Urban regeneration of smaller towns and climate change

Since August 1, 2018 human beings are indebted to the earth, they lived the resources they do not own, taking them to future generations. The overexploitation of land resources results in phenomena such as deforestation, collapse of water resources, fresh water scarcity, biodiversity loss and carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere and seas worldwide. They remember the great disasters occurred as a result in the last twenty years: the floods of the Cinque Terre in Genoa in 2011 and Hamburg in 2013, the snow cover of 2013 in New York, the Athens fires of 2007 and 2018. Drought, fires , hurricanes, water bombs are becoming more frequent hitting the town and procuring the loss of human lives. It seems pretty clear that human influence has been the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the mid-twentieth century. Climate and cities have a close relationship and the importance of the local level is crucial. The statement of 2011 has mayors of Bonn said that "Local governments play a strategic role in addressing climate change for their responsibility in the plans and regulations can influence innovative processes and solutions for adaptation and mitigation". The argument is much more pressing if we speak well of the city of rural areas and small urban centers in this historic moment undergo the phenomenon with the loss of a priceless cultural and natural value. The smaller towns are often placed in areas of high natural quality, sites of Community importance or a special protection area, to protect and secure from the hydrogeological point of view. The needs of tourism, enhancement and recovery of the territory can interact positively with respect to the research of global sustainability experience. There is a need to develop policies and tools associated with climate proof local emergency plans as well as to upgrade local infrastructure with the participation of civil society and private actors. In this context the adoption of green infrastructures appears to be the right approach to guide the city to urban regeneration, having a great potential for resilience. Transforming our cities into smart cities is essential, putting them into a system integrating the various territorial and urban green capabilities through a Best Practices policy. The essential foundations are based on the use of public parks to be able to ensure good functionality hydrological and climate, it founded on the maintenance of biodiversity and the possibility to enjoy a beautiful and functional city and be able to promote human relations. It is fundamental to focus on internal areas and small centers such as settlement structures with morphological and dimensional stability over time.