Planning and Design Perspectives for Land Take Containment

An Operative Framework

verfasst von: Dr. Benedetta Giudice

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : SpringerBriefs in Geography

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This book aims to provide a framework for the concept of land take, the practice by which natural lands are lost to artificial land development practices, and present its ecological implications in urban environments. In particular, the book intends to contextualize land take and its ecological implications in the field of planning through the analysis of the evolution of the relationship that exists between ecology and urban and regional planning, with case studies focusing on cities in Europe. Urban and regional planning (specifically in terms of tools, policies and strategies) play a central role in the redevelopment of this relationship, and through this perspective the text explores some operational criteria and guiding strategies for the creation of innovative scenarios of planning and design. The book is indeed mainly based upon an ecological planning-oriented perspective, with the attempt of creating a strong link between the plan and the project that will be useful for students, researchers, policy makers, and urban planners and designers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction: Innovative Reflections on Land Take

Abstract

Since the 1980s, land take and, later, its ecological concerns have become an integral part of European planning and design debates. Due mainly to the acknowledgement that the world population is estimated to be above all urban, the literature is still passionate, recognising a place of honour to the rapid urbanisation process. Currently, the urbanisation process is associated with global urban challenges (climate change, biodiversity preservation and soil artificialisation). In this regard, this chapter lays the groundwork for the overall argument, discussing some key points: the evidence of a changed status of traditional historical cities, caused by the rapid urbanisation process, and the continuous emergence and mainstreaming of ecological paradigms, as one of the main challenges for current planning and design approaches. To this end, the book aims to develop a new approach to land take, proposing a turnabout: cities are still central to deal with global challenges, but the starting point of planning and design is represented by natural, ecological and landscape elements. In the end, the book proposes some potential perspectives that are substantial to sustainable and resilient cities.

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Chapter 2. Land Take: From General Concerns to an Ecological Approach

Abstract

This chapter attempts to frame the concepts of urban sprawl, soil sealing and land take. Starting from some of the most recognised definitions in international literature, the concepts are analysed with regard to their evolution in space and time. Although the book focuses on the European context, the chapter also provides some American references. The chapter outlines why the concept of land take has been chosen to interpret the phenomenon in Europe, and it presents the need to reinterpret the concept in current times. This quest for a new approach is also developed by specifying some of the most influencing global and European policies and strategies, recently activated to limit land take and urban sprawl.

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Chapter 3. Optimising Land Use: Insights from French and Italian Planning Experiences

Abstract

This chapter provides a contextualised framework of two European countries: France and Italy. These two countries are framed with reference to their institutional structure and their planning systems. To address the topic of land take and ecological restoration and examine how they are interlinked, the proposed analysis emphasises which measures, policies and tools have been undertaken in the two countries. The choice reveals how the two countries share some common elements of discussion, but they tackle the issues of land take containment, ecological continuities and green infrastructure with different perspectives.

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Chapter 4. Approaches to Green Infrastructure and Ecological Preservation: Two Case Studies

Abstract

This chapter explores the concept of GI with specific reference to two case studies in France and Italy. The French case study is the former Rhône-Alpes Region, with particular regard to the cities of Grenoble and Lyon. The Italian case studies are instead the Piedmont Region, with an analysis of some local experiences. These two Regions, which border one another, have similar multifaceted landscape assets. In this chapter, the topic of GI will be developed by highlighting the pros and cons of each experimentation. On the one hand, the Rhône-Alpes Region has opted for a GI project at different scales (from the SRCE to the plot scale), while the Piedmont Region has various GI projects not directly related to one to another.

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Chapter 5. Ecological Planning

Abstract

As the world faces unprecedented urbanisation and its related challenges, there is a necessity to trace some sustainable and resilient urban strategies. To this end, this concluding chapter presents the key themes of the presented experimentations and proposes some future perspectives of research. Starting from French and Italian approaches, it is argued that it is possible to define some criteria that, merging the practices of planning and design, can help redesign and re-founding contemporary cities and territories in a sustainable and resilient perspective. This redesign and refoundation need to be pursued under the upcoming paradigms of ecological and biodiversity preservation, land take control, landscape valorisation and green infrastructure development. Finally, the section dedicated to possible future research perspectives frames some significant pathways that are currently emerging in literature and should be undertaken to provide a constant and operative integration of green infrastructure in planning and design.

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Backmatter

Titel: Planning and Design Perspectives for Land Take Containment
verfasst von: Dr. Benedetta Giudice
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-91066-2
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-91065-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91066-2