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In 2015, The United Nations adopted an agenda for sustainable development in order to obtain “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and for the world now and in the future (United Nations). The United Nations has defined 17 main goals, such as ending poverty, improving health, preserving the ocean, and tackling the climate change, in order to achieve worldwide sustainable development. Sustainable development is a crucial worldwide topic that encompasses three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. Nowadays, social ecological innovation has envisaged a new prominent business model focusing on social and environmental goals to achieve sustainable development. The intent of this paper is to propose the community garden framework as a social and ecological innovation tool in order to boost sustainable development in urban areas as well as rural areas. For this purpose, an empirical analysis based on a structured interview was conducted in the area of Naples on a sample of 150 gardeners. The results of the interviews have been aggregated by using a variance and correlation analysis in order to explore to what extent the social and environmental dimensions are linked to the community gardens and to identify a pattern between community gardens and social ecological innovation. Two attributes of community gardens, that is, urbanization effects mitigation and wellness and community, were identified as having the ability to influence other community garden attributes. Thus, the paper suggests using these highly influential factors to define a social and ecological innovation strategy based on a community gardens framework.
Vincenzo Rusciano; Gennaro Civero; Debora Scarpato. Social and Ecological High Influential Factors in Community Gardens Innovation: An Empirical Survey in Italy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4651 .
AMA StyleVincenzo Rusciano, Gennaro Civero, Debora Scarpato. Social and Ecological High Influential Factors in Community Gardens Innovation: An Empirical Survey in Italy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4651.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVincenzo Rusciano; Gennaro Civero; Debora Scarpato. 2020. "Social and Ecological High Influential Factors in Community Gardens Innovation: An Empirical Survey in Italy." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4651.
This paper draws on the theoretical framework based on social innovation determinants to analyze how and to what extent the recent and self-organized initiatives for food provisioning are contributing to increase food accessibility at the time of personal and mobility restrictions due to Covid-19. Based on this, the paper firstly maps the initiatives activated during the first months of the Covid-19 emergency (March and April 2020) in the urban–rural territories in the province of Naples (Italy). Secondly, it characterizes these initiatives in relation to their capacity to enhance outcome and social well-being, as well as to involve local society in answer to social challenges through a desk research. Thirdly, the paper describes the case of Masseria Ferraioli, which emerges as social innovative best practice among the previous mapped initiatives. Even in these days, the Masseria distributes to people who cannot afford the purchase due to the emergency vegetables grown on land confiscated from the Camorra, the local mafia. Its configuration as social innovative experience is also confirmed directly by the Masseria´s project manager, who was required to answer to a semi-structured interview. Based on the evidence of the desk research and this interview, the paper demonstrates the importance of the combined commitment of local communities and volunteering association as a reaction to food provisioning problems in the time of Covid-19, as well as an increasing interest in reconnecting with local food practices, above all when food access has become a priority.
Valentina Cattivelli; Vincenzo Rusciano. Social Innovation and Food Provisioning during Covid-19: The Case of Urban–Rural Initiatives in the Province of Naples. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4444 .
AMA StyleValentina Cattivelli, Vincenzo Rusciano. Social Innovation and Food Provisioning during Covid-19: The Case of Urban–Rural Initiatives in the Province of Naples. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4444.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValentina Cattivelli; Vincenzo Rusciano. 2020. "Social Innovation and Food Provisioning during Covid-19: The Case of Urban–Rural Initiatives in the Province of Naples." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4444.
Gennaro Civero; Vincenzo Rusciano; Debora Scarpato. Orientation of Agri-Food Companies to CSR and Consumer Perception: A Survey on Two Italian Companies. Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture 2018, 9, 134 -141.
AMA StyleGennaro Civero, Vincenzo Rusciano, Debora Scarpato. Orientation of Agri-Food Companies to CSR and Consumer Perception: A Survey on Two Italian Companies. Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture. 2018; 9 (2):134-141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGennaro Civero; Vincenzo Rusciano; Debora Scarpato. 2018. "Orientation of Agri-Food Companies to CSR and Consumer Perception: A Survey on Two Italian Companies." Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture 9, no. 2: 134-141.
The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the attitudes of people towards issues of food safety, food security and sustainability. For this, an empirical study was conducted on visitors to the event Milan Expo 2015. Particular attention was paid to any greater propensity to purchase products from socially responsible agri-food companies and whether the event might have contributed to enrich the baggage of their knowledge on the issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and to influence future buying behaviour. Different groups of visiting consumers were identified through cluster analysis in order to segment and divide visitors into groups based on their approach to food safety, food security and sustainability, their willingness to pay for products from companies practising CSR, and the impact of the event on their future buying behaviour. The results showed a positive attitude of respondents towards issues of food safety, food security and sustainability in general and to the purchase of sustainable food products. However, due to shortcomings in the communication strategy used by companies attending the event, the sample of visitors did not enrich their knowledge on sustainability and CSR. The impact of Expo 2015 on future buying behaviour was far from impressive. The findings are particularly useful for the future development of the reputation and profitability of food companies, for the enrichment of knowledge concerning CSR-oriented food companies and to increase the price of products from socially responsible agri-food companies.
Gennaro Civero; Vincenzo Rusciano; Debora Scarpato. Consumer behaviour and corporate social responsibility: an empirical study of Expo 2015. British Food Journal 2017, 119, 1826 -1838.
AMA StyleGennaro Civero, Vincenzo Rusciano, Debora Scarpato. Consumer behaviour and corporate social responsibility: an empirical study of Expo 2015. British Food Journal. 2017; 119 (8):1826-1838.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGennaro Civero; Vincenzo Rusciano; Debora Scarpato. 2017. "Consumer behaviour and corporate social responsibility: an empirical study of Expo 2015." British Food Journal 119, no. 8: 1826-1838.
Vincenzo Rusciano; Gennaro Civero; Debora Scarpato. Urban Gardening as a New Frontier of Wellness: Case Studies from the City of Naples. The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context 2017, 13, 39 -49.
AMA StyleVincenzo Rusciano, Gennaro Civero, Debora Scarpato. Urban Gardening as a New Frontier of Wellness: Case Studies from the City of Naples. The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context. 2017; 13 (2):39-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVincenzo Rusciano; Gennaro Civero; Debora Scarpato. 2017. "Urban Gardening as a New Frontier of Wellness: Case Studies from the City of Naples." The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context 13, no. 2: 39-49.