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The Sustainable Village of the Provincia di Chieti, an example of citizens' involvement in disused areas reconversion - Italy

Type: CaseStudy

Case Study (1240 Kb PDF)

Summary

The project aims at finding innovative sustainable solutions for the reconversion of disused industrial areas in the town of Ortona (Provincia di Chieti, Italy). The goal has been reached through the cooperative efforts of the local partners: Provincia di Chieti, Municipality of Ortona and the local energy agency, A.L.E.S.A. The Plan, cofinanced by the national Ministry for the Environment, was designed: to increase the sustainability value in the local context through the protection and exploitation of the local ecosystem; to make local community aware of the rational use of the resources; to study new sustainable models for the reconversion of disused areas in residential sites. The main results are:

  1. biodiversity in urban areas: a "Biodiversity map" has been drawn up highlighting 40 public areas for the preservation of the local ecosystem;
  2. the "Resources Centre for the Sustainability": 150 mq of environmental training centre for citizens, schools and technicians;
  3. n. 4 studies have been carried out in different areas to investigate their RES & RUE potentialities and to design ecocompatible buildings;
  4. dissemination activities (survey; workshops, web-site, newsletters, events etc.) addressed to the local population (students, households, end-users).

The project is by now in its final phase. The next step is the identification of strategic public-private partnership for the realization of the village.

Results

The cost-benefits analysis of the sustainable village highlighted the following results:

  • about 408 TPE/year saved;
  • about 220.000,00 €/year energy cost saved;
  • 1,5 GWh/year of energy produced by RES and RUE;

In addition to the direct results, the sustainable village represents an exemplification of biobuilding techniques integrated with innovative solutions based on the direct experience acquired. Another, not tangible, result is the involvement of final users and local stakeholders in the decision-making process with the understanding of long-term costs and direct and indirect benefits of sustainable construction, increasing, at the same time, their environmental awareness.

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