Strategic trends in management of urban and territorial vegetation of Foligno.

For some years the Municipality of Foligno has been performing different activities within the framework of territorial vegetation management. The PRG (Piano Regolatore Generale–The General town-planning scheme) has allowed detecting specific areas which integrate urban, rural and natural vegetation,such as the “Topino River Park”. In accordance with the town planning, a detailed census of hedges and tree rows has been conducted in the plain rural area using satellite technologies, with the double purpose to delineate an exhaustive description of the present vegetation and to assess the requirementsof its management and protection. All cognitive elements were inserted in the SIT (Sistema Informativo Territoriale–Territory Information System) which represents an effective tool for management and planning of plant biodiversity. The geographic database allows managing the entire area using various sources of information related to: a) urban green planning (by the PRG); b) management and monitoring of the urban and rural vegetation; c) protection of natural resources and biodiversity inside the SIC. Many activities have been carriedout in collaboration between the Municipality of Foligno and the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Perugia. Currently, they are in a process of elaborating Regolamento del Verde (Green Management Protocol), which will represent an important document for the Municipality, the city in general andthe companies involved in urban green management