Counteract Soil Consumption through Ecosystem Services and Landscape Restoration for an Efficient Urban Regeneration

Celestina Fazia (), Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Adel Aldosary and Francesca Moraci
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Celestina Fazia: Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy
Kh Md Nahiduzzaman: School of Engineering, The University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
Baqer Al-Ramadan: Architecture & City Design Department, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Adel Aldosary: Architecture & City Design Department, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Francesca Moraci: DArTe Department, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Soil consumption, marked by the expansion of artificial land cover for residential, productive, and infrastructural purposes, is a concerning trend in Italy, as revealed by the Copernicus land monitoring program. The issue is exacerbated by agricultural intensification and urbanization, particularly affecting regions like Lombardia and Piemonte. However, Sicilia, Abruzzo, and Lazio experience notable increases in processes of abandonment and re-naturalization. Data from Ispra highlights the need for in-depth study, especially in regions like Sicilia, where contrasting phenomena occur. This study utilizes Ispra data to monitor and formulate strategies for mitigating soil consumption and safeguarding ecosystem services. The research aligns with objectives related to combating climate change and facilitating the ecological transition of territories. The complexity of land consumption, influenced by interdependent factors, is evident in the achieved results. Effective strategies for containment and re-naturalization involve the implementation of town planning regulations and multi-level behavioral pathways. This study aims to identify contextual actions that can reduce land consumption, promote de-impermeabilization, and encourage re-naturalization, focusing on enhancing ecosystem services in land use activities. Thus, it focuses on understanding the contributions of ecosystem services, landscape restoration and green infrastructure on climate mitigation, and a reduction in land consumption in urban regeneration processes. As well, through open-source systems, it is important to monitor in real time the trend of the quantity of factors and variables and the state of the environment, and the reasons to intervene with systemic strategies and actions constitutes another lens of focus.

Keywords: soil consumption; ecosystem services; landscape restoration; urban regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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