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Application of a model for the evaluation of the “Visitor Satisfaction” in a nature reserve of South Italy
2017
The protected natural area represents an important resource because from it sustainable and long-lasting social and economic development processes can start. In fact, the conservation of biodiversity can help create economic values by using natural capital which, if properly valorised, can help the momentum of local sustainable development and create diffuse welfare in terms of employment and income. To such a purpose, the evaluation both of the demand by those who enjoy the services of a protected area and of the level of satisfaction that visitors draw from their experience becomes a priority. The present study aims at investigating the behaviour and the preferences of the visitors to a p…
Il paradigma della Smart Land nell’arcipelago Sicano
2017
Le Aree Interne, caratterizzate da poli rurali-urbani disconnessi tra loro, possono essere interpretate come arcipelaghi territoriali che, a differenza dei consolidati sistemi metropolitani, rappresentano ‘isole di eccellenza’, territori fertili non-gravitazionali su cui sperimentare nuove centralità, con specializzazioni funzionali che valorizzino le identità locali (uniche e non riproducibili) in forme innovative e attivare azioni di networking per produrre attrattività e competere nel contesto sovralocale. La ricerca presentata, che si inserisce nell’ambito dell’interesse ministeriale sulle Aree Interne, è finalizzata alla individuazione di sistemi rurali/urbani locali per ri-attivare il…
Societal implications of sustainable energy action plans: from energy modelling to stakeholder learning
2019
This article investigates the potential impact of sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs) on local development through a two-step methodology involving participatory planning and quantitative analysis. The first phase relies on a participatory system mapping (PSM) approach and generates a causal structure at the basis of the urban model. In the second phase, we transform the qualitative map into a system dynamic model which evaluates the effect of the SEAP on social, economic and environmental indicators. This methodology was applied to the case of Cascina Municipality (Italy). Through scenario analysis, we show that some indirect feedback can harm the achievement of the 20% emission reduct…
Le iniziative sociali come primo passo per la sostenibilità dei quartieri
2014
Nell’ultimo decennio le iniziative di differenti comunità hanno assunto un ruolo sempre più importante nella creazione dei quartieri in transizione verso la sostenibilità. I quartieri in transizione aspirano a costruire ponti tra iniziative per la sostenibilità sociale ed economica generata dal basso in grado di porre le basi per un’urbanistica sostenibile, partecipata e integrata. Le esperienze contemporanee stanno assumendo differenti forme e generando trasformazioni nelle strategie governative urbane. Questo cambio non deriva da nessun manuale tecnico di urbanistica, ma è il risultato di differenti realtà sociali geografiche e culturali. Il processo metodologico avviato in non poche real…
Marketing strategies for mediterranean wineries competitiveness the case of pantelleria
2013
Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian satellite islands. Its economy, after tourism, is based on farming. The main crop is the “Zibibbo” grape, from which it is obtained “Passito” and “Moscato di Pantelleria”, both sweet fortified wines. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible marketing strategies in order to boost the competitiveness of the Pantellian wine sector that produce a controlled designation of origin product. Besides, through an appropriate survey, we studied the organizational models of Pantellian wineries. In addition, through SWOT analysis, we spelled out the main factors of specificity of Pantellian wine chain to promote appropriate individual and collective co…
Economic aspects of olive-growing and oil production in the Nebrodi rural areas
2009
Understanding the impact of the EU-led urban initiatives on city-making: evidences from the case of Palermo (Italy)
Southern Italy – the “Italian Mezzogiorno” – is recognised as one of the most controversial case for regional development in the European Union (Leonardi, 2005; Piattoni and Polverari, 2016). Within this broad geographical unit, home of around one third of the country’s population, after thirty years from the reform of the structural funds that in 1988 reshaped Cohesion policy, large regions such as Campania and Sicily have never changed their status of ‘less developed regions’. Major urban areas within these regions, therefore, reflect – and to some extent are an expression of – all the development questions the EU’s regional policy has aimed to address from the beginning: infrastructures …
LA QUESTIONE DELLA VALUTAZIONE DELLE PERFORMANCE DI SVILUPPO LOCALE NEI GAL. UN APPROCCIO GEOGRAFICO
2019
This paper aims to advance a critical review of a LAG’s Local Development Strategy. This paper is methodologically based on the geographical qualitative approach; moving from the debate about the local development, the contribution tackles a case study and proposes an initial reflection on the possible approaches to the evaluation of the performance of LAG policies in the territory.
MARGINALITÀ E COVID 19: RIPENSARE IL TURISMO?
2020
The contribution aims to help open a reflection on the impact that the pandemic has had on the implementation of tourism enhancement strategies in marginal areas and at the same time raise a question relating to the next European programming. LEADER planning experiences are then taken into consideration and, in particular, the local development strategies prepared by the LAGs and their evaluation. In Sicily, the LAGs' SSLTPs, in the 2013-2020 programming period, in fact had a strategic hub in sustainable tourism. In this sense, Belìce represents the significant case study that is analyzed in order to advance, in an ongoing and fully open debate, a reflection that looks forward from continge…