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Existing environmental and social problems at the local level play an important role on how the e... more Existing environmental and social problems at the local level play an important role on how the effects of climate change manifest. Although international agreements and national strategies are indispensable to face these changes, the particularities of each territory require specific adaptation responses. For this reason, the issue of climate adaptation is an urgent challenge for decision makers at the municipal and regional levels. However, major difficulties remain in the development and implementation of local responses, including lack of knowledge, political will and resources. Particularly relevant is the ability to produce information that can be easily converted to adaptation policies. This article investigates the extent to which three research projects have contributed to the production of information to promote climate adaptation. The case studies are analyzed to identify how, and to what extent, the interactions between different types of knowledge contributed to the ada...

Atmosphere

This paper aims to analyse the issue of mitigation and the balance of greenhouse gases in the rur... more This paper aims to analyse the issue of mitigation and the balance of greenhouse gases in the rural contexts of the Emilia–Romagna region (Italy) due to climate change. The approach is based on the experimentation of a methodology, populated by available spatial databases and refined with a series of technical meetings, where it was possible to weigh availability and alternative choices within the identified assessment model. The objective of the research is to create a regional GHG balance map, in order to classify the territory for this specific dynamic. The aim of this approach is supporting policy decisions related to the Common Agricultural Policy at a regional level.

Journal of Environmental Management

In Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operati... more In Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operational in several research projects and practical applications. However, although in the last years policy interests and scientific literature about UM and CE have been growing significantly, these concepts remain open, and their applicability is not univocal, especially concerning CE applied in urban systems. This paper analyses how three EU funded projects developed the interrelations amongst the fields of UM and CE. Different dimensions and scales of circularity were investigated, namely: (i) the potentials to create networking among different sectors to recycle waste at the regional scale; (ii) the importance of regenerating wastescapes; (iii) the accounting of resource flows that compose UM; (iv) the direct involvement of stakeholders in the management of resources

Social Science Research Network, Jul 10, 2020

Abstract: In recent years the field of decision analysis has been heavily influenced by the “anal... more Abstract: In recent years the field of decision analysis has been heavily influenced by the “analytics’ ’ perspective, which integrates advanced data-mining and learning methods, often associated with increasing access to “Big-Data”, with decision support systems. This rapidly growing and very successful field of Analytics has been strongly business-oriented since its origin and is typically focussed on data-driven decision processes. In public decisions, however, issues such as individual and social values, culture and public engagement play a much bigger role and, to a large extent, characterise the policy cycle of design, testing, implementation, evaluation and review. From this perspective public policy making seems to be a much more socially complex process than has hitherto been considered by most analytics methods and applications. In this paper we thus suggest a framework for the use of analytics in supporting the policy cycle – and conceptualise it as “Business Analytics”. ...

1 School of Doctorate Studies in Regional Planning and Public Policy, Università IUAV di Venezia,... more 1 School of Doctorate Studies in Regional Planning and Public Policy, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Polo 2468, I-30125, Venice, Italy 2 School of Doctorate Studies in Innovation and ICT for the city, the land and the environment, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Polo 2468, I-30125, Venice, 3 Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Croce 1957 30135 Venezia Italy

L'approccio ecologico integrato che da anni si va proponendo è il percorso che occorre costruire ... more L'approccio ecologico integrato che da anni si va proponendo è il percorso che occorre costruire per realizzare modalità di antropizzazione alternative a quelle della città industriale. Questa si è costruita in oltre 300 anni proponendo un paradigma, richiamando metaforicamente il termine di Khun per le rivoluzioni scientifiche, di assetto economico-produttivo, sociale e spaziale. Mentre sono solo poche decine di anni che si sta assistendo alla necessità di una svolta di tale assetto, evidenziata, avviata, dalle tesi contenute in The Limits to Growth (Meadows et al., 1972). E' un percorso lungo che necessita la proposizione di una visione di largo respiro ed al tempo stesso di azioni nel breve e medio periodo. Avendo la consapevolezza che, come due rette parallele hanno il punto d'incontro all'infinito, l'obiettivo sarà sempre oltre ciò che si consegue poiché i processi territoriali e la natura sono un continuo divenire. Il compito dei pianificatori ed urbanisti è "far avvicinare" il punto d'incontro all'infinito e vigilare affinché scenari ed azioni non abbiano od assumano direzioni opposte. La ri-territorializzazione implica il ripensamento di ciò che è avvenuto nei decenni passati. Questo, nella maggioranza dei casi, ha significato rincorsa ad un modello di sviluppo espansivo e con consumo di risorse naturali, il suolo in primo luogo, non rinnovabili. Indifferente alle condizioni locali considerate vincoli e non opportunità per originali processi insediativi. Occorre quindi, a partire da queste, proporre, area per area, strutture insediative e sociali avendo come prospettiva, ed al tempo stesso punto di partenza, la bio-regione. Parole chiave: ecological planning, integrated planning, landscape design 1 | Le questioni in gioco Si propone una filosofia ispirata alla Carta di Lipsia del 2007 che richiede strategie integrate di panificazione tra aree rurali ed urbane, piccole, medie, grandi, e metropolitane. Per l'Italia, il "Paese dei cento Campanili", che ne disegnano il paesaggio, ciò è particolarmente significativo. Questo implica che di tali Campanili si rafforzi la struttura, i servizi, l'accessibilità, etc. Così l'alta velocità, senza una robusta rete di trasporto locale, mentre "avvicina chi è lontano"-cioè i pochi grandi centri-"allontana chi è vicino", ovvero la gran mole di centri interni di dimensioni spesso molto contenute. Questi inoltre, subendo le conseguenze delle politiche di privatizzazione e liberalizzazioni in atto da tempo, stanno vedendo venir meno gran parte dei consolidati capisaldi materiali, funzionali, storici ed identitari. Tutto ciò spinge al loro abbandono che significa non solo "ingiustizia" spaziale, oltre che perdita di senso, ma anche aumento della fragilità territoriale e quindi aumento del rischio anche "a valle". Così, come ulteriore conseguenza, vi è l'aumento della pressione sui centri urbani maggiori che devono continuamente far crescere la risposta in termini di servizi ed infrastrutture, in primo luogo quelle legate alla mobilità. Ecco che quindi si rende molto più arduo puntare allo "zero uso" di nuovo suolo agricolo, alla trasformazione dell'esistente, alla "chiusura dei cicli": tutti elementi di fondo del approccio ecologico proposto. Approccio basato sul cum-cives, cioè sul cittadino, che con gli altri condivide l'idea di civitas (Cacciari, 1991) e che ha la Convenzione sul Paesaggio (2000) come uno dei riferimenti principali. Ricordando che l'obiettivo di Smart City è costruire Comunità inclusive e sostenibili materialmente e socialmente. Evidenziare che l'80% della popolazione vivrà nelle grandi città entro breve tempo (UN, 2014) è una sorta di profezia che si autoavvererà se si continuerà ad investire in queste a discapito del resto del territorio. E se si continuerà a pensare che il principale obiettivo è la competitività di essi e non il benessere dei cittadini. Uno dei problemi principali sarà relativo al riuscire a dotare di risorse idriche accessibili alle enormi megalopoli che si creeranno (Greenreport, 2017). «Secondo l'OCSE, nel 2050 la domanda globale d'acqua dolce crescerà del 55% (Environmental Outlook 2012), soprattutto a seguito di incrementi nelle necessità industriali Per come definite si rimanda al testo La strategia nazionale, il riconoscimento delle aree interne a cura di S. Lucatelli (2015). 1 Per una loro definizione si rimanda a quella fornita dall'ISPRA. 2 Il testo principale sono i 5 volumi di Kosmos progetto di una descrizione fisica del mondo (Kosmos, Entwurf einer physischen 3

Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it, and look forwardat the ... more Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it, and look forwardat the same time, in search of a prospect to improve the future. Since Howard (1850-1928) and Geddes (1854-1932), this has been the dominant logic supporting the work of all those (architects, urban planners, planners, landscape architects, etc.) who grappled with city and territorial management and planning. However, from the 1970s territorial planning has been confronted with new concepts \u2013 such as sustainable development, environmental sustainability and social equity - and more recently, new challenges - such as the ones linked to climate change, which led to the need to redefine territorial planning in disciplinary and operational terms. For some years now, the planner\u2019s new role is under discussion, especially in relation to the challenges posed by climate change. Sustainability, mitigation, adaptation, renewable energy, low-carbon transition, ecosystem approach and post-disaster planning, are just some of the new keywords surrounding the discussion on territorial management and planning. This chapter aims to present rationally, what it means to re-organize and re-think the city, in a long-term perspective. It wants to show how it is possible, and above all is a duty to integrate the new concepts mentioned above in urban planning, to deal with the effects of climate change. The Urban Heat Islands contrast enters fully into the feasible experimentation with appropriate innovations in territorial planning. The paper draws attention to the Italian situation, in the light of the European reference framework

People see and evaluate risks in a very different way, this is probably the most changeable varia... more People see and evaluate risks in a very different way, this is probably the most changeable variable that we must take into account developing some public policy on risk. People's judgements depend on both their personal experiences and from the context in which they are, thus, these conditions make impossible to evaluate them a priori. In this paper we present a French real case on transport infrastructure and risk management, namely the safety of their users. The aim of this paper is to provide, on the one side, an example of public policy management in which people safety and economic constraints are involved. And on the other side, open a discussion about risk reduction and the policies achieving it.

EURO Journal on Decision Processes, 2013

The growing impact of the ''analytics'' perspective in recent years, which integrates advanced da... more The growing impact of the ''analytics'' perspective in recent years, which integrates advanced data-mining and learning methods, is often associated with increasing access to large databases and with decision support systems. Since its origin, the field of analytics has been strongly business-oriented, with a typical focus on data-driven decision processes. In public decisions, however, issues such as individual and social values, culture and public engagement are more important and, to a large extent, characterise the policy cycle of design, testing, implementation, evaluation and review of public policies. Therefore public policy making seems to be a much more socially complex process than has hitherto been considered by most analytics methods and applications. In this paper, we thus suggest a framework for the use of analytics in supporting the policy cycle-and conceptualise it as ''Policy Analytics''.

Existing environmental and social problems at the local level play an important role on how the e... more Existing environmental and social problems at the local level play an important role on how the effects of climate change manifest. Although international agreements and national strategies are indispensable to face these changes, the particularities of each territory require specific adaptation responses. For this reason, the issue of climate adaptation is an urgent challenge for decision makers at the municipal and regional levels. However, major difficulties remain in the development and implementation of local responses, including lack of knowledge, political will and resources. Particularly relevant is the ability to produce information that can be easily converted to adaptation policies. This article investigates the extent to which three research projects have contributed to the production of information to promote climate adaptation. The case studies are analyzed to identify how, and to what extent, the interactions between different types of knowledge contributed to the ada...

Atmosphere

This paper aims to analyse the issue of mitigation and the balance of greenhouse gases in the rur... more This paper aims to analyse the issue of mitigation and the balance of greenhouse gases in the rural contexts of the Emilia–Romagna region (Italy) due to climate change. The approach is based on the experimentation of a methodology, populated by available spatial databases and refined with a series of technical meetings, where it was possible to weigh availability and alternative choices within the identified assessment model. The objective of the research is to create a regional GHG balance map, in order to classify the territory for this specific dynamic. The aim of this approach is supporting policy decisions related to the Common Agricultural Policy at a regional level.

Journal of Environmental Management

In Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operati... more In Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operational in several research projects and practical applications. However, although in the last years policy interests and scientific literature about UM and CE have been growing significantly, these concepts remain open, and their applicability is not univocal, especially concerning CE applied in urban systems. This paper analyses how three EU funded projects developed the interrelations amongst the fields of UM and CE. Different dimensions and scales of circularity were investigated, namely: (i) the potentials to create networking among different sectors to recycle waste at the regional scale; (ii) the importance of regenerating wastescapes; (iii) the accounting of resource flows that compose UM; (iv) the direct involvement of stakeholders in the management of resources

Social Science Research Network, Jul 10, 2020

Abstract: In recent years the field of decision analysis has been heavily influenced by the “anal... more Abstract: In recent years the field of decision analysis has been heavily influenced by the “analytics’ ’ perspective, which integrates advanced data-mining and learning methods, often associated with increasing access to “Big-Data”, with decision support systems. This rapidly growing and very successful field of Analytics has been strongly business-oriented since its origin and is typically focussed on data-driven decision processes. In public decisions, however, issues such as individual and social values, culture and public engagement play a much bigger role and, to a large extent, characterise the policy cycle of design, testing, implementation, evaluation and review. From this perspective public policy making seems to be a much more socially complex process than has hitherto been considered by most analytics methods and applications. In this paper we thus suggest a framework for the use of analytics in supporting the policy cycle – and conceptualise it as “Business Analytics”. ...

1 School of Doctorate Studies in Regional Planning and Public Policy, Università IUAV di Venezia,... more 1 School of Doctorate Studies in Regional Planning and Public Policy, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Polo 2468, I-30125, Venice, Italy 2 School of Doctorate Studies in Innovation and ICT for the city, the land and the environment, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Polo 2468, I-30125, Venice, 3 Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, Università IUAV di Venezia, S. Croce 1957 30135 Venezia Italy

L'approccio ecologico integrato che da anni si va proponendo è il percorso che occorre costruire ... more L'approccio ecologico integrato che da anni si va proponendo è il percorso che occorre costruire per realizzare modalità di antropizzazione alternative a quelle della città industriale. Questa si è costruita in oltre 300 anni proponendo un paradigma, richiamando metaforicamente il termine di Khun per le rivoluzioni scientifiche, di assetto economico-produttivo, sociale e spaziale. Mentre sono solo poche decine di anni che si sta assistendo alla necessità di una svolta di tale assetto, evidenziata, avviata, dalle tesi contenute in The Limits to Growth (Meadows et al., 1972). E' un percorso lungo che necessita la proposizione di una visione di largo respiro ed al tempo stesso di azioni nel breve e medio periodo. Avendo la consapevolezza che, come due rette parallele hanno il punto d'incontro all'infinito, l'obiettivo sarà sempre oltre ciò che si consegue poiché i processi territoriali e la natura sono un continuo divenire. Il compito dei pianificatori ed urbanisti è "far avvicinare" il punto d'incontro all'infinito e vigilare affinché scenari ed azioni non abbiano od assumano direzioni opposte. La ri-territorializzazione implica il ripensamento di ciò che è avvenuto nei decenni passati. Questo, nella maggioranza dei casi, ha significato rincorsa ad un modello di sviluppo espansivo e con consumo di risorse naturali, il suolo in primo luogo, non rinnovabili. Indifferente alle condizioni locali considerate vincoli e non opportunità per originali processi insediativi. Occorre quindi, a partire da queste, proporre, area per area, strutture insediative e sociali avendo come prospettiva, ed al tempo stesso punto di partenza, la bio-regione. Parole chiave: ecological planning, integrated planning, landscape design 1 | Le questioni in gioco Si propone una filosofia ispirata alla Carta di Lipsia del 2007 che richiede strategie integrate di panificazione tra aree rurali ed urbane, piccole, medie, grandi, e metropolitane. Per l'Italia, il "Paese dei cento Campanili", che ne disegnano il paesaggio, ciò è particolarmente significativo. Questo implica che di tali Campanili si rafforzi la struttura, i servizi, l'accessibilità, etc. Così l'alta velocità, senza una robusta rete di trasporto locale, mentre "avvicina chi è lontano"-cioè i pochi grandi centri-"allontana chi è vicino", ovvero la gran mole di centri interni di dimensioni spesso molto contenute. Questi inoltre, subendo le conseguenze delle politiche di privatizzazione e liberalizzazioni in atto da tempo, stanno vedendo venir meno gran parte dei consolidati capisaldi materiali, funzionali, storici ed identitari. Tutto ciò spinge al loro abbandono che significa non solo "ingiustizia" spaziale, oltre che perdita di senso, ma anche aumento della fragilità territoriale e quindi aumento del rischio anche "a valle". Così, come ulteriore conseguenza, vi è l'aumento della pressione sui centri urbani maggiori che devono continuamente far crescere la risposta in termini di servizi ed infrastrutture, in primo luogo quelle legate alla mobilità. Ecco che quindi si rende molto più arduo puntare allo "zero uso" di nuovo suolo agricolo, alla trasformazione dell'esistente, alla "chiusura dei cicli": tutti elementi di fondo del approccio ecologico proposto. Approccio basato sul cum-cives, cioè sul cittadino, che con gli altri condivide l'idea di civitas (Cacciari, 1991) e che ha la Convenzione sul Paesaggio (2000) come uno dei riferimenti principali. Ricordando che l'obiettivo di Smart City è costruire Comunità inclusive e sostenibili materialmente e socialmente. Evidenziare che l'80% della popolazione vivrà nelle grandi città entro breve tempo (UN, 2014) è una sorta di profezia che si autoavvererà se si continuerà ad investire in queste a discapito del resto del territorio. E se si continuerà a pensare che il principale obiettivo è la competitività di essi e non il benessere dei cittadini. Uno dei problemi principali sarà relativo al riuscire a dotare di risorse idriche accessibili alle enormi megalopoli che si creeranno (Greenreport, 2017). «Secondo l'OCSE, nel 2050 la domanda globale d'acqua dolce crescerà del 55% (Environmental Outlook 2012), soprattutto a seguito di incrementi nelle necessità industriali Per come definite si rimanda al testo La strategia nazionale, il riconoscimento delle aree interne a cura di S. Lucatelli (2015). 1 Per una loro definizione si rimanda a quella fornita dall'ISPRA. 2 Il testo principale sono i 5 volumi di Kosmos progetto di una descrizione fisica del mondo (Kosmos, Entwurf einer physischen 3

Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it, and look forwardat the ... more Reflect on the present, on the dynamics and the conditions that built it, and look forwardat the same time, in search of a prospect to improve the future. Since Howard (1850-1928) and Geddes (1854-1932), this has been the dominant logic supporting the work of all those (architects, urban planners, planners, landscape architects, etc.) who grappled with city and territorial management and planning. However, from the 1970s territorial planning has been confronted with new concepts \u2013 such as sustainable development, environmental sustainability and social equity - and more recently, new challenges - such as the ones linked to climate change, which led to the need to redefine territorial planning in disciplinary and operational terms. For some years now, the planner\u2019s new role is under discussion, especially in relation to the challenges posed by climate change. Sustainability, mitigation, adaptation, renewable energy, low-carbon transition, ecosystem approach and post-disaster planning, are just some of the new keywords surrounding the discussion on territorial management and planning. This chapter aims to present rationally, what it means to re-organize and re-think the city, in a long-term perspective. It wants to show how it is possible, and above all is a duty to integrate the new concepts mentioned above in urban planning, to deal with the effects of climate change. The Urban Heat Islands contrast enters fully into the feasible experimentation with appropriate innovations in territorial planning. The paper draws attention to the Italian situation, in the light of the European reference framework

People see and evaluate risks in a very different way, this is probably the most changeable varia... more People see and evaluate risks in a very different way, this is probably the most changeable variable that we must take into account developing some public policy on risk. People's judgements depend on both their personal experiences and from the context in which they are, thus, these conditions make impossible to evaluate them a priori. In this paper we present a French real case on transport infrastructure and risk management, namely the safety of their users. The aim of this paper is to provide, on the one side, an example of public policy management in which people safety and economic constraints are involved. And on the other side, open a discussion about risk reduction and the policies achieving it.

EURO Journal on Decision Processes, 2013

The growing impact of the ''analytics'' perspective in recent years, which integrates advanced da... more The growing impact of the ''analytics'' perspective in recent years, which integrates advanced data-mining and learning methods, is often associated with increasing access to large databases and with decision support systems. Since its origin, the field of analytics has been strongly business-oriented, with a typical focus on data-driven decision processes. In public decisions, however, issues such as individual and social values, culture and public engagement are more important and, to a large extent, characterise the policy cycle of design, testing, implementation, evaluation and review of public policies. Therefore public policy making seems to be a much more socially complex process than has hitherto been considered by most analytics methods and applications. In this paper, we thus suggest a framework for the use of analytics in supporting the policy cycle-and conceptualise it as ''Policy Analytics''.