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Pedestrian Navigation Applications (PNAs) provide assistance in terms of self-localization, space recognition, and turn-by-turn navigation. The use, motivations and perceptions associated with these applications have been under investigated due to users being insufficiently involved in their design and development. This paper analyses the extent to which PNAs are used for assisting people to walk, the frequencies and reasons of using these applications, the perceptions about them, and the barriers preventing them from being used. The study is supported by a questionnaire (N = 1438) that was administered in Bologna (Italy) and Porto (Portugal). Results indicated that 42% of the respondents use PNAs mainly on an occasional basis to find locations and the shortest routes. Google Maps was the preferred navigation service. Statistical tests showed that PNAs were more likely to be used by younger adults and students. The lack of need was the main reason for not using these apps, due to the good spatial knowledge of the cities or the non-use of the pedestrian mode for regular trips. Respondents would like to have apps that are more accurate, usable, and adjusted to pedestrian navigation. The findings described in this paper could be helpful for future designs of PNAs, especially to match pedestrian needs more effectively and to enhance the role of these apps in promoting healthier and sustainable lifestyles.
Fernando Fonseca; Elisa Conticelli; George Papageorgiou; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2021, 10, 446 .
AMA StyleFernando Fonseca, Elisa Conticelli, George Papageorgiou, Paulo Ribeiro, Mona Jabbari, Simona Tondelli, Rui Ramos. Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2021; 10 (7):446.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Fonseca; Elisa Conticelli; George Papageorgiou; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. 2021. "Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10, no. 7: 446.
Rural areas in Europe host more than 55% of the overall population and embed a unique and peculiar cultural and natural heritage. Nevertheless, they are facing common issues of disengagement, depopulation and economic and social crises. Rural communities are increasingly interested in setting up inclusive and participatory regeneration processes, but participatory planning experiences in rural areas are still limited. This paper introduces the Community-based Heritage Management and Planning methodology (CHMP) developed within the RURITAGE project, and analyzes and presents the results of its implementation in six demonstrators around Europe and beyond. The methodology is based on the establishment of Rural Heritage Hubs (RHH), intended as the community of local stakeholders and a physical place to run the co-creation activities. We used four types of feedback—online survey, in-presence survey, consultations and interviews with RHH Coordinators—to analyze the implementation of the CHMP. The research findings show that through built capital (RHH places activated) and through the activation of local social and human capitals (RHH communities engaged in the process), participatory processes can attract local communities and engage them into the development and the implementation of local regeneration plans, fostering heritage ownership and inclusion.
Claudia de Luca; Javier López-Murcia; Elisa Conticelli; Angela Santangelo; Michelle Perello; Simona Tondelli. Participatory Process for Regenerating Rural Areas through Heritage-Led Plans: The RURITAGE Community-Based Methodology. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5212 .
AMA StyleClaudia de Luca, Javier López-Murcia, Elisa Conticelli, Angela Santangelo, Michelle Perello, Simona Tondelli. Participatory Process for Regenerating Rural Areas through Heritage-Led Plans: The RURITAGE Community-Based Methodology. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5212.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudia de Luca; Javier López-Murcia; Elisa Conticelli; Angela Santangelo; Michelle Perello; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "Participatory Process for Regenerating Rural Areas through Heritage-Led Plans: The RURITAGE Community-Based Methodology." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5212.
This paper presents the result of the analysis of the data gathered from 20 Role Models (RM) case studies regarding their successful heritage-led rural regeneration models. For the study and comparison of the narratives of these Role Models two tools were used: the Community Capitals Framework, which studied the transference of capitals in each process and the identification of six Systemic Innovation Areas that allow this capital transference. A multilevel repository of best practices has been developed allowing the identification of common features, mechanisms for mobilisation of capitals and required resources that will facilitate the replication in other rural areas. The results of this work support the acknowledgement of the contribution of culture, together with cultural and natural heritage, to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability in rural areas reinforcing the role of culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development.
Aitziber Egusquiza; Mikel Zubiaga; Alessandra Gandini; Claudia de Luca; Simona Tondelli. Systemic Innovation Areas for Heritage-Led Rural Regeneration: A Multilevel Repository of Best Practices. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5069 .
AMA StyleAitziber Egusquiza, Mikel Zubiaga, Alessandra Gandini, Claudia de Luca, Simona Tondelli. Systemic Innovation Areas for Heritage-Led Rural Regeneration: A Multilevel Repository of Best Practices. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5069.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAitziber Egusquiza; Mikel Zubiaga; Alessandra Gandini; Claudia de Luca; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "Systemic Innovation Areas for Heritage-Led Rural Regeneration: A Multilevel Repository of Best Practices." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5069.
Sustainable urban planning (SUP) is crucial in the development of sustainable cities, as also underlined by the New Urban Agenda. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being recognized for their potential to offer multiple benefits that are necessary in order to cope with present and future urban challenges. The European policy framework, including the recently released European Green Deal, could strongly boost the role and recognition of NBS and SUP as drivers of sustainable and inclusive urban transition. Through a content analysis of current environmental European policies, strategies and agreements, this paper provides (i) an overview of the state of the art of the environmental European policy framework and the recognized role of NBS and SUP in reaching defined objectives, and (ii) insights on where NBS and SUP could play a larger role within this framework. On this basis, the paper identifies gaps and develops recommendations for a better integration of such concepts into the current framework.
Claudia de Luca; Sandra Naumann; McKenna Davis; Simona Tondelli. Nature-Based Solutions and Sustainable Urban Planning in the European Environmental Policy Framework: Analysis of the State of the Art and Recommendations for Future Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5021 .
AMA StyleClaudia de Luca, Sandra Naumann, McKenna Davis, Simona Tondelli. Nature-Based Solutions and Sustainable Urban Planning in the European Environmental Policy Framework: Analysis of the State of the Art and Recommendations for Future Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5021.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudia de Luca; Sandra Naumann; McKenna Davis; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "Nature-Based Solutions and Sustainable Urban Planning in the European Environmental Policy Framework: Analysis of the State of the Art and Recommendations for Future Development." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5021.
Cultural and Natural Heritage (CNH) are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration, according to the UNESCO definition. Rural areas represent outstanding examples of cultural, either tangible or intangible, and natural heritage. While rural areas are facing a socio-economic and demographic crisis all over the world, CNH need not only to be safeguarded, but also promoted as a driver for competitiveness, growth and sustainable and inclusive development. This paper goes deeper into the study of computational methods (CMs) applied to modelling CNH in rural areas by looking at how computational methods can support CNH promotion and valorisation to transform rural areas into laboratories for the demonstration of sustainable development through improving the unique potential of their heritage. To this end, different computational methods have been studied and classified according to their scope and application area parameters, showing some correlation among the said parameters and the class of computational method. Apart from how CMs have been applied, wehether it is possible to scale up these CMs elsewhere has also been considered.
Francisco Barrientos; John Martin; Claudia De Luca; Simona Tondelli; Jaime Gómez-García-Bermejo; Eduardo Zalama Casanova. Computational methods and rural cultural & natural heritage: A review. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2021, 49, 250 -259.
AMA StyleFrancisco Barrientos, John Martin, Claudia De Luca, Simona Tondelli, Jaime Gómez-García-Bermejo, Eduardo Zalama Casanova. Computational methods and rural cultural & natural heritage: A review. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2021; 49 ():250-259.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancisco Barrientos; John Martin; Claudia De Luca; Simona Tondelli; Jaime Gómez-García-Bermejo; Eduardo Zalama Casanova. 2021. "Computational methods and rural cultural & natural heritage: A review." Journal of Cultural Heritage 49, no. : 250-259.
Walking is a sustainable mode of transport and a healthy way of doing physical activity. Walkability is a concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent years due to its potential to promote more sustainable urban environments and healthy lifestyles. This paper provides a literature review to analyze the influence of built environment attributes on walkability. The Scopus and Web of Science databases were chosen to survey the peer-reviewed documents published up to June 2020. A total of 132 documents were selected by the search. The review of these 132 documents showed that various built environment attributes were differently analyzed and assessed. More specifically, the search identified 32 built environment attributes that were assessed by using 63 measures. Intersection density, residential density and land use mix were the most used attributes for assessing walkability, namely by using objective methods, such as ratios and spatial score tools. In turn, attributes related to streetscape design and security were much less adopted in walkability assessments. This paper provides additional insights into how built environment attributes influence walkability and identifies gaps and issues that should be analyzed in-depth in the future. The review could be helpful for researchers and urban planners in developing walkability studies and in defining policies to improve walkability.
Fernando Fonseca; Paulo J. G. Ribeiro; Elisa Conticelli; Mona Jabbari; George Papageorgiou; Simona Tondelli; Rui A. R. Ramos. Built environment attributes and their influence on walkability. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 2021, 1 -40.
AMA StyleFernando Fonseca, Paulo J. G. Ribeiro, Elisa Conticelli, Mona Jabbari, George Papageorgiou, Simona Tondelli, Rui A. R. Ramos. Built environment attributes and their influence on walkability. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 2021; ():1-40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Fonseca; Paulo J. G. Ribeiro; Elisa Conticelli; Mona Jabbari; George Papageorgiou; Simona Tondelli; Rui A. R. Ramos. 2021. "Built environment attributes and their influence on walkability." International Journal of Sustainable Transportation , no. : 1-40.
Walking is a mode of transport that offers many environmental and health benefits. Utilitarian walking refers to walking trips undertaken to fulfil routine purposes. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which walking is used as a transport mode for short urban trips in the city centers of Bologna and Porto and the barriers preventing utilitarian walking. Based on a questionnaire (n = 1117) administered in the two cities, results indicated that 21% of the individuals travel by foot, while 47% combine walking with other modes. This means that 68% of the daily trips to these city centers involve walking activity. From the overall trips, 84% were made to reach work and school/university. Statistical tests showed that utilitarian walkers were more likely to be females (p < 0.001) and undergraduates (p < 0.001). People from Bologna were more likely to engage in utilitarian walking than people from Porto (p < 0.001). Travel distance and time were the main barriers preventing people from engaging in utilitarian walking. The findings described in this paper provide a better understanding of utilitarian walking in the central areas of both cities, which can guide policies to promote healthier lifestyles and sustainable mobility.
Fernando Fonseca; Elisa Conticelli; George Papageorgiou; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. Levels and Characteristics of Utilitarian Walking in the Central Areas of the Cities of Bologna and Porto. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3064 .
AMA StyleFernando Fonseca, Elisa Conticelli, George Papageorgiou, Paulo Ribeiro, Mona Jabbari, Simona Tondelli, Rui Ramos. Levels and Characteristics of Utilitarian Walking in the Central Areas of the Cities of Bologna and Porto. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3064.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Fonseca; Elisa Conticelli; George Papageorgiou; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. 2021. "Levels and Characteristics of Utilitarian Walking in the Central Areas of the Cities of Bologna and Porto." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3064.
In recent years, both mapping and assessing urban Ecosystem Services (ESs) to support urban planning has been a topic of great debate. This work aims at contributing to this discussion by developing and testing a methodological approach to first assess and map supply and demand of ESs, and then identify areas of priority of intervention. Starting from the existing models, the work develops a tailored approach to map and assess three ESs (water retention and runoff, PM10 removal, and carbon sequestration and storage) that are tested in the city of Bologna and tailored according to available open data. All data are processed in a GIS environment to allow for spatial distribution and visualization of ESs. These maps facilitate defining supply and demands and, consequently, the presence and distribution of ESs deficiencies. Building on mismatches, this paper proposes four clusters by grouping the city’s districts based on predominant land use (built-up, green urban areas) and tree canopy cover. This classification enabled the identification of intervention priority areas and suggestions of relevant nature-based solutions (NBS) to be implemented. The proposed method can serve other urban areas to perform a rapid assessment of their current needs and challenges in terms of ES provision.
Francesca Vignoli; Claudia de Luca; Simona Tondelli. A Spatial Ecosystem Services Assessment to Support Decision and Policy Making: The Case of the City of Bologna. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2787 .
AMA StyleFrancesca Vignoli, Claudia de Luca, Simona Tondelli. A Spatial Ecosystem Services Assessment to Support Decision and Policy Making: The Case of the City of Bologna. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2787.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Vignoli; Claudia de Luca; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "A Spatial Ecosystem Services Assessment to Support Decision and Policy Making: The Case of the City of Bologna." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2787.
In the European Union, more than 70% of the population lives in urban areas. Achieving more efficient and low-carbon mobility is crucial to ensuring urban systems are sustainable and tackling important challenges, such as reduction of CO2 emissions, air and noise pollution, and traffic congestion. Identifying effective strategies and design solutions that boost multimodal mobility and effective interchange among different sustainable means of transport can be a significant contribution in this area. This paper presents an easy-to-use methodology to assess the performance of policy measures and design solutions-oriented to foster modal interchange, with special regard to the configuration of the interchange hubs. The methodology is based on identifying key factors necessary to ensure an efficient multimodal interchange and the different types of interchanges that are frequently present in the urban realm. By grouping the key factors into nine different domains, and by weighing the key factors in relation to their importance, the methodology creates a decision support system to assess the performance of the current interchange, as well as of different planning and design scenarios. This methodology has been developed in the framework of the Interreg Europe MATCH-UP project and is conceived to support both designers and decision-makers whenever they have to reorganise existing transport hubs and policies, or design and plan new ones.
Elisa Conticelli; Gianluca Gobbi; Paula Rosas; Simona Tondelli. Assessing the Performance of Modal Interchange for Ensuring Seamless and Sustainable Mobility in European Cities. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1001 .
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli, Gianluca Gobbi, Paula Rosas, Simona Tondelli. Assessing the Performance of Modal Interchange for Ensuring Seamless and Sustainable Mobility in European Cities. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):1001.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli; Gianluca Gobbi; Paula Rosas; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "Assessing the Performance of Modal Interchange for Ensuring Seamless and Sustainable Mobility in European Cities." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 1001.
As increasingly recognized by scholars, climate change is posing new challenges in the field of disaster risk management and urban planning. Even though cultural heritage has passed through decades and centuries, it has never experienced such unexpected and variable events as those forecasted by climate change for the foreseeable future, making it a sensitive element of the living environment. By selecting the city of Ravenna and the cultural heritage site of the Santa Croce Church and archaeological area as a case study, the paper aims at providing an insight into the role that urban planning tools have when it comes to improving the resilience of historical areas, coping with climate change through improvements to the disaster risk management of cultural heritage. Starting from a deep analysis of the existing spatial and urban planning tools that operate at different scales on the Ravenna territory, the adaptive capacity of the historical area toward the identified risks was assessed. The results may lead, on the one hand, to improving the integration of cultural heritage risk management into urban planning tools; on the other hand, they contribute to improving the scope and the governance of the heritage management plans in order to cope with climate change risks and their effects.
Angela Rosa; Angela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. Investigating the Integration of Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management into Urban Planning Tools. The Ravenna Case Study. Sustainability 2021, 13, 872 .
AMA StyleAngela Rosa, Angela Santangelo, Simona Tondelli. Investigating the Integration of Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management into Urban Planning Tools. The Ravenna Case Study. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):872.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngela Rosa; Angela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. 2021. "Investigating the Integration of Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management into Urban Planning Tools. The Ravenna Case Study." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 872.
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is an inclusive approach to the research and innovation process. Regional and local authorities are encouraged to take advantages of RRI in order to address the complexity of the interplay between science and society, especially as it affects territorial development policies. However, adopting the RRI approach is not an immediate or linear process. Consciously or not, many territories have already adopted policies and planning instruments that incorporate RRI, generating effects on the spatial scales. The aim of this study is to provide a methodology to map the inclusion of RRI dimensions (i.e., public engagement, open access, gender, ethics, science education) into regional development policies and spatial planning instruments, in order to detect integrated strategies and elements that are sustainable, open, inclusive, anticipative and responsive. The mapping methodology has been applied to three territorial pilot cases. The results provide the territories with a baseline to improve the integration of the RRI approach in their commitments to develop self-sustaining research and innovation ecosystems. Through the lessons learnt from the pilot cases, recommendations are drawn for the integration of RRI in spatial and urban planning policies and tools.
Alice Panciroli; Angela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. Mapping RRI Dimensions and Sustainability into Regional Development Policies and Urban Planning Instruments. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5675 .
AMA StyleAlice Panciroli, Angela Santangelo, Simona Tondelli. Mapping RRI Dimensions and Sustainability into Regional Development Policies and Urban Planning Instruments. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (14):5675.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlice Panciroli; Angela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. 2020. "Mapping RRI Dimensions and Sustainability into Regional Development Policies and Urban Planning Instruments." Sustainability 12, no. 14: 5675.
Fernando Fonseca; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Elena Petrova; George Papageorgiou; Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. Smart Pedestrian Network: An Integrated Conceptual Model for Improving Walkability. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2020, 125 -142.
AMA StyleFernando Fonseca, Paulo Ribeiro, Mona Jabbari, Elena Petrova, George Papageorgiou, Elisa Conticelli, Simona Tondelli, Rui Ramos. Smart Pedestrian Network: An Integrated Conceptual Model for Improving Walkability. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. 2020; ():125-142.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Fonseca; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Elena Petrova; George Papageorgiou; Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. 2020. "Smart Pedestrian Network: An Integrated Conceptual Model for Improving Walkability." Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering , no. : 125-142.
Walking may be considered one of the most sustainable and democratic ways of travelling within a city, thus providing benefits not only to pedestrians but also to the urban environment. Besides, walking is also one of the means of transport most likely subjected to factors outside an individual’s control, like social or physical abilities to walk and the presence of comfortable and safe street infrastructures and services. Therefore, improving urban conditions provided to pedestrians has positive impacts on walkability. At the same time technological solutions and innovations have the power to encourage and support people to walk by overcoming immaterial barriers due to a lack of information or boring travel and they give to decision makers the possibility to gain data to understand how and where people travel. Merging these two dimensions into a unique approach can drastically improve accessibility, attractiveness, safety, comfort and security of urban spaces. In this context, this paper aims to draw a more multifaceted context for walkability, where new technologies assume a key role for introducing new approaches to pedestrian paths planning and design and thus for enhancing this mode of transport. Indeed, by combining more traditional spatial-based and perceptual analysis of the urban environment with technological applications and social media exploitation there will be room to better support the decision on and to enhance satisfaction of walking as well as to easier plan and design more walkable cities.
Elisa Conticelli; Athanasios Maimaris; George Papageorgiou; Simona Tondelli. Planning and Designing Walkable Cities: A Smart Approach. Smart Planning: Sustainability and Mobility in the Age of Change 2018, 251 -269.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli, Athanasios Maimaris, George Papageorgiou, Simona Tondelli. Planning and Designing Walkable Cities: A Smart Approach. Smart Planning: Sustainability and Mobility in the Age of Change. 2018; ():251-269.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli; Athanasios Maimaris; George Papageorgiou; Simona Tondelli. 2018. "Planning and Designing Walkable Cities: A Smart Approach." Smart Planning: Sustainability and Mobility in the Age of Change , no. : 251-269.
The central role of occupants for achieving energy savings in residential buildings is increasingly recognised. Simulation programmes able to take into account occupant behaviour are considered to be powerful tools for bridging the gap between the predicted and the actual energy consumption for new buildings. Nevertheless, the majority of residential buildings that will constitute the housing stock in 2050 have already been built today, therefore occupant behaviour and building simulation tools need to be fully exploited for supporting the renovation of existing housing stock. The aim of this paper is to explore the role of occupant behaviour modelling in supporting decision-makers dealing with the design of renovation strategies for residential buildings. An Italian multi-family public housing building is assumed as case study to estimate the influence of three dimensions linked with occupant behaviour – management of the thermostat, management of the heating system, variation of building characteristics – on energy heating consumption. The results show that, while the occupant behaviour influences the heating loads up to 1/3 in case of high level of building retrofit, the less the building is renovated, the higher is the behavioural impact in absolute terms of energy reduction. Therefore, in order to be effective, renovation strategies are required to design appropriate informative instruments at an early stage to support behaviour changes towards responsible energy consumption.
Angela Santangelo; Da Yan; Xiaohang Feng; Simona Tondelli. Renovation strategies for the Italian public housing stock: Applying building energy simulation and occupant behaviour modelling to support decision-making process. Energy and Buildings 2018, 167, 269 -280.
AMA StyleAngela Santangelo, Da Yan, Xiaohang Feng, Simona Tondelli. Renovation strategies for the Italian public housing stock: Applying building energy simulation and occupant behaviour modelling to support decision-making process. Energy and Buildings. 2018; 167 ():269-280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngela Santangelo; Da Yan; Xiaohang Feng; Simona Tondelli. 2018. "Renovation strategies for the Italian public housing stock: Applying building energy simulation and occupant behaviour modelling to support decision-making process." Energy and Buildings 167, no. : 269-280.
Elisa Conticelli; Stefania Proli; Simona Tondelli. Integrating energy efficiency and urban densification policies: Two Italian case studies. Energy and Buildings 2017, 155, 308 -323.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli, Stefania Proli, Simona Tondelli. Integrating energy efficiency and urban densification policies: Two Italian case studies. Energy and Buildings. 2017; 155 ():308-323.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli; Stefania Proli; Simona Tondelli. 2017. "Integrating energy efficiency and urban densification policies: Two Italian case studies." Energy and Buildings 155, no. : 308-323.
Angela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. Occupant behaviour and building renovation of the social housing stock: Current and future challenges. Energy and Buildings 2017, 145, 276 -283.
AMA StyleAngela Santangelo, Simona Tondelli. Occupant behaviour and building renovation of the social housing stock: Current and future challenges. Energy and Buildings. 2017; 145 ():276-283.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngela Santangelo; Simona Tondelli. 2017. "Occupant behaviour and building renovation of the social housing stock: Current and future challenges." Energy and Buildings 145, no. : 276-283.
Stefania Proli; Simona Tondelli. Oltre l'emergenza: potenzialità dell'housing sociale nelle politiche urbanistiche della regione Emilia-Romagna. ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI 2017, 147 -168.
AMA StyleStefania Proli, Simona Tondelli. Oltre l'emergenza: potenzialità dell'housing sociale nelle politiche urbanistiche della regione Emilia-Romagna. ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI. 2017; (118):147-168.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefania Proli; Simona Tondelli. 2017. "Oltre l'emergenza: potenzialità dell'housing sociale nelle politiche urbanistiche della regione Emilia-Romagna." ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI , no. 118: 147-168.
The definition and the subsequent development of eco-industrial parks (EIPs) have been deeply based on the application of industrial ecology theory, which pays specific attention to metabolic exchanges within industrial processes to address a deep reduction of limited resource consumption and a minimization of waste production in the framework of a sustainable development approach. Despite the EIPs configurations being essentially based on the overall idea of sustainability, the problem of defining their proper location inside the territory and the consequent land use model, to minimize land consumption, have not always been central in the wide range of studies and practices concerning the EIPs. Nevertheless, the specific problem of a drastic reduction of land consumption at the EIP planning stage acquires a crucial role and, therefore, needs to be carefully assessed inside the perspective of sustainable urban development. In this framework, the paper firstly aims at facing the nontrivial relationship between the EIPs’ theorizations and implementations and the reduction of land consumption by referencing specific studies and shared tools, where new developments have been favored despite the conversion and redevelopment of existing industrial parks; secondly, it focus on an Italian case study and its emblematic EIP planning processes, in order to deepen the contradictions between sustainable spatial planning and eco-industrial parks. Finally, some final conclusions will be presented, in order to integrate some main issues concerning the reduction of land consumption inside the more traditional EIP design processes.
Elisa Conticelli; Elisa Conticelli And Simona Tondelli. Eco-Industrial Parks and Sustainable Spatial Planning: A Possible Contradiction? Administrative Sciences 2014, 4, 331 -349.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli, Elisa Conticelli And Simona Tondelli. Eco-Industrial Parks and Sustainable Spatial Planning: A Possible Contradiction? Administrative Sciences. 2014; 4 (3):331-349.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli; Elisa Conticelli And Simona Tondelli. 2014. "Eco-Industrial Parks and Sustainable Spatial Planning: A Possible Contradiction?" Administrative Sciences 4, no. 3: 331-349.
Environmental issues are considered increasingly more important in the field of industrial production, especially in the early stages of the planning processes: Eco-industrial parks seem to be effective planning models to reduce environmental impact and to increase firm competitiveness at the same time. By describing the Raibano industrial area planning process, this paper investigates the opportunities offered by strategic environmental assessment as an effective and suitable method in developing real eco-industrial parks. The assessment procedure, also supported by some prediction models, has been implemented by considering the environmental effects generated by the industrial park development and use on every environmental component, and the consequent precondition, mitigation, and remediation measures. The illustrated case shows that the application of environmental assessment principles to an early decision-making level enables the enhancement of some key features of eco-industrial parks, such as the high degree of project preplanning and design and the presence of site management and monitoring mechanisms during its implementation, thus guaranteeing enough flexibility to give birth to spontaneous cooperation and exchanges between the industrial activities.
Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli. Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Eco-Industrial Parks: Raibano Case in Italy. Journal of Urban Planning and Development 2013, 139, 185 -196.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli, Simona Tondelli. Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Eco-Industrial Parks: Raibano Case in Italy. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2013; 139 (3):185-196.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli. 2013. "Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Eco-Industrial Parks: Raibano Case in Italy." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 139, no. 3: 185-196.
Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is a family of decision-making tools that can be used in strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedures to ensure that environmental, social and economic aspects are integrated into the design of human development strategies and planning, in order to increase the contribution of the environment and natural resources to poverty reduction. The aim of this paper is to highlight the contribution of a particular multi-criteria technique, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), in two stages of the SEA procedure applied to water programmes in developing countries: the comparison of alternatives and monitoring. This proposal was validated through its application to a case study in Brazilian semi-arid region. The objective was to select and subsequently monitor the most appropriate programme for safe water availability. On the basis of the SEA results, a project was identified and implemented with successful results. In terms of comparisons of alternatives, AHP meets the requirements of human development programme assessment, including the importance of simplicity, a multidisciplinary and flexible approach, and a focus on the beneficiaries' concerns. With respect to monitoring, the study shows that AHP contributes to SEA by identifying the most appropriate indicators, in order to control the impacts of a project.
Marianna Garfì; Laia Ferrer Martí; Alessandra Bonoli; Simona Tondelli. Multi-criteria analysis for improving strategic environmental assessment of water programmes. A case study in semi-arid region of Brazil. Journal of Environmental Management 2011, 92, 665 -675.
AMA StyleMarianna Garfì, Laia Ferrer Martí, Alessandra Bonoli, Simona Tondelli. Multi-criteria analysis for improving strategic environmental assessment of water programmes. A case study in semi-arid region of Brazil. Journal of Environmental Management. 2011; 92 (3):665-675.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarianna Garfì; Laia Ferrer Martí; Alessandra Bonoli; Simona Tondelli. 2011. "Multi-criteria analysis for improving strategic environmental assessment of water programmes. A case study in semi-arid region of Brazil." Journal of Environmental Management 92, no. 3: 665-675.