Contributo in volume, 2023, ENG, 10.1007/978-3-031-29466-2_5

Mitigation and Adaptation for Climate Change: The Role of BioCities and Nature-Based Solutions

Silvano Fares, Teodoro Georgiadis, Arne Sæbø, Ben Somers, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Eva Beele, Roberto Tognetti, Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza

National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, Naples, Italy; Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway; Department Earth & Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; National Research Council of Italy, Institute of BioEconomy, Bologna, Italy.

In this chapter, we analyse the current state of the art on how green infrastructures mitigate and adapt to climate changes and pollution, how they may improve urban air quality, increase green mobility, and can promote other important ecosystem benefits as water cycle regulation and supply. Relevant case studies will be also described, as gaps and future perspectives will be analyzed towards reaching the full potential of urban forests and other green spaces, for Biocities in Europe and beyond.

Keywords

green infrastructures, climate changes, pollution, urban air quality, green mobility, water cycle regulation

CNR authors

Georgiadis Teodoro, Fares Silvano

CNR institutes

ISAFoM – Istituto per i sistemi agricoli e forestali del mediterraneo, IBE – Istituto per la BioEconomia