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Urban Greenery as a Resource for Urban Environment
In many suburban districts, urban greenery is an important component in terms of quantity and quality in the urban landscape. The benefits on the environment on the quality of human life and the economic impact on the surrounding built heritage make the natural environment a collective asset for the entire ecosystem. However, the lack of human and economic resources on which today's public administrations can rely makes the management of such spaces problematic, often transforming them into poorly cured and unused places. In this regard, maintenance activities, such as mowing and pruning, as well as a series of continuous operations produce a significant amount of material to be disposed, constituting a monetary and environmental cost for the community. In order to compare different scenarios of reuse of green waste from an economic, environmental, and social point of view, the case study of the “Le Vallette” district in Turin was analyzed. On the basis of the concepts on which the material flow analysis (MFA) is based, the flows that can be produced each year from the maintenance activities of the green areas were evaluated. The qualitative and quantitative analysis carried out opened a series of reflections on the current green waste treatment chain. In this way, the concept of urban green is reinterpreted from a landscape element to an economic and environmental resource.
Urban Greenery as a Resource for Urban Environment
In many suburban districts, urban greenery is an important component in terms of quantity and quality in the urban landscape. The benefits on the environment on the quality of human life and the economic impact on the surrounding built heritage make the natural environment a collective asset for the entire ecosystem. However, the lack of human and economic resources on which today's public administrations can rely makes the management of such spaces problematic, often transforming them into poorly cured and unused places. In this regard, maintenance activities, such as mowing and pruning, as well as a series of continuous operations produce a significant amount of material to be disposed, constituting a monetary and environmental cost for the community. In order to compare different scenarios of reuse of green waste from an economic, environmental, and social point of view, the case study of the “Le Vallette” district in Turin was analyzed. On the basis of the concepts on which the material flow analysis (MFA) is based, the flows that can be produced each year from the maintenance activities of the green areas were evaluated. The qualitative and quantitative analysis carried out opened a series of reflections on the current green waste treatment chain. In this way, the concept of urban green is reinterpreted from a landscape element to an economic and environmental resource.
Urban Greenery as a Resource for Urban Environment
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Trapani, Ferdinando (Herausgeber:in) / Mohareb, Nabil (Herausgeber:in) / Rosso, Federica (Herausgeber:in) / Kolokotsa, Denia (Herausgeber:in) / Maruthaveeran, Sreetheran (Herausgeber:in) / Ghoneem, Mahmoud (Herausgeber:in) / Pollo, Riccardo (Autor:in) / Giovanardi, Matteo (Autor:in) / Mariani, Andreina (Autor:in)
Advanced Studies in Efficient Environmental Design and City Planning ; Kapitel: 25 ; 307-315
25.09.2021
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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