Francesco Di Iacovo (Italy)
University of Pisa
Department of Veterinary Sciences
Full Professor in Agricultural Economics and Director of the Dept. of Veterinary Science, Pisa University. In the period 2006-09 he coordinated the SoFar project (social services in multifunctional farms EU-VI-FP programme aimed to support EU policies in multifunctional use of agriculture in social and health aspects. National Delegate in the COST 866 on Green care. He’s locally coordinating research projects H2020 (Contracts 2.0) on ecosystem services and the H2020 Inhabit project on smart cities. Inhabit focuses on animal nature-based solutions in urban setting to improve local quality of life for less empowered people. Inhabit aims to co-design in Lucca the first European city with an integrated pet policy able to sustain urban quality life. His research approach is based on research action and participatory methodologies and in this perspective is involved in local, regional, national and international activities. During his research activity has published about 250 among articles and books.

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THE PROMOTION OF INCLUSIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICIES FOR CITIES BASED ON THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. THE CASE OF THE CITY OF LUCCA (ITALY)

Session Name
0320 - Pecha Kuchas - Biodiversity 01: Education, communication, awareness & Cocreation (ID 60)
Session Type
Pecha Kuchas
Date
02/23/2022
Session Time
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Room

Hall A

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Lecture Time
02:30 PM - 02:35 PM

Abstract

Abstract Body

Within the international and European policies such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, cities are essential players in promoting, preventing and mitigating socioeconomic inequalities in the access to health and wellbeing among urban dwellers. In the IN-HABIT (H2020) project, Inclusive Health and Wellbeing (IHW) is interpreted as a pool of common resources to co-create (CCPR) through the participation of citizens who cooperate in the definition of rules and principles clear for the decision-making system.

Our paper illustrates the case of the city of Lucca (one of the partner of the project) where the visionary approach of IN-HABIT is the goal is to identify innovative IHW solutions through the mobilization / enhancement of the human-animal bond to co ¬ create goods and services in this area. Much research has highlighted the physiological and psychosocial benefits of human-animal interactions in different social groups (e.g. the elderly, children, people with mental disabilities, prisoners, women) as an important aspect of the life of people of all ages and stages of their life. Positive results have been demonstrated, in particular, for the elderly and for the elderly with impaired cognitive abilities.

The project aims to define the first Hum-An integrated urban policy in Europe. The presence of animals is a growing phenomenon within cities - both as domestic and wild animals - and therefore, there is a need for specific policies to better include and regulate it in the urban metabolism, as well as to better enhance and promote it in an extension of the idea of citizenship to them.

Here we illustrate the first phases of the project aimed at the construction of a public-private partnership (PPP) dedicated to the creation of human-an smart politics. In this sense, the many connections emerge with various spheres of public life such as planning, the environment, education and training, socio-health and public / private services, economic development and tourism. It is therefore necessary to construct this policy within an integrated and coherent framework.

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