Assessing mobility in sustainable urban regeneration. The GBC Quartieri  application to Le Albere neighbourhood in Trento

Elena Mazzola; Alessandro Bove

doi:10.6093/1970-9870/10422

Elena Mazzola University of Padua https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1433-8630
Alessandro Bove University of Padua

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10422

Keywords: Sustainable mobility, GBC Quartieri protocol, Le Albere project

Abstract

In order to minimise the negative impacts of new districts, mobility analysis plays a crucial role. Indeed, urban expansion may lead to increased car use to access basic services. Establishing interconnections between novel localities, parking spaces, public transportation routes, limiting the heat island phenomenon and instituting renewable energy sources are indispensable for realising sustainable design. This approach may mitigate the adverse impacts of informal urban expansion and foster condensed, pedestrian-oriented neighbourhoods that encourage cycling and walking. In this context, international protocols can provide valuable guidance during the planning and upkeep phases by furnishing analysis and design recommendations. In this paper, starting with an analysis of the GBC Quartieri energy and environmental sustainability protocol on an urban scale, a method for evaluating the protocol's responses to known mobility-related critical issues was prepared and used to evaluate the case study Trento Le Albere project. This showed that almost 50 per cent of the internal credits and prerequisites are focused on mobility, including the smart location of the new neighbourhood and the implementation of bicycle mobility, interchange points and shaded streets. These solutions were evaluated based on their relationships with critical mobility issues, providing a comprehensive solution that focuses chiefly on the connection system, accessibility and usability performance, control, and climatic impact.

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Author Biographies

Elena Mazzola, University of Padua

She is currently a researcher and an Assistant Professor in the faculty of Engineering in Padua (Italy). She obtained her PhD in Architecture, City and Design from Iuav of Venice University, published a number of papers in preferred journals, and presented various academic as well as research-based papers at national and international conferences. Her research activities are currently twofold: while the first research activity is set to explore the efficiency of buildings, the second major research theme is focused on the develop of sustainable urban cities.

Alessandro Bove, University of Padua

He is a researcher in urban planning and technics at the department ICEA of Padua University. He is building engineer with expertise in urban and spatial planning and special interest in resilience and sustainability planning. He had his PhD in Building and Territorial Engineering (Bologna University, 2009). His research experiences are characterized by a practical approach because He always tried to combine theoretical research with design. The main themes of interest regard the sustainable urban transformation/regeneration, with a specific attention to industrial areas, the reuse of abandoned infrastructure and the protection of landscapes. On these themes, He had the opportunity to participate to national researches, to international cooperation projects and to public and private initiatives with research interest as regional and urban plans, strategic projects, often as leader or as coordinator. He is actually the President of Padua Engineers Foundation, private body active in the innovation and continuous education for engineers.

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