01 Ecological Airport Urbanism - FINAL EDITION - Laura Cipriani

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Laura Ci pri ani , M a r ie C u r ie r e s e a r c h e r a t Tr e n t o U ni v e r si t y a nd v i si t i ng pr o f e sso r i n Lands ca pe Urba n is m a t Ve n ic e U n ive r s it y IU AV a nd t he P o l i t e cni co di M i l a no , w o r k s i n urban and l a n d s c a p e r e s e a r c h a n d d e s ig n . Ove r t he y e a r s, she ha s spe c i a l i se d i n the rel a ti ons hi p b e t w e e n in f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d la n d s c a pe , w i t h a co nst a nt co m m i t m e nt t o res earch and un ive r s it y t e a c h in g . She regul arl y a t t e n d s c o n f e r e n c e s o n t h e t o p i c i n a ca de m i c a nd pr o f e ssi o na l env i ronments a n d h a s p u b lis h e d h e r r e s e a r c h in se v e r a l bo o k s. “ Eco l o g i ca l A i r po r t Urbani s m” (Uni ve r s it à d i Tr e n t o , 2012) a n d “A ir p o r t U r ba ni sm ” ( A r a cne , 2 0 1 2 ) a r e he r l as t publ i ca ti ons. Laura recei v ed a Ph . D . in U r b a n is m f r o m Ve n ic e U ni v e r si t y ( I U AV) , a M a st e r ’s de g r e e (M.Des .) wi th di st in c t io n f o c u s e d o n u r b a n a n d la n d s ca pe i ssue s f r o m H a r v a r d U ni v e r si t y (Gradua te Schoo l o f D e s ig n ) a n d B a c h e lo r a n d M a st e r ’s de g r e e s i n A r chi t e ct ur e w i t h honours from Ve n ic e U n ive r s it y (IU AV ).

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Airp o rt s p la y an i n c r eas i n g l y i m p or t an t r o l e i n c i t i e s a n d i n r e g i o n a l d e ve lo p me n t . Av i a t i on i t s el f g en er a t es s oc i al a n d e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t s f o r t h e a re a it se r ve s , b u t al s o b r i n g s w i t h i t c on s i d e r a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d s o c i a l co st s. Wh a t d o we m ean b y ‘ec ol og i c al ai r p or t u r b ani s m ’ ? I s i t p o s s i b l e t o i n t e g r a t e la n d sca p e a n d ai r p or t i n f r as t r u c t u r e i n an e c o l o g i c a l l y - ‘ s u s t a i n a b l e ’ w a y ? Wh a t a re t h e i n f l u en c es on t h e u r b an c on t ex t? St a rt in g f ro m c as e- s t u d i es , t h i s s t u d y s eek s t o a d d r e s s m u l t i p l e i s s u e s re la t e d t o t h e u r b an an d en v i r on m en t al i m p a c t s o f a i r p o r t s a n d t o i d e n t i f y p o ssib le in t e r v en t i on s t o ac h i ev e an ‘ec o- ai r po r t s y s t e m ’ – a n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e m o d e l wit h red u c ed l an d s c a p e an d en v i r on m e n t a l i m p a c t t o b e a p p l i e d i n o t h e r re g io n a l c on t ex t s . I n p ar t i c u l ar, t h i s r es e a r c h w i l l f o c u s o n t h e N o r t h E a st o f It a l y as an ex p er i m en t al f i el d i n v es t i g a t i o n i n o r d e r t o d e v e l o p a wo rkin g m e t h o d ol og y an d s t r a t eg i c - p l an n i n g p r o p o s a l t o g u i d e t h e p l a n n i n g a n d d e sig n o f an ec ol og i c al ai r p or t s y s t em a t r e g i o n a l a n d u r b a n s c a l e .

ECOLOGICAL AIRPORT URBANISM

A I R P O RT S A N D L A N D S C A P E S I N T H E I TA L I A N N O RT H E A S T

Lau r a C i p r i an i

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