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Enhancement of Territorial Resources through Urban Regeneration and Innovation-Led Initiatives. The Logic of the Territorial Milieu
Full text linkIdentity and innovation are the mainstays in the successful use of territorial resources, which are an expression of the socioeconomic dynamics within territorial and urban systems in the globalization era. The paradigm of Local Development, through the logic of territorial milieu, becomes an innovative way of building integrated strategies and, at the same time an expression of a diversified, characterizing identity of the territorial systems. The theoretical basis of the territorial milieu, perceived as integration between local identity and innovation, stems from the GREMI model, which introduces the concept of milieu innovateur. The territorial milieu, with integrated urban/territorial management tools, distributes competitive advantages through the network while avoiding the risk of creating disparities between winning and losing areas in a competitive territorial system. Urban regeneration in terms of using integrated management tools that acts on strengthening urban-rural network, promotes a more equitable geographic distribution of services and a wider spread of the benefits it generates. Among integrated urbanrural management tools the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) model interprets the importance of territorial milieu in planning transformation by matching the demand for change expressed in quality of life, economic regeneration and accessibilit
SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY: THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION REGIONAL POLICIES
Full text linkThe paper aims at investigating how EU Regions should incorporate the place-based approach (Barca, 2009) to plan their Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) within the current Programming Period 2014-2020. Smart Specialisation Strategies become a key factor to stimulate private investment, and “should be integrated into regional development strategies in order to ensure an effective partnership between civil society, businesses and public authorities at regional, national and European levels” (EC, 2010). The link envisaged between S3 and place-based approach is based on their characterization of a development policy, and on the value of the different geographical, social, economic features that territories can express (Foray, 2000). The transformation of these two theoretical approaches into policy is recognizable in two drivers for programming the Agenda 2020. The first is the Theory of Change, which implies the use of “indicators” related to the value that different territories can express to control and measure the expected change. The second is more related to stimulate at regional level an integrated approach to reach a critical mass of the investment effects/impacts. The MAPS-LED Research Project (Horizon2020) perspective is described as a way to investigate how is possible to regenerate local economic areas through S3 considering place-based approach
The role of Public Private Partnership (PPP) defined by the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) rationale. The case studies of Concord and Somerville in Massachusetts
No full textTowards a circular economy for the plastic packaging sector: Insights from the Italian case
Full text linkAchieving a circular economy (CE) has become a strategic priority for the plastic packaging industry to imple-ment long-term business sustainability while meeting legislative requirements. In this view, the evolution of cir-cularity practices in relation to technological, regulatory, and socio-economic factors and the implications for different value chain actors are open streams of research. This study aims to assess trends and meaningful changes in the adoption of circularity practices from the perspective of different value chain actors, under the ef-fects of leading CE barriers and enablers. A longitudinal analysis of the influence of these factors in relation to CE practices adopted by the Italian plastic packaging sector was conducted for the years 2011, 2015, and 2019. The involvement in plastic recovery became a predominant CE strategy over time, thanks to technological availability and a more mature regulatory framework. Our results suggest a gradual shift from scattered CE implementations to a more systemic approach to CE integrating upstream and downstream solutions. However, this transition oc-curred at different speeds and levels across the supply chain, as companies perceived factors differently and, con-sequently, implemented different types of CE practices. Therefore, increased collaboration and alignment across the supply chain are still required to overcome existing challenges. Based on our analysis, a focus group with stakeholders and experts of the plastic industry drew possible future avenues for the plastic packaging sector. Suggested priority actions include advancement of new and emerging recycling technologies, prioritization of economically viable and closed-loop alternatives to recover plastic waste, and alignment between national and international CE directives. These results extend our understanding of the CE transition and shed new light on the ways in which the industry can address existing barriers in different tiers for a system-wide impact. (c) 2022 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Public spaces as quality indicators in urban regeneration initiatives
No full textThe paper intends to investigate how urban regeneration actions are facing the increasing role played by public spaces in performing physical transformations with respect to the economie, socia! and environmental issues. Starting from the assumption that urban regenerationinitiatives are based on a mixed use approach (Calthorpe, 1993; Cervero, 2003; Katz, 1994, Brueckner 2000), we aim at investigating the role played by public spaces as indica/or of quality of urban transformations. The case studies analysis, based on some insights of the CLUDs project under 7FP lrses 2010, aims to demonstrate how urban regeneration tools, Public Private Partnerships - led, give public spaces the role above mentioned. The case studies analyzed in Boston Metropolitan Area (MA) and in San Diego (CA), experienced BlD, TOD, and PDA in which the public space assumes a new conceptualization.Urban transformations, through business localization and a strong connection among urban activities, change the way of considering public space turning it into a work/live jlexible meaning. We suggest public spaces as measure and way to contro/ as well the quality of urban regeneration initiatives, means to investigate «the urban dimension of public-making» (Iveson, 2011:2)
The role of community in urban regeneration: mixed use approach in US
No full textThe paper intends to investigate how the community involvement in decision planning process could led to successful urban regeneration initiatives. Starting from the American experience of “smart growth” and going toward the increase of the demand of mixitè in urban settlements, we argue that the involvement of the community could define a mixed approach in decision planning process to support urban regeneration toward more sustainable “supply”. Analyzing what meaning the mixed use has acquired, still ambiguous particularly in the US context, where it still represents "the exception, not the rule" (Grant, 2002:79), the core of the paper is to investigate if the community role within the decision making process is a basic and essential factor to assure the quality enhancement of urban regeneration activities. More in particular, the paper intends to understand the following issues:physical interaction vs balance in space and through time of urban transformationsplanning process community-led vs the key factors for successful urban regeneration initiativesplanning choices vs. functional integrationthe attitudes of local communities officials vs mixed use Based on some insights coming from the CLUDs project under 7FP Irses 2010, the paper aim at highlighting two USA case studies, Fort Point District in South Boston area (MA), and Jacobs Market Street Village located in Southeastern San Diego (CA). Both of them emblematic case studies on community involvement
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
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