13 research outputs found
“New paths of knowledge” in Cilento area. Infrastructure and connection systems throughout history, landscape, architecture and heritage for strategies of sustainable development and territorial enhancement
No full textThe paper aims to illustrate the results of a research focused on greenways, conducted in the perspective of proposing the historical investigation as a different method of knowledge and interpretation of internal articulated territories, such as to accompany the most recent international indications on environmental sustainability practices.
In this regard, in the context of policies aimed at achieving sustainable development, both the European Union and Italy are focusing their resources on the modernisation of infrastructure and connection systems, reflecting a growing awareness of the urgent need to transform mobility into more eco-sustainable practices.
This commitment is expressed globally through the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, which promotes a model of sustainable socio-economic development, with a particular focus on the sustainability of urban areas and the accessibility of mobility systems. On a European scale, however, these proposals manifest themselves more concretely within the European Green Deal of 2019, which aims to drastically reduce CO2 emissions by 2050.
In Italy, these objectives are reflected in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), aimed at promoting urban regeneration and the protection of cultural and environmental resources, based on the principles of environmental sustainability and collective mobility.
Working in this perspective, this study outlines new green itineraries inserted in the Cilento area, in Campania (Italy). These routes contribute, through the integration of historical, landscape, architectural and cultural elements, to the enhancement of infrastructure, tourist and historical-architectural services.
The result of such analysis contributes, therefore, to the recovery and the connection of the inner areas, supporting the local mobility. The realization of knowledge and sustainability-oriented paths offers benefits for tourism and the local economy, contributing to the socio-economic enrichment of the communities involved
Conoscenza e valorizzazione per un turismo sostenibile in Valle Caudina. Airola, Pannarano e San Martino
No full textThe inland villages of Airola,
Pannarano, and San Martino Valle
Caudina, characterized by a deeply
ingrained territorial identity, off er a
favorable context for the development
of innovative strategies aimed
at enhancing cultural heritage and
promoting sustainable tourism. This
essay aims to explore, through a historical
analysis, the unique architectural
and landscape characteristics
of these areas, with the objective
of identifying new opportunities and
challenges for their development
Carlo Vanvitelli e il caso della scala di Palazzo d’Avalos a Procida
No full textAcquisito il feudo dell’isola di Procida nel 1504, Innico d’Avalos dopo poco meno
di un secolo, nel 1576, vi costruì un imponente palazzo, che restò di proprietà della
famiglia fino all’avvento del Regno autonomo, quando, confiscato da re Carlo di
Borbone, fu trasformato per diventare uno dei Reali Siti di Caccia. I primi lavori di
adeguamento e ristrutturazione, compiuti in più fasi, pur conservando l’originario
impianto rinascimentale, ne riassettarono i diversi spazi interni. Nel 1769, poi, a Ferdinando
Fuga si chiese di effettuare ulteriori lavori di rilievo e restauro, e nel 1800,
di seguito ad alcuni “guasti accaduti”, fu chiamato Carlo Vanvitelli per consolidare
e ricostruire la scala di accesso dal mare nel 1802. Sulla scorta di documentazione
ancora poco indagata, il contributo intende analizzare tali opere progettate dal prestigioso
architetto, approfondendone sistemi costruttivi e tecniche adottate.In 1504, Innico d’Avalos acquired the fief of the island of Procida and after just under
a century, in 1576, he built an imposing palace there that remained in the family’s
possession until the advent of the autonomous kingdom. Confiscated by King Charles
of Bourbon, it was transformed to become one of the Royal Hunting Sites. The
first works of adaptation and renovation carried out in several phases, while retaining
the original urban layout, rearranged the different interior spaces. In 1769 Ferdinando
Fuga was asked to carry out further significant works and renovations and, in
1800, following some “failures occurred”, Carlo Vanvitelli was called to consolidate
and rebuild the sea access staircase in 1802. On the basis of documentation still little
investigated, this paper intends to analyze these works designed by the prestigious
architect, deepening construction systems and techniques adopted
Green ways e nuove sinergie, un approccio multidisciplinare a supporto della riqualificazione infrastrutturale del Cilento
No full textPart of the DAAD 2020-21 project “Green Ways”, the research group of the University of Campania
“Luigi Vanvitelli”, in collaboration with Bochum University, presents the study on historical, architectural
and environmental itineraries in the area between Paestum and Piaggine. The project
is focused on themes connected with sustainable mobility models based on “slow tourism”, presenting
a territorial valorisation project to relaunch local economies
Green ways e nuove sinergie, un approccio multidisciplinare a supporto della riqualificazione infrastrutturale del Cilento
No full textPart of the DAAD 2020-21 project “Green Ways”, the research group of the University of Campania
“Luigi Vanvitelli”, in collaboration with Bochum University, presents the study on historical, architectural
and environmental itineraries in the area between Paestum and Piaggine. The project
is focused on themes connected with sustainable mobility models based on “slow tourism”, presenting
a territorial valorisation project to relaunch local economies
Fate of Carbamazepine and Its Metabolites in a Soil–Aromatic Plant System
No full textThe use of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation could result in the release of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and their metabolites into the agroecosystem. In this study, we investigated the fate of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its metabolites, with the aim of clarifying their behavior in a soil–plant system in a greenhouse experiment. The research was carried out using irrigation water especially fortified with high doses of CBZ (200 or 600 ppb) in order to evaluate the dynamics of CBZ and its metabolites in the soil and basil organs. The results of the study showed
that CBZ is easily absorbed by the aerial part of the basil plant. The soil contained two metabolites of CBZ, namely acridine and carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide, as revealed by high-resolution mass spectrometry analyses. In addition, acridine was found in the aerial parts of basil plants. Furthermore, the greater presence of CBZ and its metabolites in bulk soil indicated a positive role of the basil rhizosphere in the degradation of such compounds or a positive role of the plant in the removal of
the contaminant by uptake. Considering the observed morphological parameters and the mean CBZ content in wastewater, significantly lower than that used in the experiment, basil can be considered resistant to the application of irrigation water contaminated with CBZ
Bayesian Tensor Regression Models
No full textWe investigate the use of Bregman iteration method for the solution of the portfolio selection problem, both in the single and in the multi-period case. Our starting point is the classical Markowitz mean-variance model, properly extended to deal with the multi-period case. The constrained optimization problem at the core of the model is typically ill-conditioned, due to correlation between assets. We
consider l1-regularization techniques to stabilize the solution process, since this has also relevant financial interpretations
The neapolitan camorra: Crime and politics in post-war Naples (1950-92)
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University, 15/05/2000.In the post-war period, Italy has been plagued by different forms of organised crime (such as the Sicilian Mafia, the Neapolitan Camorra, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta and the Pugliese Sacra Corona Unita) which have managed in their individual ways to infiltrate both the State (in the form of political parties and local administrations) and society (businesses, cultural and voluntary organisations). In Campania, until 1991, the relationship between the Camorra and the local political elite (based on the exchange of votes for state contracts and protection) was tacitly accepted by the population and could not be studied by political scientists due to the lack of reliable source material. In 1991, a law was introduced which gave generous remission of sentences to criminals who became state-witness. Many members of the Camorra revealed important aspects of criminal, economic and political activities in Campania. This new material permitted a reexamination of the Camorra. This thesis on the Camorra hopes to fill a gap in the study of the relationship between politics and criminal organisations which so far has concentrated on the Sicilian Mafia. Part One is a general introduction and presents the theoretical model and methods adopted. The documentation available allowed us to adopt an agency-structure approach derived from Giddens's structuration theory (1984). This was complemented by Easton's systems analysis (1965) to understand the wider, macro-environment. We elaborated an 'interaction model' to analyse the changing nature of the Camorra's activities: from a simple social-criminal practice in the 1930s to a dynamic and secret cartel enacting a political-criminal practice in the 1980s. To test this model we applied it to case-studies of criminals using original judicial documents. In Part Two we look at the possible motives of people who join the Camorra. We analysed the agent's internal and external structure in both decades and concluded that the macro-environment as an influencing factor had changed more than the individual-agent. Part Three examines the lives of camorristi in the 1950s and 1980s in order to determine how far their criminal practice has been transformed. Part Four investigates the wider picture of system-interaction between the Camorra's social subsystem and the political system. Focussing on the relationship between camorristi and the political elite in the 1950s and 1980s we highlight the radical changes that occurred. This thesis presents a theoretical discussion of how to study organised crime and social behaviour in general and at the same time a detailed empirical study, in particular of the political role of a criminal organisation in a concrete historical situation, that of Naples over the last forty years.Brunel University; Italian Governmen
Identification of candidate children for maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY2) gene testing: A seven-item clinical flowchart (7-iF)
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