Climate Sensitivity Assessment at the Regional Scale for Spatial Planning: A Case Study in Italy

The Current State Of Spatial Planning On The Context Of Climate Change In Italy

Adaptation and mitigation strategies are equally crucial for reducing the adverse impacts of climate change (Hossain et al., 2024). However, as stated by Musco and Fregolent (2014), the international scientific community has repeatedly highlighted the steady progression of climate change and its impacts. It is evident the insufficiency of mitigation policies if not associated with appropriate actions to adapt to the new climate scenario the urban and territorial systems, increasingly affected by extreme and variable weather phenomena. According to the technical summary (Pörtner et al., 2022) of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, adaptation refers to adjustment, moderation, or changes to social and ecological systems to avoid or recover from the effects of climate change. Therefore, planners must define adaptive strategies to be implemented within the framework of planning and management, signaling a new culture of urban design (Musco & Zanchini di Castiglionchio, 2014). Thus, by placing climate change policies at the center of urban policies (Musco & Magni, 2014), researchers in this field can identify the most appropriate ways to design and manage the city in the face of changing climates.