In Italian SEA of urban and regional planning, there is low awareness of the natural risks and impact of land consumption, reflecting the misconception of soil degradation impact on water, human health, climate change, nature, biodiversity, protection, and food safety. Recently enhanced planning practices account for land protection objectives, but they are still not properly justified, assessed, and compared to different alternatives; and consequently not respected due to lack of adequate monitoring. The paper focuses on exploring the potential of SEA as an effective tool for improving urban and regional planning processes, in respect to natural risks, such as land consumption, soil degradation and urban sprawl. Some SEA of Italian and foreign cases are presented, underlining how they were able to create more awareness of soil as a common good and as a resource, and how this new awareness can lead to the integration of often neglected environmental and risks considerations into the planning process. (Paper presentato durante la XV Conferenza della Società Italiana degli Urbanisti, L'urbanistica che cambia. Rischi e valori, Pescara, 10-11 maggio 2012)
Effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment of urban and regional planning in Northern Italy: limitation of risks and impact of land consumption
TREVILLE, ALDO
2012-01-01
Abstract
In Italian SEA of urban and regional planning, there is low awareness of the natural risks and impact of land consumption, reflecting the misconception of soil degradation impact on water, human health, climate change, nature, biodiversity, protection, and food safety. Recently enhanced planning practices account for land protection objectives, but they are still not properly justified, assessed, and compared to different alternatives; and consequently not respected due to lack of adequate monitoring. The paper focuses on exploring the potential of SEA as an effective tool for improving urban and regional planning processes, in respect to natural risks, such as land consumption, soil degradation and urban sprawl. Some SEA of Italian and foreign cases are presented, underlining how they were able to create more awareness of soil as a common good and as a resource, and how this new awareness can lead to the integration of often neglected environmental and risks considerations into the planning process. (Paper presentato durante la XV Conferenza della Società Italiana degli Urbanisti, L'urbanistica che cambia. Rischi e valori, Pescara, 10-11 maggio 2012)I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
