A new book chapter linked to SELINA’s Demonstration Project DP03 (Urban Greening Management Plan for the city of Trento) has been published.

The chapter is titled “Ecological Planning Strategies and Nature-based Solutions in the Context of Climate Change Resilience” and is authored by Davide Geneletti, Chiara Cortinovis, Chiara Parretta, Simone Caridi, Giuseppe Formetta, Lorenzo Giovannini, Lia Laporta, Alfonso Vitti, and Jarumi Kato-Huerta, SELINA colleagues from the University of Trento.

Climate change is creating growing risks for urban areas, including intense rainstorms and heatwaves that can affect people’s health and damage infrastructure. Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help cities adapt by working with ecosystems to deliver multiple benefits, such as better stormwater management and cooler urban environments.

Supported by SELINA and the BioValue project, the chapter shows recent experience with multi-scale integrated modelling approaches applied in the city of Trento to support different planning instruments linked to climate change resilience. Specifically, these include the drafting of Trento’s Urban Greening Plan and the preparation of a Masterplan for river restoration.

By showing how modelling outputs can be used in planning, it contributes to SELINA by strengthening how ecosystem services and biodiversity values inform practical spatial planning and decision-making. 

You can read the full chapter here.