Managing urban parks for sustainable development and social sustainability in Rome (Italy)

Roma Natura is the public institution that manages all the natural parks inside the city of Rome, more than 16.000 ha of natural and historical environment. In the last months the Communication and Education Office tried a new and different management, based on people involvement. A new project, called VITA (that can be translated in English as LIFE) started with six different goals. The main purpose is to give back natural resources and spaces to citizens, involving them in management and decision making. This paper wants to present the first results of this project and the future programs to make people understand the importance on natural parks in urban context.