MISURINA 3.0. Touristic pressure management in a Unesco landscape

MISURINA 3.0. Touristic pressure management in a Unesco landscape

Master Thesis Laboratory in Landscape Architecture and Infrastructures

University of Ferrara

Misurina is the largest natural lake in the Dolomiti Unesco site; due to its location along the road towards the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo”, it is one of the most visited spots in the area. Each summer, more than 100.000 cars transit and briefly stop on the lake-shores to take a picture of the astonishing panorama. As a consequence, lake borders are constantly crowded, air pollution reaches urban-like levels and the surrounding vegetation is in threat. The ecological degradation of the site, intensified by climate change, requires a deep reform of the lake accessibility. While past and current proposals have been focusing on big parking silos and road enlargements, the thesis investigates an alternative soft strategy based on the assessment of automotive future scenarios. Considering such forthcoming standards (in dimensions and performances) and their development time, the project proposes minimal and easy-reversible infrastructures: a by-pass road is created using a existing maintenance route in the wood in order to progressively pedestrianize the streets around the lake; small parkings lots are rearranged in hidden areas and designed to gradually return at being meadows as the “footprint of cars” will decrease. The study provides a phased strategy to both manage and improve the touristic experience; a new environmental and landscape balance is achieved through the containment of soil consumption, the broadening of permeable and forested areas. By looking straight at the future, the study avoids the common risk of planning oversized infrastructure depicting a new fruition system for the Misurina Lake and its surroundings.

Architecture Department / Sealine Research Centre
Academic year
2017/2018
City
Ferrara
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Country
Italy