Abstract
In Italy, after the introduction of the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape in 2004, the Regional Landscape Plan (RLP) has acquired a coordination role in the urban planning system, for the implementation of policies for landscape protection and valorisation. The case study of the RLP of Sardinia is a paradigmatic application to the coastal area of the island, which is considered most vulnerable and subject to settlement pressure. The objectives of preservation and valorisation of the territorial resources should be transferred into local planning instruments by adopting strategies aimed at the preservation of the consolidated urban fabric, at the requalification and completion of the existing built-up areas according to the principles of land take limitation and increase in urban quality. The paper investigates the state of implementation and the level of integration of landscape contents in the local plans that have been adapted to the RLP, using a qualitative comparative method. In addition, the results of the plan coherence checks, elaborated by the regional monitoring bodies after the adaptation process, have been analysed to identify the common criticalities and weaknesses. The results highlight the lack of effectiveness of the RLP, after more than a decade since its approval, considering the limited number of adequate local plans and the poor quality of their analytical and regulative contents in terms of landscape protection and valorisation. Conclusions suggest some possible ways to revise the RLP, focusing on the participation of local communities and the development of a new landscape culture.
Highlights
The European Landscape Convention (ELC) has linked the values of landscape to people’s identity and perception [1,2,3]
The ELC has been ratified in 38 European countries, but its applications have been heterogeneous, according to alternatively different geographical areas, administrative levels and planning systems [4,5,6]
A study of the Sardinian landscape plan and an analysis on the state of the process of adaptation of municipal urban plans to the Regional Landscape Plan (RLP); A qualitative comparative analysis of the municipal urban plans that have been already complied to the RLP; A survey of the coherence verifications elaborated by the Sardinian Region for the plans in course of updating
Summary
The European Landscape Convention (ELC) has linked the values of landscape to people’s identity and perception [1,2,3]. The ELC has been ratified in 38 European countries, but its applications have been heterogeneous, according to alternatively different geographical areas, administrative levels and planning systems [4,5,6]. 1497, which introduces a first landscape regulation for areas of particular environmental, natural and scenic value. Since 1948, the article of the Italian Constitution has protected the landscape and the historical and artistic heritage of the Nation. 431 of 1985) established a protection constraint on the national territory with particular natural characteristics, and provided for the drafting of landscape plans for the management of areas already protected by Law n The Galasso Law (Law n. 431 of 1985) established a protection constraint on the national territory with particular natural characteristics, and provided for the drafting of landscape plans for the management of areas already protected by Law n
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