Andrea Arcidiacono, Politecnico di Milano, Carlo Gasparrini, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Simona Tondelli, University of Bologna ‘Alma Mater Studiorum’.
The seminar starts from the awareness of the urgency to implement the strategies of the Next Generation Plan and the PNRR in a perspective of ecological redefinition of the contemporary territory project.
In this context, two fundamental thematic fields are focused in the reconfiguration of urban planning. On the one hand there is the role of ecosystem services assessment as a cognitive and interpretative support of the different soil functions directly related to human welfare and their value for the…
Andrea Arcidiacono, INU, Viviana di Martino, Silvia Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano
Soil is a limited and non-renewable resource, a fundamental element of the environment, the ecosystem and the landscape. It is essential for human wellness and for the performance of important ecosystem functions.
Waterproofing, erosion, loss of biodiversity, decrease of organic matter, salinization, contamination, compaction, soil consumption, landslides, desertification, pollution, are among the main threats that contribute to soil degradation and loss of this invaluable resource.
The latest report on soil consumption prepared by ISPRA and SNPA states that even in 2020 almost two square meters every second of agricultural and natural…