Luigi La Riccia

Various models have been developed to manage geographic data but most of them integrate heterogen...eous techniques to support knowledge representation and reasoning.

La pianificazione territoriale è sempre stata interessata nella rappresentazione dello spazio fin... dagli anni ’70, da quando l’ha riconosciuta come un essenziale supporto per l’inclusione degli attori sociali nell’intero processo decisionale.

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Brief Introduction

This chapter is about defining and testing a multi-methodological framework able to measure the “walkability” in the urban practice perspective, based on assessment indicators and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Nowadays, cities are facing a complex challenge concerning sustainability, which is fueling the search for new development solutions. Among others, one of the most important problems is how to make cities sustainable and resilient, as stressed by the Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) highlighted by the United Nations through the 2030 Agenda.

The “Chiomonte SMART” is a project managed by the association Chiomonte ImprenD’Oc and funded by “Comitati Territoriali IREN” as a prosecution of the “Chiomonte 2025” project concluded in 2018.

The urban planning and evaluation literature suggests that making a walkable city means creating a resilient and healthy city. In recent years, alternative mobility has been the subject of numerous studies, showing that the concept of urban walkability can be used as an additional support in planning resilient cities. Though researchers agree that walkability assessment has a positive impact on public space planning, it is still difficult to include the topic in planning strategies because of its novelty in the scientific debate.