Cultural landscapes as a means of energy reduction at global warming

Abstract

This paper discusses the shaping of cultural landscapes as energy reduction interventions against the global warming. It is based on the gradual change of attitude from the expansive perception against virgin territories towards a sensitive reuse of anthropogenic landscapes. The expansionist perception to absorb new virgin landscapes, in order to cover and expand the living needs is gradually succeeded from an attitude towards recovery and reuse of existing bio-landscapes and facilities. This paper intends to highlight and analyze individual components of cultural landscapes, in order to enable: (1) Systemic study of ecological dependencies, (2) Capturing of environmental actions and (3) Development of cultural and ecological synthesis. Examination of the contribution of cultural landscapes in order to reduce global warming will take place for representative Sites organized in two sections: 1.Cultural landscapes outside the urban tissue (Oil platforms, Wetlands).2.Cultural landscapes in densely built urban tissue (inner city—historical City-Center, Citadel). Expected Results: Achieving of (future) ecological balance presupposes changing mentalities. This change will result from a combined cultural, aesthetic, economic and ecological intervention. This work’s “added value” is based on a “change of the way to think of the Environment” through anthropocentric proposals (reuse, awareness, and sustainability). The main Goal is to start a process to “change of mentality” which may then “cultivate” further individual quantitative targets and technical solutions.