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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.
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 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.
Elisa Conticelli. Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2020, 100 -108.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli. Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2020; ():100-108.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli. 2020. "Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 100-108.
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.
Universities are central players and important economic actors in many regions, and many of them are, in general, nationally and internationally active in respect of matters related to sustainable development. But there is a paucity of research which examines their contributions towards sustainability efforts at the local level, i.e. in the places they are situated. This paper addresses this need, by reporting on a qualitative study deploying a Matrix, which allows an analysis and reporting of regional sustainable development initiatives of a set of 22 universities in industrialised and developing countries. Recommendations to enhance their role are provided, including the importance of pursuing partnerships and joint initiatives, understanding the need of local communities, and making their know-how more widely available. The scientific value of this research is related to the understanding of how the interaction between universities and local communities happens and by shedding light to this topic, it supports universities to improve their own actions. Its implications are two-fold: it demonstrates the potential of universities as local players and outlines the range of activities they may engage with, and which may allow them to act as pillars to local sustainability initiatives.
Walter Leal Filho; Valeria Ruiz Vargas; Amanda Lange Salvia; Luciana Londero Brandli; Eric Pallant; Maris Klavins; Subhasis Ray; Sara Moggi; Marija Maruna; Elisa Conticelli; Martin Amogre Ayanore; Vesela Radovic; Bhumika Gupta; Salil Sen; Arminda Paço; Eleni Michalopoulou; Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim; Hock Lye Koh; Fernanda Frankenberger; Wasan Kanchanamukda; Dênis Antônio da Cunha; Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib; Amelia Clarke; Tony Wall; Mentore Vaccari. The role of higher education institutions in sustainability initiatives at the local level. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 233, 1004 -1015.
AMA StyleWalter Leal Filho, Valeria Ruiz Vargas, Amanda Lange Salvia, Luciana Londero Brandli, Eric Pallant, Maris Klavins, Subhasis Ray, Sara Moggi, Marija Maruna, Elisa Conticelli, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Vesela Radovic, Bhumika Gupta, Salil Sen, Arminda Paço, Eleni Michalopoulou, Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Hock Lye Koh, Fernanda Frankenberger, Wasan Kanchanamukda, Dênis Antônio da Cunha, Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib, Amelia Clarke, Tony Wall, Mentore Vaccari. The role of higher education institutions in sustainability initiatives at the local level. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 233 ():1004-1015.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWalter Leal Filho; Valeria Ruiz Vargas; Amanda Lange Salvia; Luciana Londero Brandli; Eric Pallant; Maris Klavins; Subhasis Ray; Sara Moggi; Marija Maruna; Elisa Conticelli; Martin Amogre Ayanore; Vesela Radovic; Bhumika Gupta; Salil Sen; Arminda Paço; Eleni Michalopoulou; Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim; Hock Lye Koh; Fernanda Frankenberger; Wasan Kanchanamukda; Dênis Antônio da Cunha; Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib; Amelia Clarke; Tony Wall; Mentore Vaccari. 2019. "The role of higher education institutions in sustainability initiatives at the local level." Journal of Cleaner Production 233, no. : 1004-1015.
High density city; Mixed-use city; Transit-oriented city There is not a common definition of compact city in literature, indeed this concept is one of the most discussed in contemporary urban policy....
Elisa Conticelli. Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2019, 1 -10.
AMA StyleElisa Conticelli. Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2019; ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Conticelli. 2019. "Compact City as a Model Achieving Sustainable Development." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-10.
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.
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.
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.