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Reply to “A critical analysis of Vacca, A., Aru, F., and Ollesch, G. (2017). Short‐term impact of coppice management on soil in a Quercus ilex L. stand of Sardinia. Land Degradation & Development, 28(2), 553–565.” by Giadrossich and Guastini
No full textIn their critical review of Vacca, Aru, and Ollesch (2017), Giadrossich and Guastini noted substantial deficiencies in the research design and methodology, analysis and interpretation of data, and conclusions in the paper that are not supported by the findings. In this reply, we (a) reiterated the aim of our study, (b) provided the evidence that similar research designs are not rare in soil studies, (c) provided the evidence that Giadrossich and Guastini misused our data in their analysis and interpretation, and (d) highlighted that Giadrossich and Guastini used inappropriate citations. Consequently, our findings and conclusions that coppicing has negative short‐term impacts on the soil and that the short‐term soil erosion risk must be considered very high in coppicing management are unaffected by the comments from Giadrossich and Guastini
Sheltering the undocumented in Amsterdam : inclusive housing rights or policing urban informality?
No full textThe Netherlands has recently launched a project to provide shelters for undocumented migrants. How can state authorities provide housing for the invisible population of those who are simply not supposed to be there? Belloni and Aru answered this question by interviewing local authorities, government officials and civil society and by spending time with undocumented migrants who are included and excluded by the programme. In spite of the clear positive implications of this programme, the post sheds light on its less progressive aspects. In particular, the criteria used to screen eligible migrants introduce new distinctions between “deserving” and “undeserving” irregular migrants. If this distinction enables some to access assistance, it also justifies a no tolerance policy towards squatting, the practice through which undocumented migrants have usually gained a home, even if a temporary and precarious one
Islam in Aru, Indonesia : Oral traditions and Islamisation processes from the early modern period to the present
No full textThe coming of Islam in eastern Indonesia is generally assigned to the activities of Muslim traders from the late 15th century onwards. This assumption is an over-simplification, especially in areas outside the main trade centres. In the Aru islands, Islam was introduced by the mid 17th century. We argue that Islamisation in Aru was initially a matter of internal considerations, rather than trade. We present oral traditions about the expansion of Islam as seen from two locations: Ujir, the historical Muslim centre in Aru on the west coast, and Benjuring, a former stronghold of local ancestral beliefs in the east. The oral sources are juxtaposed with European accounts of the 17th century when Muslim and Protestant centres first developed in Aru. The coming of Islam forced people to either convert or leave for non-Muslim areas. By late colonial times (early 20th century), both Islam and the Protestant church had reached remote villages. The most recent wave of conversions in Aru to state-approved world religions took place in the 1970s. In the last 30 years, the population in Aru has grown, especially in the regency capital Dobo. While Muslims used to be a small minority in Aru with their main centre on Ujir island, the point of gravity has shifted to Dobo, a fast-growing town with a large influx of mostly Muslims from other parts of Indonesia. Islamisation is still ongoing in Aru and the character of Islam is changing.Roos & Ruins: Documentation of Ujir, an endangered language of Ar
Lingue e territori in Diaspora. Italiani a Vancouver.
No full textIl fenomeno migratorio, data l'entità e le molteplici forme che presenta nel nostro tempo, spinge a porsi una serie di interrogativi cruciali: quali problemi di inserimento incontrano i migranti in base al loro status socio-culturale? Quali processi identitari coinvolgono le comunità immigrate e i loro diversi segmenti? Quali politiche di integrazione possono di conseguenza essere realisticamente perseguite dai Paesi interessati? L'opera tenta di rispondere ad alcuni di questi avvincenti quesiti, focalizzando l'attenzione sulle relazioni che dal punto di vista territoriale e linguistico si intessono ed evolvono nel tempo, tra i contesti di partenza dei migranti e quelli di arrivo. La comunità italiana di Vancouver è il caso di studio cui questi interrogativi sono applicati
Landscape is the everywhere of the present
No full textIn un elenco ideale dei tratti che hanno segnato il variopinto panorama delle scienze sociali degli ultimi trent’anni, lo spatial turn occupa indubbiamente un posto di primo piano. Annunciata o preconizzata da autori come Michel Foucault («L’epoca attuale [...] è forse l’epoca dello spazio», Foucault 1998, p. 307) e Fredric Jameson («la nostra vita quotidiana, la nostra esperienza psichica, i nostri linguaggi culturali sono dominati oggi da categorie di spazio», 1989, p. 34), infine celebrata da Mike Crang e Nigel Thrift («Space is the everywhere of modern thought», 2000, p. 1), la svolta spaziale ha ridato insperata autorevolezza alla geografia intesa – più che come disciplina scolastica descrittivo-enumerativa costretta, per la sua congenita improduttività riflessiva, a importare idee da altri campi di ricerca – come sapere strategico esportatore di modelli, problematiche e metafore di indubbia efficacia euristica nell’esplorazione delle molte facce della contemporaneità (Warf, Arias 2009)
Leverhulme Grant Workshop at ARU
No full textFilmed workshop hosted by RIDO to help ARU staff to get a Leverhulme grant. As a Leverhulme Research Fellow John Gardner gave a presentation and responded to questions from prospective applicants. This session was recorded so that staff can have future access
Dal logo turistico al luogo di vacanza. Paesaggio immaginato e territorio costruito in Sardegna
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