Greenways are “green infrastructure” to link people and places and can be planned at different scales and for multiple purposes. At the municipal scale the urban greenways network can help to reshape the city, making it more livable. The goal of this study is to identify the greenways network for the city of Milan which connects the green areas of the city in providing green corridors for recreation and alternative transportation. The criteria for the Milan greenways plan were decided: (1) congruence with the historic city form, (2) enhancement and connection of the existing green areas, (3 ) links to services, resources and the main points of interest, (4) enhancement of waterways, (5) hierarchical organization of the network, (6) homogenous coverage of the city, so as to be accessible from entire population. The above criteria have guided the definition of the methodology, divided the following phases: (Phase 1) Assessment of the basic structure of the green network, (Phase 2) Assessment of the major elements of the green network; (Phase 3) Assessment of the main elements to connect with the green network, (Phase 4) Assessment of the other linear elements useful to give continuity to the green network; (Phase 5) Definition of the main green network; (Phase 6) Verification of the coverage of the city. The plan for Milan provides a “principal” greenways network about 275 km long. Most of the network is based on existing or available corridors, although in many cases interventions are needed for improvement or construction. The method defined could be easily adapted in order to be applied in other places.

Urban greenways planning. A vision plan for Milan (Italy) / G. Senes, N. Fumagalli, A. Toccolini - In: Proceedings of Fabos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 2010 / [a cura di] J. Gy. FABOS, R. L. RYAN, M. LINDHULT, P. KUMBLE, L. KOLLANYI, J. AHERN, S. JOMBACH. - BUDAPEST : CORVINIUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2010. - ISBN 9789635034093. - pp. 1-698 (( convegno FABOS CONFERENCE ON LANDSCAPE AND GREENWAY PLANNING 2010 tenutosi a BUDAPEST nel 2010.

Urban greenways planning. A vision plan for Milan (Italy)

G. Senes
Primo
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N. Fumagalli
Secondo
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A. Toccolini
Ultimo
2010

Abstract

Greenways are “green infrastructure” to link people and places and can be planned at different scales and for multiple purposes. At the municipal scale the urban greenways network can help to reshape the city, making it more livable. The goal of this study is to identify the greenways network for the city of Milan which connects the green areas of the city in providing green corridors for recreation and alternative transportation. The criteria for the Milan greenways plan were decided: (1) congruence with the historic city form, (2) enhancement and connection of the existing green areas, (3 ) links to services, resources and the main points of interest, (4) enhancement of waterways, (5) hierarchical organization of the network, (6) homogenous coverage of the city, so as to be accessible from entire population. The above criteria have guided the definition of the methodology, divided the following phases: (Phase 1) Assessment of the basic structure of the green network, (Phase 2) Assessment of the major elements of the green network; (Phase 3) Assessment of the main elements to connect with the green network, (Phase 4) Assessment of the other linear elements useful to give continuity to the green network; (Phase 5) Definition of the main green network; (Phase 6) Verification of the coverage of the city. The plan for Milan provides a “principal” greenways network about 275 km long. Most of the network is based on existing or available corridors, although in many cases interventions are needed for improvement or construction. The method defined could be easily adapted in order to be applied in other places.
greenways ; planning
Settore AGR/10 - Costruzioni Rurali e Territorio Agroforestale
2010
CORVINIUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
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