Technological progress and the increasing growth of industrial sectors mean that today’s infrastructure needs to be updated. Therefore, while such engineering development is essential, control systems must be in place to mitigate the adverse effects on the environment. However, threats from the environment and climate change require a high level of response from infrastructures, which will have to anticipate and resolve any technical problems created by future uncertainties. The importance of infrastructures is recognised, but it is necessary to approach the problem with a broader vision, intercepting what could even be future problems, not just current ones. The Envision protocol is a fundamental tool used by public administrations and private investors to identify specific crucial points of certain infrastructures. The construction of new infrastructures requires a new design for old ones, which are now uncomfortable in specific urban contexts. This paper, therefore, explores the application of the protocol to the case study of the Sopraelevata of Genoa and tries to highlight its potential and identify a model strategy that can be a starting point for the local administration to improve the sustainability of an infrastructure that no longer seems to be in step with the times.

Evaluating the impact of infrastructures on urban ecosystems: application of the Envision Protocol to the “Sopraelevata” of Genoa

Vite Clara;Gaggero Marta
2022-01-01

Abstract

Technological progress and the increasing growth of industrial sectors mean that today’s infrastructure needs to be updated. Therefore, while such engineering development is essential, control systems must be in place to mitigate the adverse effects on the environment. However, threats from the environment and climate change require a high level of response from infrastructures, which will have to anticipate and resolve any technical problems created by future uncertainties. The importance of infrastructures is recognised, but it is necessary to approach the problem with a broader vision, intercepting what could even be future problems, not just current ones. The Envision protocol is a fundamental tool used by public administrations and private investors to identify specific crucial points of certain infrastructures. The construction of new infrastructures requires a new design for old ones, which are now uncomfortable in specific urban contexts. This paper, therefore, explores the application of the protocol to the case study of the Sopraelevata of Genoa and tries to highlight its potential and identify a model strategy that can be a starting point for the local administration to improve the sustainability of an infrastructure that no longer seems to be in step with the times.
2022
978-972-752-296-5
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