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M. Pesce
Department of Environmental Science, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Venice, Italy

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Original article
Published: 06 May 2020 in Sustainable Water Resources Management
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Venice Lagoon is one of the most studied coastal lagoons in Europe. Although there are various modelling studies of the lagoon in the literature, it is hard to find a verified model of the whole lagoon that considers the chemical/biological properties of the lagoon from more than 2 years of time series data. In this study, we developed a steady-state model of Venice Lagoon that predicts the interactions among major variables against measurements made during a 9-year monitoring programme (MAV-CVN in Attivita’ di Monitoraggio Ambientale della Laguna di Venezia: MELa1-5, Attivita’ A.2: Trattamento ed analisis dei dati, elaborazione in linea, ed’ interpretazioni, 2000–2010) using AQUATOX, a U.S. EPA sponsored water quality model. The model includes 5 segments and shows the gradient of ecosystem properties of the lagoon, in accordance with the variant salinity and residence times. The lagoon’s trophic status was evaluated through TRIX Index. Application of the index revealed that Venice Lagoon needs to be restored by reducing nutrient loads. We further propose two management scenarios, which act on agricultural phosphorus and nitrogen loads originating within the Venice Lagoon Watershed. Scenario analysis shows that the Venice Lagoon trophic status can be improved from a poor to a moderate/good condition in the most impacted zone.

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S. Çevirgen; H. Elwany; M. Pesce; A. Zirino. Managing nutrient pollution in Venice Lagoon (Italy): a practical tool for assessment of water quality. Sustainable Water Resources Management 2020, 6, 1 -13.

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S. Çevirgen, H. Elwany, M. Pesce, A. Zirino. Managing nutrient pollution in Venice Lagoon (Italy): a practical tool for assessment of water quality. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 2020; 6 (3):1-13.

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S. Çevirgen; H. Elwany; M. Pesce; A. Zirino. 2020. "Managing nutrient pollution in Venice Lagoon (Italy): a practical tool for assessment of water quality." Sustainable Water Resources Management 6, no. 3: 1-13.

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Published: 22 January 2020 in Sustainability
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The concept of circular economy (CE) has recently gained momentum in the political, scientific, and economic debate, especially in China and Europe. As a result, organizations and scholars have started to establish different sets of principles for its adoption. For this reason, it is important to identify and assess the differences and similarities among existing sets of CE principles, and how organizations and individuals understand and translate them into practice. In this paper, we firstly present a brief review and analysis of the coherence among six existing sets of principles. Our analysis finds that, despite the mixed degree of coherence, all sets describe the necessity to implement CE principles at all levels of a company. We then present the results of an in-depth qualitative survey that investigates how 19 key informants representing small, medium, and multinational companies based in China understand and carry out the CE principles laid out by the BSI standard BS 8001:2017; how these principles can transform the culture and processes of these companies; and what are the opportunities and threats that such transformation can bring. Results describe a good awareness and knowledge of the CE principles and an optimistic outlook concerning their adoption. At the same time, numerous barriers and threats that the implementation of these principles might entail are presented. Overall, respondents confirm the complexity of implementing the principles of the CE in an integrated and consistent way in the management and strategies of Chinese companies and highlight the challenges that might arise during their implementation.

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Marco Pesce; Ilaria Tamai; Deyan Guo; Andrea Critto; Daniele Brombal; Xiaohui Wang; Hongguang Cheng; Antonio Marcomini. Circular Economy in China: Translating Principles into Practice. Sustainability 2020, 12, 832 .

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Marco Pesce, Ilaria Tamai, Deyan Guo, Andrea Critto, Daniele Brombal, Xiaohui Wang, Hongguang Cheng, Antonio Marcomini. Circular Economy in China: Translating Principles into Practice. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):832.

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Marco Pesce; Ilaria Tamai; Deyan Guo; Andrea Critto; Daniele Brombal; Xiaohui Wang; Hongguang Cheng; Antonio Marcomini. 2020. "Circular Economy in China: Translating Principles into Practice." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 832.

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Published: 02 May 2019 in Ecological Engineering
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With increasing evidences of climate change affecting coastal waters, there is a strong need to understand future climate conditions and assess the potential responses of delicate coastal ecosystems. Results of climate change studies based on only one GCM-RCM combination should be interpreted with caution as results are highly dependent on the assumptions of the selected combination. In this study we examined the uncertainty in the hydrological and ecological parameters of the Zero river basin (ZRB) – Palude di Cona (PDC) coastal aquatic ecosystem generated by the adoption of an ensemble of climate projections from ten different combinations of General Circulation Model (GCM) – Regional Climate Model (RCM) under two emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) implemented in the hydrological model (SWAT) and the ecological model (AQUATOX). The baseline period of 1983–2012 was used to identify climate change variations in two future periods: mid-century (2041–2070) and late-century (2071–2100) periods. SWAT outputs from the ensemble indicate a summer reduction in inorganic nitrogen loadings of 1–22% and a winter increase of 1–19%. Inorganic phosphorus loadings indicate a yearly increase of 32–61%. AQUATOX outputs from the ensemble show major changes in the summer period, with an increase in Chl-a concentration of 9–56%, a decrease in diatoms of 74–98% and an increase in cyanobacteria of 421–3590%. Obtained results confirm that the use of multiple GCM-RCM projections can provide a more robust assessment of climate change impacts on the hydrology and ecology of coastal waters, but at the same time highlight the large uncertainty of climate change-related impact studies, which can affect the decision-making processes regarding the management and preservation of sensitive aquatic ecosystems such as those in coastal areas.

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M. Pesce; A. Critto; S. Torresan; Elisa Giubilato; L. Pizzol; A. Marcomini. Assessing uncertainty of hydrological and ecological parameters originating from the application of an ensemble of ten global-regional climate model projections in a coastal ecosystem of the lagoon of Venice, Italy. Ecological Engineering 2019, 133, 121 -136.

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M. Pesce, A. Critto, S. Torresan, Elisa Giubilato, L. Pizzol, A. Marcomini. Assessing uncertainty of hydrological and ecological parameters originating from the application of an ensemble of ten global-regional climate model projections in a coastal ecosystem of the lagoon of Venice, Italy. Ecological Engineering. 2019; 133 ():121-136.

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M. Pesce; A. Critto; S. Torresan; Elisa Giubilato; L. Pizzol; A. Marcomini. 2019. "Assessing uncertainty of hydrological and ecological parameters originating from the application of an ensemble of ten global-regional climate model projections in a coastal ecosystem of the lagoon of Venice, Italy." Ecological Engineering 133, no. : 121-136.

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Published: 01 November 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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The rapid growth of cruise ship tourism increases the use of historic port cities as strategic hubs for cruise ship operators. Benefits derived from increased tourism for the municipality and cruise ships are often at odds with the environmental and social impacts associated with continued historical port use. This study illustrates the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for weighing of various criteria and metrics related to the environment, economy, and social sustainability for the selection of a sustainable cruise line route. Specifically, MCDA methodology was employed in Venice, Italy to illustrate its application. First, the four most representative navigational route projects among those presented to local authorities were assessed based on social, economic, and environmental considerations. Second, a pool of experts representing the local authority, private port businesses, and cruise line industry were consulted to evaluate the validity and weight assignments for the selected criteria. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was employed to assess the robustness of the recommendations using an evaluation of weight changes and their effects on the ranking of alternative navigational routes. The results were presented and discussed in a multi-stakeholder meeting to further the route selection process.

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Marco Pesce; Stefano Terzi; Raid Issa Mahmoud Al-Jawasreh; Claudia Bommarito; Loris Calgaro; Stefano Fogarin; Elisabetta Russo; Antonio Marcomini; Igor Linkov. Selecting sustainable alternatives for cruise ships in Venice using multi-criteria decision analysis. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 642, 668 -678.

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Marco Pesce, Stefano Terzi, Raid Issa Mahmoud Al-Jawasreh, Claudia Bommarito, Loris Calgaro, Stefano Fogarin, Elisabetta Russo, Antonio Marcomini, Igor Linkov. Selecting sustainable alternatives for cruise ships in Venice using multi-criteria decision analysis. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 642 ():668-678.

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Marco Pesce; Stefano Terzi; Raid Issa Mahmoud Al-Jawasreh; Claudia Bommarito; Loris Calgaro; Stefano Fogarin; Elisabetta Russo; Antonio Marcomini; Igor Linkov. 2018. "Selecting sustainable alternatives for cruise ships in Venice using multi-criteria decision analysis." Science of The Total Environment 642, no. : 668-678.

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Published: 06 September 2018 in Sustainability
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Industry has long been one of the most important drivers of Chinese economic growth. In order to improve the environmental footprint of industrial areas, Chinese authorities have established mechanisms of environmental control in the internal management processes of companies. In this regard, the international standard ISO 14001 for environmental management systems is the management tool that has had widest adoption among Chinese companies since its creation in 1996. The main purposes of the paper are to investigate the available international and national statistics on the adoptionof ISO 14001 in China, and present opinions on ISO 14001 of the 72 representatives of small and medium enterprises and multinational companies of Guangdong province that participated to the workshop “New tools and standards to advance and measure corporate sustainability”, held in Guangzhou on 26 January 2018. The analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) was adopted as the research method to collect opinions on the ISO 14001 standard. Participants were asked to discuss strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities considering four business aspects: sustainability, internal processes, stakeholder engagement, and resource management. Our findings indicate that companies fully embraced ISO 14001 and recognized the necessity of a standardized approach to identify environmental aspects. On the other hand, they also expressed concern about aspects such as the certification cost, the focus on certification itself and not on the improvement of environmental performance, and the lack of integration with sustainability tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and other sustainability paradigms such as circular economy and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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Marco Pesce; Chenyi Shi; Andrea Critto; Xiaohui Wang; Antonio Marcomini. SWOT Analysis of the Application of International Standard ISO 14001 in the Chinese Context. A Case Study of Guangdong Province. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3196 .

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Marco Pesce, Chenyi Shi, Andrea Critto, Xiaohui Wang, Antonio Marcomini. SWOT Analysis of the Application of International Standard ISO 14001 in the Chinese Context. A Case Study of Guangdong Province. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (9):3196.

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Marco Pesce; Chenyi Shi; Andrea Critto; Xiaohui Wang; Antonio Marcomini. 2018. "SWOT Analysis of the Application of International Standard ISO 14001 in the Chinese Context. A Case Study of Guangdong Province." Sustainability 10, no. 9: 3196.

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Published: 20 February 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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There is high confidence that the anthropogenic increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) is causing modifications in the Earth's climate. Coastal waterbodies such as estuaries, bays and lagoons are among those most affected by the ongoing changes in climate. Being located at the land-sea interface, such waterbodies are subjected to the combined changes in the physical-chemical processes of atmosphere, upstream land and coastal waters. Particularly, climate change is expected to alter phytoplankton communities by changing their environmental drivers (especially climate-related), thus exacerbating the symptoms of eutrophication events, such as hypoxia, harmful algal blooms (HAB) and loss of habitat. A better understanding of the links between climate-related drivers and phytoplankton is therefore necessary for projecting climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Here we present the case study of the Zero river basin in Italy, one of the main contributors of freshwater and nutrient to the salt-marsh Palude di Cona, a coastal waterbody belonging to the lagoon of Venice. To project the impacts of climate change on freshwater inputs, nutrient loadings and their effects on the phytoplankton community of the receiving waterbody, we formulated and applied an integrated modelling approach made of: climate simulations derived by coupling a General Circulation Model (GCM) and a Regional Climate Model (RCM) under alternative emission scenarios, the hydrological model Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and the ecological model AQUATOX. Climate projections point out an increase of precipitations in the winter period and a decrease in the summer months, while temperature shows a significant increase over the whole year. Water discharge and nutrient loads simulated by SWAT show a tendency to increase (decrease) in the winter (summer) period. AQUATOX projects changes in the concentration of nutrients in the salt-marsh Palude di Cona, and variations in the biomass and species of the phytoplankton community.

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M. Pesce; A. Critto; S. Torresan; E. Giubilato; M. Santini; A. Zirino; W. Ouyang; A. Marcomini. Modelling climate change impacts on nutrients and primary production in coastal waters. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 628-629, 919 -937.

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M. Pesce, A. Critto, S. Torresan, E. Giubilato, M. Santini, A. Zirino, W. Ouyang, A. Marcomini. Modelling climate change impacts on nutrients and primary production in coastal waters. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 628-629 ():919-937.

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M. Pesce; A. Critto; S. Torresan; E. Giubilato; M. Santini; A. Zirino; W. Ouyang; A. Marcomini. 2018. "Modelling climate change impacts on nutrients and primary production in coastal waters." Science of The Total Environment 628-629, no. : 919-937.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2015 in Land Use Policy
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Brownfield areas are a major concern in Europe because they are often extensive, persistent in time and compromise stakeholders’ interests. Moreover, due to their complex nature, from the decision-making point of view, the regeneration of brownfields is a challenging problem requiring the involvement of the whole range of stakeholders. Many studies, projects and organisations have recognised the importance of stakeholder involvement and have promoted public participation. However, comprehensive studies providing an overview of stakeholders’ perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs when dealing with brownfield regeneration are still missing.\ud \ud This paper presents and discusses a participatory methodology applied to stakeholders from five European countries to fill this research gap, to develop a system to support the categorisation of the needed information and to support the understanding of which typology of information is the most relevant for specific categories of stakeholders also in relation with their concerns.\ud \ud The engagement process consists of five phases: (i) planning and preparatory work, (ii) identification of stakeholder categories, (iii) engagement activities (e.g. focus groups and workshops), (iv) submission of a questionnaire and (v) provision of feedback to the involved stakeholders.\ud \ud Thanks to this process, appropriate stakeholders have been identified as well as their perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs. Stakeholders’ perceptions proved to be different according to the country: German and Italian stakeholders perceive brownfields as complex systems, where several issues need to be addressed, while Romanian stakeholders consider contamination as almost the only issue to be addressed; Czech and Polish stakeholders address an intermediate number of issues. Attitudes and concerns seemed to be quite similar between countries. As far as information needs are concerned, similarities between some groups of stakeholders have been noticed: site owners and problem holders are primarily interested in information on planning and financing, while authorities and services providers are interested in more technical aspects like investigation, planning and risk assessment. Some outstanding outcomes emerged from the scientific community and research group, which showed an interest for remediation strategies and options and socio-economic aspects.\ud \ud The research outcomes allowed to create a knowledge base for the future development of tailored and customised approaches and tools for stakeholders working in the brownfield regeneration field

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Erika Rizzo; Marco Pesce; Lisa Pizzol; Filip Mihai Alexandrescu; Elisa Giubilato; Andrea Critto; Antonio Marcomini; Stephan Bartke. Brownfield regeneration in Europe: Identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs. Land Use Policy 2015, 48, 437 -453.

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Erika Rizzo, Marco Pesce, Lisa Pizzol, Filip Mihai Alexandrescu, Elisa Giubilato, Andrea Critto, Antonio Marcomini, Stephan Bartke. Brownfield regeneration in Europe: Identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs. Land Use Policy. 2015; 48 ():437-453.

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Erika Rizzo; Marco Pesce; Lisa Pizzol; Filip Mihai Alexandrescu; Elisa Giubilato; Andrea Critto; Antonio Marcomini; Stephan Bartke. 2015. "Brownfield regeneration in Europe: Identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs." Land Use Policy 48, no. : 437-453.