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Coping with the extraction of dimension stones. Current situation and sustainable outlook for natural stone waste management
No full textQuarrying activity and the building industry. Relations between the production of aggregates for the building industry and their demand for a greater environmental sustainability
Full text linkEnvironmental protection and quarrying activity. Soil bioengineering as a tool for the restoration of degraded areas in the European context
No full textOvercoming local conflicts and pruduction needs related to mining. Social impact assessment and local partecipation
No full textEffects of quarrying activity and the construction sector on environmental sustainability. A brief report on the rapid growth of emerging Central and Eastern European States
No full textIncreasing the value of dimension stone waste for a more achievable sustainability in the management of non-renewable resources
No full textLa gestione dei rifiuti da C&D a seguito di eventi catastrofici
No full text– The Italian earthquakes of recent decades created an emergency situation that required immediate post-earthquake reconstruction
policies, which led to an increase in the demand
for construction minerals. In particular, extraction
in active quarries has been intensified, and new
quarries opened according to extraordinary procedures notwithstanding current regulations. The
objective of this work is to assess the consequences that a seismic event may produce on both the
built environment, i.e. the totality of urban and suburban settlements and infrastructure, and the
natural environment, which is often compromised
by hasty emergency procedures aimed at mineral
extraction. In such a context, recycling the earthquake debris and a correct evaluation of the demand for minerals are the fundamental elements
of coherent planning of quarrying activity, by means of which post-earthquake policies could be
reconciled with environmental protection
Da paesaggi feriti a nuovi paesaggi. La percezione dei siti estrattivi come fattore di riqualificazione e condivisione
No full textSebbene l'attività estrattiva sia necessaria allo sviluppo della società industrializzata, l'estrazione
di qualunque materiale è un processo irreversibile, che sfrutta una risorsa limitata, modificando
l'ambiente e il paesaggio naturale.
D’altra parte, assicurare il continuo ed adeguato approvvigionamento degli inerti per i bisogni
della società è un obiettivo strategico nelle politiche dei Paesi industrializzati, anche se esiste a
livello culturale una sorta di resistenza all'attività estrattiva. Nell'immaginario collettivo essa è
spesso associata a danni ambientali e a modifiche irreversibili del paesaggio, e il paesaggio
estrattivo viene percepito da parte della comunità insediata come un paesaggio rifiutato. Accade
così sempre più di frequente che, a fronte del bisogno riconosciuto di minerali, prevalga invece
l'esigenza da parte della popolazione locale di conservare l'ambiente naturale, rifiutando così sia
le attività estrattive già in corso di produzione sia che ne siano intraprese di nuove. Tale
contesto crea inevitabilmente delle conflittualità, che necessitano di una mediazione tra
produzione estrattiva e tutela ambientale.
Inoltre, la presenza frequente in tutto il territorio di cave dismesse, in particolare di inerti da
costruzione, disseminate sia nei contesti territoriali con modesti valori ambientali, sia in quelli
con valori ambientali di pregio, pone insistentemente la questione dei paesaggi “feriti” dalle
trasformazioni antropiche
Construction & Demolition debris management for sustainable reconstruction after disasters: Italian case studies
No full textThe Italian earthquakes of recent decades created an emergency situation that required immediate post-earthquake
reconstruction policies, which led to an increase in the demand for construction minerals. In particular, extraction in active quarries has
been intensified, and new quarries opened according to extraordinary procedures notwithstanding current regulations. The objective of
this work is to investigate the consequences that a seismic event may produce on both the built-up environment, i.e. the totality of urban
and suburban settlements and infrastructure, and the natural environment, which is often compromised by hasty emergency procedures
aimed at mineral extraction. As a result, correct evaluation of the demand for minerals and the recycling of earthquake debris are the
fundamental elements of coherent post seismic reconstruction, by means of which post-earthquake policies could be reconciled with
environmental protection
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