Dal verde urbano all’ecosistema urbano: linee di tendenza nella disciplina giuridica della biodiversità in ambito urbano

The article analyses recent developments in the legal regulation of urban green areas. After outlining some conceptual evolutions emerging from the relevant scientific scholarship, the article verifies whether these evolutions have been transposed into the supranational and Italian legal framework. The outcome shows that although there is a growing consensus in the international community on the need to consider urban green areas as infrastructures providing essential ecosystem services, the legal framework is struggling to keep up.