Analyzing and assessing ecological transition in building sustainable cities

Beniamino Murgante
School of Engineering, University of Basilicata
beniamino.murgante@unibas.it
http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/murgante/Benny.html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beniamino_Murgante
Analyzing and assessing ecological transition
in building sustainable cities

Analyzing and assessing ecological
transition in building sustainable cities
Beniamino Murgante

Beniamino Murgante
Potenza 175,43 km2 64786 inhabitants

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Ferrara 405.16 km2
131091 inhabitants

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Percentage
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Isochronous
Population comparison between Potenza and Ferrara in percentages
perc. Potenza perc. Ferrara

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Education, Economy and Finance, Health, Sport and Leisure

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pop Potenza pop Ferrara serv Potenza serv Ferrara
Comparison of population (percentage) and services (number) in Potenza and Ferrara

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Distribution (%) of trips by means of transport used and city size (population)
Car
Motorbike
bike
Walking Public Transport
Car
Motorbike
bike
Walking Public Transport

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Education, Economy and Finance,
Health, Sport and Leisure

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities
/2018/mar/19/urban-explosion-
kinshasa-el-alto-growth-mexico-city-
bangalore-lagos

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar
/19/urban-explosion-kinshasa-el-alto-growth-
mexico-city-bangalore-lagos

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/19/plan-big-city-disease-populations-fall-beijing-shanghai

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Amato, F., Pontrandolfi, P., Murgante, B., 2015, Supporting planning activities with the
assessment and the prediction of urban sprawl using spatio-temporal analysis, Ecological
Informatics, Volume 30, November 2015, Pages 365–378 doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.07.004

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Amato, F., Pontrandolfi, P., Murgante, B., 2015, Supporting planning activities with the
assessment and the prediction of urban sprawl using spatio-temporal analysis, Ecological
Informatics, Volume 30, November 2015, Pages 365–378 doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.07.004
Quantity of
built-up
areas [ha]
measured at
different
times.

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Results
Calibration
Coefficients
Growth simulation
cycles
Initial
patterns
Land Use/Land
Cover change
model,
SLEUTH

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Amato, F.; Maimone, B.A.; Martellozzo, F.;
Nolè, G.; Murgante, B. (2016) The Effects
of Urban Policies on the Development of
Urban Areas. Sustainability 2016, 8, 297.
doi:10.3390/su8040297

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Amato, F.; Maimone, B.A.; Martellozzo, F.; Nolè, G.; Murgante, B. (2016) The Effects
of Urban Policies on the Development of Urban Areas. Sustainability 2016, 8, 297.
doi:10.3390/su8040297

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Amato, F.; Maimone, B.A.;
Martellozzo, F.; Nolè, G.;
Murgante, B. (2016) The
Effects of Urban Policies on
the Development of Urban
Areas. Sustainability 2016,
8, 297.
doi:10.3390/su8040297

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Scorza F., Las Casas G., Murgante B., Amato F., (2019) "City Dashboards for Urban Planning"
Journal of Urban Technology DOI 10.1080/10630732.2019.1614895

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Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante B.; Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban expansion against agriculture
and natural land loss: Scenario-based Modelling of urbanization and ecological losses in Italy to
2030 Applied Geography 91, pp. 156-167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004

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Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante B.; Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban expansion against agriculture
and natural land loss: Scenario-based Modelling of urbanization and ecological losses in Italy to
2030 Applied Geography 91, pp. 156-167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004
The Number of Total Transactions (NTT).
The Housing Market Index (HMI), which consists in the ration of NTT with the
stock of residential unit existing in a specific territorial unit.
Code of Cultural
and Landscape
Heritage
The Natura 2000
Project
Housing Market
Index
Areas within a 300m buffer from the coastal line (CBCPa).
Areas within a 300m buffer from the coastal line of lakes (CBCPb).
Water streams, river zones and areas within a buffer of 150m from these (CBCPc).
Glaciers and perennial snow areas (CBCPd).
National and regional reserves and parks (CBCPe).
Forests and woodlands (CBCPf).
Wetlands (CBCPg).
Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).
SACs are usually included within SCIs.
Special Protection Areas (SPAs). In Italy, these areas cover about 19% of inland
and 4% of marine areas.
Important Bird Areas (IBA)
𝑆!"# = ∑$
%
𝑊$ ∗ 𝑉$
𝑆!"# is the value assumed by each pixels of the synthesis map
𝑊$ is the weight of ith criteria
𝑉$ is the value of the map representing the ith criteria at any given location

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Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante B.;
Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban
expansion against agriculture and natural
land loss: Scenario-based Modelling of
urbanization and ecological losses in Italy
to 2030 Applied Geography 91, pp. 156-
167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004
Scenario
conservation
Scenario
BAU/diffusion
CBCPa 0,112 0,085
CBCPb 0,112 0,085
CBCPc 0,112 0,085
CBCPd 0,112 0,085
CBCPe 0,112 0,085
CBCPf 0,112 0,085
CBCPg 0,112 0,085
SCIs 0,047 0,033
SPAs 0,047 0,033
IBA 0,031 0,022
HMI 0,02 0,32
Criteria’s weights resulting from the AHP
and used for the scenario conservation
and for the scenario BAU/diffusion.

Beniamino Murgante
Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante
B.; Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban
expansion against agriculture and
natural land loss: Scenario-based
Modelling of urbanization and
ecological losses in Italy to
2030 Applied Geography 91, pp. 156-
167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004

Beniamino Murgante
Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante B.; Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban expansion against agriculture and
natural land loss: Scenario-based Modelling of urbanization and ecological losses in Italy to 2030 Applied
Geography 91, pp. 156-167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004

Beniamino Murgante
Amato, F.; Martellozzo, F.; Murgante B.; Clarke, K. (2018) Balancing urban expansion against agriculture and natural
land loss: Scenario-based Modelling of urbanization and ecological losses in Italy to 2030 Applied Geography 91, pp.
156-167 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.004
LUCC dynamics between 2012 and 2030
according to the Diffusion scenario
LUCC dynamics between 2012 and 2030
according to the Conservation scenario

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Urban sprawl vs Urban sprinkling
Urban sprawl Urban sprinkling
Urban sprawl: “the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and
shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city”
Urban sprinkling: “a small quantity distributed in drops or
scattered particles”

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Building density
and population
density
Year Population (No.) Residential Buildings [BR] (n) Dp (Inhabitants/ha) Db (BR/ha)
1950 627,586 117,687 0.63 0.12
1989 610,186 238,603 0.61 0.24
1998 597,468 269,019 0.60 0.27
2006 591,338 285,072 0.59 0.28
2013 578,391 297,810 0.58 0.30

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Pilogallo, A., Saganeiti, Pontradolfi P. Scorza F., Murgante B., Comparing territorial performances of
Renewable Energy Sources' plants with integrated Ecosystem Services losses assessment: Melfi
municipality sample area in Basilicata region (Italy). Sustainable Cities and Society.
DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102082

Beniamino Murgante
Pilogallo, A., Saganeiti,
Pontradolfi P. Scorza F., Murgante
B., Comparing territorial
performances of Renewable
Energy Sources' plants with
integrated Ecosystem Services
losses assessment: Melfi
municipality sample area in
Basilicata region (Italy).
Sustainable Cities and Society
DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102082

Beniamino Murgante
Pilogallo, A., Saganeiti, Pontradolfi P. Scorza F., Murgante B., Comparing territorial performances of
Renewable Energy Sources' plants with integrated Ecosystem Services losses assessment: Melfi
municipality sample area in Basilicata region (Italy). Sustainable Cities and Society
DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102082

Beniamino Murgante
Pilogallo, A., Saganeiti,
Pontradolfi P. Scorza F., Murgante
B., Comparing territorial
performances of Renewable
Energy Sources' plants with
integrated Ecosystem Services
losses assessment: Melfi
municipality sample area in
Basilicata region (Italy).
Sustainable Cities and Society
DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102082
biodiversity
carbon storage agricultural vocation

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Energy village in Calvello

Beniamino Murgante
School of Engineering, University of Basilicata
beniamino.murgante@unibas.it
http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/murgante/Benny.html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beniamino_Murgante
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