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F i r s t l y, I wou l d l i k e t o t h a n k my s t u den t s a nd t h e i r c on s t a n t c omm i tmen t t h r o ughou t t h e s emes t e r. W i t h ou t t h em , t h i s p ub l i c a t i o n wou l d n e v e r h a v e s een t h e l i g h t o f d a y.

A s pec i a l t h a n k y ou t o my co l l a bo r a t o r s . I n p a r t i c u l a r, t o my i n d i s pen s ab l e a s s i s t a n t d u r i n g t h i s t e a ch i n g e xpe r imen t , A l i c e Co v a t t a , f o r h e r c on s t a n t h e l p e x t e nd i n g l o ng a f t e r t h e e nd o f t h e s emes t e r a nd t o Se r g i o Bo r t o l u s s i f o r h i s s uppo r t d u r i n g t h e de s i g n wo r k s hop .

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My t h a n k s t o t h e Ma r i e Cu r i e Co f u nd P r og r amme and Tr e n t o P r o v i n c e f o r h a v i n g g i v e n me t h e oppo r t u n i t y t o a pp l y my r e s e a r c h i n a t e a ch i n g con t e x t . W i t h ou t t h e e xpe r i e n ce a nd k now l edge a cqu i r e d du r i n g t h e t h r e e - y e a r r e s e a r c h p r og r amme, I wou l d n e v e r h a v e been ab l e t o r e f l e c t o n t h e me t hod s t o a dop t d u r i n g t h e s emes t e r.

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v i s i t s a nd mee t i n g s ; t o Anna l i s a P i g n a t a i n t h e En v i r o nmen t Sec t o r f o r h e r u s e f u l a nd p r e c i s e t e c hn i c a l - e n v i r o nmen t a l i n d i c a t i o n s a nd t o Ma yo r Mau r o Da l Z i l i o f o r h i s i n t e r e s t a nd p a r t i c i p a t i o n du r i n g t h e f i n a l wo r k s hop .

My t h an k s t o t h e l o c a l Tr e v i s o a s soc i a t i o n s who he l p ed me l o o k a t t h e a r e a f r om ano t h e r po i n t o f v i ew. I n p a r t i c u l a r, I wou l d l i k e t o e x p r e s s my e x t r eme g r a t i t u de t o t h e Tr e v i s o A i r p o r t Comm i t t e e, t o D i r e c t o r Dan t e Fa r aon i a nd t o A l e s s and r o So t t a n a f o r t h e i r c on s t a n t s uppo r t o f o u r wo r k .

My t h an k s t o S t e f a no Bucc i , d i r e c t o r o f t h e S i l e Na t u r a l Pa r k , f o r h a v i n g s h a r ed op i n i o n s a nd i d e a s f o r r e f l e c t i o n w i t h u s du r i n g h i s p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e wo r k s hop .

A spec i a l t h a n k s mus t a l s o go t o t h e l i b r a r i e s we we r e i n c on t a c t w i t h t o r e t r i e v e t e x t s a nd i n f o rma t i o n - t o t h e I u a v Un i v e r s i t y o f Ven i c e L i b r a r y a nd t o t h e I n t e r d epa r tmen t a l Cen t e r f o r Su r v e y, Mapp i ng a nd P r o ce s s i n g (C IRCE ) f o r t h e i n v a l u ab l e c a r t o g r aph i c ma t e r i a l .

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When I wa s a s k ed t o t e a ch a n u r b an p l a nn i n g cou r s e f o r t h e Second Le ve l Deg r ee i n Con s t r u c t i o n s a nd Con se r v a t i o n a t t h e I u a v Un i v e r s i t y o f Ven i c e, I f e l t i t wou l d be a good oppo r t u n i t y t o a pp l y my r e cen t r e s e a r c h on a i r p o r t s a nd t h e l a nd s c ape t o a conc r e t e p r o j e c t whe r e I wou l d f i n a l l y b e ab l e t o t r y o u t a s e r i e s o f me t hodo l og i c a l a nd de s i g n c ho i c e s t o ge t h e r. T he i d e a wa s t o modu l a t e t h e u r b an p l a nn i n g wo r k s hop w i t h mu l t i - d i s c i p l i n a r y k now l edge wh i c h i n c l u ded a i r p o r t - i n f r a s t r u c t u r e r e l a t e d t h emes , b u t a bo ve a l l e x p l o r ed t h e n ume rou s e n v i r o nmen t a l q ue s t i o n s wh i c h t o da y r e qu i r e u r g en t a n swe r s . A i r p o r t s a r e p l a y i n g a n e v e r mo r e impo r t a n t r o l e i n r e g i o n a l a nd l o c a l d e v e l opmen t . I n f r a s t r u c t u r e on t h i s s c a l e b ene f i t s s o c i e t y a s a who l e, b u t t h e e n v i r o nmen t a l a nd s oc i a l e f f e c t s a r e a p a r t i c u l a r l y h e a v y bu r den on t h e commun i t i e s d i r e c t l y i n v o l v ed . How i s t h e l a nd s c ape mod i f i e d b y a i r t r a n spo r t a t i o n? Can t h e l a nd s c ape a nd a i r p o r t i n f r a s t r u c t u r e be i n t e g r a t e d f o l l ow i n g e co l og i c a l c r i t e r i a ? How c an a n a i r p o r t b e i n t e g r a t e d i n t o t h e l o c a l c on t e x t ? Wha t d e s i g n de v i c e s c an be u s ed? How c an we comb i n e t o da y ’s t e c hno l og i c a l r e qu i r emen t s w i t h t h e n eed f o r u n f o r e s een new f u n c t i o n s i n t h e f u t u r e? I n t h e f u t u r e, h ow m i gh t d i s u s ed a i r p o r t i n f r a s t r u c t u r e po s s i b l y b e “ r e c y c l e d ” ?The pub l i c a t i o n i s t h e r e f o r e t h e ou t c ome o f a n U r b an P l a nn i n g wo r k s hop he l d du r i n g t h e 2012-13 a cadem i c y e a r a nd con s i d e r i n g t h e t h eme “ a i r p o r t a nd l a nd s c ape ” , t a k i n g a s i t s s t a r t i n g po i n t t h e s t u d y o f a n a r e a i n no r t h e a s t I t a l y n e a r t h e c i t y o f Tr e v i s o , mo r e p r e c i s e l y, t h e a r e a s u r r o und i n g t h e l ow co s t c i v i l a i r p o r t o f Qu i n t o d i Tr e v i s o a nd t h e m i l i t a r y a i r f i e l d o f I s t r a n a .Tr e v i s o Cano v a a i r p o r t i s t h e p a r ad i gm o f t h a t e x t e n s i v e n e two r k o f a i r p o r t s l o c a t ed nea r m i no r t own s a nd c i t i e s wh i c h h a s been de ve l op i n g i n E u r ope o v e r t h e l a s t t e n y e a r s o r s o w i t h t h e ad v en t o f l ow co s t a i r c ompan i e s . I n i t i a l l y a

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m i l i t a r y a i r f i e l d , t h en f r om t h e e nd o f t h e 1950s con ve r t e d t o c i v i l u s e t o s e r v e t h e c i t y o f Ven i c e, s i n c e t h e beg i n n i n g o f t h e 2000s , i t h a s g r own i n t o one o f n o r t h e a s t I t a l y ’s mos t u t i l i s e d l ow co s t a i r p o r t s , p r og r e s s i v e l y i n c r e a s i n g i t s v o l ume o f t r a f f i c a nd e xpand i n g i t s r u nwa y s a nd t h e t e rm i n a l o v e r t h e y e a r s . I s t r a n a a i r p o r t , o n t h e o t h e r h and , i s a m i l i t a r y a i r f i e l d c on s t r u c t ed i n t h e 1950s wh i c h w i l l g r a dua l l y b e abandoned o v e r t h e n e x t f ew y e a r s d ue t o l a c k o f u s e a nd h i g h ope r a t i n g co s t s . T he dec i s i o n t o s t u d y Tr e v i s o wa s no t a r a ndom cho i c e. F i r s t l y, t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l , e n v i r o nmen t a l a nd s oc i a l c ond i t i o n s i n t h e s t u d y a r e a make i t e x t r eme l y c omp l e x . Cano v a a i r p o r t i s l o c a t ed i n a p r o t e c t ed n a t u r a l a r e a a l o ng Eu r ope ’s l o nge s t r e s u r gence r i v e r, t h e S i l e, a nd t h e a v i a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s , i n compa t i b l e w i t h t h e e co l og i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e a r e a , c l e a r l y g i v e r i s e t o ob v i o u s con t r a d i c t i o n s .Ta k i n g t h e e n v i r o nmen t a l i s s u e s a s i t s s t a r t i n g po i n t , t h i s s t u d y s e t s o u t t o r e t h i n k t h e a r e a , p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n no t j u s t t o i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l a s pec t s , b u t a bo ve a l l s t u d y i n g t h e wa t e r s y s t ems , g r e en s pace s , r e s i d en t i a l a r e a s , h i s t o r i c a l h e r i t a ge s i t e s , a b andoned i n du s t r i a l s i t e s a nd l o c a l i n h ab i t a n t s . T he r e a l p r o t a gon i s t o f t h e s t u d y i s t h u s t h e l o c a l a r e a a s a who l e a nd i n a l l i t s c omp l e x i t y. F r om t h e s t u d y, t h e l a nd s c ape a nd c i t y s ome t imes eme rge a s s pec t a t o r s , r a t h e r t h a n a c t o r s , l e a v i n g t h e ( i n ) v i s i b l e h and o f t h e c ap i t a l i s t s y s t em t o de s i g n t h e p l a c e s . T he r a p i d s p a t i a l t r a n s f o rma t i o n s a r e o f t e n no t g u i d ed b y compa r a t i v e o r c r i t i c a l s t u d i e s , b u t r a t h e r s e em t o be d i s c i p l i n ed b y p r e c i s e comme r c i a l l o g i c s wh i c h i d en t i f y i n t h e weakne s s o f u r b an p l a nn i n g t o o l s a po t e n t i a l t o b e e xp l o i t e d t o t h e i r a d v an t a ge. T he r a ndomnes s o f t h e i n i t i a t i v e s a nd ab sence o f i n t e g r a t e d g l o ba l p r o j e c t s a l l ow t h e s p r e ad o f a n u r b an p r oduc t i o n mode l wh i c h p a s s i v e l y f o l l ow s t h e d y n am i c s a nd d y n am i sm o f t h e ma r k e t , f l e x i b l e i n emb r a c i n g t h e n ew pa r ad i gms o f c on sump t i o n , b u t i n c apab l e a nd impo t e n t t o go ve r n a nd unde r s t a nd t h e s y s t ems o f l o c a l c h ange. P r e c i s e l y t o a v o i d be i n g s ubo r d i n a t e t o t h e e conom i c f o r c e s , p r e s s u r e s o f s pecu l a t i o n , c h ance a nd t h e immed i a c y o f d e c i s i o n -mak i n g, t h i s s t u d y t h e r e f o r e i n t e nd s t o a dop t a me t hodo l og i c a l a pp r o a ch wh i c h i n t e r p r e t s t h e l a nd s c ape i n i t s e n t i r e t y. Second l y, t h e i n t e n t i o n wa s t o a pp l y my r e s e a r c h on “ e co l og i c a l a i r p o r t

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a i r p o r t i n t h e 1930s .W i t h c on s t r u c t i o n o f t h e t e rm i n a l i n 1953 , t h e

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1960 , Cano v a a i r p o r t wa s t h e a i r p o r t c l o s e s t t o t h e n ea r b y c i t y o f Ven i c e.

The a i r p o r t o f Tr e v i s o - I s t r a n a wa s bu i l t i n 1954 f o r m i l i t a r y p u r po se s .

Sou r c e d a t a : GA I F l i g h t , 1954-55 ; Re ven f l i g h t , 1954-55 ; Re ven f l i g h t , 1978 ; O r t opho t o AGEA ,

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2006 .