Urban microforests, inspired by the Miyawaki method, exemplify the contemporary shift toward ecological urbanism—an approach that conceives the city as a living ecosystem where environmental and social processes coevolve.

.
Within this framework, the Roman “green archipelago” of microforests, from the San Lorenzo pilot project to the 15 Microforests for the 15-Minute City initiative, offers a significant laboratory for examining how small-scale green infrastructures can mediate between ecological restoration, pedagogy, and civic engagement.

Read the complete paper by Fabiola Fratini =>