TERRITORIAL INFRASTRUCTURES

1. DEFINITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Network infrastructures and centralized infrastructures. Transport linear infrastructures.

2. GREENWAYS

Definition of greenway: differences between Europe and America. The ecological importance of a greenway. Urban greenways. Technical design elements. Analysis of Land Resources. Study of the track. Plan for non-motorized mobility in Sicily. Geometrical characteristics of the track. Design of a greenway in relation to the users (walker and/or biker). The D.M. 557/99. Notes on the dimensioning of bridleways. The pavement of a greenway. The layered structure of a pavement. Methods of stabilization of the substrate. Examples of paving with different materials. Connections between the greenway and motorized traffic. Intersections between greenway and motorized traffic. Comfort in a greenway through bioclimatic design and the rest areas. The recovery of abandoned railways.

3. ECOLOGICAL PLANNING OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

The Road Ecology. Ecological impacts of a linear transport infrastructure. Biodiversity conservation and road safety. Defragmentation of ecosystems. Eco-design and mitigation actions. Design of wildlife crossings in relation to the size of the animals.

The landscape design of roads. Street-landscape relationship. The landscape and the rules of the road. Design methodology. Case studies.

1 - A.Toccolini, N. Fumagalli, G. Senes, “Progettare i percorsi verdi – Manuale per la realizzazione di greenways”, Maggioli editore, 2004.

2 - M.Dinetti, “Progettazione ecologica delle infrastrutture di trasporto”, Felici editore, 2012.

3 - A.L. Monti, M.L. Boriani, “La progettazione paesaggistica delle strade”, Flaccovio, 2011.