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Formalization of scientific process and conceptual modelling for the study of territorial and products distribution dynamics (ArchaeDyn II programme)
2012
International audience; The ArchaeDyn team has investigated territorial dynamics by comparing areas over long time spans between the Neolithic and Modern times. Datasets on various themes have been shared and indicators and analytical models produced. This paper presents both the formalization of the scientific process used in the ArchaeDyn programme and a conceptual model of the systems and components so that synchronic and diachronic comparisons can be made. The aim is to clarify the transition from an archaeological feature (a site or an artefact) or a recording unit (survey area) as the input, to the characterization of spaces describing a system as the output. The approach is described…
Building up emancipation in order to innovate? Energy transition and localism in French rural areas
2016
International audience
Forest accessibility, Madonie mountains (northern Sicily, Italy): implementing a GIS decision support system
2021
Valorisation and sustainable exploitation of woody biomass from cultivation interventions might be an important opportunity to track alternative development trails for rural communities in natural protected areas. The governance of Mediterranean protected areas is characterized by overlapping, sometimes conflicting institutions, stakeholders and regulations, causing negative impacts on decision-making processes. We present an open source GIS-based decision support system tool for mapping forest accessibility and optimizing woody biomass extraction. Two models were implemented to support forest managers during the decision-making process in designing and managing wood-energy supply chains. T…
Patterns of inter- and intra-regional differences in human capital and earnings : Evidence from Finland and Sweden 1987–2015
2021
In this paper, we examine the long-term patterns of geographical disparities in human capital and income in Finland and Sweden over the period 1987–2015. Using nationwide longitudinal population register data, we analyze disparities at different spatial scales, between and within functional labor market regions determined by observed travel-to-work patterns. Contrary to the findings from many other developed economies indicating inter-regional divergence in per capita income, we find indications of inter-regional convergence in per capita earnings among the functional labor market regions in both countries after 2000. However, small, and peripheral regions have not recovered from the macroe…
Alteram naturam
2017
Nell’ambito del PRIN 2009, l’Unità dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo ha studiato un’interazione non conflittuale fra città e campagna in specifiche condizioni spaziali, fra Isola delle Femmine e Partinico (Palermo). Sulla scia di una tradizione sviluppata nel XX secolo, in cui l’architettura ha fatto propria la “ingens sylva delle barbarie” (G. Vico) e ne ha introdotto i principi nella costruzione della città, si è esplorato come guidare il processo di rigenerazione dei residui agricoli all’interno del tessuto urbano. La base di partenza scientifica è stata “la città in estensione” descritta da Giuseppe Samonà nel 1976, secondo la quale il controllo della forma è il punto d’incontro di…
La flora briofitica dell’area archeologica di Selinunte (Sicilia sud-occidentale).
2018
The bryophyte flora settled on the ancient ruins and other habitats of the archaeological area of Selinunte has been studied. The study showed that the bryophyte flora consists of 51 specific and infraspecific taxa (44 mosses and 7 liverworts). The analysis points out that the bryophyte flora of Selinunte is the richest from the taxonomic point of view. moreover, it is characterized by a prevalence of mediterranean taxa and has a distinctly photophilous, thermophilous, xerophilous and calcicolous-neutrophilous connotation. Biodeteriogenic species potentially more dangerous for their spread, abundance and reproductive capacity are highlighted.
ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN COASTAL AREAS. PALERMO’S SEASIDE
2012
Strategies to qualify coastal settings must be focused on the evaluation of seaside even in terms of sustainable tourism increasing. Projecting and operating to realize these aims means: to stimulate an eco-compatible behaviour even through new law instruments aimed to reach quality standards, to activate an ecological net of receptive structures, to realize suistable instruments to periodically monitor places the control the environmental impact. In this way, the present study analyzes the problems of Palermo’s seaside, attacked by urbanization and wild speculation, expressing on the forecast of urban plans and on eco-compatible usage strategies
Rendere sensibile, rendere visibile. Le pratiche artistiche tra confini territoriali e disciplinari
2017
Ripensare oggi un futuro per le aree interne significa in primo luogo decostruire l’idea di perifericità e di marginalità cui esse hanno rimandato per un lungo periodo (Decandia, 2016). Una decostuzione che si compie adottando un nuovo sguardo, un ripensamento creativo e generativo dei territori in cui linguaggi sensibili e razionalità estetiche agiscono come dispositivi di trasformazione. Molte di queste aree sono oggi l’incubazione di un rigoglioso sottobosco in azione, terreni in cui pratiche artistiche e culturali agiscono facendo della perifericità il fulcro della sperimentazione. Attraverso l’arte contemporanea queste pratiche incidono nei territori innescando dei processi critici di …
B4R Branding4Resilience. Tourist infrastructure as a tool to enhance small villages by drawing resilient communities and new open habitats
2021
“Marginal” areas are a central issue that is being discussed all over Europe. Indeed, more than 60% of the European population live in peripheral contexts outside of main urban conurbations (Data “EUROSTAT regional yearbook 2013”. Data referred to the sum of the population in ‘intermediate regions’ and in ‘rural areas’ in the EU27). Yet, the contexts addressed by the Italian National Strategy on Inner Areas (covering approximately the 60 per cent of Italy and hosting nearly 13.540 million people) are often lacking successful regional policies and systemic territorial approaches to achieve effective transformations. In order to tackle with such fragile areas, a new development path has to be…
Evidence suggests an opportunistic entomophagous diet of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia in Sicily during breeding and post-breeding periods
2022
Insects are known to represent a critical part of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia diet throughout its breeding range. Yet, the composition of the diet in the storks breeding in the Mediterranean regions remains poorly explored. Here, we investigated the diet of a population of white storks from Sicily through pellets collected in 2003, 2007, and 2020. A total of 1,928 prey items were identified and classified into six categories. Insects dominated the diet in all years and represented 99.06% of the whole prey number. Two orders of insects were mainly consumed, namely Orthoptera, which were the most frequent prey, followed by Coleoptera. Within these, carabid beetles were dominant, followed …