Contribution of Conceptual-Drawing Methods to Raise Awareness on Landscape Connectivity: Socio-Environmental Analysis in the Regional Context of Trentino (Italy)

Anastasia Nikologianni, Alessandro Betta and Alessandro Gretter
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Anastasia Nikologianni: School of Architecture and Design, Faculty of Arts, Design & Media, Birmingham City University, The Parkside Building, 5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD, UK
Alessandro Betta: Fondazione Edmund Mach—Research and Innovation Centre, Via Edmund Mach 1, San Michele all’ Adige, 38098 Trento, TN, Italy
Alessandro Gretter: Fondazione Edmund Mach—Research and Innovation Centre, Via Edmund Mach 1, San Michele all’ Adige, 38098 Trento, TN, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-18

Abstract: This paper deals with landscape understanding and connectivity from an ecological as well as a human perspective. It is based on a broader research study known as EIT Climate-KIC SATURN (System and sustainable Approach to virTuous interaction of Urban and Rural LaNdscapes) co-funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), Climate-KIC and the institutions participating in this project. The aim of the study was to explore how landscape connectivity is perceived, on urban and regional scales, by decision-makers and key stakeholders as well as the impact this can have on building sustainable cities. The paper used a series of drawing and visualization workshops, community engagement methods, and participatory tools to identify the connection communities and decision-makers have with their landscape surroundings as well as the impact landscape connectivity has on our health and wellbeing. Through a series of specifically designed workshops following a landscape visioning approach, the paper explored how drawings and visualizations can support decision-makers to create a vision that addresses landscape connectivity, considering the socio-ecological factors in their area and creating a holistic regional approach between urban and rural landscapes. The study concludes that landscape connectivity is of major importance when creating visions for a sustainable future; however, a better connection between ecological and human elements needs to be established to improve landscape design.

Keywords: landscape; connectivity; health; wellbeing; landscape design; landscape vision; drawings; decision-makers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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