Speaker: Guglielmo Ricciardi, CMCC

Moderator: Giovanni Coppini, CMCC

Cities are increasingly required to respond to climate change through decisions that are not only technically effective, but also spatially integrated, socially inclusive, and future-oriented. However, many existing studies and practical tools still approach climate-related challenges in a fragmented way.

This webinar presents a research pathway developed to address these gaps. The work first focused on identifying integrated indicators for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and then expanded toward Key Performance Indicators for assessing the resilience qualities of built-environment assets across different spatial scales and climate hazards. Building on this evidence, the research explored the role of urban digital twins as decision-support environments capable of structuring, visualising, and evaluating urban regeneration scenarios. In particular, it proposed guidelines for developing digital twin modules that can integrate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience metrics into planning and design processes. The next step extends this framework toward regenerative urban futures. Beyond reducing risks and emissions, regenerative approaches aim to generate net-positive benefits for the built environment and its communities. This includes not only climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience, but also broader dimensions such as ecology primacy, health and well-being, carbon capture, and carbon reduction. Within the EU Horizon project REGEN4BE, this framework will be implemented through a prototype urban digital twin and tested in two real-world case studies in Switzerland and Spain.

The webinar will discuss how this transition from climate-responsive assessment to regenerative evaluation can support more integrated, evidence-based, and transformative decisions for urban regeneration.

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