its urban fabrics, with a high degree of consolidation in their central areas, are the object of interventions that contribute to alleviate the congestion that they suffer in our days. More than two hundred years separate the intervention of Andrea Memmo, known as Prato della Valle from the ambitious project meant for the center of Moscow, next to the Red Square, for the plot of Zarydaye. Besides the temporal distance, there is a great difference in the intentions that animate both projects, however, the results obtained in the Italian case and expected in the Russian intervention participate in current sustainable values with full validity.

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Footnotes
1
“The muddy land contained in the space of 974,012 square feet” would be enjoyable as a “public walk, art gallery and statuary that adorn it, […] indications of spectacles, forest, lake, streets and many other ornaments that can be observed without need of explanation” (Radicchio 1786). Translation from Italian provided by the authors of this paper.
 
2
“Everyone knows from experience that only two rows of trees, however leafy they may be, are not enough to protect us from the sun walking between them; at least four are required for the central path to have shadow […].That which provides shade to the interior limits the views of the exterior […].
It could not be denied that an idea of this type was not beautiful for a painting by Claudio de Lorena or Gaspare Pussino; but in the Prato, how could something like this be realized, considering that those well-painted paths would take away the views?” (Radicchio 1786). Translation from Italian provided by the authors of this paper.
 
3
“The damp air, trapped in that sunken place, would not be breathed precisely as if it were the healthiest and lightest […]. (Radicchio 1786). Translation from Italian provided by the authors of this paper.
 
4
“Render the city delicious and make it more attractive to foreigners” (Memmo, 1775 cited by Zaggia 2010). Translation from Italian provided by the authors of this paper.
 
5
Isola Memmiana, meaning Memmo’s Island, is one of the most famous names given to the intervention.
 
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Metadata
Title
Controlled Landscapes or Building Sustainability in Public Spaces. Case of Studies of Padova and Moscow
Authors
Elena Merino Gómez
Fernando Moral Andrés
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54983-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54984-2

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2_5