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The Difficult Construction of the European Union: a Field of Institutional Imagination for the Problems of (Local) Public?
No full textThe chapter closes the second part of the book, edited by the author and dedicated to the debate about "Europeanisation: looking Through the process of institutionall change". Taking into considerations, the other chapters in this part of the book, it introduces a new perspective on this topic. While in fact most of the chapters included in this section discuss the contribution that planning can give to the process of construction of European Union, this chapter goes back to institutions, in order to propose a general discussion about the particular nature of polity of EU and the way in which it challenges planning principles and models. It is in fact argued that this specific nature can help planners in questioning planning. The author draws in particular from the exploration of existing literature which, both in EU and USA, looks at EU not as a model, but as an "eventual learning process", in which consolidated models of state, public, institutions and territory are questioned. and therefore planning too
Introduction: the interplay among inequalities, wellbeing and space
No full textInequalities have been a long-standing issue and a terrain of theoretical and
empirical discussions and debates in many disciplines (e.g. economics, social
sciences, political sciences, geography and even philosophy), each proposing
alternative perspectives, notions and interpretations. Yet, inequalities are still too often conceptualised with predefined and
bounded spatial imaginaries, which often hinder their interrelated, interdependent
and multiscalar nature (Brenner and Schmid, 2015; Lang et al.,
2015). What is more and more clear, however, is that a multiscalar, multidimensional,
multitemporal and multidisciplinary perspective is especially relevant. to understand the genesis and impacts of the newly emerging spatial inequalities
on the wellbeing of individual and places. This edited book tackles this challenge by enabling the convergence into
a single volume of different disciplinary perspectives, ranging from regional
economics to urban studies, from economic and urban geography to planning.
The book moves from the idea that this multidisciplinary perspective, at first
sight, may look quite consolidated and agreed among scholars: several recent
books in fact try to contribute to developing a thoroughly integrated approach
to define, explore and even deal with the challenges related to spatial inequalities
and wellbeing. Nevertheless, our premise is the perception that there is an
urgent need, now more than ever, of opening and collecting a critical discussion
between seminal contributions that too often remain embedded and siloed
in their study fields (McCall, 2017; Segal, 2022)
Didattica attiva e sviluppo della creatività: una relazione possibile
No full textThe paper presents the analysis of two courses in the E-learning environment, held at the University of Padua, Methodology of Training and Methods and Techniques of Group Work and Animation, in which an active and participatory teaching allowed the creation, respectively, of two artifacts: a Podcast and project-design simulations (Forbes, 2015; Salmon, Nie, 2008; Tore,Tino, Fedeli, 2021). The questions that guided the realization of the study were: What perceptions do students have of active and participatory teaching in the E-learning environment in terms of impact on their creativity and motivation to learn? How is the theory-practice combination perceived by students? The results collected through the questionnaires, administered to students investigated teaching methods and tools proposed during the courses and highlighted the perceived link between the teaching and the development of creativity and reflexivity which together with other transversal skills (digital skills, teamwork, communication skills, problem solving, analytical skills) have been identified by students as transferable skills in real life contexts.Il contributo presenta uno studio caratterizzato dall’analisi di due insegnamenti in ambiente E-learning, tenuti all’Università di Padova, Metodologia della Formazione e Metodologie e Tecniche del Lavoro di gruppo e dell’Animazione, nei quali si è sperimentata una didattica attiva e partecipativa che ha permesso la creazione, rispettivamente, di due artefatti: un Podcast e le simulazioni progettuali (Forbes, 2015; Salmon, Nie, 2008; Tore, Tino, Fedeli, 2021). Le domande che hanno guidato la realizzazione dello studio sono state: Quali percezioni hanno studenti/esse della didattica attiva e partecipativa in ambiente E-learning in termini di ricadute sulla loro creatività e motivazione ad apprendere? Come viene percepita la coniugazione teoria-pratica da studenti/esse? I risultati raccolti tramite i questionari, somministrati alle studentesse e agli studenti, hanno indagato metodi e strumenti didattici proposti durante gli insegnamenti e hanno evidenziato il legame percepito tra la didattica proposta e lo sviluppo della creatività e della riflessività che insieme ad altre competenze trasversali (competenze digitali, teamwork, capacità comunicative, problem solving, capacità di analisi) sono state identificate da studenti/esse come competenze trasferibili nei contesti reali di vita
A study on sodalite pellets as matrix for spent chloride salts confinement
No full textPellets made of pure sodalite blended with commercial glass frit and pellets made of sodalite, glass frit and a mixture of chloride salts, synthesized through dry pressing and subsequent thermal treatment, were evaluated as a potential matrix for confinement of spent chloride salts coming from pyroprocesses. The sodalite pellets were leached at 23°C and 90°C for 28 days, according to the ASTM C1220-10 procedure. Normalized release rates were estimated for the following elements: Li, Na, Al, Si, K, Rb, Cs, Sr, Ba, La, Nd and compared with literature results. SEM investigations, carried out before and after the leaching tests, show dissolution and re-precipitation phenomena at 90°C. Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017
Voci di esperienze vissute
No full textQuali sono le motivazioni profonde che spingono un marito, un amante, un compagno, una fidanzata a trasformarsi in stalker? E perché la vittima alle prime avvisaglie di aggressività non allontana da sé la persona che la minaccia ma gli resta accanto negando l’evidenza dei fatti? Cosa si fa per incoraggiare la vittima a rompere il silenzio e a denunciare l’abuso? Partendo da questi cruciali interrogativi il testo intende contribuire all’individuazione e analisi dei fattori che principalmente motivano la violenza, focalizzando la relazione triadica molestia–vittima–paura, il quadro di personalità e gli aspetti comportamentali di ciascun membro della coppia stalker–vittima che caratterizzano il fenomeno stalking. In particolare, la disamina della normativa in previsione del delitto di “Atti persecutori” integra e definisce più precisamente i reali bisogni della vittima e l’atteggiamento ossessivo dello stalker, affrontando la fattispecie di reato prevista dall’art. 612-bis c.p., e, segnatamente, le esigenze di tutela sociale che hanno portato alla sua introduzione, la struttura del reato attraverso un’analisi dell’autore di condotte criminose e degli eventi necessari per la integrazione del delitto, la giurisprudenza in materia, le misure adottabili contro l’autore del reato e le misure a sostegno delle vittime, con evidenziazione delle relative criticità
An experimental study on Sodalite and SAP matrices for immobilization of spent chloride salt waste
No full textIn the frame of Generation IV reactors a renewed interest in pyro-processing of spent nuclear fuel is underway. Molten chloride salt waste arising from the recovering of uranium and plutonium through pyro-processing is one of the problematic wastes for direct application of vitrification or ceramization. In this work, Sodalite and SAP have been evaluated and compared as potential matrices for confinement of spent chloride salt waste coming from pyro-processing. To this aim Sodalite and SAP were synthesized both in pure form and mixed with different glass matrices, i.e. commercially available glass frit and borosilicate glass. The confining matrices were loaded with mixed chloride salts to study their retention capacities with respect to the elements of interest. The matrices were characterized and leached for contact times up to 150 days at room temperature and at 90 °C. SEM analyses were also performed in order to compare the matrix surface before and after leaching. Leaching results are discussed and compared in terms of normalized releases with similar results reported in literature. According to this comparative study the SAP matrix with glass frit binder resulted in the best matrix among the ones studied, with respect to retention capacities for both matrix and spent fuel elements. © 2017 Elsevier B.V
Spatial Inequalities and Wellbeing A Multidisciplinary Approach Multidisciplinary Movements in Research
No full textSpatial Inequalities and Wellbeing represents a timely and seminal contribution to the literature tackling one of the most crucial concerns of modern times: the rise of inequalities and its far-reaching implications for individual wellbeing. Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, the book highlights the different types and sources of inequalities and identifies opportunities for policy action to tackle various inequalities at once
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