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“L’inventione del cantone” : angoli nella Venezia del Settecento
No full text«Gl’antichi non seppero mai far i cantonali all’ordine dorico». Così sentenziava a metà Cinquecento l’autorevole vitruvianista Claudio Tolomei, lodando «l’inventione del cantone» costruito da Jacopo Sansovino nella Libreria
Marciana. Da quel momento la realizzazione sansoviniana e il tema più generale dell’angolo acquistano una nuova centralità nelle riflessioni teoriche sull’architettura.
Questo libro tratta delle diverse soluzioni proposte a Venezia nella prima metà del Settecento da Andrea Tirali, Giovanni Scalfarotto e Giorgio Massari. Nelle loro opere il nodo del cantonale diventa un’ulteriore occasione per indagare in un serrato dialogo a distanza con i maestri dei due secoli precedenti i fondamenti stessi dll’architettura e le sue regole costitutive, fino a farsi paradigma del rapporto fra ordine architettonico e muro
Di cosa parliamo quando parliamo di Nord-Est
No full textA partire dagli anni Sessanta, e con un’accelerazione negli ultimi decenni del XX secolo, la continua crescita dell’urbanizzazione ha portato nelle fasce meridionali delle sezioni di valle alla saldatura di cornici urbane al di là dei confini regionali, nonché all’accorpamento di centri urbani, insediamenti dispersi e una varietà di usi del suolo, paesaggi e ambienti rurali con caratteristiche comuni. Quest’ultimo processo ha caratterizzato soprattutto le celle collocate sulla pianura umida veneta, che ora appare come un esteso sistema metropolitano policentrico
Discounting and environmental valuation: should dual discount rates be used? and Conclusions and policy implications
No full textThe market discount rate, which may be determined from financial time series, is applicable for some of these decisions. Others will have to strive to recoup individual discount rates - rates that also represent the underlying transaction costs of borrowing money that families experience. In this paper, two approaches have been used to calculate discount rate (Wang and Daziano, 2015): (i) the exogenous method, which estimates a discount rate outside the valuation model to calculate the present value of future costs and benefits, and (ii) the endogenous method, in which the discount rate is calculated directly within the valuation model itself, considering it a parameter to be estimated that is dependent on the variation of the time horizon of the benefits or payment
Storie di materiali: interazioni e riusi nei sistemi produttivi locali
No full textIn un contesto di crisi delle risorse, è urgente una transizione verso pratiche di economia circolare basate su sobrietà e parsimonia. Il design dei materiali, in particolare dei neomateriali ottenuti a partire da scarti e residui, svolge un ruolo cruciale in questo senso. Questi materiali non sono solo espressioni della trasformazione della materia, ma anche depositi di conoscenza e risorse per il futuro. Il progetto Material Exploratory esplora l’uso dell’interaction design e dell’information design per creare narrazioni che valorizzino i neomateriali, promuovendo una maggiore consapevolezza del loro potenziale. L’approccio narrativo-interattivo collega le risorse materiali alle loro fonti territoriali, evidenziando come queste influenzano i comportamenti e i processi produttivi, favorendo la costruzione di relazioni virtuose tra filiere locali
Navigating low Demand Landscapes: A comprehensive exploration of sustainable transportation strategies
No full textTransport choices can impact land use as much as land use can influence people's travel behaviour, (De Vos and Witlox, 2013). People’s lives are directly impacted by urban spatial planning and land use patterns. The transport mode chosen by people is influenced by the proximity of urban centres with services (such as schools or workplaces) to residential areas. It is therefore clear that an unbalanced spatial arrangement can have a negative impact on quality of life due to prolonged travel times and restricted access to urban facilities. Urban planning over the years has focused on spatial integration toward an accessible, mixed and equitable territory. Indeed, a mixed land use increases user accessibility to different kind of services (Attard et al., 2023).
In contexts where planning does not support a mixed distribution of functions the need for long commutes to functional places such as schools or work arises. Here the role of transport is crucial, and it must be based on principles of accessibility and equity in enabling sustainable movement through the territory (Bruzzone et al., 2023). However, the preference is often for the individual solutions over public transport (PT), which increases levels of externalities produced, especially air and noise pollution which have a bearing on climate change and sustainability (Guzman and Bocarejo, 2017). This situation is more likely to occur in rural areas, but also in urban and peri-urban areas if the PT service is not satisfactory, resulting in reduced accessibility (Carroll et al., 2021). The choice of a PT system over the private car depends on the level of demand density (Libardo and Nocera, 2008). In the presence of high or stable demand, fixed-route bus systems with variable stop locations are more efficient. Whereas in low demand areas, flexible transport systems are preferable: here, limited PT services create a vicious circle, leading people to choose cars for convenience and practicality. The well-known cycle described in Figure 24.1 is the main cause-effect of a weak transport system in low demand areas.
The situation is aggravated when the decline in ridership reduces the revenue of PT operators. In this case, they tend to reduce frequency to keep the service financially affordable (Nocera, 2010). After the failed attempt in the 1960s to design cities around the car, there is now a widespread belief in the need to share responsibility for passenger transport between the different modes. Due to dispersed demand in sprawled cities, PT faces challenges in providing attractive services both for leisure and for systematic trips. Additionally, for travel between cities and regions, the low concentration of demand further limits the attractiveness of PT (Kirchhoff, 1995). The increasing ownership of cars however represents the main cause of decrease in demand for buses. And as a response operators raise fares, which contributed to the ongoing cycle (White, 2017).
The influence between transport and land use is bidirectional. A more rigorous integration between land use and transport planning can be the key towards a more sustainable way of travelling, especially in low demand areas (Circella and Pagliara, 2020). Starting from these premises, this chapter presents the link between low demand areas and PT services, as well as the existing and consolidated challenges for PT operators, showing how PT cannot address the issue of transport in low demand areas alone. The first part of this chapter presents the close connections between spatial planning dynamics and transport in areas characterised by low travel demand, followed by the specific challenges faced by PT. The second part illustrate the consequences of this condition and presents some possible solutions to develop modern, efficient and sustainable alternatives to private motorized transport in low demand areas
Design For The Enhancement Of The Agrifood Supply Chain. Towards The Transformation Of Cereal Waste Into A Competitive Industrial Product
No full textInvestigating the food system towards goals of stability and sustainability, the research aims
to explore – through the specificities of the systemic design approach, able to jointly consider multiple and
different information, actors, and strategies – the possibilities and development potential of agro-food waste
regeneration processes in a logic of co-evolution (Fassio & Tecco, 2022) oriented towards the development of
industrial constructive and restorative solutions, able to influence the environmental, economic and social
dimension (Antonelli & Tannir, 2019) of the supply chain on which it works.
Intending to increase the enhancement of the agri-food chain and reduce environmental impacts, the
research proposes a qualitative investigation in the field of the transformation of industrial cereal waste into
competitive industrial products within which the different design approaches – related to experiments with the
matter, Material Design; to technologies and methods for the design of products, Product Design; and to the
optimisation and transformation of production processes, Process Design – can synergistically and strategically
collaborate through the use of the systemic design approach.
Through systematising the literature and analysing case studies, the research investigates the characteristics
of agro-food waste, the reuse processes, and the companies/start-ups that process them. A series of
representative and interpretative diagrams will clarify tools, methods, and practices, enriching the research
contribution. The emerging solicitations will induce a phase of direct and indirect experimentation with
specific research centers and production contexts whose socio-environmental impact on the territory will be
assessed.
The final goal of the research is to enhance agro-food waste into a competitive industrial product realised
through hybrid innovation practices. Among these, industrial symbiosis processes between companies in the
same agrifood chain are critical.
The theorization and prefiguration of industrial symbiosis between different production supply chains
represent a further departure from originality.
The possible merger between the identified cereal supply chain and other Italian production chains with a high
environmental impact is proposed both as one of the challenging goals of the research and as a prospect of
originality
Ruins and Abandoned Places. Symbolic, Functional and Material Value. Research Methods and Conservation Strategies
No full textRuins and abandoned sites are a palimpsest of historical layers that embody material heritage, cultural identity, and collective memory. As John Ruskin pointed out, ruins function as mnemonic devices mediating historical consciousness transmission. At the same time, Georg Simmel theorised their capacity to expose the dialectical tension between human intervention and the inexorable passage of time. In contemporary society, abandoned places emerge as aesthetic relics and reflections of social, economic, and cultural transformations. The research conducted within the MATESCA Research Cluster at Università Iuav di Venezia explores such spaces’ symbolic, functional, and material value, employing interdisciplinary methodologies that integrate historical analysis, digital tools, and conservation strategies. Through case studies—including the Guerra Gregorj Kiln, the unfinished Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Brendola, and the former Psychiatric Hospital in Rovigo— the study examines how public engagement and heritage awareness can bridge the gap between ruins and contemporary communities. The research contributes to the contemporary perspective on cultural heritage conservation studies, promoting the acknowledgement of abandoned spaces as a lens to investigate society as dynamic cultural vessels that shape contemporary socio-cultural narratives and collective memory