Granai Giulia, Borrelli Carmen, Mariti Chiara, Di Iacovo Francesco
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Feb 21;14(5):680. doi: 10.3390/ani14050680.
In recent decades, nature-based solutions (NBSs) have spread in scientific research, and they are increasingly deployed in cities' strategic planning. While the number of nonhuman animals in cities is growing, a specific reflection on the advantages of human-animal interactions as potential NBSs is still lacking. This article aims to provide an overview of the current situation of animals in cities and to explore the roles of animals and their interactions with humans in such a context. These topics are crucial to the European project IN-HABIT in Lucca (Italy), which aims to codify an integrated policy on the relationship between people and animals; its outputs will then be transferred and replicated in other cities. This article concludes by highlighting the need for the involvement of different stakeholders in public-private-people partnerships to implement actions that aim to valorize human-animal relationships and their positive effects. This study presents a perspective on the relevance of animal NBSs to increase the quality of life in cities, both for citizens and for animals living in cities, and to also introduce the opportunity to develop an integrated animal urban policy able to valorize human-animal interactions in cities.
近几十年来，基于自然的解决方案（NBSs）在科学研究中广泛传播，并越来越多地应用于城市战略规划。尽管城市中的非人类动物数量在增加，但对于人类与动物互动作为潜在的基于自然的解决方案的优势仍缺乏具体的思考。本文旨在概述城市中动物的现状，并探讨在此背景下动物的作用及其与人类的互动。这些主题对于意大利卢卡的欧洲项目“IN-HABIT”至关重要，该项目旨在编纂一项关于人与动物关系的综合政策；其成果随后将在其他城市进行推广和复制。本文最后强调，需要不同利益相关者参与公私民伙伴关系，以实施旨在提升人类与动物关系及其积极影响的行动。本研究提出了一个观点，即动物的基于自然的解决方案对于提高城市生活质量具有重要意义，无论是对市民还是对生活在城市中的动物而言，同时也介绍了制定一项能够提升城市中人类与动物互动价值的综合动物城市政策的机会。
