Land Consumption, Ecosystem Services and Urban Planning Policies: Preliminary Results of Research Undertaken in the Tuscany Region

Authors

  • Debora Agostini University of Florence - Department of Architecture
  • Fabio Lucchesi University of Florence - Department of Architecture
  • Francesco Monacci University of Florence - Department of Architecture
  • Fabio Nardini University of Florence - Department of Architecture
  • Massimo Rovai University of Pisa - Department of Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering
  • Iacopo Zetti University of Florence - Department of Architecture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v6i1.789

Keywords:

Geographic information systems land cover change, urban development, ecosystem services, ecosystem assessment.

Abstract

In the contemporaneity, the issues of land or soil consumption and of the protection of areas that, within the urban areas, provide ecosystem services (ESs) is becoming increasingly important also in relation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The concept of "Ecosystem Service" appears, in this respect, a fruitful support to define the land consumption effects on the loss of functionality and of settlement quality. Following this considerations the paper presents the first results of a research developed in Tuscany and commissioned by the Regional Government. The research aims to measure the loss of ESs in connection with land use/land cover transformations, and to verify the contribution of soil consumption to these variations. The research use methodologies for elaborating of the geographical data required for territorial governance, LUCL 2010/2016 and Land Cover Flow (LCF) model, and the theoretical model of the “Capacity matrix” to provide ecosystem services.

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2021-06-30

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Agostini, D., Lucchesi, F., Monacci, F., Nardini, F., Rovai, M., & Zetti, I. (2021). Land Consumption, Ecosystem Services and Urban Planning Policies: Preliminary Results of Research Undertaken in the Tuscany Region. International Journal of Environmental Science & Sustainable Development, 6(1), 24–37. https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v6i1.789

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Sustainable Cities and Communities

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