HORTICULTURAL THERAPY: BEYOND THE FEEDING

Ennio Nonni, INU – URBIT

It is now necessary to broaden the horizon and discover the enormous potential and interactions for everything that falls under the wide concept of “green” as a path to sustainability.
The leitmotif of this meeting on horticultural therapy is to be in continuity with the four recent conferences promoted by INU-URBIT: “Urban green as a catalyst for urban regeneration”, “green in the city: how to face the challenges of climate change”, “The green that heals: the inner space and the city” and “Green therapy: healing with nature”.

Talking about vegetable gardens brings to mind the essential…

OPENING PLENARY SESSION. GREEN THERAPY: HOW TO HEAL WITH NATURE

Ennio Nonni, Gianni Biagi, INU – URBIT

The green refers us to the forest, the park, the garden, the tree, in the three dimensions of protection, management and design.
It is a fact that the green at various scales is a driving force for the regeneration of the suburbs, for the fight against climate change, for the specific impact on public health and city livability.
If all this is consolidated, the new starting point should be to broaden the horizon and, through green, imagine cities, houses and a new world that is reconnected with nature in harmony with all living beings.

The green,…