Climate change is an effect of human action. It affects the balance of the planet mainly because of the ongoing growth of cities and increased consumption, which leads to the indiscriminate use of non-renewable resources. One solution for this problem is often the use of ‘nature-based solutions’. They can offer many advantages and services for humans and the ecosystem, as long as greenery – ecological per se – is not commoditised, effectively reducing biodiversity and increasing pollution levels. This paper questions the ‘unlimited’ growth model and some uses of greenery in the built form in favour of an approach based on ‘sufficiency’. Holistic and illuminating good practices and experiments in biophilic design, supported by frontier technologies, based on vernacular practices and in collaboration with local communities, are capable of looking at the big picture and tackling the climate challenge in a wider context and at different scales.

Il cambiamento climatico è un effetto dell’azione antropica la quale incide sull’equilibrio del Pianeta prevalentemente con la crescita continua delle città e con l’aumento dei consumi che a loro volta determinano un uso indiscriminato di risorse non rinnovabili. Una soluzione a questo problema è spesso individuata nell’impiego di ‘soluzioni basate sulla natura’, capaci di offrire numerosi vantaggi e servizi per l’uomo e per l’ecosistema purché il verde, di per sé ecologico, non venga mercificato riducendo di fatto biodiversità e aumentando livelli di inquinamento. Il presente contributo mette in discussione un modello di crescita ‘illimitato’ e alcuni usi della vegetazione nel costruito in favore di un approccio basato sulla ‘sufficienza’ e di buone pratiche e sperimentazioni olistiche e illuminanti improntate al design biofilico, supportate da tecnologie di frontiera, fondate su pratiche vernacolari e sviluppate con le comunità locali, capaci di allargare l’obiettivo e affrontare la sfida climatica in un contesto più ampio e a diverse scale.

Scalisi, F., Ness, D. (2022). Symbiosis of greenery with built form. A holistic, systems, multi-level approach. AGATHÓN, 11, 26-39 [10.19229/2464-9309/1122022].

Symbiosis of greenery with built form. A holistic, systems, multi-level approach

Scalisi, F
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2022-01-01

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Climate change is an effect of human action. It affects the balance of the planet mainly because of the ongoing growth of cities and increased consumption, which leads to the indiscriminate use of non-renewable resources. One solution for this problem is often the use of ‘nature-based solutions’. They can offer many advantages and services for humans and the ecosystem, as long as greenery – ecological per se – is not commoditised, effectively reducing biodiversity and increasing pollution levels. This paper questions the ‘unlimited’ growth model and some uses of greenery in the built form in favour of an approach based on ‘sufficiency’. Holistic and illuminating good practices and experiments in biophilic design, supported by frontier technologies, based on vernacular practices and in collaboration with local communities, are capable of looking at the big picture and tackling the climate challenge in a wider context and at different scales.
2022
Settore ICAR/12 - Tecnologia Dell'Architettura
Settore ICAR/13 - Disegno Industriale
Scalisi, F., Ness, D. (2022). Symbiosis of greenery with built form. A holistic, systems, multi-level approach. AGATHÓN, 11, 26-39 [10.19229/2464-9309/1122022].
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