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Climate-Adaptive Nature-Based Regenerative Urban Green Streetscapes: Design Exploration from the City of Matera

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  • Ina Macaione

    (NatureCityLAB, University of Basilicata, 75100 Matera, Italy)

  • Alessandro Raffa

    (PON R&I FSE REACT EU, NatureCityLAB, University of Basilicata, 75100 Matera, Italy)

  • Bianca Andaloro

    (PNRR TECH4YOU, NatureCityLAB, University of Basilicata, 75100 Matera, Italy)

Abstract

Over the past two decades, global cities have been addressing climate challenges by transforming their gray infrastructural spaces through climate-adaptive and nature-based regeneration processes. These efforts also aim to tackle local ecological, social, and economic disparities. Despite the prevailing focus on technical and performance-based approaches, research on climate-adaptive, nature-based regeneration of streetscapes remains limited and has yet to significantly influence design-driven approaches to urban regeneration. This paper seeks to address these gaps by emphasizing the importance of spatial dimensions in overcoming current theoretical and operational limitations. It introduces a research experience that aims to leverage the potential of design to promote climate-adaptive, nature-based green regeneration of streetscapes and to integrate this approach into mainstream practices through a “research-by-design” methodology. To achieve this, an operational framework has been developed and is presented here, offering both conceptual and practical insights for creating climate-adaptive, nature-based streetscapes. Following the proposed methodology, two pilot design cases are introduced and discussed, both located in the Italian city of Matera: Piccianello and La Martella. This iterative process aims to establish a framework for sustainable, long-term urban resilience, making cities greener, more adaptive, and more equitable.

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  • Ina Macaione & Alessandro Raffa & Bianca Andaloro, 2024. "Climate-Adaptive Nature-Based Regenerative Urban Green Streetscapes: Design Exploration from the City of Matera," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-29, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:16:p:6811-:d:1452671
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    1. Anna Gabor & Florian Reinwald & Doris Damyanovic, 2023. "Methodological Framework for Fostering the Implementation of Climate-Responsive Public Spaces and Streetscapes to Support Multifunctional Design," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-21, February.
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