LECCO: SUSTAINABLE CITY AT 360° LAND Italia, 2020-2021

LECCO, SUSTAINABLE CITY AT 360°

Strategic Environmental Landscape Masterplan

Type of project: Strategic Masterplan

Client: Municipality of Lecco (IT)

Year: 2020-2021

Team: LAND Italia Srl. Andreas Kipar, Matteo Pedaso, Martina Eba, Karoline Fischer,

I collaborated as senior urban

planner.

The strategic Environmental Landscape Masterplan of Lecco was drawn to be a frame of reference for projects aimed at redeveloping the city and enhancing its natural resources. It is conceived as a tool to apply for European funding calls for urban and environmental regeneration in accordance with the new European Green Deal, which has placed ecological transition at the centre of the 2021-2027 programme.

Between the lake and the mountains, Lecco is rich in natural, landscape and cultural resources. However, its urban and infrastructural development during the past century has neglected its landscapes and its different identities, creating a disorganised, grey city without a unifed design.

In today's Lecco, nature is near, but not tangible in daily life. In the construction of a new image for the city, it is necessary to start by reconnecting its landscapes and structuring a network of green public spaces that unite the lake, city, hills and mountains, starting with the rediscovery of its rivers and 14 historic districts. A system of green and blue infrastructures through which citizens can enjoy and rediscover the identity and natural values of their area.

Five strategies for Lecco: