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Territorial And Urban Analysis

Discovering the main territorial values

The territorial and urban analysis was focused on the understanding of Lugano region as a natural and anthropic system. We wanted to understand the main territorial values and identify the main human dynamics that had a relation whit these values.

On the one hand, the main findings of the natural system analysis were: a great altitudinal variation, an outstanding botanical wealth and a structural water system for both, human and natural dynamics.

On the other hand, in the anthropic system analysis we found a developed, diverse and planned connectivity network and a very important cultural and historical heritage. We found that the area of CastagnolaGandria - Brè is the area where all the identified territorial values get together.

Our goal is to find a way to stand out all these values for people and invite them to live them. The result of this analysis was the conception of three key themes that are capable of highlighting territorial values while providing experiences.

Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands