New Integrated Approaches to Climate Emergency Landscape Strategies: The Case of Pan-European SATURN Project

Anastasia Nikologianni, Alessandro Betta, Angelica Pianegonda, Sara Favargiotti, Kathryn Moore, Nick Grayson, Elisa Morganti, Martin Berg, Anna Ternell, Marco Ciolli, Michela Angeli, Anders M. Nilsson and Alessandro Gretter
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Anastasia Nikologianni: School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University, The Parkside Building, 5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD, UK
Alessandro Betta: Fondazione Edmund Mach—IASMA Research Centre, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy
Angelica Pianegonda: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
Sara Favargiotti: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
Kathryn Moore: School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University, The Parkside Building, 5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD, UK
Nick Grayson: Birmingham City Council, Birmingham B1 1BB, UK
Elisa Morganti: HIT—Trentino Innovation Hub, Piazza Manci 17, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy
Martin Berg: Property Management Administration, City of Göteborg, Box 2258, 403 14 Gothenburg, Sweden
Anna Ternell: PE|Technology and Architecture, Neptunigatan 42, 211 18 Malmö, Sweden
Marco Ciolli: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
Michela Angeli: Fondazione Edmund Mach—IASMA Research Centre, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy
Anders M. Nilsson: Cultural Development Administration, Region Västra Götaland, 462 35 Vänersborg, Sweden
Alessandro Gretter: Fondazione Edmund Mach—IASMA Research Centre, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige (TN), Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 20, 1-11

Abstract: The landscape has been described as a ‘blind spot’ when examined in light of regional strategies. The immense potential of peri-urban and rural hinterlands to counter the climate emergency is therefore also overlooked. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Climate-KIC’s (Knowledge and Innovation Community) System and sustainable Approach to virTuous interaction of Urban and Rural LaNdscapes (SATURN) aims to address this short-sightedness. The reason why we do not see or value the landscape is complex, but part of the problem relates to its multiple ownership, numerous types and scales of conflicting designations, governance structures, policy requirements, and regulatory frameworks. This leads to an approach that is fragmented and sectoral and, therefore, fails to see the bigger picture or recognise the value that the territory has in order to deal with current environmental challenges. With partners from across Europe, the pan-European Orchestrated Ecosystem research project co-funded by EIT Climate-KIC, SATURN aims to develop new integrated strategies which will increase awareness of the capacity of the landscape, which is seen is seen as a vital way to address the deepening climate emergency. SATURN anticipates that the outputs will build capacity across Europe to help nation-states meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and respond to the environmental challenges. This paper, reporting on interim findings, sets out the next phase of the project and concludes with lessons learned so far, including an initial identification of processes that can be applied in regions across Europe and an evaluation of the significance of exchanging knowledge between different countries.

Keywords: climate strategies; policy; pan-European; framework; food growing; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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