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Architect (1997), PhD in Architecture Technology (2002), since 2014 he has been Associate Professor at Roma Tre University. He has been adjunct Professor at University of Florence (2002-2009), at Sapienza University of Rome (2009-2010), Assistant professor at the University of Florence (2005-2011), Visiting Professor at Universidad de Boyacà in Sogamoso (COL) (2017) and at Hochschule Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung in Konstanz (DE) (2017). His research activity is carried out in a privileged way in three interrelated areas: production and construction, quality and environment, procedure and technological design. He is the author of over 200 publications.
This paper presents the results of a three-year research project aimed at addressing the issue of water shortage and retention/collection in drought-affected rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. The project consisted in the design, construction, and the upgrade of existing barrages near Kita, the regional capital of Kayes in Mali. The effort was led by the Department of Architecture of Roma Tre University in partnership with the Onlus Gente d’Africa (who handled the on-the-ground logistics), the Department of Architecture of the University of Florence and the École Supérieure d’Ingénierie, d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme of Bamako, Mali. The practical realization of the project was made possible by Romagna Acque Società delle Fonti Ltd., a water utility supplying drinking water in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) that provided the financing as well as the operational contribution of AES Architettura Emergenza Sviluppo, a nonprofit association operating in the depressed areas of the world. The completion of the research project resulted in the replenishment of reservoirs and renewed presence of water in the subsoil of the surrounding areas. Several economic activities such as fishing and rice cultivation have spawned from the availability of water. The monitoring of these results is still ongoing; however, it is already possible to assess some critical issues highlighted, especially with the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic in the research areas.
Adolfo Baratta; Laura Calcagnini; Abdoulaye Deyoko; Fabrizio Finucci; Antonio Magarò; Massimo Mariani. Mitigation of the Water Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Construction of Delocalized Water Collection and Retention Systems. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1673 .
AMA StyleAdolfo Baratta, Laura Calcagnini, Abdoulaye Deyoko, Fabrizio Finucci, Antonio Magarò, Massimo Mariani. Mitigation of the Water Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Construction of Delocalized Water Collection and Retention Systems. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1673.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdolfo Baratta; Laura Calcagnini; Abdoulaye Deyoko; Fabrizio Finucci; Antonio Magarò; Massimo Mariani. 2021. "Mitigation of the Water Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Construction of Delocalized Water Collection and Retention Systems." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1673.
This paper aims to assess the benefits of a Design for Environment (DfE) at the design stage, according to the goal of “not harming” first. The promotion of conscious solutions for waste reduction and proper waste and resources management must necessarily employ easily available resources, low environmental and economic impact, adopt recycled materials and products, and use low-complexity solutions also due to a limited number of materials. Communication is a relevant item too, because effective information and data transmission between operators reduces errors and, consequently, waste generation. The DfE principles can be applied for buildings that last as long as possible by intervening with maintenance technologies, or alternatively, with a limited lifetime but planning their end of life. In either case, easy to maintain or easily to dismantle, environmental benefits can be obtained. Decisions taken during the design phase determine the kind of waste that will be produced and affect the way it is collected and disposed of. The availability of second raw materials is crucial for the industrial sectors, especially for emerging realities such as Asian ones that have redesigned the entire raw and second raw materials market. The objective must be the decrease of waste production, which also depends on how a building is conceived. Everything must help to make a more conscious approach to the responsibility of the designers. At design stage, it is possible to facilitate the use of economically and environmentally friendly materials or the use of reversible systems such as the dry-assembled ones. Integrating the environmental topic into design, especially the one related to waste management, is the result of a continuous process fueled by innovative materials and a better understanding of existing maintenance practices. This process, which is by definition infinite and needs pragmatic eco-tools, describes scenarios that allow to imagine a variety of possible developments. All this is needed to pass definitively “from the incivility of waste, the culture of dissipation, the consuming and disposing of consumption, the squander of non-renewable waste, to the civilization of recycling, reuse, highest conservation of raw materials, especially if not renewable, in conclusion to the reduction of waste.”
Adolfo F. L. Baratta; Laura Calcagnini; Fabrizio Finucci; Antonio Magarò. Planning Without Waste. Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice 2018, 371 -382.
AMA StyleAdolfo F. L. Baratta, Laura Calcagnini, Fabrizio Finucci, Antonio Magarò. Planning Without Waste. Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice. 2018; ():371-382.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdolfo F. L. Baratta; Laura Calcagnini; Fabrizio Finucci; Antonio Magarò. 2018. "Planning Without Waste." Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice , no. : 371-382.