Speakers:

\\ Aija Staffans, Aalto University Helsinki
Decline of urban spaces (critical comments on some high-rise development in Helsinki)

\\ Kyttä Marketta, Aalto University Helsinki
 Human aspects and urban open spaces

\\ Arlinda Sheqiri, Politecnico di Milano
New perspective for urban open spaces

Keywords: urban green spaces, open spaces design, urban planning, health & well-being

This seminar aims to reflect on the theme of the open space design at the regional scale of planning and urban design. It explores the issues of green and blue infrastructure for landscape and ecosystem services in Lombardy and Sardinia Regions and in some relevant regional case studies.

Speakers:

\\ Andrea Arcidiacono , Silvia Ronchi, Stefano Salata, Politecnico di Milano
Ecosystem Services, Green Infrastructures and Landscape Planning in Lombardy

\\ Corrado Zoppi, Sabrina Lai, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Land cover changes related to different natural protection levels: An analysis concerning Sardinia

\\ Gioia Gibelli, Italian Society of Landscape Ecology
Green and blue infrastructures for the ecological planning

Discussant: Nilva Karenina Aramburu Guevara, Lorenzo De Vidovich

Keywords: green infrastructure, landscape and regional planning, ecosystem services, regional scale

The seminar will explore the influence of open space design on the planning practices, shifting the urban question from the form of the built environment to the performance of the connections and the links that the design and the project can produce.

Speakers:

\\ Maria Alessandra Secchi, Politecnico di Milano
Voluntary Geography. Recent planning studies in the Swiss city

\\ Andrea Arcidiacono, Silvia Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano
River Ecological corridor in the Milan metropolitan area. Project Volare, Southern Lambro

\\ Antonio Longo, Politecnico di Milano
The openess of open spaces

Discussant: Cristina Catalanotti, Yiquing Zaho

Keywords: open spaces design, urban planning, regional and metropolitan networks

Speakers:

\\ Cynthia Echave, Agencia de Ecología Urbana de Barcelona
Green Infrastructure Planning in Compact Cities. The case of Barcelona, Spain

\\ Carlo Gasparrini, Università degli Studi di Napoli
Sustainable Infrastructure in Urban planning and design in Naples

\\ Kimmo Lapintie, Mina Di Marino, Aalto University Helsinki
The ecosystem infrastructure of the new metropolitan masterplan of Helsinki, Finland

Discussant: Giulia Marra, Caio Penko

Keywords: green infrastructures, landscape and regional planning, ecosystem services, metropolitan scale

Speakers:

\\ Viviana Ferrario, IUAV University
Agriculture through the city

\\ Sara Basso, Università degli Studi di Trieste
On Urban Agriculture, food spaces in the city

\\ Gianni Scudo, Matteo Clementi, Politecnico di Milano
The BioRegione project: assessing the ecological footprint of territories

Discussant: Caio Penko, Yiqing Zhao

Keywords: urban agriculture, urban metabolism, food and energy nexus, closing cycles, environmental footprint, regional and urban scale

The seminar aims to explore the theme of urban open space design related to the environmental and climate change issues. The analysis is focused on the identification and the detailed study of the most urgent challenges for urban design in the field of open space development.

Speakers:

\\ Lisette Klok, Amsterdam University of Applied Science
On Climate Proof Cities

\\ Andrea Arcidiacono, Viviana di Martino, Politecnico di Milano
Open spaces quality and urban well-being

\\ Eugenio Morello, Politecnico di Milano
Human comfort, urban environmental quality and energy transition in open spaces

\\ Antonella Bruzzese, Politecnico di Milano
Public spaces. Design tools for urban quality and people involvement

Discussant: Nilva Karenina Aramburu Guevara, Lorenzo De Vidovich

Keywords: urban environmental quality, climate change, adaptation and mitigation, climate design, urban heat island, energy transition, urban scale