Urban Landscapes & Urban Parks: Turin as case study from interdisciplinary perspectives

A half-day seminar at Politecnico di Torino to discuss the ecological, socio-cultural, and economic dimensions of urban landscapes. This is the second of a series of events jointly organized by the National University of Singapore and Politecnico di Torino as part of the collaborative research project entitled “Socio-Ecological Assessment of Urban Landscapes: a Comparative Study” sponsored by the Politecnico di Torino with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo, Torino, within the framework of the Joint Projects for the Internationalization of Research Initiative. While the first seminar, held at the National University of Singapore in September 2016, focused on case-studies in Singapore, this second seminar will consider Turin and its metropolitan region, exploring the varied range of ecological, socio-cultural, and economic benefits urban landscapes can provide.
The seminar is also part of the program of the Ph.D. Course “Urban Landscapes: Trends, Approaches, and Planning Tools” within the Ph.D Program in Urban and Regional Development at Politecnico di Torino.

Conveners :
Claudia Cassatella, PhD Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino
Bianca Maria Rinaldi, PhD Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino
Tan Puay Yok, PhD Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Welcome Address :
Patrizia Lombardi Head of the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico
di Torino

Presentations :
Paolo Cornaglia | Politecnico di Torino - History of Turin’s Parks System
Claudia Cassatella | Politecnico di Torino - Planning and Implementing the Green Infrastructure of Turin’s Metropolitan Area
Federica Larcher | Politecnico di Torino - Urban Parks and Ecosystem Services in Turin’s Metropolitan Area
Marta Bottero | Politecnico di Torino - Economic Aspects of Landscapes: the Corona Verde (Green Belt) in Turin
Alfredo Mela | Politecnico di Torino - A Sociological Analysis of Valentino Park

• Program (2 MB)