Geology, soil and seismic risk

Special session - Soil: sealing and consumption

Wednesday, June 13th 2012, 9.00 – 13.00, Conference Room A

Organized in collaboration with the European Commission. Soil sealing means the permanent covering of an area of land and its soil by impermeable artificial material (e.g. asphalt and concrete), for example through buildings and roads. The session should stimulate a political and technical discussion on the drivers for soil sealing and on tackling the problem.

1. Overall context

Chairpersons:
Paola Gazzolo, Assessore Sicurezza Territoriale. Difesa del suolo e della costa. Protezione Civile
Giuseppe Bortone, Direttore Generale Ambiente. Difesa del suolo e della costa. Regione Emilia-Romagna, Video icon Video presentation

Moderator:
Thomas Strassburger, European Commission, DG ENV 

9.00

Extracts from soil moovies: sealing, soil footprint, soil valorization
Ciro Gardi, Saverio Senni, Christian Steiner, Thomas Strassburger 

Conference speaker: Christian Steiner, Video icon Video presentation

Conference speaker: Ciro Gardi,  Video icon Video presentation

Conference speaker: Saverio Senni, Video icon Video presentation

9.30

SOIL AND SOIL FUNCTIONS
Luca Montanarella, European Commission DG JRC

Conference speaker: Luca Montanarella, Presentation (pdf1.26 MB)Video icon Video presentation

9.45

SOIL SEALING AND LAND TAKE
Thomas Strassburger, European Commission DG ENV

Conference speaker: Thomas Strassburger, Presentation (pdf1.31 MB)Video icon Video presentation

10.00

FROM LAND TAKE TO SOIL SEALING: A SHARED APPROACH BY NORTH ITALIAN REGIONS
Graziella Guaragno, Regione Emilia-Romagna

Conference speaker: Graziella Guaragno, Presentation (pdf887.45 KB)Video icon Video presentation

10.15

LAND TAKE AND SOIL ECOSYSTEM SERVICE LOSSES,
Francesco Malucelli, Regione Emilia-Romagna

Conference speaker: Francesco Malucelli, Presentation (pdf2.24 MB)Video icon Video presentation

10.30

PROTECTING SOIL FOR PROTECTING MAN
Costanza Calzolari, National Research Council, CNR IRPI

Conference speaker: Costanza Calzolari, Presentation (pdf2.13 MB)Video icon Video presentation

10.45

WHEAT AND LAND USE PLANNING
Francesco Sacchetti

Conference speaker: Francesco Sacchetti,  Presentation (pdf114.53 KB),  Video icon Video presentation

10.00

Coffee break and preliminary view of the poster session

2. Challenges for the governance of soil consumption

Chairperson:
Tiberio Rabboni, Assessore Agricoltura, economia ittica, attività faunistico-venatoria, Regione Emilia-Romagna

Moderator:
Nicola Filippi, Regione Emilia-Romagna

11.20 – 13.00

Andrea Segrè (Dean of Agriculture at Bologna University); Video icon Video presentation

Saverio Senni, (Tuscia University); Video icon Video presentation

Angela Galasso (Italian Agency for the Countryside and Responsible and Ethical Agriculture,AiCARE),  Presentation (pdf1.64 MB); Video icon Video presentation

representatives of Solidarity economy coordination of Emilia-Romagna and land access (C.R.E.S.E.R.-ACCESSO ALLA TERRA);  Presentation (pdf30.14 KB); Video icon Video presentation

Christian Steiner (Land and Soil Alliance), Presentation (pdf1.82 MB); Video icon Video presentation

representatives of the regional Land Reclamation Syndicates, Municipalities, Builders, River Basin Authorities, stakeholders, citizens. Video icon Video presentation (Discussion, part 1)  ; Video icon Video presentation (Discussion, part 2) ;

 

Showing of documentaries/films on soil and soil sealing (Christian Steiner, Saverio Senni, Nicola Dall'Olio)

 

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