Environmental protection is one of the essential areas of application for the design and maintenance of a Smart City. Particularly critical is atmospheric pollution resulting from the reduction of green spaces and, in particular, from the gases emitted by car traffic, which has an increasing number of vehicles circulating in the city. _x000D_
Therefore, new urban strategies tend towards green solutions that minimise environmental difficulties and favour the health of people and, in particular, of the elderly population living there, which is bound to increase in number every year. _x000D_
In fact, the World Health Organisation (2007 and 2018) identified the smart environment as one of the criteria for compatibility between the age of citizens and the city itself and supports active ageing in the city with age-friendly initiatives. _x000D_
For this, active citizen involvement, the concept of empowerment and ‘cityzentrism’ (Skouby et al. 2014) of the elderly is proposed for the purpose of eco-sustainable urban decoration and redevelopment in cities with the highest level of air pollution. The active contribution of people living in urban spaces can provide data necessary for the development of a digital system to manage geospatial data, identified as urban neighbourhoods in need of redevelopment or non-green, heavily polluted areas._x000D_
As a solution to the problem, functional artistic expressions, typical of green art, such as ‘Airlite’ paint eco-graffiti or Moss graffiti composed of mosses and lichens, are proposed. These forms of street art not only have the task of reducing air pollution, but of raising awareness among citizens to limit harmful behaviour towards the environment and can be translated into educational expressions in favour of urban decorum, such as lettering and signs on city streets.

Miriam Noto
Università degli Studi della Tuscia

 
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