Andrea Arcidiacono, Silvia Ronchi, INU
The Nature Restoration Law (EU Regulation 2024/1991) represents a decisive step towards Europe’s ecological transition, introducing binding targets for ecosystem restoration across all Member States. Within this framework, the italian National Restoration Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripristino – PNR) could serve as a strategic tool for integrating biodiversity policies, ecological transition and territorial governance.
The potential of the PNR is extraordinary. In particular, for urban ecosystems, it offers an opportunity to support experimentation with a new urban planning model based on urban regeneration, zero land take, ecosystem restoration, the de-sealing of built-up surfaces, increased tree canopy cover and the widespread adoption of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). These are significant objectives that may nevertheless be undermined by major challenges in the PNR’s operational implementation, both because of its potentially conflicting relationship with existing regional legislative frameworks and because of the difficulty of translating its objectives into local urban planning instruments. This is compounded by a principle of subsidiarity that appears to have been largely excluded from the process of designing the Plan’s implementation mechanisms.
The conference aims to reflect on the opportunities and prospects offered by the PNR, bringing together contributions from experts in research and public institutions, with the aim of identifying possible roads for further work to address the issues that have emerged and to pragmatically explore ways of ensuring its effective implementation.
PROGRAMME
14:30 Opening
Introduction and moderation
Andrea Arcidiacono, Politecnico di Milano, INU
Silvia Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano, Research Centre on Soil Consumption (CRCS)
Roundtable Discussion
Speakers
Salvina Sist, Director of Spatial Planning, Veneto Region
Sandra Zappella, Directorate for Spatial and Landscape Planning, Lombardy Region
Marco Carletti, Directorate for Urban Planning and Sustainability, Tuscany Region
Isabella Susi Botto, Director of the General Territorial Planning and Urban Regeneration Department, Metropolitan City of Milan
Stefano Salata, Politecnico di Milano
Emanuele Boscolo, University of Insubria
Angioletta Voghera, Politecnico di Torino
Damiano Di Simine, Legambiente
Francesca Calace, Politecnico di Bari, CDN INU
Luca Bisogni, Associazione Analisti Ambientali (Environmental Analysis Association)
Closing Remarks
Carolina Giaimo, Politecnico di Torino, Vice-President of INU
18:30 Closing of the proceedings
Italiano
Contributions