Search results for "Urban"

MACC regional multi-model ensemble simulations of birch pollen dispersion in Europe

2015

Abstract. This paper presents the first ensemble modelling experiment in relation to birch pollen in Europe. The seven-model European ensemble of MACC-ENS, tested in trial simulations over the flowering season of 2010, was run through the flowering season of 2013. The simulations have been compared with observations in 11 countries, all members of the European Aeroallergen Network, for both individual models and the ensemble mean and median. It is shown that the models successfully reproduced the timing of the very late season of 2013, generally within a couple of days from the observed start of the season. The end of the season was generally predicted later than observed, by 5 days or more…

Carbon Stocks in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case Study of Remote Sensing Capabilities

2014

Peri-urban areas are the extension of cities into contiguous areas, where households and farms coexist. Carbon stocks (CSs) assessment, a concept here extended to urban features, has not yet been studied in depth over peri-urban areas due to uncertainties in such CSs quantification, level of detail required about construction materials, and the high spatial variability of those stocks. Remote sensing (RS)-based techniques have been successfully utilized in urban areas for assessing phenomena such as soil sealing, sprawl patterns, and dynamics of surface imperviousness, especially focusing on land cover classification at high to medium spatial scales. Over the floodplain study area of Emilia…

Lichens Used as Monitors of Atmospheric Pollution Around Agadir (Southwestern Morocco)—A Case Study Predating Lead-Free Gasoline

2011

More than 30 epiphytic lichens, collected in Agadir (Morroco) and along a 150-km transect from the Atlantic Ocean eastward, were analyzed for their metal content and lead isotopic composition. This dataset was used to evaluate atmospheric metal contamination and the impact of the city on the surrounding area. The concentrations of Cu, Pb, and Zn (average ± 1 SD) were 20.9 ± 15.2 μg g−1, 13.8 ± 9.0 μg g−1, and 56.6 ± 26.6 μg g−1, respectively, with the highest values observed in lichens collected within the urban area. The 206Pb/207Pb and 208Pb/207Pb ratios in the lichens varied from 1.146 to 1.186 and from 2.423 to 2.460, respectively. Alkyllead-gasoline sold in Morocco by the major petrol …

Attractiveness and dynamism. Rediscovery of an enchanting Sicilian landscape between nature, myth and archeology

2018

Sicily has always been a favorite destination for tourists and travelers, but also writers, painters and photographers who, at different moments and with subjective experiences, have described history, city development, architectures and the beauty of the landscape. A landscape that has been and continues to be, a source of inspiration for artists, poets and writers of all ages and origins. Our focus is on the rediscovery of the magical landscape of the Kolymbethra Garden, within the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento, a UNESCO world heritage site. Through a multidisciplinary approach, we want to know the value and varieties of the historic agrarian …

Optical Remote Sensing in Urban Environments

2016

International audience; Cities today face a variety of issues: attractiveness and economic development, living conditions and urban redevelopment, the quality of life of citizens and the environmental conditions of the urban system as a whole. These challenges reflect the situations in urban territories where the economic development and population growth required for stabilizing the urban system come into conflict with the promotion of esthetic urban improvements appropriate for social cohesion and ensuring the safety of users while guaranteeing a reduction of the environmental impact caused by urban spread [WGI 14, WEB 15, MAC 07, WIL 11]. The process of urbanization, which has significan…

Moving from North to North: how are the students’ university flows?

2021

AbstractStudent mobility has been much commented upon and much studied. Student mobility has social, economic, and political consequences. This form of mobility is relevant, in Italy, in terms of south-north flows, while the mobility of northern students toward the South and Centre of Italy is negligible. To the best of our knowledge, a proper focus on the dynamics among northern regions has not yet been carried out. This study focuses on the interregional mobility of northern first-year students. To this end, we use a longitudinal dataset with students’ individual histories from 2008 to 2017, obtained from the cohort-based datasets collected using the Italian Ministry of University’s admin…

Pasolini e la forma della città

2008

A work of “total” art. Phenomenology of the Italian memorial in Auschwitz

2016

In 1978 the Italian Association ANED (national association of people formerly deported to nazi camps) starts the design and implementation of a Memorial, to tell the story of the Italian deportation, shaping it with respect to the inner space of one of the existing blocks on the site of the extermination camp in Auschwitz (Block 21). From the first project idea, the art potentiality was assumed as the most suitable instrument for the construction of memory. The Memorial was configured, in fact, as a true work of total art, coincidence of intention and perfect synthesis of the various arts in compliance with the same program: a choral work, a work of artists and intellectuals who, each accor…

Fenomenologia di un’opera d’arte “totale”

2014

Phenomenology of a work of "total" art The Italian memorial at Auschwitz From the first project idea, the initiative ANED for the construction of a Memorial was aimed to tell the tragic story of the Italian deportation, and had founded in the potential of art the most suitable tool for the construction of memory. The Memorial was configured as a true work of total art, coincidence of intention and perfect synthesis of the various arts in compliance with the same program: a choral work, work of artists and intellectuals who, each in its own jurisdiction, had composed it like an "organic" system in the deep sharing of the ultimate meaning of the thinking and doing. Starting from these premise…

NOW and WHEN Australian Urbanism. Una nuova prospettiva sulle città australiane

2011

Una nuova prospettiva sulle città australiane nell’esposizione NOW and WHEN Australian Urbanism alla Biennale di Venezia del 2010. La mostra è stata strutturata in due sezioni. Nella prima sono state messe in risalto le più interessanti regioni urbane e non urbane dell’Australia cosi come esse appaiono “ora” (NOW) ritratte da John Gollings. Nella seconda sala, 17 ambienti urbani del futuro hanno proposto immagini di “quando” (WHEN), avremo raggiunto e superato il 2050. In NOW sono stati presentati gli attuali scenari urbani di Sidney, Melbourne e Surfes Paradise e due scenari non urbani dell’entroterra australiano, zone in cui sono presenti grandi buchi prodotti dall’industria mineraria; qu…