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MADFORWATER. WP3 Adaptation of technologies for efficient water management and treated wastewater reuse in agriculture. Task3.1 Reduction of crop water requirement and tools for irrigation management with treated wastewater. Subtask3.1.3 Modelling tool for optimal irrigation scheduling with different water types
No full textUnder subtask 3.1.3, SIM (Safe Irrigation Management Model) was developed with aim to propose the optimal water and nutrients’ management scenario of crops. SIM is a new and innovative irrigation software developed by MADFORWATER project.
In addition, SIM was applied on a case study located in Souss Massa (Morocco) to predict the irrigation schedule to be applied on citrus crops with Treated Wastewater (TWW) accounting for the effect on yield, soil and groundwater.
The database refers to this specific case study. Mostly, data refer to practices adopted under a conventional water regime (fresh water, FW) and are used to calibrate SIM. The main aim was to schedule irrigation under a controlled management that complies with i) TWW and with ii) FW, and to reproduce the farmers’ strategy. The collected data were used to reproduce management strategies with the aim to improve the actual irrigation practices, accounting for water quality, soil characteristics and crop yield. Besides, SIM was used to suggest irrigation strategies under TWW, to be considered as integral part of the irrigation and nutrient strategies and support decisions in irrigated agriculture with TWW.
The dataset provided here are input data into subroutines of SIM model that allow to schedule irrigation accounting for water quality and soil properties
MADFORWATER. WP3 Adaptation of technologies for efficient water management and treated wastewater reuse in agriculture. Task3.2 Engineering innovative irrigation technologies adapted to the target Mediterranean African Countries and to treated wastewater reuse. Subtask3.2.1 Efficient low-pressure mini-sprinkler adapted to treated wastewater
No full textThe data set consists of experimental data from lab evaluation to characterize droplet-size distribution of new sprinkler and drift/transport mechanism in controlled (i.e. wind tunnel) conditions.
This works aims at obtaining an optimal water distribution from a localized irrigation micro-sprinkler. Similar data have been collected on standard irrigation sprinklers, the objective of this MADFORWATER research is to control the droplet size spectrum to minimize drift (smaller droplets carried by the wind) and compaction (bigger droplets that impact on the soil and induce crusting) risks
MADFORWATER. WP3 Adaptation of technologies for efficient water management and treated wastewater reuse in agriculture. Task3.2 Engineering innovative irrigation technologies adapted to the target Mediterranean African Countries and to treated wastewater reuse. Subtask3.2.3 Modernisation and increased efficiency of traditional surface irrigation. The ‘Mesqas’ case
No full textAn innovative self-compensating gated pipe system equipped with calibrated nozzles was developed in the framework of the EU project MADFORWATER no. (H2020-E.3.5.4 GA ID: 688320) To improve the performance of furrow irrigation method. The experiment was conducted in CIHEAM-Bari experimental field (Italy) on bare soil. The following performance indicators were assessed: duration of the irrigation event (IT), application efficiency (AE), distribution uniformity (DU), in addition to the volume of drainage water accumulated downstream and compared with traditional furrow irrigation. Preliminary results showed that IT decreased by one third (from 45 minutes to 30 minutes), AE and DU increased by 17% and 20% respectively. In addition, the volume of drainage water decreased by around 50%, which may positively impact the environment, especially in those countries such as Egypt where, during peak periods, drainage water is reused for irrigation. This new technique provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional surface irrigation methods with no requirement for additional energy consumption requirements for pump drainage water into the upstream irrigation canals. Additional field tests will be carried out in different environmental contexts and on cropped areas to confirm the above reported preliminary results
MADFORWATER. Predictive Model for Treated Wastewater Irrigation Management in a Semiarid Area. Development and Application
No full textA predictive model SIM (Safe Irrigation Management Model) developed to propose the optimal water and nutrients’ management scenario of crops, was applied with this aim to schedule irrigation of citrus plantations served with Treated Wastewater (TWW) in Souss Massa (Morocco). The database refers to this specific case study.
Irrigation was scheduled under a controlled management that complies with i) TWW and with ii) FW, and to reproduce the farmers’ strategy. The dataset provided are collected input data into the model subroutines particularly climate, soil, water quality and crop parameters used to simulate a TWW management scenario and to compare it to the farmer strategy adopted under conventional water management scenario, and outputs of SIM used to assess the predicted effects of TWW irrigation management on soil and Citrus quality. The results demonstrated the inadequacy of adopting the conventional strategy with TWW and the importance of predictive modeling as a decision support tool for TWW management
CONSOLE Project - Deliverable 5.2 - "Guidelines for testing the solutions catalogue by Community of Practice and partners"
Get PDFMany CONSOLE partners are themselves involved in designing and testing of novel contract solutions at local level, either in the position as scientists, as key stakeholders and as representatives of practitioners who engage in contracts for the delivery of agri-environment- climate public goods (AECPGs). At case study level the focus lies on one specific contract solution for the delivery of one (or a limited number of) well defined AECPGs, while in CONSOLE the overarching objective is to co-construct an end-user led contractual framework and a practical contract solutions catalogue covering the four contract types result-based/ result- oriented, collective implementation/ cooperation, value chain and land tenure based as well as combinations or hybrids of them. The solution catalogue is foreseen to be usable by a wide range of end-users and actors and therefore needs to undergo a ground truth real-life testing to be organized by WP5. The CONSOLE Community of Practice (CoP) with its local, regional and/or national subgroups has therefore been set up. In order to enable a harmonized approach across all CONSOLE partner countries these guidelines provide a roadmap for the engagement with the CoP members throughout the project with particular emphasis on certain phases where a specific feedback or input for the task fulfilment is required. CoP members are core actors for the iterative process designated for the co-development of the contractual framework and solutions catalogue. Thanks to their involvement they can on the one hand directly benefit from insights gained from the diagnostics of existing experiences with AECPGs (WP2), from feasibility assessments (WP3), and from simulations and performance modelling (WP4). On the other hand, members of the CoP may themselves participate in the WPs 2, 3 and 4 in their countries and can here contribute to practicable solutions, besides through their involvement in dedicated feedback rounds. This document provides guidelines for partners for testing the framework and solutions catalogue, including indications about approach, planning and reporting. It outlines the organization of the feedback process to be organized in a harmonized way across CONSOLE partners and how to take advantage of ongoing case study activities at national level. Furthermore, it provides guidance on the tasks to be carried out by the national focal points. The contact persons of the focal points play a key role to facilitate the CoP process at national level, to report outcomes of feedback loops and to keep track of the actors involved in the CoP. Finally, first insights into planned training activities targeted to practitioners involved in the CoP back-to-back with the framework testing will be provided. It is important that training is of mutual benefit – for CoP members and in particular farmers, but also a way of gathering valuable insights for CONSOLE work itself. With the help of the CoP, the CONSOLE framework will develop into a supporting tool for actors in the field, enabling a better delivery of AECPGs by agriculture and forestry
CONSOLE Project - Deliverable 2.2 - "Draft report on experiences from outside the EU"
Get PDFThe aim of task 2.3 is to collect the most promising and successful experiences outside the EU that could add new and interesting perspectives for application in EU and to feed into WP2 a wider range of opportunities for contract design. The task takes the form of a systematic literature review and this report provides a draft version of the outcomes of this review. The final version of the report will be provided in month 30.
The review selected 79 documents, including both peer review papers and reports/grey literature having as a scope all countries outside those already represented by the CONSOLE partners.
The main reasons for success identified for the reviewed cases are: a) reducing risks linked to results; b) reduced costs for monitoring results; c) farmers’ interest and social revenue; d) resources availability; e) additionality; f) relying on existing collectives; g) communication; payment setting; h)appropriate intermediaries.
To a large extent the success factors listed above confirm insights from cases in the CONSOLE partner countries. However, they allow the consideration of a broader variety of solutions. On the other hand, this also depends on the specific institutional context where they are located, which means that potential for replication should be taken carefully.
The fact that a large part of the experiences and certainly of the evidence is rather recent encourages the continuation of this task providing updates during the whole project life
Psicologi scolastici in Emilia-Romagna
Get PDFGli psicologi scolastici sono presenti nei sistemi
educativi di diverse nazioni a livello mondiale, tuttavia
esistono notevoli differenze da paese a paese.
In Italia, gli psicologi operano nel contesto scolastico
dal 1970, in generale come consulenti a contratto.
Recenti indagini (Matteucci & Farrell, 2018) hanno
rilevato una presenza considerevole di psicologi che
lavorano nelle scuole e per le scuole, realizzando
prevalentemente attività di consulenza e formazione.
Malgrado ciò, le conoscenze rispetto a tale ambito
professionale e alle caratteristiche dell'attività degli
psicologi che lavorano nelle scuole sono ancora
limitate..
Il presente report illustra i principali risultati di
un'indagine realizzata nel 2019 che intendeva
approfondire la conoscenza delle pratiche professionali
e delle principali sfide della professione di "psicologo
scolastico"
REMODEL. WP5. Cable Manipulation Planning Execution And Interactive Perception. T5_2. Cable Grasping. Identification and Grasping of Deformable Objects. v0
No full textThe dataset contains the source code and pointclouds utilized during the experiments carried out concerning the optimal identification of grasping poses in clothes, associated to the related publication: A. Caporali and G. Palli, "Pointcloud-based Identification of Optimal Grasping Poses for Cloth-like Deformable Objects," 2020 25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Vienna, Austria, 2020, pp. 581-586, doi: 10.1109/ETFA46521.2020.9211879
ROCK. Data contained in ROCK Atlas
No full textThe data set contains all the entries in JSON format of the “ROCK Atlas”. The ROCK Atlas is an interactive platform that was created, edited and maintained by the research teams participating to ROCK project (see https://atlas.rockproject.eu/). The ROCK Atlas allows to visualize data, information, and elaborations regarding the cultural heritage of the three ROCK replicator cities (Lisbon, Bologna, Skopje), produced within and beyond the ROCK project actions, and the connection with the model practices implemented in the network of cities participating in the project (Athens, Cluj-Napoca, Eindhoven, Liverpool, Lyon, Turin, Vilnius). The Atlas provides data related to: - case studies within role model cities, geolocalised and described (e.g. cultural heritage-related regeneration experiences); - static cultural heritage urban elements (e.g. historic buildings, museums, libraries, …); - dynamic data related to actions performed in the ROCK Replicator cities (e.g. events, installations, co-design laboratories, temporary transformations). The Atlases infographics, and one-page summaries of the actions include a series of data:
(o) dates of beginning and end of the action, (o) the exact location, (o) action finished or ongoing, (o) the list of stakeholders involved, (o) links to resulting materials (reports and publications).
The datasets collected in the ROCK Atlases contributes in re-defining and improving the ROCK local actions in the replicator cities, by visualizing the quantitative and quality impact: data collected in Atlases are evidence both of the effectiveness and of the failures associated with each CH-led regeneration initiative. Data and information about CH activities are made visible and accessible for citizens, researchers, PAs
WW management strategies and water & land management strategies in agriculture
Get PDFThe general objective of the MADFORWATER project is to develop integrated technological and management solutions to boost wastewater treatment and treated wastewater efficient reuse for irrigation in selected hydrological basins in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. In particular, Work Package (WP) 5 ‘’ Strategies and economic instruments for basin-scale water resources management’’ aims to develop strategies for wastewater management, water reuse and water & land management in agriculture, tailored to the three studied basins. This WP will make use of two decision support tools (DSTs) to support the development of strategies and economic instruments for wastewater management and water & land management in agriculture. In this deliverable 5.2, the wastewater management strategies and the strategies for water management in agriculture are developed separately. The proposed two types of strategies will then be combined into basin-scale integrated water & land management strategies in the upcoming deliverable 6.1