The research aims to propose the green infrastructure as the unifying paradigm of sustainable development and landscape preservation in the southern-eastern Metropolitan District of Naples, surrounding the Vesuvius and close to the UNESCO archaeological sites. In such a fragile, high-risk territory, the green infrastructure can overcome its fragmentation. The research methods include survey of historic cartography, raw data elaboration, on-site observation, and G.I.S. analysis. Also, they were applied to design studio themes in MSc taught courses. The study area is highly endangered by environmental risks: seismic activity due to volcanism; hydrological troubles and biodiversity loss caused by stream deviations or interruptions, and ground impermeabilisation. The territorial vocation was agricultural until the 1940s, with fruits and vegetables production, farming, and silviculture. Landscape components such as cultivations on narrow terraces and dry stone walls partly survive. Planned urbanisation and un-planned growth occurred between the 1950s and the 1990s. After the crunch, some industrial districts and sparse sheds were abandoned. Without network governance, the National Park, environmental laws, regional landscape plans and the Emergency Plan of Evacuation were partially effective to contain soil consumption. Research outcomes as masterplans and urban plans have synthesised functions and relationships. By deepening the scale, it has been shown that re-use or de-localisation could improve the landscape quality and stop soil consumption. Open areas landscaping would provide residents and tourists with eco-systemic services and spaces for social aggregation. In conclusion, the environmental potential and landscape quality still characterise the Vesuvian area’s identity. Slow mobility policies would design a territorial net, with railway lines and cycle-pedestrian tracks linking naturalistic and cultural sites, organic farms and craft districts.
The Vesuvian Green Infrastructure: environmental and cultural heritage for sustainable landscapes / Acierno, Antonio; Camilletti, Paolo. - (2016), pp. 195-195. (Intervento presentato al convegno Tasting the Landscape 53rd IFLA World Congress 2016 tenutosi a Torino nel 20-22 aprile 2016).
The Vesuvian Green Infrastructure: environmental and cultural heritage for sustainable landscapes
ACIERNO, ANTONIO;CAMILLETTI, Paolo
2016
Abstract
The research aims to propose the green infrastructure as the unifying paradigm of sustainable development and landscape preservation in the southern-eastern Metropolitan District of Naples, surrounding the Vesuvius and close to the UNESCO archaeological sites. In such a fragile, high-risk territory, the green infrastructure can overcome its fragmentation. The research methods include survey of historic cartography, raw data elaboration, on-site observation, and G.I.S. analysis. Also, they were applied to design studio themes in MSc taught courses. The study area is highly endangered by environmental risks: seismic activity due to volcanism; hydrological troubles and biodiversity loss caused by stream deviations or interruptions, and ground impermeabilisation. The territorial vocation was agricultural until the 1940s, with fruits and vegetables production, farming, and silviculture. Landscape components such as cultivations on narrow terraces and dry stone walls partly survive. Planned urbanisation and un-planned growth occurred between the 1950s and the 1990s. After the crunch, some industrial districts and sparse sheds were abandoned. Without network governance, the National Park, environmental laws, regional landscape plans and the Emergency Plan of Evacuation were partially effective to contain soil consumption. Research outcomes as masterplans and urban plans have synthesised functions and relationships. By deepening the scale, it has been shown that re-use or de-localisation could improve the landscape quality and stop soil consumption. Open areas landscaping would provide residents and tourists with eco-systemic services and spaces for social aggregation. In conclusion, the environmental potential and landscape quality still characterise the Vesuvian area’s identity. Slow mobility policies would design a territorial net, with railway lines and cycle-pedestrian tracks linking naturalistic and cultural sites, organic farms and craft districts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
