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El aprendizaje-servicio en la práctica docente de la Geografía: propuestas para la gestión turística del Parque Natural Chera-Sot de Chera (Valencia)
2021
[EN] Learning - Service (L-S) is an innovative methodology that stands out for its great didactic and applied outcomes. Its implementation in Geography, of multidisciplinary nature, promotes a participatory approach to the resolution and reflection of problems, incorporating professional views, beyond the classroom. In this work, we present an example of L-S around a management and planning problem related to tourists flows in a protected natural area (Valencia region), within the Degree of Geography and Environment of the University of Valencia. In particular, we attempt to solve congestion of visitors in the municipality of Sot de Chera, located in the Chera - Sot de Chera Natural Park, a…
Comparazione tra liste faunistiche di Lepidotteri e Coccinellidi in aree protette italiane con diverse caratteristiche biogeografiche
2014
SICILY AS THEORETICAL MODEL TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS IN A HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY
2015
In Europe, especially in Italy, different considerations are necessary when potential GMPs are to be grown. In particular high biodiversity areas such as Sicily should have a more detail plans of potential benefits and risks assuring the conservation of biodiversity and endemic species. Sicily is one of the most relevant biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean area, with a vascular flora of 3252 species and 321 endemic taxa. Considering the latest IUCN categories and criteria, 401 taxa (12.4% of Sicilian flora) are under threat (categories “CR”, “EN”, “VU”), and 220 more taxa (6.8%) are “Near Threatened”. Sicily is also known to have a rich butterfly and coleopteran fauna including endem…