Angioletta Voghera, Irene Ardito, Camilo Vladimir de Lima Amaral

I contratti di fiume in Italia. Un’opportunità strategica per il governo collaborativo del territorio e la resilienza socio-ecologica

Introduction

I contratti di fiume in italia. Un’opportunità strategica per il governo collaborativo del territorio e la resilienza socio-ecologica. I Contratti di Fiume in Italia: opportunità strategica per la governance collaborativa del territorio, migliorando la resilienza socio-ecologica, la protezione idrica e la mitigazione dei rischi.

Abstract

This paper explores how River Contracts (CDF) contribute to collaborative territorial governance by addressing both social and ecological dimensions. CDFs are voluntary tools for strategic planning and negotiation aimed at protecting water resources, enhancing riverine areas, and mitigating hydraulic risks to support local development. We examine how CDFs were institutionalized in Italy and analyse how case studies create transcalar synergies to enhance socio-ecological resilience. CDFs address issues such as Nature-Based Solutions and water use efficiency, facing climate change and building resilience by promoting water ecosystem services. We argue that CDFs transcend top-down planning by fostering a creative, performative approach, integrating social and ecological issues, adapting to local contexts, and bridging imagination and action. These flexible governance tools combine top-down coordination with bottom-up participation, facilitating conflict resolution and fostering shared actions for territorial valorisation.

Review

The paper, "I contratti di fiume in Italia. Un’opportunità strategica per il governo collaborativo del territorio e la resilienza socio-ecologica," presents a timely and highly relevant exploration of River Contracts (CDFs) in Italy. The abstract effectively positions CDFs as crucial voluntary tools for strategic planning and negotiation, aimed at fostering collaborative territorial governance while simultaneously addressing pressing social and ecological challenges, particularly in the face of climate change. Its central assertion that CDFs transcend traditional top-down planning by integrating social and ecological issues and adapting to local contexts offers a promising new perspective on achieving socio-ecological resilience in riverine landscapes. A significant strength highlighted is the paper's focus on the multi-faceted nature of CDFs, covering water resource protection, riverine area enhancement, hydraulic risk mitigation, and local development support. The abstract effectively links CDFs to contemporary concepts such as Nature-Based Solutions, water use efficiency, and the promotion of water ecosystem services, thereby situating the research within important global discourses on sustainability and climate adaptation. The emphasis on "transcalar synergies," a "creative, performative approach," and the blend of top-down coordination with bottom-up participation points towards a sophisticated understanding of adaptive governance. This integrated framework promises to illuminate how these flexible tools can facilitate conflict resolution and foster shared actions for territorial valorisation. While the abstract makes a compelling case for the potential and efficacy of CDFs, a deeper dive into the specific methodologies employed to analyze "how case studies create transcalar synergies" would be crucial in the full paper. It would be beneficial for the paper to elaborate on the specific types of challenges encountered during the institutionalization and implementation of CDFs in Italy, and how these challenges were (or were not) successfully navigated, providing a more balanced view beyond their stated opportunities. Furthermore, a clearer articulation of the empirical evidence supporting claims of "facilitating conflict resolution" and "fostering shared actions" would significantly strengthen the paper's impact. Nevertheless, this abstract clearly signals a valuable contribution to the literature on environmental governance and socio-ecological resilience, offering important insights for both academics and practitioners.

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