Regional Landscape Planning / January 2025

ORBA RIVER SUSTAINABILITY

Location

Orba River Basin, Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Typology

Regional Landscape Planning / Ecological Restoration / Riparian Public Space Design

Target Users

Local Residents / Riparian Communities / Visitors / Cyclists / Agricultural Communities

Status

Academic Project / Concept

Orba River Sustainability is a regional landscape strategy for restoring the ecological baseline of the Orba River basin. Responding to fragmented habitats, flood vulnerability, agricultural pressure and disturbed extraction sites, the project establishes a continuous blue-green framework along the river corridor. Ecological restoration is combined with recreational spaces and slow-mobility connections, linking the river landscape with nearby communities. Three site-specific interventions translate the territorial strategy into local actions: the regeneration of a former mining area, a new entrance park and an inner-town green corridor.

Cover
A blue-green framework reconnecting river, town, and agriculture.
Territorial Strategy
A regional corridor links river ecosystems, farmland and settlements.
Design Process
River dynamics evolve into a continuous landscape strategy.
Casal Cermelli Mine Park
A former extraction site becomes a restored riverside landscape.
Town Entrance Park
A new gateway reconnects the town with its agricultural edge.
Town Inner Park
The ecological network extends into everyday community spaces.
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