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Relationship between Quarry Activity and Municipal Spatial Planning: A Possible Mediation for the Case of Sardinia, Italy

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  • Ginevra Balletto

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, DICAAR, University of Cagliari, via Marengo, 3, Cagliari 09123, Italy)

  • Giovanni Mei

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, DICAAR, University of Cagliari, via Marengo, 3, Cagliari 09123, Italy)

  • Chiara Garau

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, DICAAR, University of Cagliari, via Marengo, 3, Cagliari 09123, Italy)

Abstract

Despite its economic importance, quarrying activity for the production of natural aggregates (sand, gravel, and crushed stone) can result in overexploitation of the natural environment. This paper investigates the current state of natural and recycled aggregates in Sardinia Italy and how to limit the production of natural aggregates (NA) and increase the use of recycled aggregates (RA). The municipalities of Cagliari, Sant’Antioco and Tortolì of Sardinia, Italy, were chosen as case studies because they fall within a particular territorial context. Owing to its geographic condition, the island of Sardinia must produce its own raw materials. The results of this research show how the combined use of NA and RA can help meet local and regional demand for aggregates. This proposal is derived from a needs assessment of NA based on urban masterplans for each municipality. Possible strategies for limiting the consumption of NA, as well as the use of RA, are also described.

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  • Ginevra Balletto & Giovanni Mei & Chiara Garau, 2015. "Relationship between Quarry Activity and Municipal Spatial Planning: A Possible Mediation for the Case of Sardinia, Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:12:p:15801-16163:d:59953
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    1. Filippo Carlo Pavesi & Anna Richiedei & Michele Pezzagno, 2021. "Advanced Modelling Tools to Support Planning for Sand/Gravel Quarries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-14, June.
    2. Jan Blachowski & Anna Buczyńska, 2020. "Spatial and Multicriteria Analysis of Dimension Stones and Crushed Rocks Quarrying in the Context of Sustainable Regional Development: Case Study of Lower Silesia (Poland)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-22, April.
    3. Chiara Garau & Paola Zamperlin & Ginevra Balletto, 2016. "Reconsidering the Geddesian Concepts of Community and Space through the Paradigm of Smart Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-16, September.

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