The series of seminars titled “The Legal Protection of the Territory: Between Landscape and Environment” will take place at the Department of Law at the Università di Brescia on November 12, 19, and 26, 2026. The initiative, organized by the Environmental and Administrative Law II course and the Ph.D. program in Rights, the Person, Innovation, and the Market, offers a multidisciplinary exploration of the protection of the territory, landscape, and environment in memory of Monsignor Antonio Fappani.
The first session, scheduled for November 12, will focus on the legal foundations of landscape protection. Following an introduction by Laura Cottarelli and institutional remarks by Adriana Apostoli and Mario Gorlani, speakers will include Clemente Pio Santacroce on the identity-defining value of the landscape in the context of supranational sources and domestic law; Giuseppe Stolfi on the role of the Superintendents’ Offices in landscape protection; Emanuele Boscolo on the concept of landscape and the administrative functions of protection, enhancement, and restoration; Anna Simonati on the relationship between the environment, landscape, and differentiated protections, and Paolo Carpentieri on landscape values and the oversight of administrative discretion.
The second session, scheduled for November 19, will explore the topic of landscape and environmental protection in agricultural, mountainous, and protected areas. Following an introduction by Vera Parisio and with Angelo Gabbricci presiding, Alessandro Crosetti will speak on landscape and environmental protection in agricultural and mountainous areas; Giorgio Pagliari on the relationship between landscape, collective property, and civic uses; Luca Belviso on protected areas and biodiversity; and Antonella Pietta on climate change, the landscape, and related economic and social aspects.
The third meeting, scheduled for November 26, will be dedicated to the topics of landscape planning and protection. Speakers will include Tommaso Bonetti on the legal aspects of landscape protection and planning; Stefania Baronio on the role of local governments and the architectural aspects of landscape protection; Stefania Vasta on the relationship between urban planning, landscape, and overtourism; and Sandra Zappella on landscape protection in the Lombardy Region. Laura Cottarelli will deliver the closing remarks for the series.