THE ROLE OF WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OF THE PUBLIC SPACE

The increasing number of extreme weather conditions prompted by climate change is already noticeable nowadays in the succession of extended periods of drought to precipitations and storms of substantial intensity, events that significantly impact anthropized systems, in particular in densely populated urban contexts. This is also due to the inadequacy of the infrastructural equipment, often underpowered and lacking in the functional, managerial and environmental aspects. This contribution seeks to define the attributes and contents of a new project-oriented approach - methodological and technical - for urban public spaces, which stands out for the use of water as a natural element in the variety of its potentials and aesthetic, environmental and climate-related connotations.