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Tullia Valeria Di Giacomo (*); F. Paolo Di Giacomo (**)
(*)Alpha Consult, Rome; (**) SOGEIT, Tunis
Keywords:
GIS, WEBGIS, Urban Agenda, sustainable development
Summary:
Urban Authorities, civil society, businesses and knowledge institutions are the main drivers in shaping sustainable development. The aim of enhancing the environmental, economic, social and cultural progress of urban areas is a cross-cutting issue of the Urban Agenda for the EU, the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development). The Urban Agenda for the EU represents a shared vision for a better and more sustainable future and it focuses on a more effective and coherent implementation of existing EU policies, legislation and instruments.
Among the tools able to be utilized to reach this ambitious goal we find GIS methodology and related technology. The layered based knowledge, with the possibilities of deepening our awareness in each of the layers composing the territorial complexity is the key component together with the ability to integrate data modeling online. Therefore what is important now is to use data to guide a management model for the control of urban development to respond to the Agenda.
