Application Studies for the Implementation of the Sustainability Charter in the Metropolitan City of Genoa

Francesca Pirlone, Ilenia Spadaro, Cristiana Arzà, Giovanna Lonati and Piero Garibaldi
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Francesca Pirlone: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Ilenia Spadaro: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Cristiana Arzà: Strategic Planning Office, Metropolitan City of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Giovanna Lonati: Strategic Planning Office, Metropolitan City of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Piero Garibaldi: Strategic Planning Office, Metropolitan City of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-22

Abstract: Starting from Agenda 2030 and existing tools in the field of sustainability, this research defines the guidelines for a new Sustainability Charter created for a metropolitan-level city. These guidelines are then applied to the case study of the metropolitan city of Genoa. The paper reports, therefore, application studies for the implementation of the Sustainability Charter in the metropolitan city of Genoa. Funded by the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of Territory and Sea, the Sustainability Charter of the Metropolitan City of Genoa, which we present here, is developed as part of “Agenda 2030, the Sustainable Metropolitan Agenda of the Metropolitan City of Genoa: moving towards sustainable metropolitan spaces”. This research has led to the implementation of a concrete product the entire citizenship can benefit from. The new proposed tool is oriented towards the application of sustainability in urban planning and management in order to reduce environmental impacts and promote a proper and better quality of life: a driving force for sustainable urban development. Sustainability as a tool to safeguard the cultural and environmental heritage and the economic system, which can represent a new opportunity for the development of competitiveness, innovation and employment.

Keywords: Sustainability Charter; participation; incentives; urban planning; quality of life (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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