Start
15/01/2019
End
15/06/2020
Status
Completed
Green Areas and Public Health
Start
15/01/2019
End
15/06/2020
Status
Completed
Green Areas and Public Health
Green Areas & Insfrastructures and Public Health outcomes
Stefano Capolongo (Principal Investigator), Maddalena Buffoli, Andrea Rebecchi
The project dealt with the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the presence of green areas – in all their forms – in urban aggregations, with reference to the capitals of the Italian Regions, verifying the available data (green areas census, regulations and management plan). A survey was carried out on a sample of the population, to subsequently define Community-Based Urban Planning Strategies and Public Health Policies. Using GIS-based software, dynamic maps were produced to identify the availability, accessibility and public perception of green areas in the urban contexts surveyed. Using the “Green S.O.A.P.” (Green Solution for Outdoor Air Pollution) tool, the air pollutants absorbed by the current (baseline) and potential (scenario) green areas differentiated by type of green area were quantified, with an evaluation of the relative health benefits, after geo-locating the residential, epidemiological and health data (where available), using GIS-based platform.
Contribution to SDGs: 3, 11
DABC Activities
The project involved research groups from DABC and DAStU. Activities carried out: • Verification of available data on the presence of green spaces in Italian regional capitals. • Data collection phase using community-based surveys. • Graphic representation using GIS-based software. • Definition of best practices and design guidelines: community-based urban planning strategies and public health policy.
Partners
Scuola di Igiene dell’Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milano)
Publications