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Communications in public processes at the science to policy interface: A focus on communication flows in European Maritime Spatial Planning
Get PDFMaritime Spatial Planning (MSP) has been implemented in most European countries in accordance with the MSP Directive. However, complexities in planning and uncertainties regarding future impacts persist. While public engagement requirements have been met, significant variations exist across countries, revealing areas for improvement. Public engagement is widely recognised as a key driver of policy and service innovation, but its effectiveness depends on clear communication—a crucial factor in MSP due to its complexity and the necessity of co-design. Furthermore, ocean management operates at the science-policy interface, requiring effective knowledge exchange.This study aims to provide a theoretical foundation for understanding the communication flows underpinning national MSP plans derived from the MSP Directive. MSP Competent Authorities in Spain, England, and Finland were interviewed to examine communication processes across governance levels, research institutions, and stakeholders. The results of the semi-structured interviews describe how communications were managed in these countries, particularly regarding science-policy exchanges and official stakeholder engagement.The findings show a consistent use of meetings, governmental websites, and social media, with meetings being thepreferred method for discussing sensitive matters. Designers and communicators were usually subcontracted to deliver official presentations of the plans rather than being involved in the planning phases. The media were rarely engaged and mainly at the local level or when disseminating the approval of plans.By examining design-based aspects of science communication, this study seeks to enhance participatory processes and deepen understanding of its critical role in the sustainable management of natural resources and socio-economic assets
Seismic risk mitigation of cultural heritage – The three case studies from phd research on the areas affected by the 2012 Emilia Earthquake: Fortified architectures, cemeteries, theaters
Get PDFThis paper presents the three doctoral research, discussed in 2022 and funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region’s program “Three-year High Skills Plan for Research, Tech-nology Transfer and Entrepreneurship”, thematic objective 10 of the ERDF ESF 2014/2020. The survey and analysis of seismic damage mechanisms, set up on three specific complex building type - castles, cemeteries and theatres - are the main theme of these research. Indeed, these three types under study, particularly vulnerable during the 2012 earthquake, were sur-veyed in the first post-earthquake operations using the conventional tools to date adopted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage(MiC) through the 2006 D.P.C.M.: Model A-Churches and Model B-Stately Buildings. An initial analysis revealed that the extensive application of the two current MiC forms resulted in the loss of quantitative and qualitative information neces-sary for the knowledge and subsequent management of the reconstruction process. Therefore, a training proposal matured from the collaboration between the two Universities of Ferrara and Parma and the Regional Agency for Reconstruction - Earthquake 2012. Its main aim is the definition of specific methodologies for the survey and analysis of seismic damage to ensure mitigation and prevention of seismic risk. This approach led to the proposed imple-mentation of the current damage survey systems, modulating specific forms for each of the three types. Then specific methods and digital tools – Lidar, GIS, BIM– were proposed by the authors. These tools were applied to optimise the damage survey phases and to query the data collected during the study phase for seismic damage prediction. The three research thus sought to make a concrete contribution with operational solutions to the needs that emerged in the post-earthquake emergency phases
Sustainable Revival: a Case Study in retrofitting obsolete buildings
No full textThis paper explores the environmental and structural value of retrofitting reinforced concrete buildings through the integration of Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) structures.
Focusing on the San Nicolao case in Milan, the study highlights how non-code-compliant buildings from the mid-20th century (typically lacking seismic design and energy efficiency) can be preserved and upgraded
rather than demolished.
CFS systems, used within Light Steel Frame (LSF) technology, off er a light-weight, low-impact solution for structural reinforcement.
These systems are designed with parametric tools that allow tailor-made components to be fabricated with high precision, enabling fast and non-invasive construction. Compared to conventional materials, CFS exhibits favorable values of Embodied Carbon (EC) and Embodied Energy (EE), especially when produced via Electric Arc Furnace routes with high recycled content.
The result is a scalable, cost-effective approach to extending the lifespan of the existing building stock while reducing environmental impact. This strategy supports EU climate neutrality goals and offers a replicable model
for sustainable transformation of obsolete urban structures
Cibo oltre la crescita. I territori della produzione agraria tra patrimonializzazione e sostenibilità
No full textGli impatti ambientali prodotti dalle attività produttive sono stati principalmente studiati dal punto di vista delle città e delle attività economiche qui localizzate, spesso tralasciando le aree rurali. In Europa e in Italia, però, alcune aree rurali si caratterizzano oggi per produzioni agricole intensive e altamente specializzate, che forniscono prodotti ad alto valore aggiunto. Questi territori – spesso definiti agroindustriali (Brenner e Katsikis, 2020) – rappresentano a tutti gli effetti aree produttive a carattere industriale, le cui economie richiedono un ampio sfruttamento delle risorse e portano a una pesante perdita di biodiversità.
Nei casi di maggior successo economico, le produzioni enogastronomiche sono poi diventate la leva di vere e proprie politiche di sviluppo locale: tale processo di “patrimonializzazione” risulta dall’interazione di una pluralità di attori operanti a livello locale e globale, che selezionano attentamente gli elementi discorsivi attraverso i quali un territorio e le sua “tipicità” vengono comunicati (Tomé, 2021). Pertanto, non solo le produzioni sono diventate negli anni sempre più redditizie, ma hanno sviluppato e supportato un nuovo turismo enogastronomico, con musei ed eventi, itinerari paesaggistici, visite a fattorie e aziende, pernottamenti nei borghi, ecc. Tuttavia, queste strategie di crescita spesso sono generatrici di impatti ambientali e sociali molto rilevanti. Le produzioni agricole intensive, infatti, prestano poca attenzione agli impatti socio-ecologici delle monocolture, così come la specializzazione produttiva esclude piccoli produttori interessati a modelli alternativi (Franco et al., 2022).
Il contributo si propone di mettere in evidenza questi tre aspetti – produzione agricola intensiva, patrimonializzazione territoriale, impatti ambientali – avanzando alcune ipotesi per riequilibrare i rapporti tra le questioni economiche, sociali e ambientali nel mondo rurale, evidenziando i rischi del modello di produzione agricola convenzionale, ma anche identificando il potenziale esistente. L’obiettivo è provare a costruire visioni e strategie territoriali innovative in un’ottica di circolarità e sostenibilità, come auspicato anche dall'UE (2021) nella “Visione a lungo termine per le aree rurali dell'UE - Verso aree rurali più forti, connesse, resilienti e prospere entro il 2040”.
Lo studio si basa su due casi veneti, dove hanno origine alcuni prodotti agroalimentari “tipici” ed economicamente competitivi: Lusia, dove si producono insalata e una specifica varietà di aglio, e Vittorio Veneto, zona di produzione del vino Prosecco. Questi prodotti sono oggi particolarmente importanti sia sul mercato nazionale che internazionale e i loro territori sono tutelati da specifiche denominazioni di origine. Tuttavia, dopo una grande e deregolamentata espansione delle produzioni agricole (Basso, 2019), entrambi i contesti soffrono oggi di problemi ambientali e di una contrazione socio-economica. I due casi ci aiutano a comprendere come l’agricoltura giochi oggi un ruolo fondamentale sia nella produzione alimentare sia nello sviluppo territoriale, ma i limiti degli attuali modelli invitano a riflettere sulla necessità di una nuova gestione per il rural
COVID-19 implications on transport equity and accessibility
No full textRecent changes in travel practices, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise the question of how cities and mobility systems are changing. Moreover, many local governments are accelerating their plans to reduce car traffic. This book comprises expert contributions taking multidisciplinary perspectives on transport in a moving world. It examines the joint transformations of mobility practices, urban planning, transport public policies and rapid technological development, within the context of an increasingly uncertain world
Sotto il segno dell’astro cabalistico. Alfabeti di fuoco e immagini modellate dal Sole = Under the Sign of the Kabbalistic Star. Alphabets of Fire and Images Shaped by the Sun
No full textCosa unisce le riflessioni esoteriche e profetiche circa le proiezioni architettoniche solari postulate dal vescovo e matematico spagnolo Juan Caramuel de Lobkovitz (1606 –1682), nel suo Architectura Civil Recta y Obliqua, pubblicato a Vigevano nel 1678, e le solar burns di un artista e un fisico come Charles Ross (1937), ottenute, a partire dagli anni Settanta del 900, con l’ausilio di lenti convesse orientate a seguirne con rigore l’eclittica e a trascriverne il percorso in un alfabeto composto di bruciature? E come può il Sole penetrare dentro un a serie di complessi condotti scavati in un vulcano spento, attraversando mille ostacoli fisici, e poi riprodursi con la sua superficie in fermento, nelle viscere sotterranee della più famosa eppure sconosciuta opera di land art contemporanea, il Roden Crater Project (1970-) di James Turrell (1936), ai Solstizi e agli Equinozi, ma anche in altre congiunzioni di portata cosmica? Il ruolo che la luce solare svolge all’interno delle opere analizzate in questo saggio slatentizza e rende manifesta una funzione che all’astro era già stata riconosciuta da epoche remote, ma anche, più recentemente, nella trattatistica prospettica Cinque- Seicentesca: lì il Sole diventava una forma-formante, l’archetipo del processo proiettivo e del senso logico-matematico (oltre che ottico-retinico) con cui si formavano le immagini di scorcio. Si tratta di una scrittura ardente, quelle operata dalla proiezioni solari, che in alcuni casi si equipara a quella osservata dall’occhio di Dio, e in altri alla registrazione del tempo secolare, con la sua ineluttabilità. In questa accezioni, le immagini prodotte dell’arco di più di 10 secoli di storia e di storie, sembrano tenute insieme, davanti all’osservatore-lettore attonito, da un comune destino di atrocità, indifferente alle preoccupazioni umane
Assessing comfort and safety in use of elevators' human-machine interaction devices
Get PDFElevators are essential for accessibility and play a key role in a building’s functionality. Normally mass-produced and purchased from catalogs, elevators require thoughtful integration into architectural design to meet ergonomic, aesthetic, and safety standards. Proper design ensures accessibility, comfort, and efficiency for all users. Internal elements, such as the control panel, influence the user experience within the cabin and should be designed for ease of use, particularly for individuals with disabilities. Two experiments were conducted in a static elevator cabin, installed at the University of Bologna to evaluate user interaction. The first experiment assessed user preferences for different control panel layouts, while the second experiment tested emergency procedures, comparing the standard long-press with a double-press method. Both procedures were also tested with participants with hearing impairments to explore accessibility perceptions among disabled users. An urgent need for an alternative emergency procedure, including a double press to initiate the call and a video–textual device for visual–written communication, was identified to ensure both comfort and safety in elevator use
Performing Bodies, Performing Architectures
Get PDFThe interaction between space and the human body holds profound significance in both interior and urban design, particularly in exhibition layouts. Space, defining the interiority of architecture, possesses its own corporeality despite being intangible, qualities we could resume in the expression "body of space". Similarly, human bodies within architectural spaces form complex spatial relations, involving flows, movements, and temporal dimensions, shaping the "space of the body(s)".
This paper discusses a journey started in July 2022 with the workshop The Space of the Body, the Body of Space. Dialogues between arts and architecture at Iuav University of Venice, curated by Professor Renato Bocchi in collaboration with Valentina Rizzi. Thirty MA students in Visual Arts, Fashion, and Architecture from Iuav University, along with MA Spanish students from ETSAVA-Valladolid, participated. The workshop aimed to facilitate dialogue between architecture, visual arts, installations, and digital tools, exploring contemporary Spanish and Italian cultural trends.
The seminar commenced with theoretical discussions on enactivism, perception, nonhuman performativity, digital roles in installations, and architectural performance. Subsequently, six working groups, guided by Juan Carlos Quindós and Valentina Rizzi, developed projects focusing on Ca' Tron Palace, a building overlooking the Grand Canal. The resulting exhibition at Fondazione dell’Albero d’Oro showcased these projects. A second edition of workshop, named Digitalstage, also curated by Professor Renato Bocchi, took place in September 2023 at the Real Academia de España en Roma, involving PhD Architecture students from Sapienza University of Rome and Digitalstage research by Universidad de Valladolid.
These experiences aim to provoke reflections on how architectural space interacts with human bodies and fosters perceptual transformations. The proposal advocates for a transdisciplinary approach, blending theory with audio-visual materials from workshop outcomes