Abstract
The low-carbon future is a global challenge; it requires local answers that take into account the different conditions and specificities of individual regions. The Alps are one of the most sensitive areas to the transition to a low-carbon future owing to the effects of climate change, and the abundance of natural resources for the production of renewable energy. Generating and spreading awareness in this region is still a key issue for the implementation of a sustainable transition. This paper presents the application of a strategic planning approach (visioneering) to encourage a regional response in an alpine region (Cadore, Italy). The purpose of the empirical research is to improve the regional approach by stimulating social learning, by testing the visioneering approach and through use of related visual material. The conclusions show that visioneering can impact on a regional approach effectively by clarifying the individual’s role in the transition, and the actions that the region and individuals can effectively take.
Highlights
Long-term thinking approaches for a low-carbon futureThe current carbonized energy system is responsible for the phenomenon of climate change, and leads to increasingly negative consequences throughout the world including air pollution and habitat degradation (Da Graça Carvalho, Bonifacio, & Dechamps, 2011; McKinsey & Company & KEMA, 2010)
This paper presents the application of a strategic planning approach to encourage a regional response in an alpine region (Cadore, Italy)
The stakeholders involved in the two workshops were the decision-makers of Cadore: 22 invited local mayors and the president of the Magnifica Comunità di Cadore (MCC), the local institution that hosted the events and which represents the cultural identity of Cadore
Summary
Long-term thinking approaches for a low-carbon futureThe current carbonized energy system is responsible for the phenomenon of climate change, and leads to increasingly negative consequences throughout the world including air pollution and habitat degradation (Da Graça Carvalho, Bonifacio, & Dechamps, 2011; McKinsey & Company & KEMA, 2010). Spatial planning has a leading role in rethinking the energy system and transitioning to a low-carbon future.The expression ‘low-carbon future’ refers here to a future in which anthropogenic CO2 emissions are minimized due to strategies that reduce their release through coherent social and economic development. The transition toward such future challenges has already been confronted in the Alps region due to existing climate change effects. Generating and spreading awareness is still a key issue for the effective adaptation to and mitigation of climate change through the transition to a low-carbon energy system
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