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and in relation to urban and
economic planning
in the city and its territorial
context. It aims to improve the quality of building works and related open
spaces as a function of an overall reduction in energy consumption and a
broader and more intelligent use of energy from
renewable sources
.
In particular, relationships between the following are analyzed: settlement
dispersion and urban economies (Massimo Battaglia and Marco Frey);
sus-
tainable mobility
and the urban economy (Luca Cetara); intelligent mobility
systems and the reduction of traffic congestion (Renato De Leone); ecosystem
services and the use of urban lands (Riccardo Santolini); the form of the city,
urban sustainability, and the quality of the landscape (Rosalba D'Onofrio); the
form of structures, technologies for sustainability, and
environmental quality
(Federica Ottone); renewable energy and the
thermal comfort
of open spaces
(Roberta Cocci Grifoni).
The “
Clean and Healthy
” section of this chapter examines the themes of
safety and the quality of the main components of the urban environment (air,
water, land) on different organizational scales in the city and in relation to the
territorial context, the requirements for living, formal balances, and both the
overall and individual realizations with the aim of favoring the reduction of
pollutants of any kind and increasing the quality of the urban environment. In
particular, the relationships between the following are analyzed: waste and
environmental health (Barbara Fenni and Sara Spuntarelli); climate variations,
morphometric characteristics and urban coastal dynamics (Carlo Bisci); the
morphology of places and the dynamics of the mountainside/river/coastal sys-
tem (Bernardino Gentili); coastal dynamics and coastal naturalness (Alessio
Acciarri, Carlo Bisci, Gino Cantalamessa and Giorgio Di Pancrazio); indica-
tors for air and water quality and the well-being of inhabitants (Beatrice
Marinelli); evaluation methods for environmental quality and quality of life
(Piersebastiano Ferranti).
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