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Urban renovation with an “inclusive green infrastructure” to enhance the old town and the renaissance walls

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Padova is among the most ancient cities in the northern Italy. It counts 209.420 inhabitants on an area of 92,85 kmq. Its strategic location, alongside river Brenta, has always been a melting pot of people and cultures, enriching and placing the city as one of the most active economic and cultural exchange centres in the North-Eastern area of Italy and Veneto Region. The inclusion of Padova Giotto’s frescos in the UNESCO World Heritage, together with Padova election as European Volunteering Capital, but also Capital of Green Innovation, is placing the city under constant international visibility.

Padova is already set to become a metropolitan hub by 2030, where the crucial assets to prioritize are innovation, interconnection, sustainability and social inclusion. Padova Municipality is currently operating in several macro sectors for a more sustainable growth of the city that pays attention to resources, social well-being and economy, namely i) mobility and micro mobility, ii) healthcare, iii) well-being, iv) urban culture and renovation, v) parks and recreation, vi) security and cybersecurity. The reported pillars are interconnected and each of them takes advantage of a particular sector of the Padova’s community and its innovation network, in a concerted effort of local stakeholders from private and public sector and the associations. These macro areas are all in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 Agenda, where every action proposed by the Municipality combines local needs and global sustainable requirements.

 

Padova is one of 100 European pilot cities selected by the European Commission in the NetZeroCities project, with the ambitious mission of achieving climate neutrality by 2030.
Therefore, the Municipality's primary goal is to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions by implementing and enhancing the actions included in its SECAP.

In particular, the Municipality intends to profoundly renew the public and private building real estate property, enhance the use of energy from renewable sources, strengthen electric public transport service and soft mobility, reduce waste production also through circular economy strategies, implement a food policy and implement climate change adaptation policies, especially related to urban green.
 

Padova municipality is now working on important infrastructural projects such as:

The municipality also focuses on the local cultural heritage to foster tourist-cultural experiences (https://www.turismopadova.it/).

The proposed project focuses on an urban renovation and regeneration action on a wide area in the old town.

Creating an innovative green infrastructure along one section of the city renaissance walls is the main objective (https://www.muradipadova.it/parco-delle-mura-e-delle-acque/parco-delle-…). Its intent is to preserve and enhance the cultural heritage of Padova as UNESCO city.

This area actually hosts a car park, a public park and other green areas in addition to few religious and non-religious buildings. In line with the new European Bauhaus principles, the project aims at creating a new area including additional green spaces with green technologies, renovation and refurbishment of buildings in the light of a revised intended use. It’s indeed important to highlight the fact that few of them are heritage listed buildings which will be assigned to social and cultural activities. The entire project will contribute to enrich the touristic offers of the city. (https://www.muradipadova.it/parco-delle-mura-e-delle-acque/parco-delle-…).

In the light of the ambitious project described above, the municipality of Padova is interested in joining any consortium that can help develop the project but also the plan, as a preliminary step, of the idea described above.

For further info, please refer to: Massimo Benvenuti

benvenutim@comune.padova.it