Participatory Processes
Sustainable urban development also implies justice and social inclusion. Planning procedures must engage with local communities to ensure the participation of different ages, genders, viewpoints, and cultural backgrounds. With the support of experts and innovative methodologies, we bridge the interests of diverse stakeholders and bring them to a shared vision.
Stazione Garibaldi, Milan, ph © Nicola Colella
LAND is partnered with several research initiatives funded by the European Commission involving citizen participation and bottom-up civic initiatives for active open spaces. Inspired by the New European Bauhaus’s principles of beauty, social inclusion, and sustainability, LAND has developed innovative methodologies to include a plethora of stakeholders in the design process, such as non-human users, neurodivergent and sensory divergent persons, and those affected by autism.
Lura River Retention Basins, Lomazzo, Bregnano, Rovellasca, Italy
Landscape offers an outstanding vantage point for observing behavioral change and cultural relations. The ability to inform and direct the governance of open spaces is essential to ensure participation, and thus consensus and empowerment. LAND has experience in co-creating frameworks for collaborative governance in order to manage landscape transformation processes and bring in different stakeholders and disciplines during the assessment, planning, and place-making stages.
Training and education: LAND provides training and education opportunities for both its team and for clients and partners. We rely on our nearly 35 years of experience in landscape consulting, as well as various research and innovation projects, for our educational activities, workshops, and webinars.
LANDconnects: working and learning together
Participation practices: Inspired by the New European Bauhaus’s principles of beauty, social inclusion, and sustainability, LAND has developed innovative methodologies that include a plethora of stakeholders in the design process, such as non-human users, neurodivergent and sensory divergent persons, and those affected by autism.
Sustainability Consulting
We guide both private and public clients through the dynamics of environmental, social, and economic factors, with a focus on enhancing the well-being of both urban and rural spaces, to benefit people and the planet.
Strategic Planning
We collaborate with municipalities, public administrations, and companies with the goal of creating lively and sustainable cities. From spatial strategies to environment- and landscape-oriented masterplans to urban planning practice, we support clients in developing their visions of a sustainable future.
Landscape Design & Construction
We design attractive and inclusive places through collaboration and innovation, strengthening the connection between people and nature to strive for sustainable development. We are not just creators; we are stewards of nature, committed to nurturing and conserving our environment for generations to come.
Applied Research
Together with municipalities, businesses, and academic partners we drive applied research initiatives and offer science-based consulting and capacity building at the intersection of sustainability and digitalization.