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Iacopo Bernetti
DAGRI, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine, 18-50144 Firenze, FI, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 05 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Wine tourism is one of the best opportunities for rural development, but because it is partially exposed to climatic conditions, it is a climate-vulnerable tourism activity. However, an understanding of the potential impacts of global climate change on this popular activity remains limited. This study proposes a new methodology that combines current daily gridded climate data from the E-OBS project with big spatiotemporal data from the Flickr photo-sharing platform through a generalized additive model This methodology was implemented to study the potential impacts on tourism flows due to climate change and to make predictions about the future using data from the CMIP5 project. We applied the methodology to 5 European wine tourism regions: Alsace (FR), Chianti (IT), La Rioja (SP), Langhe-Monferrato (IT), and Moselle (DE). Results show an increased probability of presence and increased deseasonalization of tourism in all study areas and an anticipation of peak presence from summer to spring in three of the five regions. We believe that these results can be useful for public and private stakeholders to adapt the offer of wine tourism services to changes in demand and to direct the organization of events such as festivals and thematic tours.

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Veronica Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi. Impact of Climate Change on Wine Tourism: An Approach through Social Media Data. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7489 .

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Veronica Sottini, Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi. Impact of Climate Change on Wine Tourism: An Approach through Social Media Data. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7489.

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Veronica Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi. 2021. "Impact of Climate Change on Wine Tourism: An Approach through Social Media Data." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7489.

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Published: 15 June 2021 in Forests
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This study presents a decision support system for the financial analysis of an acorn chain used in food production. The application of these fruits, in fact, shows potential in human nutrition and valorization of rural and marginal areas. A multi-step production process is hypothesised with a different potential organizational structure of each phase and products to be sold. The net present value, pay-back period, safety margins, and internal rate of return are computed for the implemented scenario. The research was grounded on Italian-based data but can be easily transferred to other case studies. The results highlight potential economic suitability of the chain, although subject to a minimal value of prices and productivity. Future improvements and further integration of this study, such as the analysis of fluctuation’s risk of annual production or the need to investigate sensorial properties of acorns, are suggested and discussed.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Tommaso Cavuta; Costanza Borghi; Maria Cipollaro; Roberto Fratini; Iacopo Bernetti. Financial Analysis of Acorns Chain for Food Production. Forests 2021, 12, 784 .

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Sandro Sacchelli, Tommaso Cavuta, Costanza Borghi, Maria Cipollaro, Roberto Fratini, Iacopo Bernetti. Financial Analysis of Acorns Chain for Food Production. Forests. 2021; 12 (6):784.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Tommaso Cavuta; Costanza Borghi; Maria Cipollaro; Roberto Fratini; Iacopo Bernetti. 2021. "Financial Analysis of Acorns Chain for Food Production." Forests 12, no. 6: 784.

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Published: 22 March 2021 in Sustainability
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This article presents a quantitative review of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) at the regional scale in Europe. A text mining approach was applied to titles, abstracts, and keywords extracted from articles in the Scopus database. Different investigations, such as concept mapping and specificity analyses of textual corpus, were performed. Our search yielded a massive number of NWFP-related papers. Specifically, research was distributed in different countries, being more prevalent in the Mediterranean and Scandinavian contexts. Several NWFPs were analyzed, with mushrooms, resin, cork, and other forest fruit being the most common ones. Local socioeconomic improvement was one of the major aspects investigated in scientific literature. The proposed methodology applies specific scripts that can be updated, and the output of the present research can be compared with that of the future works. For instance, interest trends of products and methods can be investigated, and gap analyses performed. Finally, the potential implications of this review for researchers and stakeholders are discussed.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Costanza Borghi; Roberto Fratini; Iacopo Bernetti. Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3533 .

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Sandro Sacchelli, Costanza Borghi, Roberto Fratini, Iacopo Bernetti. Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3533.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Costanza Borghi; Roberto Fratini; Iacopo Bernetti. 2021. "Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3533.

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Published: 26 August 2020 in Forests
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Forests provide a range of ecosystem services essential for human wellbeing. In a changing climate, forest management is expected to play a fundamental role by preserving the functioning of forest ecosystems and enhancing the adaptive processes. Understanding and quantifying the future forest coverage in view of climate changes is therefore crucial in order to develop appropriate forest management strategies. However, the potential impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems remain largely unknown due to the uncertainties lying behind the future prediction of models. To fill this knowledge gap, here we aim to provide an uncertainty assessment of the potential impact of climate change on the forest coverage in Italy using species distribution modelling technique. The spatial distribution of 19 forest tree species in the country was extracted from the last national forest inventory and modelled using nine Species Distribution Models algorithms, six different Global Circulation Models (GCMs), and one Regional Climate Models (RCMs) for 2050s under an intermediate forcing scenario (RCP 4.5). The single species predictions were then compared and used to build a future forest cover map for the country. Overall, no sensible variation in the spatial distribution of the total forested area was predicted with compensatory effects in forest coverage of different tree species, whose magnitude and patters appear largely modulated by the driving climate models. The analyses reported an unchanged amount of total land suitability to forest growth in mountain areas while smaller values were predicted for valleys and floodplains than high-elevation areas. Pure woods were predicted as the most influenced when compared with mixed stands which are characterized by a greater species richness and, therefore, a supposed higher level of biodiversity and resilience to climate change threatens. Pure softwood stands along the Apennines chain in central Italy (e.g., Pinus, Abies) were more sensitive than hardwoods (e.g., Fagus, Quercus) and generally characterized by pure and even-aged planted forests, much further away from their natural structure where admixture with other tree species is more likely. In this context a sustainable forest management strategy may reduce the potential impact of climate change on forest ecosystems. Silvicultural practices should be aimed at increasing the species richness and favoring hardwoods currently growing as dominating species under conifers canopy, stimulating the natural regeneration, gene flow, and supporting (spatial) migration processes.

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Matteo Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Marco Moriondo; Giovanni Forzieri; Marco Ammoniaci; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; Gherardo Chirici. Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Forest Coverage and the Spatial Distribution of 19 Key Forest Tree Species in Italy under RCP4.5 IPCC Trajectory for 2050s. Forests 2020, 11, 934 .

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Matteo Pecchi, Maurizio Marchi, Marco Moriondo, Giovanni Forzieri, Marco Ammoniaci, Iacopo Bernetti, Marco Bindi, Gherardo Chirici. Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Forest Coverage and the Spatial Distribution of 19 Key Forest Tree Species in Italy under RCP4.5 IPCC Trajectory for 2050s. Forests. 2020; 11 (9):934.

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Matteo Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Marco Moriondo; Giovanni Forzieri; Marco Ammoniaci; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; Gherardo Chirici. 2020. "Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Forest Coverage and the Spatial Distribution of 19 Key Forest Tree Species in Italy under RCP4.5 IPCC Trajectory for 2050s." Forests 11, no. 9: 934.

Journal article
Published: 13 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Cities are human ecosystems. Understanding human ecology is important for designing and planning the built environment. The ability to respond to changes and adapt actions in a positive way helps determine the health of cities. Recently, many studies have highlighted the great potential of photographic data shared on the Flickr platform for the analysis of environmental perceptions in landscape and urban planning. Other research works used panoramic images from the Google Street View (GSV) web service to extract urban quality data. Although other researches have used social media to characterize human habitat from an emotional point of view, there is still a lack of knowledge of the correlation between environmental and physical variables of the city and visual perception, especially at a scale suitable for urban planning and design. In ecology, the environmental suitability of a territory for a given biological community is studied through species distribution models (SDM). In this work we have adopted the state of the art of SDM (the ensemble approach) to develop a methodology transferable to cities with different sizes and characteristics that uses data deriving from many sources available on a global scale: social media platform, Google internet services, shared geographical information, remote sensing and geomorphological data. The result of our application in the city of Livorno offers important information on the most significant variables for the conservation, planning and design of urban public spaces at the project scale. However, further research developments will be needed to test the model in cities of different sizes and geographic locations, integrate the model with other social media, other databases and with traditional surveys and improve the quality of indicators that can be derived from information shared on the Internet.

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Iacopo Bernetti; Veronica Alampi Sottini; Lorenzo Bambi; Elena Barbierato; Tommaso Borghini; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. Urban Niche Assessment: An Approach Integrating Social Media Analysis, Spatial Urban Indicators and Geo-Statistical Techniques. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3982 .

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Iacopo Bernetti, Veronica Alampi Sottini, Lorenzo Bambi, Elena Barbierato, Tommaso Borghini, Irene Capecchi, Claudio Saragosa. Urban Niche Assessment: An Approach Integrating Social Media Analysis, Spatial Urban Indicators and Geo-Statistical Techniques. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (10):3982.

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Iacopo Bernetti; Veronica Alampi Sottini; Lorenzo Bambi; Elena Barbierato; Tommaso Borghini; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. 2020. "Urban Niche Assessment: An Approach Integrating Social Media Analysis, Spatial Urban Indicators and Geo-Statistical Techniques." Sustainability 12, no. 10: 3982.

Journal article
Published: 19 January 2020 in Remote Sensing
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There is an urgent need for holistic tools to assess the health impacts of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies relating to increasing public green spaces. Urban vegetation provides numerous ecosystem services on a local scale and is therefore a potential adaptation strategy that can be used in an era of global warming to offset the increasing impacts of human activity on urban environments. In this study, we propose a set of urban green ecological metrics that can be used to evaluate urban green ecosystem services. The metrics were derived from two complementary surveys: a traditional remote sensing survey of multispectral images and Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data, and a survey using proximate sensing through images made available by the Google Street View database. In accordance with previous studies, two classes of metrics were calculated: greenery at lower and higher elevations than building facades. In the last phase of the work, the metrics were applied to city blocks, and a spatially constrained clustering methodology was employed. Homogeneous areas were identified in relation to the urban greenery characteristics. The proposed methodology represents the development of a geographic information system that can be used by public administrators and urban green designers to create and maintain urban public forests.

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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. Integrating Remote Sensing and Street View Images to Quantify Urban Forest Ecosystem Services. Remote Sensing 2020, 12, 329 .

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Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi, Claudio Saragosa. Integrating Remote Sensing and Street View Images to Quantify Urban Forest Ecosystem Services. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12 (2):329.

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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. 2020. "Integrating Remote Sensing and Street View Images to Quantify Urban Forest Ecosystem Services." Remote Sensing 12, no. 2: 329.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2019 in Wine Economics and Policy
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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Sara Fabbrizzi; Silvio Menghini. Winescape perception and big data analysis: An assessment through social media photographs in the Chianti Classico region. Wine Economics and Policy 2019, 8, 127 -140.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini, Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi, Sara Fabbrizzi, Silvio Menghini. Winescape perception and big data analysis: An assessment through social media photographs in the Chianti Classico region. Wine Economics and Policy. 2019; 8 (2):127-140.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Sara Fabbrizzi; Silvio Menghini. 2019. "Winescape perception and big data analysis: An assessment through social media photographs in the Chianti Classico region." Wine Economics and Policy 8, no. 2: 127-140.

Review article
Published: 16 September 2019 in Ecological Modelling
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Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) techniques were originally developed in the mid-1980s. In this century they are gaining increasing attention in the literature and in practical use as a powerful tool to support forest management strategies especially under climate change. In this review paper we consider species occurrence datasets, climatic and soil predictor variables, modelling algorithms, evaluation methods and widely used software for SDM studies. We describe several important and freely available sources for species occurrence and interpolated climatic data. We outline the use of both presence-only and presence/absence modelling algorithms including distance-based algorithms, machine learning algorithms and regression-based models. We conclude that SDM techniques provide a valuable asset for forest managers. However, it is essential to consider uncertainties behind the use of future climate change scenarios.

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Matteo Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Vanessa Burton; Francesca Giannetti; Marco Moriondo; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; Gherardo Chirici. Species distribution modelling to support forest management. A literature review. Ecological Modelling 2019, 411, 108817 .

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Matteo Pecchi, Maurizio Marchi, Vanessa Burton, Francesca Giannetti, Marco Moriondo, Iacopo Bernetti, Marco Bindi, Gherardo Chirici. Species distribution modelling to support forest management. A literature review. Ecological Modelling. 2019; 411 ():108817.

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Matteo Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Vanessa Burton; Francesca Giannetti; Marco Moriondo; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; Gherardo Chirici. 2019. "Species distribution modelling to support forest management. A literature review." Ecological Modelling 411, no. : 108817.

Journal article
Published: 29 July 2019 in European Journal of Remote Sensing
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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale. European Journal of Remote Sensing 2019, 52, 74 -83.

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Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi, Claudio Saragosa. Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale. European Journal of Remote Sensing. 2019; 52 (sup4):74-83.

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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. 2019. "Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale." European Journal of Remote Sensing 52, no. sup4: 74-83.

Conference paper
Published: 27 June 2019 in Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2019)
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The climate of a city influences the ways in which its outdoor spaces are used. Especially public spaces intended for use by pedestrians and cyclists, such as parks, squares, residential and shopping streets, foot-paths and cycle-paths will be used and enjoyed more frequently when they have a comfortable and healthy climate. Due to a predicted global temperature rise, the climate is likely to be more uncomfortable especially in summer, when an increase in heat stress is expected. ‘Urban forestry’ has been proposed as one approach to mitigate the human health consequences of increased temperatures resulting from climate change. The aims of the research are: to provide a transferable methodology useful to analyze the effect of urban trees on the reduction surface temperature particularly in public spaces; to provide highresolution urban mapping for adaptation strategies to climate change based on green space projects. The results identified that the main project dimensions on which to base climate adaptation strategies is the design of efficient public green spaces. In conclusion, the proposed model was used to validate the efficiency of the design simulations of new green spaces in temperature mitigation.

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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale. Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2019) 2019, 11174, 111740M .

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Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi, Claudio Saragosa. Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale. Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2019). 2019; 11174 ():111740M.

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Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Claudio Saragosa. 2019. "Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale." Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2019) 11174, no. : 111740M.

Journal article
Published: 15 June 2019 in New Medit
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The use of geo-tagged photographs seems to be a promising alternative to assess Cultural Ecosystem Services CESs in respect to the traditional investigation when focusing on the study of the aesthetic appreciation of a protected area or natural landscape. The aim of this study is integrating the cumulative viewshed calculated from geotagged photo metadata publicly shared on Flickr with raster data on infrastructure, historical sites, and the natural environment, using landscape ecology metrics and RandomForest modelling. Crowdsourced data provided empirical assessments of the covariates associated with visitor distribution, highlighting how changes in infrastructure, crops and environmental factors can affect visitor’s use. These data can help researchers, managers, and public planners to develop projects, and guidelines in the rural landscape for incresing the supply for CESs.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Sara Fabbrizzi; Silvio Menghini. THE USE OF CROWDSOURCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR SPATIAL EVALUATION OF CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: THE CASE OF CHIANTI CLASSICO (ITALY). New Medit 2019, 18, 105 -118.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini, Elena Barbierato, Iacopo Bernetti, Irene Capecchi, Sara Fabbrizzi, Silvio Menghini. THE USE OF CROWDSOURCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR SPATIAL EVALUATION OF CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: THE CASE OF CHIANTI CLASSICO (ITALY). New Medit. 2019; 18 (2):105-118.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Elena Barbierato; Iacopo Bernetti; Irene Capecchi; Sara Fabbrizzi; Silvio Menghini. 2019. "THE USE OF CROWDSOURCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR SPATIAL EVALUATION OF CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: THE CASE OF CHIANTI CLASSICO (ITALY)." New Medit 18, no. 2: 105-118.

Journal article
Published: 30 April 2019 in iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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The future dynamics of forest species and ecosystems depend on the effects of climate change and are related to forest management strategies. The expected impacts of climate change are linked to forest growth and productivity. An increase in the length of the growing season and greater productivity are likely as well as shifts in average climatic values and more variable frequencies, intensities, durations and timings of extreme events. The main aim of this work is to assess and describe the climatic requirements for Italian forest tree species. We used 7.272 field observations from Italian National Forest Inventory plots and average annual temperatures and precipitation as interpolated from raster maps with 1 km spatial resolution. On this basis we evaluated the current observed distributions of the 19 most important tree species in Italy with respect to potential climatic limits based on expert knowledge and the available literature. We found that only 46% of the observations fall within the potential joint temperature and precipitation limits as defined by expert knowledge. For precipitation alone, 70% of observations were within the potential limits, and for temperature alone, 80% of observations were within the potential limits. Similarity between current observed and potential limits differ from species-to-species with broadleaves in general more frequently distributed within the potential climatic limits than conifers. We found that ecological requirements and potential information should be revised for some species, particularly for the Pinus genus and more frequently for precipitation. The results of the study are particularly relevant given the threat of climate change effects for Italian forests which are broadly acknowledged to be a biodiversity hotspot. Further investigations should be aimed at modelling the effects of climate changes on Italian forests as a basis for development of mitigation and adaptation forest management strategies.

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M. Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Francesca Giannetti; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; M. Moriondo; F. Maselli; Luca Fibbi; Piermaria Corona; D. Travaglini; G. Chirici. Reviewing climatic traits for the main forest tree species in Italy. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2019, 12, 173 -180.

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M. Pecchi, Maurizio Marchi, Francesca Giannetti, Iacopo Bernetti, Marco Bindi, M. Moriondo, F. Maselli, Luca Fibbi, Piermaria Corona, D. Travaglini, G. Chirici. Reviewing climatic traits for the main forest tree species in Italy. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 2019; 12 (2):173-180.

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M. Pecchi; Maurizio Marchi; Francesca Giannetti; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Bindi; M. Moriondo; F. Maselli; Luca Fibbi; Piermaria Corona; D. Travaglini; G. Chirici. 2019. "Reviewing climatic traits for the main forest tree species in Italy." iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 12, no. 2: 173-180.

Journal article
Published: 28 February 2019 in iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Iacopo Bernetti; G. Chirici; S. Sacchelli. Big data and evaluation of cultural ecosystem services: an analysis based on geotagged photographs from social media in Tuscan forest (Italy). iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2019, 12, 98 -105.

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Iacopo Bernetti, G. Chirici, S. Sacchelli. Big data and evaluation of cultural ecosystem services: an analysis based on geotagged photographs from social media in Tuscan forest (Italy). iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 2019; 12 (1):98-105.

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Iacopo Bernetti; G. Chirici; S. Sacchelli. 2019. "Big data and evaluation of cultural ecosystem services: an analysis based on geotagged photographs from social media in Tuscan forest (Italy)." iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 12, no. 1: 98-105.

Original paper
Published: 21 September 2018 in Natural Resources Research
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The goal of this research was to implement an optimization model that allows definition of best management strategies in the forest sector. The case study is depicted in a coniferous stand (silver fir—Abies alba Mill.) of Tuscany (central Italy). Four ecosystem services were quantified from biophysical (timber produced, carbon stored, ecosystem diversity, recreational function) and economic (total economic value of the above parameters) perspective. The indicators are aggregated through a multi-objective approach (compromise programming). In the framework of forest seen as complex adaptive systems, different management strategies can lead to emergent reaction of forest functions. Due to nonlinear and non-continuous interactions as well as to the presence of feedbacks and loops among environmental and socioeconomic forest components, results are optimized by means of differential evolution and particle swarm algorithm. The genetic algorithm was applied to minimize the distance from ideal point. The best value of the decision variable (rotation period) was defined for different scenarios based on compensatory level of criteria, constraints and presence/absence of forest thinning. Conflicting trends and trade-offs are highlighted when different criteria were optimized. Among outputs, thinning intervention seems to reduce the performance of several criteria in the study area. Strengths and weaknesses of the model as well as potential future improvements are finally discussed.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti. Integrated Management of Forest Ecosystem Services: An Optimization Model Based on Multi-objective Analysis and Metaheuristic Approach. Natural Resources Research 2018, 28, 5 -14.

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Sandro Sacchelli, Iacopo Bernetti. Integrated Management of Forest Ecosystem Services: An Optimization Model Based on Multi-objective Analysis and Metaheuristic Approach. Natural Resources Research. 2018; 28 (S1):5-14.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti. 2018. "Integrated Management of Forest Ecosystem Services: An Optimization Model Based on Multi-objective Analysis and Metaheuristic Approach." Natural Resources Research 28, no. S1: 5-14.

Conference paper
Published: 26 April 2018 in Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions
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We describe the application of the spatial-based r.green.biomassfor Decision Support System (DSS), which is able to calculate the energy available from forest biomass residues, in a case study in an inner area of Italy, the Union of Pistoia Apennines Municipalities. Inner areas need strategies to counteract demographic abandonment as well as to improve socioeconomic conditions. This work considers the suitability of urban buildings to be served by biomass-energy plants as well as the supply/demand balance at the basin level. The suitability of the implementation of district-heating plants (DHP) was computed by means of a multicriteria analysis (MCA) model able to combine the following parameters: (i) yearly energy needs at the building level, (ii) building density, (iii) distance from the gas network and (iv) accessibility of the buildings/urban context. The MCA involved various experts and stakeholders to choose the parameters and to assess the weight to be assigned. A participative approach based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was carried out. Once DHP suitability and potential energy demand had been calculated, the basin energy density was computed. The optimal localization of DHP was then determined at the geographic level to analyze the technical and economic availability of the bioenergy supply. The new DHP implementation was analyzed for basins with both a high supply/demand ratio and high building suitability. Using the r.green.biomassfor software, the bioenergy availability was estimated from both ecological and economic points of view, while taking into account several environmental, technical, normative and financial variables. A series of scenarios have been analyzed using sensitivity analysis. The absence/presence of bioenergy production, as well as the variability of woodchip prices, stressed the high importance of wood-residue valorization for the improvement of the forest chain. The approach we tested allows for better understanding and valuation of marginal areas in which planning is more difficult because resources are unevenly distributed. By highlighting suitable basins, energy planning is focused where it is advisable. The DSS is an effective tool for planning and communicating spatially explicit results to stakeholders. Although forest biomass covers a limited amount of energy demand and must be integrated with other renewable sources, forest-biomass valorization has huge positive side effects on the energy-supply production chain and can be a driving force to revive local economies. Our spatial results confirm the validity of a holistic strategy for local development.

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Francesco Geri; Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Ciolli. Urban-Rural Bioenergy Planning as a Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Inner Areas: A GIS-Based Method to Chance the Forest Chain. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2018, 539 -550.

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Francesco Geri, Sandro Sacchelli, Iacopo Bernetti, Marco Ciolli. Urban-Rural Bioenergy Planning as a Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Inner Areas: A GIS-Based Method to Chance the Forest Chain. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2018; ():539-550.

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Francesco Geri; Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti; Marco Ciolli. 2018. "Urban-Rural Bioenergy Planning as a Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Inner Areas: A GIS-Based Method to Chance the Forest Chain." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 539-550.

Journal article
Published: 14 August 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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The negative effects of climate change are predicted to impact the agricultural sector in coming decades. Economic losses and modifications of production processes are fundamental issues to consider in coping with the harmful consequences of climate variability. The literature and empirical evidence show that the wine sector is extremely vulnerable to this risk. These studies show that this sector lacks appropriate adaptation strategies due to the complexity of the analysed systems and interrelations between a number of socio-economic and environmental variables. The present study designed a decision support system to identify adaptation strategies for wine farms undergoing climate change. The tool allows for the analysis of a wine farm's economic performance when it adopts measures to cope with climatic variability. Average values for climate change and extreme events were considered to assess different scenarios. A mix-method approach was applied to integrate probability calculations, complex system analyses and operational research (a metaheuristic approach). The model was tested on a case study located in central Italy (Chianti Classico). To maintain and improve future financial performance, organic farming and adjustments to procedural guidelines were recommended as key strategies. Economic variables, such as the average price of wine, seem to have a strong influence on farms' implementation of adaptive measures. An additional result seems to suggest that insurance schemes in areas producing high quality wine are only suitable when low-level deductibles and public funding are available. The present work shows that the decision support system favours analytical sensitivity to different scenarios and variables related to climate change as well as to socio-economic shifts in the viticulture sector.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Marco Bertocci; Enrico Marone; Silvio Menghini; Iacopo Bernetti. A mix-method model for adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector: A case study for Italian wine farms. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 166, 891 -900.

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Sandro Sacchelli, Sara Fabbrizzi, Marco Bertocci, Enrico Marone, Silvio Menghini, Iacopo Bernetti. A mix-method model for adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector: A case study for Italian wine farms. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 166 ():891-900.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Marco Bertocci; Enrico Marone; Silvio Menghini; Iacopo Bernetti. 2017. "A mix-method model for adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector: A case study for Italian wine farms." Journal of Cleaner Production 166, no. : 891-900.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
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Silvio Menghini; Iacopo Bernetti; Sara Fabbrizzi; Sandro Sacchelli. State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: A multiscale quantitative review. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 2017, 1, 1 .

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Silvio Menghini, Iacopo Bernetti, Sara Fabbrizzi, Sandro Sacchelli. State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: A multiscale quantitative review. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. 2017; 1 (1):1.

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Silvio Menghini; Iacopo Bernetti; Sara Fabbrizzi; Sandro Sacchelli. 2017. "State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: A multiscale quantitative review." International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 1, no. 1: 1.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
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A literature review focused on ecosystem services (ES) research on a worldwide level was performed. The work considered a quantitative analysis based on text mining. Digital information derived from more than 13,000 scientific papers was processed. Temporal trends of ES, the primary research interest, and specificities of different contexts were depicted. Based on a multiscale approach, the above parameters were defined for the global level, regions of the world and countries. The results focused on the relation among ES issues with: 1) techniques for the monetary quantification of ES; 2) the investigation of payments for ecosystem services at a regional scale; 3) the analysis of sustainability pillars. The applied methodology was an updatable and flexible approach useful for the quantitative literature review of specific ES branches, as well as for gap analysis. The final remarks concentrated on future improvements to facilitate the widespread and user-friendly diffusion of the method.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Iacopo Bernetti; Silvio Menghini. State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: a multiscale quantitative review. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 2017, 16, 359 .

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Sandro Sacchelli, Sara Fabbrizzi, Iacopo Bernetti, Silvio Menghini. State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: a multiscale quantitative review. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. 2017; 16 (4):359.

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Sandro Sacchelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Iacopo Bernetti; Silvio Menghini. 2017. "State of the art of ecosystem services research at the global level: a multiscale quantitative review." International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 16, no. 4: 359.

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Published: 01 January 2015 in Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Selvicoltura = Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Silviculture
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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Iacopo Bernetti; Maria Cipollaro; Claudio Fagarazzi; Sandro Sacchelli. Environmental and social sustainability and supply chain efficiency in the production of biomass energy. Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Selvicoltura = Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Silviculture 2015, 754 -758.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini, Iacopo Bernetti, Maria Cipollaro, Claudio Fagarazzi, Sandro Sacchelli. Environmental and social sustainability and supply chain efficiency in the production of biomass energy. Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Selvicoltura = Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Silviculture. 2015; ():754-758.

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Veronica Alampi Sottini; Iacopo Bernetti; Maria Cipollaro; Claudio Fagarazzi; Sandro Sacchelli. 2015. "Environmental and social sustainability and supply chain efficiency in the production of biomass energy." Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Selvicoltura = Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Silviculture , no. : 754-758.

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Published: 01 April 2014 in Appetite
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The aim of the study is the elicitation of the consumer’s semantic perception of different alcoholic beverages in order to provide information for the definition of communication strategies for both the private sector (and specifically the wine industry) and the public decision maker. Such information can be seen as the basis of a wider social marketing construct aimed at the promotion of responsible drinking among young consumers. The semantic differential approach was used in this study. The data collection was based on a survey to 430 consumers between 18 and 35years old in Tuscany, Italy. The database was organized in a three-way structure, indexing the data in a multiway matrix. The data were processed using a Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA). Moreover, homogeneous clusters of consumers were identified using a Hierarchical Clustering on Principal Components (HCPC) approach. The results of the study highlight that beer and spirits are mainly perceived as “Young”, “Social”, “Euphoric”, “Happy”, “Appealing” and “Trendy” beverages, while wine is associated mostly with terms such as “Pleasure”, “Quality” and “Comfortable”. Furthermore, the cluster analysis allowed for the identification of three groups of individuals with different approaches to alcohol drinking. The results of the study supply a useful information framework for the elaboration of specific communication strategies that, based on the drinking habits of young consumers and their perception of different beverages, can use a language that is very close to the consumer typologies. Such information can be helpful for both private and public communication strategies

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Nicola Marinelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Veronica Alampi Sottini; Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti; Silvio Menghini. Generation Y, wine and alcohol. A semantic differential approach to consumption analysis in Tuscany. Appetite 2014, 75, 117 -127.

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Nicola Marinelli, Sara Fabbrizzi, Veronica Alampi Sottini, Sandro Sacchelli, Iacopo Bernetti, Silvio Menghini. Generation Y, wine and alcohol. A semantic differential approach to consumption analysis in Tuscany. Appetite. 2014; 75 ():117-127.

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Nicola Marinelli; Sara Fabbrizzi; Veronica Alampi Sottini; Sandro Sacchelli; Iacopo Bernetti; Silvio Menghini. 2014. "Generation Y, wine and alcohol. A semantic differential approach to consumption analysis in Tuscany." Appetite 75, no. : 117-127.