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    Protection of Peri-Urban Open Spaces and Food-System Strategies. The Case of Parco delle Risaie in Milan

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    Food-system planning is a planning approach focused on the elements that are directly or indirectly involved in food production, including the effects of these processes on territories and cities. A strategy for protecting peri-urban green areas aligned with the food-system planning approach is being adopted in the metropolitan area of Milan, in Parco delle Risaie. This article outlines the planning process underlying the establishment of Parco delle Risaie, where peri-urban space protection strategies have been integrated with food-system planning strategies, such as the creation of a local food chain and the promotion of multifunctional farming activities

    Peri-Urban Areas and Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Sustainability and Resilience Strategies in the Age of Climate Change

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    This book explores the nexus among food, energy and water in peri-urban areas, demonstrating how relevant this nexus is for environmental sustainability. In particular it examines the effective management of the nexus in the face of the risks and trade-offs of mitigation policies, and as a mean to create resilience to climate change. The book delineates strategies and actions necessary to develop and protect our natural resources and improve the functionality of the nexus, such as: integrated management of the major resources that characterize the metabolism of a city, stronger coordination among stakeholders who often weight differently the services that are relevant to their individual concerns, integration of efforts towards environmental protection, adaptation to and prevention of climate change and disaster risks mitigation

    La VAS dei piani comunali nella Regione Sardegna

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    In questo saggio si discutono alcuni aspetti problematici dell’attuazione del dispositivo delle Linee-guida per il processo di Valutazione ambientale strategica dei piani urbanistici comunali in adeguamento al Piano paesaggistico regionale della Sardegna, con particolare riferimento al rapporto tra VAS e processo di piano ed alla partecipazione ed alla sostenibilità. Si evidenzia come, anche alla luce dell’esperienza in itinere della Sardegna, le questioni della partecipazione e della sostenibilità siano attuali ed ancora da approfondire, sia in termini teorici che tecnici
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