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Pedological approach on sealed soils: impacts of covering materials on soil properties in urban and peri-urban areas
No full textLand consumption represents a growing environmental threat, driven by rapid urbanization and the increasing demand for space for infrastructure and housing. Among its various manifestations, soil sealing is particularly detrimental, contributing to soil degradation and the interruption of critical ecosystem services, thus highlighting the urgent need for the implementation of sustainable land management policies. De-sealing practices, in parti-cular, have gained significant traction in recent years, although preliminary studies are mandatory to evaluate the soil conditions beneath and guide the planning of necessary interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to exami-ne the pedological properties (morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical) of sealed soils in urban (Vallemiano neighborhood) and peri-urban (Torrette neighborhood) areas, focusing on the impact of the cove-ring materials' characteristics and uniformity on these traits. Overall, soils at both sites exhibited problems rela-ted to soil compaction, exacerbated by fine-texture classes, low nutrient levels (particularly total organic carbon and nitrogen), and the contribution of allochthonous materials. However, variations in the characteristics and uniformity of the covering materials affected the soil properties. At Torrette, the homogeneous and entirely impermeable asphalt covering prevented the interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphe-re, leading to severe anoxic conditions, mainly in the surface soil horizons. In contrast, Vallemiano presented a degraded and heterogeneous soil surface cover. Thus, water infiltration and/or capillary rise, combined with the calcareous nature of the allochthonous material, promoted the translocation and accumulation of secondary carbonates
Duccio Demetrio, La natura è un racconto interiore. Scrivere il filo verde della propria vita, Mimesis, Sesto San Giovanni, ISBN 979-12- 2231-251-4, 236 pagine, 2024
No full textIl volto silenzioso della dispersione scolastica. Quando la scuola smarrisce il senso
No full textThe phenomenon of early school leaving has worrying dimensions in Italy, both in its explicit (according to recent ISTAT data from 2023 on Early Leaving From Education And Training) and implicit form (as shown by the latest INVALSI Report of 2024). Although there is, in general, a slight improvement compared to the surveys of previous years, the situation still appears discouraging. Especially if, alongside these types of early school leaving, we consider a third one that normally escapes quantitative surveys and the usual interpretations of the phenomenon: a silent and creeping form that coincides with the waste of the potential for emotional and existential development of young people. This paper focuses on the latter aspect and on the need to identify possible pedagogical responses to rediscover the meaningfulness of the school experience.In Italia il fenomeno della dispersione scolastica continua a presentare dimensioni preoccupanti, sia nella sua forma esplicita (stando ai recenti dati ISTAT del 2023 sugli Early Leaving From Education And Training) che implicita (come risulta dall’ultimo Rapporto INVALSI del 2024). Seppur si registri, in linea generale, un lieve miglioramento rispetto alle rilevazioni degli anni precedenti, la situazione appare ancora scoraggiante. Soprattutto qualora, accanto a tali tipologie di dispersione, se ne consideri una terza che normalmente sfugge alle rilevazioni quantitative e alle letture consuete del fenomeno: una forma silente e strisciante che coincide con lo spreco – da parte della scuola – del potenziale di sviluppo emotivo ed esistenziale dei giovani. Il presente contributo si focalizza su quest’ultimo aspetto e sulla necessità di individuare possibili risposte pedagogiche atte a riscoprire la significanza dell’esperienza scolastica
Personal and family tax advantages granted to non-residents: the ECJ takes a step further : A comment of CJEU, 10 March 2022, Commission v. Belgium, C-60/21
No full textMember-States typically reserve certain family and personal tax allowances to residents, given that they (i.e., the States of residence) are deemed better placed than any other State to consider the personal and family situation of any taxpayer. Non-residents, being excluded from these tax allowances, risk being put in an unfavourable position. The article discusses the challenges faced by non-residents in the European Union regarding personal and family tax advantages, focusing on the disparities in tax systems that hinder mobility across Member States. It centres on the CJEU case law of Commission v. Belgium (C-60/21), in which the Court held that the Belgian deductibility of allowances, which was subject to certain conditions for non-residents of Belgium, violated the free movement of workers guaranteed by article 45 of the TFEU. The author examines previous CJEU case law, including Schumacker, Imfeld, and Renneberg, to illustrate how the Court has interpreted similar scenarios and emphasised the need for Member States to consider personal circumstances for non-residents taxation as well.Los Estados miembros suelen reservar determinadas desgravaciones fiscales familiares y personales a los residentes, dado que se considera que ellos (es decir, los Estados de residencia) están mejor situados que cualquier otro Estado para tener en cuenta la situación personal y familiar de cualquier contribuyente. Los no residentes, al estar excluidos de estas desgravaciones fiscales, corren el riesgo de quedar en una posición desfavorable. El artículo analiza los retos a los que se enfrentan los no residentes en la Unión Europea en relación con las ventajas fiscales personales y familiares, centrándose en las disparidades en los sistemas fiscales que obstaculizan la movilidad entre los Estados miembros. Se centra en la jurisprudencia del TJUE en el asunto Comisión/Bélgica (C-60/21), en el que el Tribunal sostuvo que la deducibilidad belga de las desgravaciones, sujeta a determinadas condiciones para los no residentes en Bélgica, violaba la libre circulación de los trabajadores garantizada por el artículo 45 del TFUE. El autor examina jurisprudencia anterior del TJUE, incluidos Schumacker, Imfeld y Renneberg, para ilustrar cómo el Tribunal ha interpretado escenarios similares y ha enfatizado la necesidad de que los Estados miembros también consideren las circunstancias personales para la tributación de los no residentes.Gli Stati membri da solito riservano determinate agevolazioni fiscali familiari e personali ai residenti, dato che essi (vale a dire, gli Stati di residenza) sono considerati meglio posizionati di qualsiasi altro Stato per considerare la situazione personale e familiare di qualsiasi contribuente. I non residenti, essendo esclusi da queste agevolazioni fiscali, rischiano di trovarsi in una posizione sfavorevole. L'articolo discute le sfide affrontate dai non residenti nell'Unione europea in merito ai vantaggi fiscali personali e familiari, concentrandosi sulle disparità nei sistemi fiscali che ostacolano la mobilità tra gli Stati membri. Si concentra sulla giurisprudenza della CGUE nella causa Commissione contro Belgio (C-60/21), in cui la Corte ha ritenuto che la deducibilità belga delle agevolazioni, che era soggetta a determinate condizioni per i non residenti in Belgio, violava la libera circolazione dei lavoratori garantita dall'articolo 45 del TFUE. L'autore esamina la precedente giurisprudenza della CGUE, tra cui Schumacker, Imfeld e Renneberg, per illustrare come la Corte ha interpretato scenari simili e ha sottolineato la necessità che gli Stati membri prendano in considerazione le circostanze personali anche ai fini della tassazione dei non residenti
First record of Phlebia tremelloidea (Bres.) Parmasto in Italy
No full textPhlebia tremelloidea is a rare, poorly known boreonemoral species producing resupinate basidiomata on fallen trunks. This species has been proposed to be synonymous with Pseudophlebia lindtneri (Pilát) C.L. Zhao, despite the long-standing nomenclatural history conflicts with the priority of Giacomo Bresadola (1920). Phlebia tremelloidea has been reported from several European Countries, but its distribution range appears shifted towards North-East Europe with very scattered or no records elsewhere. A specimen of P. tremelloidea was found in May 2023 (re-surveyed in 2024) in the State Strict Natural Reserve Bosco Siro Negri along the Ticino River. It represents the unique record in Italy (Pavia province) even including possible synonyms. The available exsiccata have been conserved in the University of Pavia and in Annarosa Bernicchia’s private herbarium. Molecular barcode (ITS region) performed on the dried basidioma confirmed the macro- and micromorphological identification; besides, sequences from LSU, SSU and two sub-regions in RPB2 have been deposited as well in GenBank for the first time. This study increases the knowledge about distribution and ecology of P. tremelloidea and provides new molecular data in support of the taxonomic debate on this species and its relatives
Urban Projects and Religious Architecture in Post-War Cagliari: the Sant'Elia Village and its Church (1951-1956)
No full textThe first residential area planned and built in Cagliari after the Second World War was in Sant'Elia (1951-1956), selected after debateable political choices as an area of refuge for the poorer classes of the city’s population left homeless after the war. The neighbourhood is in the peripheral area known as Lazzaretto, where many displaced people had already found refuge during the war. Without basic services, the neighbourhood initially accommodated around 2,400 people. The physical and social centre of the Sant'Elia community was the parish church of the same name, one of the few services in the neighbourhood. The project started to be developed in 1956 by the architect Salvatore Rattu, responsible for the main local architectural projects before and after the Second World War. He acted on the suggestions put forward by Archbishop Paolo Botto, who was heavily committed to pastoral work involving the peripheral areas of the city. Despite its basic conformation, the church reflects the developing technical trends of national religious architecture and would become fundamental in the urban and social characterization of the neighbourhood
Eight Forts. Traces of the Modern in Austro-Hungarian Permanent Fortified Works among the Mountainous South-West Borders of The Empire. 1833-1913
No full textThe nineteenth century was a century characterized by numerous wars and geopolitical changes that in fact resulted, by their being politically and geographically unfinished, in the Great War. It characterized the second decade of the twentieth century.
The military action, understood, recalling Carl von Clausewitz, as a continuation of politics by other means, led European states to bloody actions of offense and defense predominantly in the plains spaces. This is absolutely evident.
In the same period, new considerations of strategy and tactics lead to the consideration of mountainous territory as a place that offers strong positions, in which, as classical history reminds us, a handful of men can stop many: the case of Thermopylae a very famous example.
This essay therefore is devoted to eight forts built in the mountainous environment within the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the sole exception of Fort Airolo. These are eight forts that, according to the author, represent milestones in defense in the mountains.
These forts, at the same time and in some way, are the works that best represent the attempt to address, according to the logic of their time, the resolution of the problem of modern fortification for the defense of the Empire.
The design and practical efforts of the officers of the Austro-Hungarian Genie Corps would eventually lead, in the early 1900s, to the construction of forts made entirely of concrete. Fort Garda was the first.
In them we find experimentation with theoretical principles and thoroughly modern construction techniques and materials, making them de facto forerunners of the avant-gardes of modern architecture and in particular of functionalism and brutalism
Archives on Stage. New Forms of Valorising the Archive: From Communication to the Catwalk Stage
No full textIn recent years, the archive has evolved from an endless source of research and innovation to the establishment of the brand’s heritage. It is increasingly evolving as a communication tool that takes on multiple forms, hovering between market and staging, between cultural events and media events. In the early 2000s, the red carpets were already defined as the ideal catwalk on which archive clothes could be worn, opening up the concept of the vintage, which expanded from a niche to the mass market, and the archive became a moment of sharing the history of the brand as well as a moment of communication. Thus, in this continuous game of cross-references, even the catwalks — historically deputed to the presentation of new products on the market — become places that stage the company’s archive. In this contest, the catwalks are not only the place to present new collections but have also become one of the places to stage, share and valorise the archive, increasingly integrating heritage and new collections in the exact moment and action: the archives, then, as “living machines” increasingly cohesive with the brand’s contemporaneity, which also finds in the fashion shows an opportunity to generate knowledge and even engage new markets
