Giacoma Tiziana Gallo (p)

Danny Ben-Shahar

POSITION PAPER FOR THE ERSA 2024

Title abstract: From the "Intelligent Buildings" program to the new "Intelligent Cities" urban design methodology

TOPIC

Special Session themes:
S57 Government of Anthropization Processes: Domain of the Territories and Cities, Climate Changes;
S77 Collective Smartness to Foster Sustainability Transitions of Places: Smart Cities, Regions, and Energy Communities

General themes
G06 Regional and Urban Policy and Governance
G18 Climate Adaptive and Resilient Regions and Cities

Policy and Project: “Città Intelligenti” method for urban planning and design

Abstract
My work starts by the creation of "Intelligent Buildings" program that is a strategic urban regeneration plan for adaptation and mitigation to climate change with 0 land use.
For further information, below is the link to my report at the VII RUN of Urban Planning in Riva del Garda, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMIANJ-XbXQ
The "Intelligent Buildings" program for Fano, that is the first real use of the plan, it has just been included among the best practices in the position paper "Urban settlements in the national plan for adaptation to climate change", year 2023, ASVIS1, and if applied systematically capable it can attract around 250 million euros extra budget, over the next 7 years.
Later I drew up the technical-economic feasibility plan for the sustainable variant project of the PRG of via Canellina, Municipality of Gradara, awarded as best practice in October 2023 during the States General of Smart Cities, held in Padua://www.greencitynetwork.it/portfolio_page/gradara-sviluppo-area-a-ridotta-carbon-footprint/
I’m currently in charge of drafting a PUG on the model of the E.I. program at the Municipality of Crispiano, with the aim of attracting citizens and investors to a sustainable southern village, guaranteeing the respect and valorisation of the cultural and environmental heritage and the maximum feasibility of interventations.
The entire PUG, designed in compliance with the ESG 2030 agenda, was designed as a CER (Renewable Energy Community): https://www.econopoly.ilsole24ore.com/2022/05/31/rinnovabili-urbanistica-crispiano/
It is precisely in the development of this new planning approach I identify the "Città Intelligenti" method that I present you.

Note
1:https://asvis.it/public/asvis2/files/Pubblicazioni/PositionPaper/2023/PositionPaperASviSGoal11_Pnacc_Insediamenti_Urbani_nov2023.pdf

5 Keywords: Urban Regeneration, Climate Change, energy community, sustainable urban planning, integrated actions

Daniel Centuriao (p), Caroline Welter

Giacoma Tiziana Gallo

New York City intends to implement its FiDi Seaport Climate Change master plan for building infrastructure that can address or mitigate climate change effects on Lower Manhattan, which has high risks of daily tidal flooding, rainfall, coastal storms, hurricane effects, and temperature rise. Given that the plan is entering its implementation phase, which requires an investment of an estimated \$30 million to be spent over 15 years, our interest lies in estimating its economic impacts in Lower Manhattan, across the other boroughs of New York City, and across the entire state. Likewise, from a different perspective, what would be the anticipated regional economic effects due to inevitable disaster damage if the master plan were not implemented? To address these questions, we use a multiregional input-output (MRIO) modeling approach. The MRIO was constructed for regions defined by the counties of Richmond, New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and the rest of the state. We also separate Lower Manhattan from the rest of New York County. We first use the total estimated investment necessary to implement the plan as a direct investment final demand shock, which allows us to compute intra and interregional effects. We also compute the usual multipliers, such as the direct, indirect, and induced impacts on the industry's interactions and the income multipliers. Second, we assess the potential impacts of a flooding situation in Lower Manhattan to identify its economic effects on the other boroughs of New York City. Coastal hazard events were considered as a shock in the multiregional economic structure to support a preliminary analysis of economic losses and/or recovery from an environmental disaster.

Danny Ben-Shahar (p), Dana Nayer

Daniel Centuriao

Green spaces moderate adverse climate change effects in urban areas. We employ unique data on tree canopies in all urban areas of Israel to examine disparities in tree canopy availability associated with political beliefs and socio-demographic characteristics. Political inclination is identified based on small statistical area votes in national elections. Statistical findings show, all things being equal, that ethnic background, a higher socioeconomic index score, income level, and age, as well as proximity to central business districts and lower density, are associated with greater availability of tree canopies. Moreover, areas dominated by politically left-of-center voters are associated with a greater presence of tree canopies, compared to their right-of-center counterparts. Incorporating political belief controls considerably mitigates the observed correlation for socioeconomic status. Finally, we propose and compute a Gini measure of inequality in the availability of tree canopies, decomposition of which underscores the segmentation in tree canopy availability by political inclination.