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Identifying the characteristics of peri-urban agriculture in Lombardy
No full textThe objectives of this paper are to define urban/rural systems in Lombardy and to analyse the rates of land uptake, increase in urbanisation and agricultural soil loss, and the characteristics of agriculture in these systems. In particular, the authors first identify the urban/rural systems using both traditional statistical techniques and spatial classification techniques. They then examine the
different trends of land uptake and increase in urban areas by municipality in the different systems, by using the Land Use Database of the Lombardy Region for the years 1954, 1999 and
2007. They subsequently link these changes to the distribution of the socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics, industrial and infrastructure development, employment and agricultural structure (location and characteristics of farms) to analyse the causes and consequences of land use change in Lombardy, and to characterize the agricultural structure in the urban/rural systems
Exploring the main characteristics of urban/rural systems, and of their agricultures
No full textThe importance of spatial differentiation of agricultural policies is underlined by the European Union in its Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), that aims at promoting “the diversification of economic activity and quality of life in rural areas” as well as finding means “to allow for structural diversity in the farming systems, improve the conditions for small farms and develop local markets”. It is widely known that there exist different agricultures in Lombardy, as well as in Italy and in Europe, and that identifying and characterising them is the fundamental basis for the development of appropriate sectorial policies and the growth of the agricultural and non-agricultural economy. Traditional classification systems in the EU or its application in Italy however are often focused on the more urbanized areas or do not capture the diversity within and between the complex urban and rural systems on a spatial basis. In Italy, and more specifically in Lombardy, there is a history of research institutions have worked towards a classification of agricultural systems. The Lombardy region itself has included a classification of rural areas in its most recent Rural Development Program 2007-2012. None of these studies however examine the characteristics of the linkages between urban and rural. A recent work uses a simple methodology based on the OECD method, but including additional variables at the municipality level in order to classify different rural systems, but again, does not take into account the linkages between urban and rural areas. Our objective is then to explore how to implement an adequate and representative classification of territorial systems for the development of regional policies, with a particular attention to the agricultural/rural dimension in the Lombardy region, which represents an excellent case-study because of its complexity
PROGETTUALITÀ NONOSTANTE. LIBRO BIANCO SULL’ACCOGLIENZA DELLE PERSONE RICHIEDENTI E TITOLARI DI PROTEZIONE INTERNAZIONALE IN PROVINCIA DI BRESCIA
No full textIl volume raccoglie i risultati di una ricerca svolta dal CIRMiB - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Brescia sul sistema locale di accoglienza delle persone richiedenti e titolari di protezione internazionale. Suscitata da una rete civica di enti, organizzazioni e cittadini che gestiscono l’accoglienza e promuovono una cultura della solidarietà verso le persone costrette a emigrare, la ricerca si propone di mettere in luce i cambiamenti intervenuti dopo la Legge 132 del 2018 (Decreti sicurezza) e successive normative. Attraverso interviste ai responsabili
degli enti gestori, agli operatori e mediatori culturali che lavorano presso i centri CAS e SAI e a un campione di beneficiari, è possibile riflettere sulle ricadute dirette e indirette delle politiche migratorie e di accoglienza, che scaricano le problematiche di aiuto e di integrazione sugli enti di prossimità. Lo studio mette in rilevo anche la capacità di progettare nonostante le restrizioni imposte dai cambi legislativi, testimoniata da realtà sociali virtuose presenti a Brescia, che hanno continuato a garantire determinati standard qualitativi. Sostiene infine la necessità di ‘riempire i vuoti’, cioè assicurare i diritti di cittadinanza a chi entra in Italia in situazione di irregolarità, realizzando sempre un’accoglienza informale-solidale a fianco di quella istituzionale
Sites industriels et postindustriels en perspective comparative : l’usine Michelin de Milltown et celle de Cataroux à Clermont-Ferrand
No full textL’objet de cet article est de comparer les évolutions respectives de deux sites industriels réalisés par la maison Michelin avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale : ceux de Cataroux à Clermont-Ferrand en France et ceux de Milltown aux États-Unis. En premier lieu, il convient de considérer leurs activités productives. Aujourd’hui, l’usine de Milltown incarne le passé historique, économique et social de la ville américaine. Les bâtiments restants font l’objet d’une véritable bataille dans une ville qui affronte des difficultés de reconversion. D’une part, il existe des mesures pour préserver le site industriel. De l’autre, l’on exige sa transformation radicale. En deuxième lieu, il est intéressant de procéder à une comparaison entre le site de Milltown et celui de Cataroux à Clermont. Cataroux représente la plus importante implantation de la maison à Clermont-Ferrand. Ses travaux ont débuté en 1920. Leur achèvement a permis de réunir le tissu urbain de la ville de Clermont à celui de la commune de Montferrand. Le site a fait l’objet d’une profonde transformation au cours de ces cinq dernières années. Aujourd’hui, une partie de l’usine a été consacrée à la création de « L’Aventure Michelin », entièrement dédiée à l’histoire de la firme. Cette communication vise deux objectifs. D’une part, il s’agit d’analyser l’influence du développement industriel de la maison clermontoise sur les deux implantations. De l’autre, il paraît indispensable de mettre en lumière l’évolution de ces bâtiments construits par Michelin et leurs interactions respectives avec l’habitat de chacune des deux villes.Tesi Pozzi Francesca. Sites industriels et postindustriels en perspective comparative : l’usine Michelin de Milltown et celle de Cataroux à Clermont-Ferrand. In: Comprendre les paysages urbains. Actes du 135e Congrès national des sociétés historiques et scientifiques, « Paysages », Neuchâtel, 2010. Paris : Editions du CTHS, 2013. pp. 147-159. (Actes des congrès nationaux des sociétés historiques et scientifiques, 135-14
The European Large Area ISO Survey
No full textThe European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) was the largest Open Time survey on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). It was designed to explore obscured galaxies and hence quantify the recent star-formation history of the Universe. The final reanalysis of the data has been completed and a band-merged catalogue with associations across many wavelengths compiled and released the data to the global astronomical community (http://astro.imperial.ac.uk/Elais/). This paper summarises some of the key results
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
Polyphonic construction of smart learning ecosystems
No full textThe book brings together the contributions of the 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (SLERD 2022), which aims at promoting reflection and discussion concerning R&D work, policies, case studies, and entrepreneur experiences with a special focus on understanding the relevance of smart learning ecosystems (e.g., schools, campus, working places, informal learning contexts, etc.) for regional development and social innovation and how the effectiveness of the relation of citizens and smart ecosystems can be boosted. This forum has a special interest in understanding how technology mediated instruments can foster the citizen’s engagement with learning ecosystems and territories, namely by understanding innovative human-centric design and development models/techniques, education/training practices, informal social learning, innovative citizen-driven policies, technology mediated experiences, and their impact. This set of concerns will contribute to foster the social innovation sectors and ICT and economic development and deployment strategies alongside new policies for smarter proactive citizens
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
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