Planning, participation and sustainable development through an Agenda 21. The case of Polesine area

Since 2001 the Province of Rovigo is very active to define environmental, social and economical development policies, extremely suitable with a geographical area, the Polesine, bordered by the two greatest Italian rivers: the Po and the Adige. Among the others actions to promote sustainability in the area we present at Aalborg Conference three main projects: 1. Photovoltaic facilities A wide project composed by three different actions to promote and use renewable energy: 3 photovoltaic roofs, 1 photovoltaic façade of high architectonic quality, 280 photovoltaic street lamps. 2. Environmental Territorial Lab La.Terr.A. The Lab is the information and education center for a sustainable society of Rovigo Province, managed by the national association Legambiente 3. Agenda 21 Polesine Agenda 21 Polesine as the participated decisional process to support local sustainability and an ecological compatible development of territory.