Riciclo idrico e raffrescamento urbano – Un nuovo paradigma metabolico Acqua / Energia / Cibo per le città temperate
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https://doi.org/10.69143/2464-9309/1812025Parole chiave:
raffrescamento urbano, isole di calore urbane, metabolismo urbano, economia circolare, riciclo idricoAbstract
Le città producono flussi termici e idrici di entità tale che, se opportunamente direzionati, possono diventare strumento di resilienza climatica e giustizia ambientale. Da qui la tesi che gli insediamenti urbani possano trasformarsi in ‘nodi di raffreddamento’ di una rete planetaria, mitigando le isole di calore e attenuandone, per somma, gli effetti su scala regionale. In tale ottica il contributo esplora le sinergie fra i cicli di acqua, energia e cibo attraverso il dispositivo concettuale delle 4R – Ridurre, Riutilizzare, Recuperare, Rigenerare – e mostra come corridoi verdi, corpi idrici diffusi, tetti con micro-fitodepurazione e coltivazioni aeroponiche agiscano da organi traspiranti di raffrescamento che assorbono calore latente, offrono ombra, producono cibo e alimentano senso di comunità. Tra le diverse scale si individua come strategica quella del quartiere, che assume la configurazione di organismo omeotermico e Living Lab: reti di sensori, gemelli digitali e incentivi trasformano metriche ambientali in relazioni sociali, spostando l’attenzione dal costo della risorsa al valore degli scambi ecologici. A supporto viene presentata una matrice 4R-SDG concepita come strumento evolutivo per valutare i compromessi fra decarbonizzazione, biodiversità, equità e coinvolgimento degli utenti, orientando politiche adattive capaci di convertire rischio e scarto in capitale rigenerativo. Ne emerge l’immagine di una città temperata che produce nuovi scenari di convivenza in un orizzonte a neutralità carbonica.
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