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Integrating green infrastructures in spatial planning: a scrutiny of regional tools in Sardinia, Italy

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  • Andrea De Montis
  • Antonio Ledda
  • Giovanna Calia

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Extensive urbanization is a major cause of landscape fragmentation, depletes natural habitats and affects climate change. An efficient counteraction is offered by the realization of green infrastructures (GIs). GIs contribute to ecological connectivity, increase ecosystem resilience, address climate change, and improve people’s wellbeing. The inclusion of GIs in spatial planning processes is important for mainstreaming environmental considerations in the design of sustainable cities. Despite the interest in the integration of GIs in urban planning theories and tools, few scientific works have tackled this issue systematically. This study aims at clarifying if – and to what extent – GI concepts are included in regional plans and programs adopted in Sardinia (Italy). We scrutinized the documents by using quali-quantitative content analysis based on criteria rooted in scientific literature and figured out that few plans and programs incorporate a clear definition of GIs. Most of them incorporate implicit references to GIs. Our results confirm other scientific evidence and open to future research works applied to the Sardinian and to other regional and national contexts.

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  • Andrea De Montis & Antonio Ledda & Giovanna Calia, 2022. "Integrating green infrastructures in spatial planning: a scrutiny of regional tools in Sardinia, Italy," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 251-268, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:30:y:2022:i:2:p:251-268
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1947987
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    1. Vittorio Serra & Antonio Ledda & Maria Grazia Gavina Ruiu & Giovanna Calia & Andrea De Montis, 2022. "Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Sustainable Development Policy and Planning," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-19, June.
    2. Antonio Ledda & Marta Kubacka & Giovanna Calia & Sylwia Bródka & Vittorio Serra & Andrea De Montis, 2023. "Italy vs. Poland: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Planning System Attitudes toward Adaptation to Climate Changes and Green Infrastructures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-18, January.

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