Social impact assessment using ecosystem services, present and futures scenarios

The research presents progress and preliminary results on social impact assessment procedures in the cities of Milano and Utrecht through a co-evaluation process using ecosystem services focusing on the benefits and impacts of nature and urban biodiversity on human lives. Ultimately, the research explores the future of social-ecological scenarios in the local Milano case study through use of dynamic adaptive policy pathways methodology. The research is developed under spoke 5, activity 7.3 of National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC).

Asef Ayatollahi, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano

Niki Frantzeskaki – Utrecht University, Giuseppe Carrus – Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Eugenio Morello, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano