Multilevel governance approach to adaptation. The construction of the Italian mid-Adriatic green infrastructure

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https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/11157

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Climate adaptation, Multilevel governance, Horizontal and vertical planning

Abstract

There is a persistent discrepancy between the climate adaptation measures advocated by European and international bodies and the actual implementation of such measures. While implementation frequently occurs at the municipal level, which makes municipalities pivotal actors, this is insufficient. Indeed, the involvement of other levels of governance and the private sector is essential, as are adaptation actions that permeate all plans, programs, and projects of a public entity. An approach to adaptation that refers to multilevel governance and mainstreaming strategies for implementation is pioneered in the Life+ A_GreeNet Project, which envisages the construction of the green infrastructure of the Italian mid-Adriatic city. This approach integrates adaptation actions into existing decision-making and policy processes, innovates the processes of construction of urban plans, and promotes the management and care of green with innovative and flexible tools.

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Rosalba D'Onofrio, University of Camerino

Associate Professor of Urban Planning at UNICAM - School of Architecture and Design. Expert in planning and adaptation to climate change, urban health and quality of life in urban environments. Principal investigator of numerous European and national projects, published in international journals and publishing houses. She holds scientific advisory positions with local and supra-local public authorities.

Timothy Daniel Brownlee, University of Camerino

Architect and Research Fellow in Technological Architecture and Environmental Design at the School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino. He is involved in several international projects investigating the role and potential of open spaces in relation to public health and climate change adaptation.

Chiara Camaioni, University of Camerino

Researcher in Urban Planning at the School of Architecture and Design of the University of Camerino (UNICAM), her research focuses on the quality and safety of urban and territorial systems, with particular emphasis on the role of urban form, environmental, economic and social systems, and the intensification of the effects of climate change.

Jonatha Cecchi, University of Camerino

Scholarship Fellow in Urban Planning at the School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino. He is an expert in GIScience and quality of green spaces and is currently working within the Life A_GreeNet project and other research activities related to the quality of urban open spaces and the calculation of ecosystem services.

Roberta Cocci Grifoni, University of Camerino

Associate Professor in Technological Architecture at the University of Camerino. A physicist by training with a PhD in Engineering Physics, her research ranges from air quality in open spaces to computational fluid dynamics. She works on nature-based solutions for thermal comfort and energy efficiency, focusing on urban atmospheric dynamics and adaptation in numerous national and European research projects.

Simone Malavolta, University of Camerino

Architect and researcher at the School of Architecture and Design of the University of Camerino in the research group on green infrastructure coordinated by Prof. D’Onofrio. He is currently working on aspects of GIScience and climate change, urban regeneration and quality of public spaces.

Graziano Enzo Marchesani, University of Camerino

Researcher at the University of Camerino, specialized in environmental design and urban microclimatic analysis. His research focuses on the application of advanced computational technologies to address the challenges of climate change in urban environments.

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D’Onofrio, R., Brownlee, T. D., Camaioni, C., Cecchi, J., Cocci Grifoni, R., Malavolta, S., & Marchesani, G. E. (2025). Multilevel governance approach to adaptation. The construction of the Italian mid-Adriatic green infrastructure . TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 18(1), 113–130. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/11157

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): NEW CHALLENGES FOR XXI CENTURY CITIES: Multilevel scientific approach to impacts of global warming on urban areas, energy transition, optimisation of land use and emergency scenario 1

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