28 research outputs found
Campi d'innovazione : Pratiche di cura del territorio e tracce di progettualità sociale nei nuovi percorsi rurali
No full textAssessing Venice Food System. A pathway for building an Urban Food System Sustainability Assessment coping with massive tourism
No full textThe Branding process as opportunity to trigger integrated strategies for rural development: the experimentation of "Paesaggi Italiani- ITEM" in northeast Italy
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Urban food strategies and plans: considerations on the assessment construction
No full textAbstract In a context of growing attention to the issue of feeding the city, this article focuses on the role of the assessments guiding the processes of urban food policy and planning to reach Sustainable Food Security. The starting point is a collection of experiences dealing with some cities that in recent years have launched strategies for developing healthier and more sustainable food systems. Their analysis highlights the innovations in the construction of cognitive frameworks supporting food policies and planning, as well as the difficulties to explore the food phenomenon on the qualitative and quantitative level. Within a current research meant to address the food agenda in Venice, the authors take advantage from the case studies comparison to propose key themes and investigation methods a preliminary assessment of the existing food system. Considering the strong impact of the huge tourist flow that invests the city, daily, the foodservice sector is considered as the main challenging and strategical core-area for boosting impactful changes in the urban food system
How can bottom-up, collaborative practices innovate landscape management and governance processes at local level? Some empirical evidences and a case study from Italy
No full textLandscape, as a common good, needs different forms of intervention and management, calling for social responsibility interplaying with policy support and expertise advocacy. This paper aims to discuss collective action approaches for agro-environmental and landscape management, within
contexts of intensifying rural-urban interaction. It explores the enhancing role of civic society, community mobilisation and organisation in promoting innovative initiatives. They seem to be able to provide (new) common goods and services (such as landscape/environmental preservation) but also to enrich landscape practices of social and ethical implications, as offering immaterial and relational goods, improving identity and community building and creating civic welfare spaces. The focus will be put on the emerging grassroots practices of land or landscape stewardship, red on two interpretative levels: 1) as opportunities to redefine some collective action frames in order to use, (re)produce and manage common goods in collaborative, participated and proactive way; 2) as laboratories for finding alternative patterns for local governance, moving out of the classic public-private dichotomy, towards a collective perspective
Verso la fondazione di un nuovo patto tra città e campagna: Esperienze, Orientamenti e buone pratiche
No full textA Conceptual Framework for an Agroecological Business Model Canvas
No full textAgroecological transition toward stronger sustainability demands systemic changes in various domains across farms, agroecosystem landscapes, and broader food systems. Business model innovation plays a critical enabling role, by aligning farming systems with agroecology. However, designing or transforming farming business models presents significant challenges, as it involves a radical rethinking of the foundational architecture of value creation, delivery, and capture. This study offers a structured and actionable approach to support this process, by developing a conceptual framework that systematically integrates the FAO’s 10 Elements of Agroecology into the Business Model Canvas, drawing on an exploratory literature review and following a five-stage process. The outcome is a prototype of an Agroecological Business Model Canvas (ABMC) that serves as both an analytical and strategic tool to support the design, evaluation, and improvement of agroecological business models. The proposed ABMC redefines conventional components and introduces additional ones to fully reflect agroecological principles and incorporate evaluation elements for assessing both the transition degree and multidimensional sustainability performance. By facilitating iterative reflection and co-design, the ABMC represents a practical device for advancing Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems and supporting farmers in developing context-specific sustainable, resilient, and socially grounded agroecological business models
Farmers' acceptance of using reclaimed water. What makes the difference?
No full textUsing reclaimed water for irrigation represents a promising circular economy approach to address water scarcity while improving the sustainability of water management in agriculture. Despite its potential, current adoption remains limited due to a range of different obstacles. This study explores how socio-behavioural variables such as trust in institutions and personal risk aversion influence farmers' willingness to adopt reclaimed water for irrigation. It also investigates the potential impact of an alternative governance model based on public-private partnership with a direct participation of farmers in decision-making. A controlled experiment was conducted involving a sample of 212 specialised olive growers from Southern Italy. Econometric analysis was used to elicit the drivers of adoption. The results highlight a context and path-dependent effect of institutional trust, conditioned by farmers' previous experiences. Risk aversion emerged as a significant determinant of adoption, particularly when considered alongside individual characteristics such as education level. The findings underscore that the acceptance of reclaimed wastewater in agriculture is shaped by a complex interplay of psychological, institutional, and contextual factors. As such, there is no one-size-fits-all solution; successful implementation requires tailoring reuse schemes to the specific realities and needs of local farming communities
