Abstract
The first part of this essay introduces discourses on definitions of Peri-Urban/Peri-Rural areas underlining main existing and consolidated approaches and needs towards a renovated conceptual reframing able to emphasise the “transitional” values of these areas. A renovated approach needs a realignment of existing methods and solution in the different spheres characterising the transformation process. Based on the “ecotone” metaphor to emphasise specific characteristics of urban-rural transitional buffer, the second part underlines main opportunities offered by Peri-Urban areas in a Nexus and integrated approach. Opportunities of innovation related to the whole process of interpretation, design and implementation/management of polices and projects aiming an improvement of resilience of Peri-Urban/Peri-Rural areas and regional territorial systems (Colucci 2012).
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For example, in the Italian context planning disciplinary debate has focused on the sprawl phenomena and on the interpretative categories of new urbanizations patterns and trends (the “megalopoli padana” of Turri) and (b) reduction of soil consumption and preservation of agricultural productive surfaces developing planning instruments (spatial planning and land uses solutions, laws) that act on the “rural” landscapes.
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In last decades in architecture disciplinary debate it is possible to find different approaches and proposals to approach the design of “rural landscape” some examples develop ideas for a “rur-urbanization” or new urbanization models of rural contexts with different level of artificialisation and integration between urban and rural patterns and other researches focus on design needs and solution for rural architecture (Agritecture).
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The concept of “ecotonal transitional buffer” as metaphor useful to support a renovation of existing methods and design/planning process was proposed in relation to the consulting activities for URMA INTERREG IVC project (Colucci 2015).
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The food and agriculture production that is connected to seasonal period/time related to food production, urban flow and communities lifestyle, the metabolic flows and long period of water cycle, different time-perspectives of Peri-Urban and urban transformations, long-terms period of environmental and social trends and dynamics (climate change, social structure and social/economic trends)…
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Colucci, A. (2017). Peri-Urban/Peri-Rural Areas: Identities, Values and Strategies. In: Colucci, A., Magoni, M., Menoni, S. (eds) Peri-Urban Areas and Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41022-7_12
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