Regional Landscape Planning and Local Planning. Insights from the Italian Context

Landscape has acquired great importance in the urban and territorial policies of European countries after Convention. Italy a long tradition protection landscape cultural heritage, characterised by particular attention to history identity culture communities. The main rule this field, Code Cultural Heritage 2004 (Urbani Code), refers mix environmental, cultural, social factors belonging different types natural landscapes that Regional Plans have identify, sharing with local most important innovation concerns attempt overcome binding regulatory approach, only focused on constraints, order generate high awareness about value encourage more democratic community participation policies. ineffectiveness is often due lack vision planning approaches established at regional level, authorities settled This paper reflects topic inter-institutional collaboration between national, regional, authorities, focusing process adaptation plans comparing contexts. article highlights strong delay approval relevant conflict co-planning phase national authority, leading transfer guidelines scale, consequences government, conservative measures transformation drivers.