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Adoption of Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Scoping Review of the System Domain
Get PDFThe agricultural sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the integration of innovative technologies and practices, but the adoption of these technologies remains uneven. Holistic approaches to the diffusion of innovative technologies in agriculture are seen as crucial for effective adoption and sustainable development. In this context, the systemic dimension of technology adoption is characterized by the interactions between actors that create knowledge and promote the process of technology adoption. Therefore, the overall objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the art in relation to the systemic dimension of the process of technology adoption in developed countries. Following the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) extension protocol for scoping reviews, we examined the literature to capture the role of the systems dimension in the process of technology adoption. We conducted a two-analysis, bibliometric and content network analysis to identify the concepts and thematic clusters that define the systemic dimension and represent the main drivers of technology adoption for sustainable development in agriculture. The results show that the factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies are treated inconsistently in the literature, with a focus on technological and economic aspects rather than systemic elements such as governance and stakeholder interactions
The agricultural sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the integration of innovative technologies and practices, but the adoption of these technologies remains uneven. Holistic approaches to the diffusion of innovative technologies in agriculture are seen as crucial for effective adoption and sustainable development. In this context, the systemic dimension of technology adoption is characterized by the interactions between actors that create knowledge and promote the process of technology adoption. Therefore, the overall objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the art in relation to the systemic dimension of the process of technology adoption in developed countries. Following the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) extension protocol for scoping reviews, we examined the literature to capture the role of the systems dimension in the process of technology adoption. We conducted a two-analysis, bibliometric and content network analysis to identify the concepts and thematic clusters that define the systemic dimension and represent the main drivers of technology adoption for sustainable development in agriculture. The results show that the factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies are treated inconsistently in the literature, with a focus on technological and economic aspects rather than systemic elements such as governance and stakeholder interactions
Data for: Improved modelling and critical analysis of future electrification pathways: the case of Tanzania
No full textSupplementary material accompanying the paper:Improved modelling and critical analysis of future electrification pathways: the case of TanzaniaMatteo V. Rocco, Elena Fumagalli, Chiara Vigone, Ambrogio Miserocchi, Emanuela ColomboDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di MilanoCopernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht UniversityCorresponding author: Via Lambruschini 4, 21056 Milan, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
Gabriel García Márquez and the cinema : life and works / Alessandro Rocco.
No full textRocco focuses on Gabriel GarciÌa MaÌrquez's relations with the world of cinema and gives us the first detailed study of the author's wide-ranging filmography. A unique and indeed indispensable addition to the critical literature on a writer of world importance. Gerald Martin, author of Gabriel GarciÌa MaÌrquez: A Life Far from being an occasional occupation, GarciÌa MaÌrquez's film work forms an intrinsic part of his overall aesthetic and literary poetics. The book's primary aim is to present a detailed study of GarciÌa MaÌrquez's wide-ranging filmography, which has never received a comprehensive,systematic analysis. Rocco argues that it should be recognised as an integral part of the author's narrative output, and brought into the mainstream of studies concerning his literary activity. The first part of the book reconstructs the trajectory of GarciÌa MaÌrquez's career in cinema and his connections with the world of film. The second part looks at all his screenplays on which actual films have been based. These are examined chronologically, but also analysed according to thematic and aesthetic concerns and placed in relation to the novels and short stories with which they are 'twinned'. Alessandro Rocco is Researcher in Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of Bari, ItalyTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2023).Rocco focuses on Gabriel GarciÌa MaÌrquez's relations with the world of cinema and gives us the first detailed study of the author's wide-ranging filmography. A unique and indeed indispensable addition to the critical literature on a writer of world importance. Gerald Martin, author of Gabriel GarciÌa MaÌrquez: A Life Far from being an occasional occupation, GarciÌa MaÌrquez's film work forms an intrinsic part of his overall aesthetic and literary poetics. The book's primary aim is to present a detailed study of GarciÌa MaÌrquez's wide-ranging filmography, which has never received a comprehensive,systematic analysis. Rocco argues that it should be recognised as an integral part of the author's narrative output, and brought into the mainstream of studies concerning his literary activity. The first part of the book reconstructs the trajectory of GarciÌa MaÌrquez's career in cinema and his connections with the world of film. The second part looks at all his screenplays on which actual films have been based. These are examined chronologically, but also analysed according to thematic and aesthetic concerns and placed in relation to the novels and short stories with which they are 'twinned'. Alessandro Rocco is Researcher in Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of Bari, Ital
Barriers and drivers of digital agriculture adoption: Insights from Italian farming stakeholders
Get PDFDigital agriculture technologies represent a solution for improving productivity levels and environmental sustain- ability, thanks to data with great potential. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of adoption and diffusion of digital farming technologies is crucial. Notably multiple factors are responsible for farmers’ technology adoption rate. The objective of this paper is to analyze the barriers to technology adoption and drivers of diffusion for a group of Italian stakeholders by using qualitative research methods. Results identify many barriers to technology adoption and point out that cooperation between stakeholders, along with collaborative efforts through technical support and training activities are key strategies
The Vitruvian Man of Leonardo Symbol of Western Civilization
No full textABSTRACT: THE VITRUVIAN MAN by Rocco Sinisgalli,
Federighi Editori, Certaldo, Florence, 2006.
ISBN 978-88-89159-22-4
9 788889 159224
The famous drawing of Leonardo (Vinci 1452, Amboise 1519) has become the symbol of western civilization. The author wrote The man is named Minor World by
the ancients. As Plato had bound fire and earth, the components with which God created the universe (the macrocosm), through the proportional mean, which was
named Divine, thus Leonardo bound man (the microcosm) which Vitruvius dissected in a circle and a square using the Golden Section. The Vitruvian man of Leonardo dates 1490 circa and measures 344x245 mm; the author was inspired by Vitruvius in the relationship between proportions, as he himself reports. We restrain ourselves to delineate how the square becomes the circle, or how from the circle one passes to the square, applying what we will discuss in Applied problems and in How to graphically obtain the
Golden Section.
Paragraphs: Leonardo's man, The man of Vitruvius, The Golden Section, Applied problems, How to graphically obtain the Golden Section, From the square to the circle, From the circle to the square, The bidimensionality within space, What Leonardo says about his drawing, Chronological summary of Leonardo's life
CROATIAN EMIGRANTS IN VENICE AND SCUALA GRANDE S. ROCCO
Get PDFU radu se, na osnovi izvorne građe iz Državnog arhiva u Mlecima i Arhiva Bratovštine sv. Jurja i Tripuna (oporučni spisi), predstavljaju različiti oblici komunikacije hrvatskih iseljenika u Mlecima s Bratovštinom S. Rocco, u prošlosti jednom od najpoznatijih i najuglednijih bratimskih udruga u gradu na lagunama. Obrađuju se zavičajna, profesionalna i društvena struktura Hrvata povezanih s Bratovštinom S. Rocco i predstavljaju temeljne sastavnice koje se odnose na upućenost Hrvata sa spomenutom bratovštinom.In this article, on the basis of the extant archival sources kept in the State Archives in Venice and in Archive of St. George and Triphon fraternity (testaments), author tries to describe various relationships of Croatian emigrants in Venice with the members of St. Rocco fraternity, which was one of the most prominent and most respectable fraternities in the history of Venice. Author tries to analyze provenience, professional and social structure of the Croats related to the fraternity of St. Rocco, which was quite important regarding these relations between Croatian emigration and the aforementioned fraternity. Since the primary sources for this investigation were testaments, which contain rather specifi c
sort of information, this investigation was focused chiefl y at the information regarding the burial place – taking into account all the testators who had chosen St. Rocco fraternity as their last resting place. Moreover, author also has analyzed all the legacies regarding the bestowal of the fraternity and their members, as well as the legacies regarding the funeral ceremony that included the fraternity or its members. At the end, author emphasizes that one of the purposes of this research was to point out importance of this, not so known but very signifi cant, part of daily life of Croatian emigration in Venice
Exploring Barriers and Needs in the Adoption of Digital Farming Technologies: Insights from Italian Stakeholders in the Food Supply Chain
No full textDigital agriculture technologies represent a solution for improving productivity levels and environmental sustainability by collecting, integrating and analysing data with great potential from different sources. The potential disruptive impact of digital agriculture makes it particularly important to understand the mechanisms of adoption and diffusion of digital farming technologies. Indeed, the existing literature clearly shows that multiple factors involved in the decision-making process are responsible for farmers' technology adoption rate. However, their knowledge is still incomplete. Individual, technological, social, and economic factors influencing technology adoption at both farm and system levels can depict the overall decision-making process. The approach of this paper is to explore farmers' adoption process from the Italian stakeholders' perceptions of needs and demands for digital technologies. The main objective is to analyze the barriers to adoption and drivers to the diffusion of system innovations by using a combined qualitative research method with focus groups and semi-structured interviews.
Results from content analysis point out that a crucial precondition for embracing digital transformation is the interaction between different stakeholders, promoting cooperation as a key strategy. Collaborative efforts through technical support and training activities have the potential to moderate business risks, foster individual competitiveness and strengthen overall investment capacity in the agricultural sector
Emerging New Roles for Designers and Planners: Articulating Soft and Hard Infrastructures.
No full textHard infrastructure are often purposed by urbanists to facilitate further economic and societal Hard infrastructure are often purposed by urbanists to facilitate further economic and societal development. However, the recent protests in Brazil and Turkey against the urban plans told the development. However, the recent protests in Brazil and Turkey against the urban plans told the other side of the story of infrastructure: the design of hard infrastructure alone is not enough. other side of the story of infrastructure: the design of hard infrastructure alone is not enough. Roberto Rocco, an assistant professor of TU Delft and also a Brazilian, reviews the underlying Roberto Rocco, an assistant professor of TU Delft and also a Brazilian, reviews the underlying causes of the protest in Brazil, from which he stresses the importance of soft infrastructure and causes of the protest in Brazil, from which he stresses the importance of soft infrastructure and the political role of urban planners and designers. the political role of urban planners and designers.UrbanismArchitecture and The Built Environmen
Methodology for Urbanism AR2U090: Best essays 2010-2012
No full textThese are essays written by students of the course AR2U090 Research and Design Methodology for Urbanism from 2010 to 2012. This is a 5 ECTS course given within the Masters in Urbanism programme of the TU Delft by Roberto Rocco and Egbert Stolk. At the end of the course students are asked to write an essay about themes studied. The theme of the essay has varied over the years, but essays generally concentrate on the relationship between research and design in Urbanism and an evaluation of the Urbanism Masters programme at TU Delft.Urbanis
Articulating Soft and Hard Infrastructures: Emerging New Roles for Designers and Planners
No full textHard infrastructure are often purposed by urbanists to facilitate further economic and societal development. However, the recent protests in Brazil and Turkey against the urban plans told the other side of the story of infrastructure: the design of hard infrastructure alone is not enough. Roberto Rocco, an assistant professor of TU Delft and also a Brazilian, reviews the underlying causes of the protest in Brazil, from which he stresses the importance of soft infrastructure and the political role of urban planners and designers.UrbanismArchitecture and The Built Environmen
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