Planning systems would try to address climate change effects introducing in planning regulatory schemes different indicators related both with energy consumes and to land exploitation, to figure out from one side possible impacts in terms of mitigation procedures, from the other evaluating the decrease of resilience of built and natural environment (Musco, 2009). In an environmental sensitive area as a river delta, planning can acquire a more strategic responsibility to coordinate actors expectations, policies implementation and local experimentation. Often defined as a weak territory, the Po Delta is today facing problems like the shrinking of its population, the uncertainty of its economy and the effects of environmental phenomena/disturbances intensified by climate change. For example in the last four years the saline wedge entering from the sea into the river basin increased its intensity creating unexpected problems for local activities, agriculture in particularly. Planning scenario of Delta Po is still quite fragmented and suffered from a discontinuous policy commitment since the institution of the Delta Po Park Authority in 1997. After a long and conflictual planning process the Piano del Parco defining the definitive perimeter of the park is going to be approved in the next weeks but the local needs of development and the general necessity of a strong environmental action seem to be far to find proper and comprehensive solutions for the area. From a different perspective a generous support in protection and sustainable development policies comes from the Management Plan for the “SPA IT3270023 Delta Po” belonging to the Nature 2000 network. The definition of this plan would open a new perspective of Delta Po integrated and crossing issues policies. In comparison with the Piano del Parco, the SPA Management Plan had a less controversial and shorter planning process (less than two year). The draft version of the Plan presented to the Regional government authority at the end of July 2010 includes a number of conservation measures and local economy supporting issues trying to meet the request of balance coming from local actors in terms of development and environmental protection (Regione Veneto, 2010). The SPA Management plan could be the very beginning base for a stronger spatial arrangement, a support to biological diversity, a general help to hydraulic effectiveness and productivity of this territory. Which will be the future planning scenario for the Po Delta in a new climate scenario? Which aspects of climate protection policies can enter in the near future in the planning processes? Which is the possible role of the different level of governments?
Planning Scenarios in Delta Po area
MUSCO, FRANCESCO
2010-01-01
Abstract
Planning systems would try to address climate change effects introducing in planning regulatory schemes different indicators related both with energy consumes and to land exploitation, to figure out from one side possible impacts in terms of mitigation procedures, from the other evaluating the decrease of resilience of built and natural environment (Musco, 2009). In an environmental sensitive area as a river delta, planning can acquire a more strategic responsibility to coordinate actors expectations, policies implementation and local experimentation. Often defined as a weak territory, the Po Delta is today facing problems like the shrinking of its population, the uncertainty of its economy and the effects of environmental phenomena/disturbances intensified by climate change. For example in the last four years the saline wedge entering from the sea into the river basin increased its intensity creating unexpected problems for local activities, agriculture in particularly. Planning scenario of Delta Po is still quite fragmented and suffered from a discontinuous policy commitment since the institution of the Delta Po Park Authority in 1997. After a long and conflictual planning process the Piano del Parco defining the definitive perimeter of the park is going to be approved in the next weeks but the local needs of development and the general necessity of a strong environmental action seem to be far to find proper and comprehensive solutions for the area. From a different perspective a generous support in protection and sustainable development policies comes from the Management Plan for the “SPA IT3270023 Delta Po” belonging to the Nature 2000 network. The definition of this plan would open a new perspective of Delta Po integrated and crossing issues policies. In comparison with the Piano del Parco, the SPA Management Plan had a less controversial and shorter planning process (less than two year). The draft version of the Plan presented to the Regional government authority at the end of July 2010 includes a number of conservation measures and local economy supporting issues trying to meet the request of balance coming from local actors in terms of development and environmental protection (Regione Veneto, 2010). The SPA Management plan could be the very beginning base for a stronger spatial arrangement, a support to biological diversity, a general help to hydraulic effectiveness and productivity of this territory. Which will be the future planning scenario for the Po Delta in a new climate scenario? Which aspects of climate protection policies can enter in the near future in the planning processes? Which is the possible role of the different level of governments?
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