Imagine taking an old piece of parchment, scraping off the old ink, and writing something new while keeping the original material. This project does that with landscapes, using art and design to bring back old sustainable wisdom to solve modern problems. It's like updating a city's 'operating system' to fix pollution or water waste by blending creativity with nature.
Traditional land management often ignores cultural heritage or fails to solve modern environmental crises like air pollution and water scarcity. This leads to a loss of local 'sustainability wisdom' and conflict between green energy needs and heritage preservation.
A co-creation path for artistic and technical agents to design 'Landscape Services' and a sustainable finance infrastructure to manage the resulting economic benefits.
If you are a city agency dealing with extreme air pollution—this project developed co-creation paths with creative agents that help regenerate urban landscapes to improve air quality, as seen in the Lodz pilot.
If you are a water management company dealing with unsustainable water use in farming—this project developed landscape services that connect human action with ecosystem functions to optimize water use in agricultural fringes.
If you are an energy developer dealing with conflicts between renewable plants and cultural heritage sites—this project developed a method to integrate energy facilities into vernacular landscapes without destroying their identity.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures are not provided, though the project mentions integrating sustainable finance infrastructures to support the circulation of benefits.
The project is currently testing its methods across 3 distinct pilots in Poland, Italy, and Spain, suggesting a model that can be adapted to different environmental and cultural contexts.
Based on available project data, there is no mention of specific patents or licensing agreements; the focus is on co-creation processes and shared landscape services.
The project period runs from 2023-03-01 to 2026-04-30, indicating a multi-year cycle for implementing and evaluating these creative interventions.
It integrates by using creative and artistic agents to design solutions that fit into existing cultural identities, such as the UNESCO city of films in Lodz.
The consortium is diverse, consisting of 24 partners across 10 countries. While dominated by 'Other' (12) and Universities (5), there is a significant industrial presence with 4 industry partners and 4 SMEs, resulting in a 17% industry ratio. This suggests a strong academic foundation with a targeted effort to translate research into practical, small-to-medium business applications.
Contact Politecnico di Milano regarding the co-creation experience paths.
Contact us to connect with the 4 SMEs involved in sustainable landscape finance.
