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The future of energy management: Results of a Delphi panel applied in the case of ports
No full textEuropean ports are facing sustainability and energy challenges, requiring changes to port functions, supply chain systems and business models. A 20-year ‘port vision’ could support decision-makers in designing effective strategies and prioritising investments. This study aims to identify the current energy management trends and their impact on ports and analyse the resulting scenarios. A literature review on energy management trends and ports' value chains was used to develop a conceptual framework, from which a Delphi questionnaire was created. The questionnaire was administered in two rounds, during which experts assessed the probability, impacts and desirability of energy sources, renewable energy, cold ironing, equipment, alternative fuels, energy digitalisation, human resources, emergencies and security. The results are clustered to depict the following port's energy management scenarios: most critical (related to digitalisation, cybersecurity, installation of renewable energy in small ports and electrification of docks and vehicles), most uncertain (concerning inland and/or offshore expansion of renewable energy production, use of autonomous vehicles and energy self-sufficiency of large ports) and most desired (involving investments on cold-ironing, alternatively powered cranes and cost reduction for photovoltaics and wind power). The research implications include conceptual actions to be considered and introduced in a generic European port plan and provide strategy recommendations to foster future ports
B-Corp Certification: Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
Full text linkThis paper aims to study the adoption and impact of B-Corp certification by systematically reviewing key papers on this topic published in peer-reviewed journals from 2006 to 2024. The paper proposes a conceptual framework that provides a comprehensive overview of research themes, subdivided into five broad research focuses: drivers and enablers for organisations seeking certification, barriers they encounter, implementation issues of B-Corp certification and the outcomes achieved post-certification. The study offers a thorough overview of the academic literature on B-Corp certification, laying a strong foundation for future research on the subject. The literature reveals similarities in objectives, approaches and methods, often yielding overly optimistic results that fail to capture the complex impact of B-Corp certification. A range of research opportunities is presented, establishing a research agenda to guide future studies in the field. The findings can support decision-making regarding the adoption and renewal of certification by evaluating its cost–benefit. Policymakers can utilise this comprehensive overview of knowledge to inform their decisions on regulatory actions
Efficient, secure and green future scenarios: An application of foresight methodologies on seaports digitalisation
Full text linkThe relentless progression of digitalisation permeates every sector, including maritime and transport industries. This study explores the digitalisation landscape expected to evolve over the next decade, with a particular focus on its impact on ports. Employing a combination of Delphi and Roadmapping analyses, it seeks to identify the most probable, impactful, and desirable scenarios. The findings give insight on two principal aspects: they identify the digitalisation trends most related and impactful to future ports, and they provide guidance on which technologies to prioritise, also providing their phased implementation to achieve specific scenarios over time. The research is structured around three alternative scenarios: efficiency-driven, security-oriented, and green-centric, each with distinct implications for port development and management
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Vittorino Chizzolini e Marco Agosti: lavoro, educazione e scuola popolare negli anni della riforma Gonella (1946-1951)
No full textIl seguente saggio intende ricostruire il contributo offerto dai maestri e pedagogisti Vittorino Chizzolini e Marco Agosti, animatori per decenni delle iniziative culturali e formative dell’Editrice La Scuola di Brescia, nel proporre alcune ipotesi di scuola popolare durante gli anni della Riforma Gonella (1946-1951). Esse si caratterizzarono per la ricerca di una stretta connessione fra istruzione e lavoro, al fine di combattere la piaga dell’analfabetismo e favorire il processo di rinascita democratica in Italia.The following paper is aimed at outlining the contribution of Vittorino Chizzolini and Marco Agosti, main supervisors of the cultural and educational initiatives organized by La Scuola Publishing House, to discuss some hypothesis of popular school during Gonella School Reform (1946-1951). They were characterized by the achievement of a close connection between education and work, in order to defeat illiteracy and promote the democratic renaissance of Italy
Vittorino Chizzolini e Marco Agosti: lavoro, educazione e scuola popolare negli anni della riforma Gonella (1946-1951)
No full textIl seguente saggio intende ricostruire il contributo offerto dai maestri e pedagogisti Vittorino Chizzolini e Marco Agosti, animatori per decenni delle iniziative culturali e formative dell’Editrice La Scuola di Brescia, nel proporre alcune ipotesi di scuola popolare durante gli anni della Riforma Gonella (1946-1951). Esse si caratterizzarono per la ricerca di una stretta connessione fra istruzione e lavoro, al fine di combattere la piaga dell’analfabetismo e favorire il processo di rinascita democratica in Italia.The following paper is aimed at outlining the contribution of Vittorino Chizzolini and Marco Agosti, main supervisors of the cultural and educational initiatives organized by La Scuola Publishing House, to discuss some hypothesis of popular school during Gonella School Reform (1946-1951). They were characterized by the achievement of a close connection between education and work, in order to defeat illiteracy and promote the democratic renaissance of Italy
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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