Renature Training Schools
covid 19 (2021-2022)
Through an interdisciplinary approach, this research explores the role of Nature-based Solution in cities and their planning and governance to design future-proof cities and ensure the well-being of citizens in the time of climate change, demographic growth and pandemic crisis.
SMCA
European Commission – DG Environment Action (2020-2022)
Aims at establishing and strengthen a scientific and technical Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem and their Services (MAES) community in the European Overseas (French Guiana, Macaronesia, Reunión Island and South Atlantic), in order to produce good practice guidance and policy recommendations based on the specificities and needs of those regions.
PLANES leads the task related to knowledge sharing and capacity building for ecosystem condition and ecosystem services methods as part of the activity of Method development and Implementation Support.
ES in SEA (Belgium)
European Commission – Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (2018-2021)
Aims to implement a strategy and research cluster to step-up and stimulate scientific excellence and innovation capacity in the area of nature-based solutions. ReNature will develop solutions to tackle environmental challenges through the design of cities that support communities, promote public health, cultural identity and social cohesion.
PLANES is engaged in all project activities, and lead the Work Package on capacity building to promote research excellence.
ES in SEA (TandT)
European Commission – DG Environment Action (2018-2021)
The goal of this action is to implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 in the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU. This involves the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES Initiative) and the establishment of a collaborative network of local agents and mainland Europe teams.
PLANES is involved in knowledge sharing through information repository and in outlining a MAES Strategic Plan for the EU Overseas.
Smart information, governance and business innovations for sustainable supply and payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services
European Commission – Horizon 2020 Innovation Action (2017-2020)
Formulates, assesses, tests, and demonstrates policy and business innovations for the sustainable supply and financing of forest ecosystem services, building on the experiences and networking of six case study regions across Europe where successful ecosystem service governance innovations are initiated.
PLANES leads the Mapping and Assessment of forest ecosystem services at European scale, and contributes to a case study on mountain forest management in the Dolomites.
Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking
European Commission – Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (2015-2018)
Aims to deliver a flexible methodology for pan-European and regional assessments. This project will identify relevant stakeholders and take stock of their requirements at EU, national and regional levels. The mapping approach proposed will integrate biophysical, social and economic assessment techniques.
PLANES is responsible for WP5 “Testing the final methods in policy- and decision-making”, which identifies case studies and demonstrates how the proposed methods may be used to inform policy and decision-making processes.
CLIMAWARE
CLIMatic change impacts on future Availability of WAter REsources and hydro-geological risk
University of Trento – Internal Research Grant (2015-2016)
Is an interdisciplinary research project. It aims to promote changes in production and consumption patterns, as well as in individual behaviours that climate change mitigation and adaptation require. This project studies the complex interplay between physical and human processes in controlling the distribution, in space and time, of water resources by considering both actual and possible future climatic and societal scenarios.
PLANES’ Davide Geneletti is team leader of task 5, which develops a holistic assessment of key vulnerabilities and compare different scenarios to support decision-making.
AcceDO
Sustainable visitor access to the Dolomites
Unesco Heritage site
Autonomous Province of Trento – Marie Curie Action, European Union’s FP7, COFUND-GA2008-226070 (2011-2014)
The project aims to identify approaches for the sustainable management of protected mountain areas with a focus on the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. It defines strategies of visitor access that preserve environmental quality
while ensuring adequate recreational opportunities, through tools that allow administrators and park managers to explore the likely effects of different policies before their actual implementation.
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.
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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.
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.
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