Citizen Observatory Workshop: Exploring Air and Mobility in the Turano Valley and Gerace

The upcoming workshop “Exploring Air and Mobility in the Turano Valley and Gerace”, organized by the GREENGAGE partner Borghi più belli d’Italia, will explore the complexities behind the data on air quality and mobility. The goal is to illuminate the impact of individual mobility habits on the local environment. The active involvement of citizens in evaluating these data is considered crucial for identifying strategic actions aimed at environmental improvement. Expertise of consortium experts in the field will be drawn upon to address these questions in a hybrid meeting format.

Through the use of the Citizen Observatory and Citizen Science approaches, supported by scientific data and satellite information, air quality and mobility in the pilot areas of the Turano Valley and the municipality of Gerace will be explored. The continued efforts of the Citizen’s Observatory, along with its data collection scheduled until October 2025, will be crucial for evaluating the present condition of the living environment and formulating strategies to improve sustainability and quality of life in the areas involved.

This initiative will serve as an example that could inspire other municipalities in Europe.

Agenda

• 16:30 – Opening of the session – The Citizen Observatory for Turano and Gerace

With the participation of Mayors and representatives of the Municipalities of Collalto Sabino, Paganico Sabino, Castel di Tora, Ascrea, Gerace and intervention by Andrea Vignoli, coordinator of the GREENGAGE project for the Borghi più belli d’Italia

• 16:40 – What can we learn about air quality from satellite data

Presented by Andrii Khrystodulov (GISAT), Mattia Marconcini (MindEarth)

• 16:50 – Monitoring air quality through monitoring stations and the usefulness of the Citizen Science approach

Presented by Alessandro Di Giosa (ARPA Lazio, Department of Environmental Status Air Quality Service and monitoring of physical agents)

• 17:10 – Measuring and reading air quality through Citizen Science with AtmoTube Pro

Presented by Alessandra Feliciotti and Mattia Marconcini (MindEarth)

• 17:20 – Visualizing and understanding air quality data collected by the Citizen Observatory of Turano

Presented by Alessandra Feliciotti and Mattia Marconcini (MindEarth)

• 17:30 – Focus Group: air quality monitoring

Moderated by Giorgio Scavino (Borghi più belli d’Italia)

• 18:00 – Studying the territory from the perspective of human mobility using smartphone data to understand the municipalities of Valle del Turano

Presented by Alessandra Feliciotti (MindEarth)

• 18:20 – Dialogue with citizens – Questions and Answers
• 18:30 – Delivery of the GREENGAGE – SUSTOURTRAINING questionnaire “Best practices for sustainable tourism dedicated to local operators”