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L'alimentazione di tre specie di Carnivori, Faina (Martes foina), Lupo (Canis lupus) e Volpe (Vulpes vulpes), in Alta Val d'Aveto. In: La Riserva Naturale Agoraie e la Foresta Demaniale delle Lame (1).
No full textFraming the tourism industry into circular economy practices
No full textTourism is a fast-growing industry. It gives an important contribution to the economic development
but, at the same time, it is also a significant contributor to environmental degradation and climate
change. Considering that many of the tourist activities are based on the availability of natural
ecosystems in good condition and accessible to tourists, it is crucial for the long-term success of the
industry to develop strategies to mitigate its impact on the environment. Over the last years, Circular
Economy (CE) has arisen as a tool to operationalize sustainable development principles and as a crucial
guide of action for national and supranational policies. Considering the need of tourism industry to
move toward a more sustainable approach, the main goal of the paper is to figure out how the CE may
support the tourism supply chain into this transition. Starting from a literature review aimed to identify
CE operationalization principles, the paper main goal is to evaluate how those principles may be applied
into the tourism industry. Once identified CE operationalization principles, the paper offers a brief
overview of literature analysing the potential of applying CE into the tourism industry. As circular
tourism conceptualization and implementation is still under explored, this paper present a first attempt
to frame circular tourism practices into the CE umbrella concept. To build the circular tourism
implementation framework we first employ the 11R framework we have adapted for tourism sector CE
implementation to identify CE practices applicable to this sector. Once the practices had been
established, they will be framed to evaluate at which level it is possible to apply it, according to their
potential implementation at destination level (decision-makers, local authorities, NGOs, industry
agencies), and consumers level (travellers). Next, it poses the basis for the development of a circular
tourism framework, which goal is to identify for each CE principle its potential implementation into the
touristic supply chain. The recent proliferation of studies inherent in the circular approach has stimulated
academic research by opening new currents of research and leaving mostly unexplored others. The
application of the CE concept in the tourism sector is still unexplored and more efforts should be done
to understand the potentialities of Circular Tourism. The objective of the paper was to create a
framework for circular tourism implementation, identifying the interrelations existing between the
circular economy and the development of a more sustainable tourism. CE principles and related
practices have a great potential to ensure a balanced development of the industry, actively contributing
in the achievement of long-term sustainability goals. The proposed framework may represent a solid
baseline to further investigate the potential impact of CE practices on a touristic destination. As this is
a preliminary study, the next step will be to identify for each of the 11 Rs the specific CE practices to be
implemented by the touristic supply chain stakeholders. To give soundness to the project further
development will include interviews with relevant tourism stakeholders to test the level of application
of CE practices in the tourism sector; the categorization of CE practices in the hospitality industry into the
framework proposed; and the application of the framework in our pilot project involving tourism firms
in a coastal destination
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
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Integration between the territory indicator of VIVA project and the social LCA analysis for the wine sector
No full textMotivations behind the EMAS stagnation and enabling measures to stimulate new registrations: characterization of Public Administrations and Private-owned organizations
No full textThe Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary Regulation that defines a management instrument
developed by the European Commission for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report, and improve
their environmental performance.Today the EMAS is undergoing a revision process, in order to fit organizations’
and stakeholders’ requirements and increase its diffusion. Italy accounts for roughly 1,000 of the 4,000 certified
European organizations, and, especially during the last five years, a growing number of organizations have not
renewed the certification. This context determined a stagnation in the number of EMAS registered organizations.
Thus, the aim of the survey is to investigate why a growing number of Italian organizations have dropped out of
EMAS, and to identify which enabling measures would be more effective in order to encourage organizations to
move back to the certification. The target of the questionnaire were the 339 Italian organizations that did not
renew their EMAS registration between 2010 and 2015, there were 99 respondents. In this paper, certified Public
Administrations and private-owned organizations are compared in order to delineate significant differences
between the two groups. Concerning motivations for not renewing EMAS, implementation costs were the key
reasons for both groups. Conversely, considering the possible enabling measures, while private-owned
organizations demand long term tax benefits, Public Administrations prefer a greater consideration of EMAS in
public funding. This paper systematically addresses the phenomenon for the first time, contributing to reducing
the existing gap in literature, and providing an input to decision-makers who are overseeing the EMAS revision
process
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