On Monday, April 8th, 2024, the Italian Community of Practice kicked-off with 42 participants representing diverse sectors, including associations and non-profits, the private sector, research institutions, and public sector representatives. This first CoP meeting focused on getting to know each other, finding cross-cutting objectives, and fixing how to operate within the community to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Participants were briefed on the SELINA project and CoP’s role and introduced to the “seeds of change” concept. The following discussion focused on aligning specific objectives and future activities with the CoP’s general theme on planning processes at various scales.
Via a Miro board (Figure 1), participants expressed their desire to establish a knowledge exchange network and interdisciplinary dialogue to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem service management. They prioritize analyzing decision-making processes to improve territorial planning, support policymakers, and seek collaboration for project cooperation and methodological innovation within the CoP. Key topics include climate change impacts, urban biodiversity, decision support tools, Nature-Based Solutions, economic valuation methods, and agro-biodiversity recognition. Desired activities encompass developing assessment methodologies, organizing seminars, creating working groups, compiling best practices, and promoting peer learning.
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I conduct research on the economic evaluation of nature-based investments, and the use of multi-criteria decision-making methods, econometric models for supporting decisions by public-private stakeholders in the sustainable urban planning of the cities. Formerly intern at the Forestry Policy and Division of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), visiting scholar at SUNY College in Syracuse (USA), expert for the European Commission.
My main research interest is the evaluation of ecosystem services supplied by Nature-based Solutions in cities and its support to spatial planning. More specifically, with the research grant I’ve been assigned I’m conducting a detailed analysis of the benefits provided by community gardens in the city of Trento.
Based on a legal geography approach, I conduct research on the impact of planning regulations on urban development, transfer of development rights, and preservation of natural urban areas along with research on governance and approaches to public participation in planning. Formerly post-doc researcher at TU Delft and planning consultant for local planning authorities.
I research the relations among Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), Ecosystem Services, and Urban Sustainability. Specifically, I study environmental and economic assessments of NBS making use of a systems dynamics approach. I hold academic degrees in Environmental Sciences, Architecture/Urbanism, and Landscape Ecology. In the past, I worked for a planning consultancy in the UK.
I research the link between nature-based solutions and sustainability to support the spatial planning of sustainable cities. I worked as a research fellow at the University of Trento, Italy, mapping and assessing the ecosystem services provided by the urban green infrastructure of the city of Havana, Cuba. I hold a Master of Science in Architecture and Construction Engineering from the University of Trento, Italy.
My research interests include sustainable urban and landscape development, especially regarding the topics of ecosystem services, urban metabolism, and circular economy. My current research activities focus on the planning of nature-based solutions in urban areas. I received my MSc in “Planning and Policies for Cities, Environment and Landscape” from the University IUAV of Venice.
His PhD research focused Spatial planning policies to integrate climate change adaptation at local level in India. Parveen is currently a post-doc researcher at the Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork
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