Architecture is one of the key drivers of climate change. Between construction and the energy required to keep buildings up and running, the industry is responsible for nearly half of the carbon emissions in the atmosphere. For the first time in our history, humans are influencing the climate of the planet. The air temperature in one century rised up about 1,2°C with all the relative consequences as the sea level rise or the rising up of the oceans' water temperature. This apparently is not a big problem for us, but for many ecosystem means the extinction, with the consequently influence on the global food chain where humans are one ring.
If we continue in this way (business as usual way) the predicted scenario for the end of this century will see for example the rise of the sea level around 1 meter, with all the relatives consequences for example on the urban areas along the coastal zones.
The North-East area of italy is one of the most vulnerable coastal zones in the world. With 1 meter of sea level rise many areas would be flood. Which uurban sustainable development is it possible?
One possible scenario is the creation of urban filaments along the coastal zones with high density developments
sustainable mobility and clean energy production must be part of the new plannings in one scenario free carbon emission
italian historical city centres would become resilient by green areas and wetlands along the borders to prevent and absorb extreme weather events
in 2010 the north-east area of Italy was hit by an extreme weather event...the result was the flood of vast part of the suburbs territories with strong economic and social problems.
