Inhabited forests – Architecture for health, well-being, and equality

Authors

  • Luciana Macaluso University of Palermo (Italy)
  • Alessandra Palma University of Palermo (Italy)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69143/2464-9309/17122025

Keywords:

urban forestry, PNRR, cities and trees, biophilia, architecture

Abstract

This paper presents the Right_TT research on urban forestry, shifting the approach from a technical and specialised conception, typical of agricultural and engineering sciences, to one that includes complementary qualitative logic. Starting from the critical issues of the ongoing territorial transformations, which have led to a downsizing of the objectives of the Ministerial Forestry Plan across the Italian territory, good practices and pilot projects are highlighted to refine action strategies. The impact of a new forested urban habitat appears, in the long term, to guarantee the survival of the human species and, in the short to medium term, to improve the quality of life, revealing connections between various Sustainable Development Goals: a healthy, democratic forest-city is a more equitable city, more welcoming to other forms and modes of life.

 

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Received: 15/03/2025; Revised: 16/04/2025; Accepted: 20/04/2025

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Author Biographies

Luciana Macaluso, University of Palermo (Italy)

Architect and PhD, she is an Associate Professor of Architectural Design at the Department of Architecture. Member of the Executive Board of the Scientific Society ProArch (2025-2028), she has worked on liturgical architecture and peripheral and residual areas with a constant interest in urban and landscape issues.
E-mail: luciana.macaluso@unipa.it

Alessandra Palma, University of Palermo (Italy)

Architect and PhD in Architectural Design, she is a Research Fellow at the Department of Architecture, where she developed a Doctoral Thesis on the relationship between architecture, vegetation, and archaeology.
E-mail: alessandra.palma@unipa.it

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30-06-2025

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Macaluso, L. and Palma, A. (2025) “Inhabited forests – Architecture for health, well-being, and equality”, AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 17, pp. 180–195. doi: 10.69143/2464-9309/17122025.

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