Geospatial data homogenization and processing for integrated assessment of urban and natural resources and risks. A pilot case for Lazio Region (Italy)

This contribution illustrates the data, methods and geospatial intelligence solutions that were produced, by means of a web GIS application, for the integrated analysis and mapping of open geo data gathered from regional spatial risk and landscape resource planning in Italy. The aim was to developed and test a tool support regional planners and decision makers for sustainable and effective management and regeneration of urban spaces. The work assumes that any urban regeneration initiative must rely on an adequate knowledge of environmental and cultural resources and risk factors affecting the geographic context of reference. Accessing geographic knowledge base across multiple sectors and level of education and experience is an important, but challenging, task, when the audience spans from high level researchers and professionals to the general public (e.g. citizens). For this purpose, a web application has been developed for the interactive visualization and query of geospatial data pertaining to regional land management plans adopted in Italian normative framework with specific geographic focus on central Italy. This work, processed at the prototype level, illustrates the characteristics and potential of the solution in the territorial context of Lazio (regional administrative boundary of the city of Rome), integrating geospatial data on the Regional Spatial Landscape Plan (PTPR) and the Flood risk Management Plan (PAI). This case study is an exemplary model that can be replicated in other regional contexts.