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Urban deprivation in Argentina: A POSET analysis
No full textThe Argentinian case offers many examples of fragmented urban reality, whose deprivation might be fruitfully analysed by deprivation indicators, according to a current trend in literature. Non-aggregative quantitative method based on the POSET theory offers an alternative approach that may steer clear of the shortcomings of the aggregative approaches. Through our analysis we intend to propose a picture of the Argentinian material and social deprivation. Since our approach does not establish any indicator and avoids absolute hierarchy among areas, it makes a rigorous tool available to public authorities. This allows them the rational choice about where and how intervene, to focus the political action at its best. Our analysis shows that social deprivation is characterized by high variability, which makes it less comparable than material deprivation. Moreover, 72% of the statistical units considered are socially deprived
Entrepreneurial ecosystem and well-being in European smart cities: a comparative perspective
No full textPurpose: This study investigates the relationship between the strength of innovative entrepreneurial ecosystems and subjective well-being in 43 European smart cities. Subjective well-being is operationalized by a Quality of Life (QOL) survey that references the level of multidimensional satisfaction or happiness expressed by residents at the city level. The entrepreneurial ecosystem concept depicted here highlights actor interdependence that creates new value in a specific community by undertaking innovative entrepreneurial activities. The research uses objective and subjective variables to analyze the relationships between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and subjective well-being. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted a cluster analysis with a nonaggregative quantitative approach based on the theory of the partially ordered set (poset); the objective was to find significant smart city level relationships between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and subjective well-being. Findings: The strength of the entrepreneurial ecosystem is positively related to subjective well-being only in large cities. This result confirms a strong interdependency between the creation of innovative entrepreneurial activities and subjective well-being in large cities. The smart cities QOL dimensions showing higher correlations with the entrepreneurial ecosystem include urban welfare, economic well-being and environmental quality, such as information and communications technology (ICT) and mobility. Practical implications: Despite the main implications being properly referred to large cities, the governments of smart cities should encourage and promote programs to improve citizens' subjective well-being and to create a conducive entrepreneurship environment. Originality/value: This study is one of the few contributions focused on the relationship between the entrepreneurial smart city ecosystem and subjective well-being in the urban environment
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Germplasm from Siena (Italy) Includes Rare Strains and Reveals Population Structuring
Full text linkMolecular characterization was carried out on samples of historical grapevine populations that were gathered from within and around the medieval walls of Siena. Forty-nine grapevines were selected based on their age, historical site of growth, grapevines’ ampelography, and for being relict accessions, obsolete to cultivation. SSR profiling data were compared to 44 known grapevines, revealing six functional genetic groups with significant similarity to grapevine types generally grown in Tuscany. The Sienese germplasm is enriched with rare grapevines at risk of extinction, such as Zuccaccio, Gorgottesco, Tenerone, Prugnolo gentile, Occhio di Pernice, Procanico, Rossone, Mammolo, and Canina. Population genetics analysis revealed the existence of five subpopulations structure (-k5) in analogy with cluster analysis. (Figure presented.)
Eleiva, Oleum. Olio. Le origini dell'olivicoltura in Toscana: nuovi percorsi di ricerca tra archeologia, botanica e biologia molecolare
No full textSmart Sustainable Cities and Entrepreneurship: A Proposal for a Non-aggregative Approach
No full textSmart Sustainable Cities and Entrepreneurship: A Proposal for a Non-aggregative Approach
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