Urban forest optimisation

Perugia (IT) boasts 8 732 401 m2 of public green spaces, including historic gardens, urban parks, neighbourhood green areas, sports fields, school gardens and wooded regions. To effectively manage this significant natural heritage, the City developed a new Urban Green Asset Strategy. This strategy is based on the collaborative planning and management of urban green and natural spaces by planners and citizens. By involving four identified target groups - urban planners, citizens, the younger generation, and business stakeholders - the model aims to enhance urban ecosystem resilience, maximise the climate mitigation potential of green spaces, and provide biodiversity and nature conservation benefits, to ultimately improve public safety, health, and wellbeing.