Power inequalities and conflicts in the areas of natural interest. The case of the "Sughereta di Niscemi" reserve in Sicily
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2016
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This paper aims to investigate the relationship between land transformation and protection of natural interest sites. Its focus is the relationship between supranational and national policies, able to produce strong impacts on health of the people and environment, and local dimension, characterized by the presence of natural protected areas.
The paper demonstrate how the asymmetrical power relations can influence the effectiveness of planning systems at local level, producing severe forms of environmental and social injustice.
This will be explored through the case study of the natural reserve of Niscemi in Sicily. The reserve "Sughereta di Niscemi" (Caltanissetta, Sicily) is a natural protected area of the Sicilian Region, established on 1997.The cork forest ("sughereta") of Niscemi (3,000 hectares) is the most relevant relict of the oak forests that once covered central-southern Sicily. It is a habitat of relevant natural value (with over 500 species of plants and about 130 species of animals) so much that the area at European level is protected as a Site of Community Importance (S.C.I.) (ITA050007), in addition to being at local level a regional protected area.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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