The issue of urban sustainability is considered within the context of the metropolis of Rome, the capital of Italy. The aim is pursued through an Urban Biosphere Reserve proposal, drawn up by an interdisciplinary group of experts comprising landscape ecologists, geologists, plant ecologists, zoologists, geographers, city planners and environmental psychologists. The potential applicability of this project on an international level is discussed, with particular focus on its importance as (i) one of the first proposals of an Urban Biosphere Reserve encompassing the whole municipality of a large city, (ii) an original approach to urban ecosystem investigations within the framework of landscape ecology principles, and (iii) a good example of cooperation between scientists and local decision-makers to preserve the cultural and landscape identity in an urban and periurban context.
Interdisciplinary research for the proposal of the Urban Biosphere Reserve of Rome Municipality / Blasi, Carlo; Capotorti, Giulia; Marina, Marchese; Marta, Miriam; M., Marta; Marco Alberto, Bologna; Pierluigi, Bombi; Bonaiuto, Marino; Bonnes, Miriglia; Giuseppe, Carrus; Federica, Cifelli; Bruno, Cignini; Salvatore, Dierna; Giusi, Esposito; Renato, Funiciello; Ilaria, Giannarini; Gratani, Loretta; Maria Gemma Grillotti Di, Giacomo; Mgg Di, Giacomo; Manes, Fausto; Fabrizio, Orlandi; Marzio, Zapparoli; Gian Tommaso Scarascia, Mugnozza; Gts, Mugnozza. - In: PLANT BIOSYSTEMS. - ISSN 1126-3504. - STAMPA. - 142:2(2008), pp. 305-312. [10.1080/11263500802150571]
Interdisciplinary research for the proposal of the Urban Biosphere Reserve of Rome Municipality
BLASI, Carlo;CAPOTORTI, Giulia;BONAIUTO, Marino;BONNES, Miriglia;GRATANI, Loretta;MANES, Fausto;
2008
Abstract
The issue of urban sustainability is considered within the context of the metropolis of Rome, the capital of Italy. The aim is pursued through an Urban Biosphere Reserve proposal, drawn up by an interdisciplinary group of experts comprising landscape ecologists, geologists, plant ecologists, zoologists, geographers, city planners and environmental psychologists. The potential applicability of this project on an international level is discussed, with particular focus on its importance as (i) one of the first proposals of an Urban Biosphere Reserve encompassing the whole municipality of a large city, (ii) an original approach to urban ecosystem investigations within the framework of landscape ecology principles, and (iii) a good example of cooperation between scientists and local decision-makers to preserve the cultural and landscape identity in an urban and periurban context.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
