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Prof. Davide Marino
Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy

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Published: 30 July 2021
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Rural landscapes all over the world are subject to great transformations, first of all the continuous and slow depopulation of land and villages. It is a dramatic phenomenon that causes devastating consequences for environmental systems and for the tangible and intangible heritage of entire territories. The situation becomes more ambiguous when it comes to cultural landscapes, especially those internationally recognized as exceptional (i.e. inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List). In this case, the risk is to abandon agricultural production in favor of consumerist tourist economies, which can damage the territorial authenticity. In this paper we question the role of the landscape project in strengthening territorial resilience. In particular, a composite and interdependent action is proposed between landscape design and implementation of a multifunctional agriculture model, oriented towards teaching and tourism. To undertake this investigation, a master's thesis work on Landscape Architecture is examined, as an opportunity for a research-by-design method. The application case is the Italian UNESCO site of Vignale Monferrato, a depopulated rural village, characterized by abandoned land and buildings. The paper concludes by outlining replicability application scenarios for the proposed model.

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Catherine Dezio; Can Zhang; Yilan Zhang; Davide Marino. Designing in the Cultural Rural Landscape. A Teaching Opportunity to Experiment a Research-by-Design Process Applied to an Italian UNESCO Wine Site. 2021, 1 .

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Catherine Dezio, Can Zhang, Yilan Zhang, Davide Marino. Designing in the Cultural Rural Landscape. A Teaching Opportunity to Experiment a Research-by-Design Process Applied to an Italian UNESCO Wine Site. . 2021; ():1.

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Catherine Dezio; Can Zhang; Yilan Zhang; Davide Marino. 2021. "Designing in the Cultural Rural Landscape. A Teaching Opportunity to Experiment a Research-by-Design Process Applied to an Italian UNESCO Wine Site." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 15 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The environmental psychological literature suggested that three different value orientations (egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric) are relevant for understanding environmental beliefs and intentions. We surveyed 365 Italian adults of different ages (range 18–87) to examine whether the egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric value orientations can lead to personal and/or family related well-being. Additionally, it is examined whether the perception of presence and accessibility of two types of environmental resources (natural and urbanistic) related to ecosystem services can moderate the relation between value orientations and personal and family well-being. Results of moderation analyses showed that people with high biospheric values felt themselves as more satisfied if they perceived high and medium (but not low) presence or accessibility of natural resources in their environment, while people with high egoistic values perceived their family more satisfied if they perceived the high and medium (but not low) presence of good infrastructures in their environment of living. No significant moderation model emerged considering the participants’ altruistic values. The implications for environmental beliefs and well-being are discussed.

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Fridanna Maricchiolo; Oriana Mosca; Daniele Paolini; Davide Marino. Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4407 .

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Fridanna Maricchiolo, Oriana Mosca, Daniele Paolini, Davide Marino. Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4407.

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Fridanna Maricchiolo; Oriana Mosca; Daniele Paolini; Davide Marino. 2021. "Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4407.

Journal article
Published: 05 March 2021 in Conservation
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In recent decades, modeling approaches of ecosystem services (ES) have been used extensively at the international level, providing useful tools during the decision-making process by integrating both physical and economic information, thus improving its management. The relationship between supply and demand may impact social welfare: for example, a deficit in ES could negatively influence demand (either potential or effective). For this reason, the relational study between supply and demand is necessary for the sustainable management of natural resources; particularly since the demand for some ES must be fulfilled not only on a local scale but also globally (as in the case of regulatory ES). This paper proposes an ES analysis framework that links the flow of services (supply) generated by the interaction between natural, human and social capital with consumption (demand) connected to potential beneficiaries. Specifically, we analyze three ES: Forage production, regulation of local climate (PM10), and carbon sequestration in three national parks (Aspromonte National Park, Circeo National Park, and Appennino Tosco Emiliano National Park). The use of synthetic (biophysical) indicators, on a spatial basis, made it possible to quantify the supply and demand of specific catchments with the aim of accounting for the surplus/deficit through the calculation of the ES supply and demand ratio (ESDR). In fact, sustainable land management requires a balance between supply and demand in relation to the different needs of the stakeholders and local community. The relationship between supply and demand of ES can help identify resource use trade-offs, thus rendering the achievement of management and protection objectives more efficient. Lastly, through the use of monetary coefficients, it was possible to calculate the benefits of increasing the awareness of public decision-makers of ES’s value and the importance of implementing integrated strategies for environmental protection and enhancement.

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Davide Marino; Margherita Palmieri; Angelo Marucci; Massimo Tufano. Comparison between Demand and Supply of Some Ecosystem Services in National Parks: A Spatial Analysis Conducted Using Italian Case Studies. Conservation 2021, 1, 36 -57.

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Davide Marino, Margherita Palmieri, Angelo Marucci, Massimo Tufano. Comparison between Demand and Supply of Some Ecosystem Services in National Parks: A Spatial Analysis Conducted Using Italian Case Studies. Conservation. 2021; 1 (1):36-57.

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Davide Marino; Margherita Palmieri; Angelo Marucci; Massimo Tufano. 2021. "Comparison between Demand and Supply of Some Ecosystem Services in National Parks: A Spatial Analysis Conducted Using Italian Case Studies." Conservation 1, no. 1: 36-57.

Journal article
Published: 24 February 2021 in Sustainability
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The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed and exacerbated the structural weaknesses and inequalities embedded in the global industrial agri-food system. While the mainstream narrative continues to emphasise the importance of ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of global supply chains to counter COVID-related disruptions, the pandemic has also highlighted the resilience of small-scale, sustainable family farming and of spatially and socially embedded food systems. Based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of three surveys, this study examines organic and agroecological farmers’ responses to the first COVID-related lockdown (March–May 2020) in Italy, as well as the responses of grassroots alternative food networks (AFN) in the city region of Rome. The results show how local grassroots action played a significant role in ensuring food access, provisioning, and distribution, often in the face of delayed or insufficient action of mainstream food system actors and institutions. These grassroots responses identify opportunities and barriers for agri-food system transformation away from neoliberal, market-based interventions and towards policies that support food sovereignty and democracy in the context of localised, agroecology-based and more resilient agri-food systems.

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Simona Zollet; Luca Colombo; Paola De Meo; Davide Marino; Steven McGreevy; Nora McKeon; Simona Tarra. Towards Territorially Embedded, Equitable and Resilient Food Systems? Insights from Grassroots Responses to COVID-19 in Italy and the City Region of Rome. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2425 .

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Simona Zollet, Luca Colombo, Paola De Meo, Davide Marino, Steven McGreevy, Nora McKeon, Simona Tarra. Towards Territorially Embedded, Equitable and Resilient Food Systems? Insights from Grassroots Responses to COVID-19 in Italy and the City Region of Rome. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2425.

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Simona Zollet; Luca Colombo; Paola De Meo; Davide Marino; Steven McGreevy; Nora McKeon; Simona Tarra. 2021. "Towards Territorially Embedded, Equitable and Resilient Food Systems? Insights from Grassroots Responses to COVID-19 in Italy and the City Region of Rome." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2425.

Journal article
Published: 14 February 2021 in Agriculture
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The restriction measures linked to the COVID-19 shock suddenly highlighted the vulnerability of most socioeconomic systems, including the food sector. In a context in which the limitation to the movement of people and goods has put the longer and more structured supply chains in serious difficulty, many experiences and initiatives have emerged as viable alternatives. The aim of the research was to understand if and how the Solidarity Purchasing Groups (SPG) of Rome have contributed to the resilience of the food system of the metropolitan city during the lockdown. The research was based on the results of a questionnaire administered to the SPGs of Rome during the first period of the pandemic (April–July 2020), enriched by some in-depth interviews carried out by the authors. What emerged was that, despite the limited extent in terms of products conveyed within the whole food system, the SPGs represented an important food supply channel during the lockdown period, for two main reasons: a greater flexibility and agility in moving and in handling goods and the possibility of remunerating local farms, contributing to the resilience of the local agri-food fabric. The analysis of the results confirms the strong vitality of such Food Movements in Rome and, at the same time, allows for the identification of a series of interventions that the institutions could adopt to favor the spread of a food environment more compatible with more sustainable and fairer forms of food production and distribution.

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Simona Tarra; Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. Food System Resilience during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Roman Solidarity Purchasing Groups. Agriculture 2021, 11, 156 .

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Simona Tarra, Giampiero Mazzocchi, Davide Marino. Food System Resilience during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Roman Solidarity Purchasing Groups. Agriculture. 2021; 11 (2):156.

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Simona Tarra; Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. 2021. "Food System Resilience during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Roman Solidarity Purchasing Groups." Agriculture 11, no. 2: 156.

Journal article
Published: 11 January 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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In light of the challenges that all cities face today, food is offered as a prism through which to read and intervene on various areas that affect the quality of life of the population: circular economy, urban metabolism, social relations, economies, and food quality. In the Roman context, in recent years, numerous initiatives have revitalized the debate on food and brought the discussion to the center of the interest of an ever-increasing number of citizens. However, these experiences appear unrelated and there is a lack of coordination and political coherence. Faced with this evidence, starting from a territorial analysis, this contribution analyzes the process that led a local group of stakeholders to formulate a proposal for a food policy for the city of Rome. The proposal contains a series of possible actions that aim, on the one hand, to recompose the relations between the city and its territory, with a view to re-localization and re-territorialization of agro-food productions and, on the other hand, to reconnect the economic and social relations that the industrialization of food chains has compromised. The network analysis of the bottom-up process, which mainly investigates networking and negotiation skills between various interests, is carried out and related to a careful analysis of the food system in the Roman context. Furthermore, an overview of the state of the art of urban food policies in Italy has been provided to better contextualize the study case. The findings show actors and topics involved in the process, identifying further development towards a more comprehensive participatory process for a systemic food strategy at the metropolitan level.

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Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. Rome, a Policy without Politics: The Participatory Process for a Metropolitan Scale Food Policy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 479 .

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Giampiero Mazzocchi, Davide Marino. Rome, a Policy without Politics: The Participatory Process for a Metropolitan Scale Food Policy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (2):479.

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Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. 2020. "Rome, a Policy without Politics: The Participatory Process for a Metropolitan Scale Food Policy." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 2: 479.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2020 in I servizi ecosistemici nella pianificazione bioregionale
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Having defined the fundamental concepts related to the debate on ecosystem services within the framework of Socio-Ecological Systems, and starting from a critique of GDP and traditional accounting systems, new tools and methodologies functional to measuring the well-being and wealth of society are illustrated, which include the accounting of natural capital and associated ecosystem services. The PES (Payments for Ecosystem Services) tool is studied in detail and the possibility of using it for territorial rebalancing and social justice purposes is analysed.

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Davide Marino. Commodification o giustizia ambientale? I PES come strumento di governance del valore della natura. I servizi ecosistemici nella pianificazione bioregionale 2020, 31, 87 -96.

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Davide Marino. Commodification o giustizia ambientale? I PES come strumento di governance del valore della natura. I servizi ecosistemici nella pianificazione bioregionale. 2020; 31 ():87-96.

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Davide Marino. 2020. "Commodification o giustizia ambientale? I PES come strumento di governance del valore della natura." I servizi ecosistemici nella pianificazione bioregionale 31, no. : 87-96.

Journal article
Published: 29 November 2019 in Agricultural and Food Economics
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The aim of the paper is to evaluate the sustainability of Alternative Food Networks in Italy through the construction of a composite indicator, the Global Sustainability Index. The index is able to provide decision-makers with indications on synergies and tradeoffs between the different dimensions of sustainability. The methodological approach is of the quantitative type, and the information used in the study comes from a direct survey that involved 226 producers. The results show that the environmental indicators that take the greatest value are those concerning problems of great impact on the actual debate such as the loss of genetic diversity and the use of packaging for agro-food products. Regarding economic sustainability, the indicator with the highest value is related to the ability of the Alternative Food Networks to diversify sales channels. This evidence confirms the producers’ increasing difficulty to adopt mono-directional strategies, favoring a differentiation of markets and, consequently, a reduction of economic risks. In terms of social sustainability, two interesting evidences emerge: the considerable importance attributed to the information of the features of the products and the increase in work involvement following participation in the Alternative Food Networks.

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Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Vincenzo Giaccio; Agostino Giannelli; Margherita Palmieri; Giampiero Mazzocchi. Analyzing Alternative Food Networks sustainability in Italy: a proposal for an assessment framework. Agricultural and Food Economics 2019, 7, 1 -19.

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Luigi Mastronardi, Davide Marino, Vincenzo Giaccio, Agostino Giannelli, Margherita Palmieri, Giampiero Mazzocchi. Analyzing Alternative Food Networks sustainability in Italy: a proposal for an assessment framework. Agricultural and Food Economics. 2019; 7 (1):1-19.

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Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Vincenzo Giaccio; Agostino Giannelli; Margherita Palmieri; Giampiero Mazzocchi. 2019. "Analyzing Alternative Food Networks sustainability in Italy: a proposal for an assessment framework." Agricultural and Food Economics 7, no. 1: 1-19.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2019 in ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE
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Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. Does Food Public Procurement boost Food Democracy? Theories and evidences from some case studies. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE 2019, 379 -404.

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Giampiero Mazzocchi, Davide Marino. Does Food Public Procurement boost Food Democracy? Theories and evidences from some case studies. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE. 2019; (2):379-404.

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Giampiero Mazzocchi; Davide Marino. 2019. "Does Food Public Procurement boost Food Democracy? Theories and evidences from some case studies." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE , no. 2: 379-404.

Earlycite article
Published: 24 July 2019 in British Food Journal
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships in alternative food networks (AFNs) between the purchase of food, the motivations of consumers and their socio-demographic profiles. Design/methodology/approach The study includes a total sample of 1,200 individual questionnaires, administered to the customers of 34 AFNs in different urban areas. The methodology employed is multilevel regression analysis, which is useful for dealing with data with a nested structure. Findings The results allowed us to depict some findings: the most important motivations in purchasing decisions are the perceived quality as well as comfort with the location of the markets, shopping experience, variety of offered products and delivery methods. Other interesting results relate to the presence of children in the families and the role of women in the choice of quality food. Practical implications The observations could represent a basis for thinking about how to improve consumers’ behaviour and, at the same time, try to remove the obstacles to a greater recognition of the importance of AFNs by consumers. Originality/value The paper contributes to the debate on food policies. Indeed, the integration of the results into food policies could help to intercept the consumers’ trends and promote a transition of the food system towards a path of sustainability, in which the AFNs are the organisational expression of a change that concerns a wide geography and a large number of social and economic actors.

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Luigi Mastronardi; Luca Romagnoli; Giampiero Mazzocchi; Vincenzo Giaccio; Davide Marino. Understanding consumer’s motivations and behaviour in alternative food networks. British Food Journal 2019, 121, 2102 -2115.

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Luigi Mastronardi, Luca Romagnoli, Giampiero Mazzocchi, Vincenzo Giaccio, Davide Marino. Understanding consumer’s motivations and behaviour in alternative food networks. British Food Journal. 2019; 121 (9):2102-2115.

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Luigi Mastronardi; Luca Romagnoli; Giampiero Mazzocchi; Vincenzo Giaccio; Davide Marino. 2019. "Understanding consumer’s motivations and behaviour in alternative food networks." British Food Journal 121, no. 9: 2102-2115.

Journal article
Published: 30 October 2018 in Ecosystem Services
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Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are promising instruments to create additional funding for biodiversity conservation, but related socio-economic effects are rarely assessed. This study aimed at evaluating socio-economic benefits using a set of indicators related to 13 topics. Based on 50 cases in 21 Natura 2000 sites in Italy, our results revealed positive effects on the socio-economic development of the local communities as well as an improvement in the defined conservation objectives. At greater spatial scales, potential effects were related to an increase in knowledge, innovation, and public finances supporting a green economy. Our results suggest that the level of socio-economic impacts is determined by a combination of several factors, including the type of ecosystem services, the conditions of the PES agreement, and the general socio-economic context. Specifically, PES related to regulating (e.g., water recharge, flood mitigation) and cultural services (e.g., recreational value) had positive effects on ecological and socio-economic conditions. Our findings highlight how PES schemes in protected areas can contribute to overcoming biodiversity finance gaps and strengthen sustainable development. However, PES should be planned carefully to not privilege individual ecosystems or services. As PES focus on a rather short period, long-term effects need to be evaluated.

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Uta Schirpke; Davide Marino; Angelo Marucci; Margherita Palmieri. Positive effects of payments for ecosystem services on biodiversity and socio-economic development: Examples from Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Ecosystem Services 2018, 34, 96 -105.

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Uta Schirpke, Davide Marino, Angelo Marucci, Margherita Palmieri. Positive effects of payments for ecosystem services on biodiversity and socio-economic development: Examples from Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Ecosystem Services. 2018; 34 ():96-105.

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Uta Schirpke; Davide Marino; Angelo Marucci; Margherita Palmieri. 2018. "Positive effects of payments for ecosystem services on biodiversity and socio-economic development: Examples from Natura 2000 sites in Italy." Ecosystem Services 34, no. : 96-105.

Article
Published: 16 October 2018 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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Efforts in preserving natural and seminatural ecosystems and associated ecosystem services are affected by scarce financial resources. Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are increasingly recognised for creating additional funding, as in protected areas, and outdoor recreation is one important ecosystem service that is promising for successfully implementing PES. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and evaluate potentials for PES schemes related to recreational services in Natura 2000 sites. For 10 sites in different Italian regions, the study first assessed the ecosystem service outdoor recreation and analysed managerial and economic aspects of Natura 2000 sites. Then, various options for PES schemes were defined in a participatory process. Furthermore, we developed a dynamic model for evaluating the effects of PES on ecosystems and related recreational ES. Whereas the provision of recreational opportunities was mostly at a high level, the potential demand varied greatly among the sites, depending on the spatial distribution of potential beneficiaries. Moreover, we found great differences in visitation rates and consequently the actual recreational value. The PES schemes included small payments (€1) via mobile phone by visitors, contributions from regional government and tourism businesses, and visitor fees or tourist taxes among others. This study highlights how economic agreements, such as PES schemes, may support funding of Natura 2000 sites for biodiversity conservation by valorising the benefits of recreational ecosystem services; however, further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of PES in the long term.

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Uta Schirpke; Rocco Scolozzi; Riccardo Da Re; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pellegrino; Davide Marino. Enhancing outdoor recreation and biodiversity through payments for ecosystem services: emerging potentials from selected Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2018, 22, 2045 -2067.

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Uta Schirpke, Rocco Scolozzi, Riccardo Da Re, Mauro Masiero, Davide Pellegrino, Davide Marino. Enhancing outdoor recreation and biodiversity through payments for ecosystem services: emerging potentials from selected Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2018; 22 (3):2045-2067.

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Uta Schirpke; Rocco Scolozzi; Riccardo Da Re; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pellegrino; Davide Marino. 2018. "Enhancing outdoor recreation and biodiversity through payments for ecosystem services: emerging potentials from selected Natura 2000 sites in Italy." Environment, Development and Sustainability 22, no. 3: 2045-2067.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2018 in Acta Horticulturae
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B. Torquati; G. Giacchè; Davide Marino; R. Pastore; G. Mazzocchi; L. Niño; C. Arnaiz; A. Daga. Urban farming opportunities: a comparative analysis between Italy and Argentina. Acta Horticulturae 2018, 197 -206.

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B. Torquati, G. Giacchè, Davide Marino, R. Pastore, G. Mazzocchi, L. Niño, C. Arnaiz, A. Daga. Urban farming opportunities: a comparative analysis between Italy and Argentina. Acta Horticulturae. 2018; (1215):197-206.

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B. Torquati; G. Giacchè; Davide Marino; R. Pastore; G. Mazzocchi; L. Niño; C. Arnaiz; A. Daga. 2018. "Urban farming opportunities: a comparative analysis between Italy and Argentina." Acta Horticulturae , no. 1215: 197-206.

Journal article
Published: 18 August 2018 in Sustainability
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This paper investigates how and to what extent European and national policies have financed Italian agritourism. It analyses financial support derived from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (First and Second Pillar) and national and local subsidies. For this purpose, the authors have proposed a comparative analysis between Italian agritourism and farms without tourism activities, by stressing the distribution of public financial supports concerning the 2007–2013 programming period of the European Union (EU) for Rural Development. The empirical analysis is based on the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) dataset. The data were stratified by altimetry zone and farm size. Descriptive statistics and the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for each group were used. The main results show how the Second Pillar has mainly supported small and medium-sized farms with tourism activities and located in disadvantaged areas. This study could be useful to policymakers regarding the evaluation of the mission for diversification in agriculture, represented here by the carrying out of tourist activities on farms and the contribution for the retention of small-scale farms in marginal areas.

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Vincenzo Giaccio; Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Agostino Giannelli; Alfonso Scardera. Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2938 .

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Vincenzo Giaccio, Luigi Mastronardi, Davide Marino, Agostino Giannelli, Alfonso Scardera. Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (8):2938.

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Vincenzo Giaccio; Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Agostino Giannelli; Alfonso Scardera. 2018. "Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism." Sustainability 10, no. 8: 2938.

Preprint
Published: 18 July 2018
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This paper investigates how and to what extent European and national policies, through the analysis of financial support derived from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (First and Second Pillar) and national and local subsidies, have financed Italian agritourism. For this purpose, the authors have proposed a comparative analysis between Italian agritourism and farms without tourism activities, by stressing the distribution of public financial supports concerning the 2007-2013 programming period of the European Union (EU) for Rural Development. The empirical analysis is based on the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) dataset. The data were stratified by altimetry zone and farm size. Descriptive statistics and the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for each group were used. The main results show how the Second Pillar has mainly supported small and medium-sized farms with tourism activities and located in disadvantaged areas. This study could be useful to policymakers regarding evaluation of the mission for diversification in agriculture, represented here by the carrying out of tourist activities on farms and the contribution for the retention of small-scale farms in marginal areas.

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Vincenzo Giaccio; Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Agostino Giannelli; Alfonso Scardera. Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism. 2018, 1 .

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Vincenzo Giaccio, Luigi Mastronardi, Davide Marino, Agostino Giannelli, Alfonso Scardera. Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism. . 2018; ():1.

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Vincenzo Giaccio; Luigi Mastronardi; Davide Marino; Agostino Giannelli; Alfonso Scardera. 2018. "Do Rural Policies Impact on Tourism Development in Italy? A Case Study of Agritourism." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 15 June 2018 in Sustainability
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The relationship among agriculture, food and cities is experiencing profound transformations that led us to reflect on causes and processes. Our research questions regarded the role of agriculture and food in territorial resilience, the relationship between global problems and local solutions (i.e., urban scale), the relationship between the action scales and the results of a practice, and the means to measure the effectiveness of a practice. The following paper adopts the coevolutive approach, which recognizes territorial dynamics as products of biunivocal relations between social and environmental components. We also outline an impact evaluation framework for assessing territorial resilience of urban food systems. The paper includes an analysis conducted on 50 local practices regarding the relationship between food and city. This analysis was collected within the Observatory of Resilience Practices, a project funded by the Cariplo Foundation and conducted by the Polytechnic University of Milan. The paper concludes by suggesting implementation of the methodology for assessing the impact of practices, and includes broader reasoning regarding the role of local bottom-up practices in territorial governance.

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Catherine Dezio; Davide Marino. Towards an Impact Evaluation Framework to Measure Urban Resilience in Food Practices. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2042 .

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Catherine Dezio, Davide Marino. Towards an Impact Evaluation Framework to Measure Urban Resilience in Food Practices. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (6):2042.

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Catherine Dezio; Davide Marino. 2018. "Towards an Impact Evaluation Framework to Measure Urban Resilience in Food Practices." Sustainability 10, no. 6: 2042.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2018 in Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
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The demographic processes of the last decades have led to variations in urban and peri-urban territorial configurations, questioning the patterns of traditional productive localisation. They have begun to outline new perspectives related to proximity to trading and commerce sites as well as to the services offered by the city. Business strategies, such as multifunctionality and diversification, have begun to consider these new possibilities that, at a larger scale, have triggered the process of territorialisation. The study analyses the influence of proximity to the city on the strategies of farms diversifying income through short food chains, with the aim of identifying the prevailing behaviours adopted in three different concentric areas at the urban centre of gravity: peri-urban, belt and rural. The study involves a dataset constituted by 217 farms, where each farm has been associated with a set of explanatory variables that outline some structural, social and economic characteristics. The sample has been segmented through a hierarchical cluster analysis, which allowed us to identify 5 groups of farms, after having reduced the number of variables through PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The results show that short food chains and, more generally, AFNs, are based on strategies alternative to those of traditional chains, and which involve a different economic dimension of the same chains and the construction of a different place-based agro-food system, also envisaging a re-localisation of space near the final market.

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Davide Marino; Luigi Mastronardi; Agostino Giannelli; Vincenzo Giaccio; Giampiero Mazzocchi. Territorialisation dynamics for Italian farms adhering to Alternative Food Networks. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 2018, 40, 113 -131.

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Davide Marino, Luigi Mastronardi, Agostino Giannelli, Vincenzo Giaccio, Giampiero Mazzocchi. Territorialisation dynamics for Italian farms adhering to Alternative Food Networks. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. 2018; 40 (40):113-131.

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Davide Marino; Luigi Mastronardi; Agostino Giannelli; Vincenzo Giaccio; Giampiero Mazzocchi. 2018. "Territorialisation dynamics for Italian farms adhering to Alternative Food Networks." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 40, no. 40: 113-131.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2018 in Sustainability
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Financing protected areas is crucial for guaranteeing the flow of ecosystem services (ES) provided by natural and semi-natural ecosystems, which are the basis of human well-being. In the last two decades, together with traditional conservation tools, innovative instruments, such as PES (Payment for Ecosystem Services), have been proposed and implemented all over the world in order to improve management effectiveness in biodiversity conservation. In this paper we identified and categorized 33 PES case studies in 19 Natura 2000 sites developing the hypothesis that a PES approach may contribute to improving the effectiveness of conservation actions at different spatial and administrative levels. We found that in these areas, farmers and foresters often allow the maintenance of natural and semi-natural ecosystems through their economic activity. Through PES schemes their important role can be formally acknowledged, both in environmental and economic terms. PES schemes are also a tool for involving more stakeholders, particularly local companies, residents and tourists in conservation actions. So PES can actually improve Natura 2000 sites’ management and increase the availability of financial resources in favor of conservation actions. However, careful attention must to be paid to the supporting role of public authorities, generally crucial for the success of a PES.

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Davide Marino; Davide Pellegrino. Can Payments for Ecosystem Services Improve the Management of Natura 2000 Sites? A Contribution to Explore Their Role in Italy. Sustainability 2018, 10, 665 .

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Davide Marino, Davide Pellegrino. Can Payments for Ecosystem Services Improve the Management of Natura 2000 Sites? A Contribution to Explore Their Role in Italy. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (3):665.

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Davide Marino; Davide Pellegrino. 2018. "Can Payments for Ecosystem Services Improve the Management of Natura 2000 Sites? A Contribution to Explore Their Role in Italy." Sustainability 10, no. 3: 665.

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Published: 01 March 2018 in Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
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Uta Schirpke; Rocco Scolozzi; Riccardo Da Re; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pellegrino; Davide Marino. Recreational ecosystem services in protected areas: A survey of visitors to Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 2018, 21, 39 -50.

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Uta Schirpke, Rocco Scolozzi, Riccardo Da Re, Mauro Masiero, Davide Pellegrino, Davide Marino. Recreational ecosystem services in protected areas: A survey of visitors to Natura 2000 sites in Italy. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2018; 21 ():39-50.

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Uta Schirpke; Rocco Scolozzi; Riccardo Da Re; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pellegrino; Davide Marino. 2018. "Recreational ecosystem services in protected areas: A survey of visitors to Natura 2000 sites in Italy." Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 21, no. : 39-50.

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Published: 01 December 2017 in Ecosystem Services
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Uta Schirpke; Davide Marino; Angelo Marucci; Margherita Palmieri; Rocco Scolozzi. Operationalising ecosystem services for effective management of protected areas: Experiences and challenges. Ecosystem Services 2017, 28, 105 -114.

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Uta Schirpke, Davide Marino, Angelo Marucci, Margherita Palmieri, Rocco Scolozzi. Operationalising ecosystem services for effective management of protected areas: Experiences and challenges. Ecosystem Services. 2017; 28 ():105-114.

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Uta Schirpke; Davide Marino; Angelo Marucci; Margherita Palmieri; Rocco Scolozzi. 2017. "Operationalising ecosystem services for effective management of protected areas: Experiences and challenges." Ecosystem Services 28, no. : 105-114.