A Strategic Interpretation of Landscape through Interaction between Natural, Built and Virtual Environments: The Case Study of Piazzola sul Brenta

Greta Montanari (), Andrea Giordano, Gianmario Guidarelli, Federica Maietti and Elena Svalduz
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Greta Montanari: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
Andrea Giordano: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
Gianmario Guidarelli: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
Federica Maietti: Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Elena Svalduz: Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-16

Abstract: The need to digitize data as an analysis tool is increasingly a topical issue, also because it is a tool of common interest for several disciplines. This new research merges with the iNEST project (Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem), referring in particular to Spoke 4: city, architecture and sustainable design, which aims at extending the beneficial effects of digitalization to the areas of “Nord-Est” Italy. The project started in August 2022 and will end in August 2025. Knowing that the trend of urbanization, metropolis living, and climate change is related to psychologically stressful situations as a result of environmental stressors, this research aims to analyze if living in a place surrounded by natural and valuable artificial elements (i.e., historical architecture, art) is crucial in generating health and psychophysical well-being. This paper presents the case study of Piazzola sul Brenta, a small town in the Veneto region on which a territorial analysis was carried out to understand the existing dynamics between the natural and artificial environment, using the literature and historical maps. Since this research began recently, with only preliminary and partial results so far, this paper focuses on the interdisciplinary discussion developed around this topic, showing the first part of a research that aims to create models of urban and landscape contexts that enable in-depth analysis and the prefiguration of strategies for regeneration.

Keywords: survey; modeling; architectural history; landscape; representation; visualization; restorativeness; sustainability; historical heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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