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Giulio Mario CAPPELLETTI obtained a PhD in "Commodity Science"; he is Researcher and Aggregate Professor in Commodity Sciences at the of Department of Economics, Management and Territory of the University of Foggia. His research interests concern the application and study of the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology, the environmental aspects of the agri-food sector, the recovery of agri-food by-products, and the quality and typicality of agri-food products. He is the author of over 90 publications. He has been a member of 17 research projects on agri-food issues, two of which are European, eight national and seven local.
Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that make up the 2030 Agenda and refer to different areas of social, economic and environmental development, goal 11.2 concerns access to safe, cheap, accessible and sustainable transport systems, increasing road safety particularly through the enhancement of public transport. Universities can also contribute to increasing the use of more sustainable means of transport through policies and strategies to encourage students and staff in choosing sustainable transport modes. Numerous universities around the world and in Italy have adopted initiatives to reduce the environmental impact related to the mobility of the entire academic community. In Italy, the Italian Network of Sustainable Universities has set up, within its organization, a working group that has drawn up numerous studies on the sustainable mobility of Italian universities. The University of Foggia also conducted a study on mobility to detect and evaluate the mobility routines of community members (students, academic and administrative staff). In this paper, the first results in terms of descriptive analysis are shown. We submitted a survey consisting of 17 questions, and we obtained 3495 answers. After cleaning the data set, we were able to extract various contingency tables, through which we can statistically describe the main means of transport used by members of the University of Foggia community and, thanks to detailed data about the different means of transport, we can estimate their emissions. According to the results shown in the paper, further considerations could be made concerning the environmental implications of the choices of transportation modes. This could address policies about mobility at universities and provide useful information for applying actions to enhance these sustainable choices.
Giulio Cappelletti; Luca Grilli; Carlo Russo; Domenico Santoro. Sustainable Mobility in Universities: The Case of the University of Foggia (Italy). Environments 2021, 8, 57 .
AMA StyleGiulio Cappelletti, Luca Grilli, Carlo Russo, Domenico Santoro. Sustainable Mobility in Universities: The Case of the University of Foggia (Italy). Environments. 2021; 8 (6):57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulio Cappelletti; Luca Grilli; Carlo Russo; Domenico Santoro. 2021. "Sustainable Mobility in Universities: The Case of the University of Foggia (Italy)." Environments 8, no. 6: 57.
Responsible tourism provides a particular lens by which to consider how to improve the sustainability of tourism with the ambition to enhance the positive impacts of mainstream tourism, while reducing the negative ones. In this view, facilitating travel for people with disabilities represents an exceptional opportunity, and the idea that what is accessible to one traveler may be very difficult to access to another one with a different type of disability, makes inclusive tourism a relevant part of the global sustainable tourism agenda. The present study aims to provide empirical evidence on the adoption of the principles of responsible and inclusive tourism within a national park area. To this end, the paper discusses the case of the “E-Parks” research project which investigated the area of the Gargano National Park (Italy) with a special focus on the problems faced by tourists with disabilities, and on the improvements to enable all tourists to have the full enjoyment of their tourism experience. The study contributes, therefore, to enriching the empirical literature on inclusive and responsible tourism that has its application in the design of trademark procedural guidelines enabling tourists with different disabilities to access a protected natural area.
Edgardo Sica; Roberta Sisto; Piervito Bianchi; Giulio Cappelletti. Inclusivity and Responsible Tourism: Designing a Trademark for a National Park Area. Sustainability 2020, 13, 13 .
AMA StyleEdgardo Sica, Roberta Sisto, Piervito Bianchi, Giulio Cappelletti. Inclusivity and Responsible Tourism: Designing a Trademark for a National Park Area. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdgardo Sica; Roberta Sisto; Piervito Bianchi; Giulio Cappelletti. 2020. "Inclusivity and Responsible Tourism: Designing a Trademark for a National Park Area." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 13.
Although regulations designed to meet the necessities of tourists with disabilities are allowing disables to travel more, they are still encountering barriers and discriminatory practices. A relevant obstacle in making the tourist policy effective is represented by the lack of information and communication about needs and expectations of disabled categories. In this context, the present paper focuses on the coproduction process of tourist public policies for disables by looking at the network that facilitates communication among the actors taking part in the process. We adopt the Social Network Analysis (SNA) to study the policy network, i.e., how public administrations and policy users (associations of citizens/people with disabilities and entrepreneurs) exchange information about the accessibility to the Gargano National Park, a protected natural area in the South of Italy. In particular, we investigate the role of entrepreneurial stakeholders in channeling information and the presence of policy brokers, i.e., stakeholders that spread the policies to the whole network. Our findings show that a limited number of actors involved in granting accessibility to tourists with disabilities is engaged in information exchanges. Moreover, information flows are guided by only one public administration that plays, therefore, a key role in the implementation of policies that support the parks’ accessibility.
Piervito Bianchi; Giulio Cappelletti; Elisabetta Mafrolla; Edgardo Sica; Roberta Sisto. Accessible Tourism in Natural Park Areas: A Social Network Analysis to Discard Barriers and Provide Information for People with Disabilities. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9915 .
AMA StylePiervito Bianchi, Giulio Cappelletti, Elisabetta Mafrolla, Edgardo Sica, Roberta Sisto. Accessible Tourism in Natural Park Areas: A Social Network Analysis to Discard Barriers and Provide Information for People with Disabilities. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):9915.
Chicago/Turabian StylePiervito Bianchi; Giulio Cappelletti; Elisabetta Mafrolla; Edgardo Sica; Roberta Sisto. 2020. "Accessible Tourism in Natural Park Areas: A Social Network Analysis to Discard Barriers and Provide Information for People with Disabilities." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9915.
The contribution of universities to the sustainability challenge is nowadays crucial due to their role as centers of learning, innovation and research. However, universities can deal with sustainability matters in many different ways which should be accurately identified in their strategies. In this context, the present paper has tested the suitability of backcasting as a participatory approach to involve stakeholders in discussing the most effective actions to improve sustainability within universities’ strategic plan. The experiment—carried out at University of Foggia (UniFg-Italy)—has demonstrated the flexibility of the backcasting approach in identifying the actions required to reach the UniFg sustainability goals according to the 2030 Agenda, allowing the university governance bodies to reach a number of objectives in the design stage. Furthermore, backcasting enhanced the confidence of stakeholders involved with an overall improvement of their empowerment, enabling them to follow and keep track of the whole process of the university’s strategy definition.
Roberta Sisto; Edgardo Sica; Giulio Mario Cappelletti. Drafting the Strategy for Sustainability in Universities: A Backcasting Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4288 .
AMA StyleRoberta Sisto, Edgardo Sica, Giulio Mario Cappelletti. Drafting the Strategy for Sustainability in Universities: A Backcasting Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (10):4288.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberta Sisto; Edgardo Sica; Giulio Mario Cappelletti. 2020. "Drafting the Strategy for Sustainability in Universities: A Backcasting Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4288.
Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. BEST PRACTICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADOPTED IN ITALIAN NATIONAL PARKS. 3rd International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology Tourism Economics Management and Agriculture 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti, Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. BEST PRACTICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADOPTED IN ITALIAN NATIONAL PARKS. 3rd International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology Tourism Economics Management and Agriculture. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti; Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. 2019. "BEST PRACTICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADOPTED IN ITALIAN NATIONAL PARKS." 3rd International Scientific Conference ITEMA Recent Advances in Information Technology Tourism Economics Management and Agriculture , no. : 1.
Pasqua L'Abbate; Michele Dassisti; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Environmental analysis of polyester fabric for ticking. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 735 -742.
AMA StylePasqua L'Abbate, Michele Dassisti, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Carlo Russo, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Environmental analysis of polyester fabric for ticking. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():735-742.
Chicago/Turabian StylePasqua L'Abbate; Michele Dassisti; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2018. "Environmental analysis of polyester fabric for ticking." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 735-742.
Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Luca Grilli; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo. Innovations in the olive oil sector: A fuzzy multicriteria approach. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 159, 95 -105.
AMA StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti, Luca Grilli, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Carlo Russo. Innovations in the olive oil sector: A fuzzy multicriteria approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 159 ():95-105.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti; Luca Grilli; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo. 2017. "Innovations in the olive oil sector: A fuzzy multicriteria approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 159, no. : 95-105.
(1) Background: Spain, Italy, and Greece are the world’s top olive oil producers. In recent decades, these countries have gradually diversified their farming system in the olive groves. The element of innovation with respect to the state of the art is that this paper aims to compare the environmental performance of different farming systems in a European context by performing a simplified Life Cycle Assessment; (2) Methods: Environmental performance was calculated according to the methodology of Life Cycle Assessment and the “Guidance for the implementation of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)”. Average data were considered in order to describe a system with a great degree of complexity and high spatial heterogeneity; (3) Results: The study highlights the difficulty of identifying the farming method that presents the best environmental performance in each of the impact categories considered. In Greece, the lowest use of diesel, electricity, and water brings about advantages for many impact categories, albeit with low yields. While the highest olive yield obtained in Italy has positive consequences in terms of global warming, the highest use of fertilisers, in many cases, entails higher environmental impacts. On the other hand, in Spain the highest use of organo-phosphorous pesticides entails the highest impacts of eco-toxicity; (4) Conclusion: the reduction of the use of fertilizers and pesticides, as well as water conservation, are important issues which require the optimization of timing and techniques in order to achieve environmental advantages.
Carlo Russo; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia; George Michalopoulos. Comparison of European Olive Production Systems. Sustainability 2016, 8, 825 .
AMA StyleCarlo Russo, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia, George Michalopoulos. Comparison of European Olive Production Systems. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (8):825.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlo Russo; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Alfredo Ernesto Di Noia; George Michalopoulos. 2016. "Comparison of European Olive Production Systems." Sustainability 8, no. 8: 825.
Carlo Russo; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; George Michalopoulos; Claudio Pattara; Juan Antonio Polo Palomino; Hanna L. Tuomisto. PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT IN THE OLIVE OIL SECTOR: STATE OF THE ART. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2016, 15, 2019 -2027.
AMA StyleCarlo Russo, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, George Michalopoulos, Claudio Pattara, Juan Antonio Polo Palomino, Hanna L. Tuomisto. PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT IN THE OLIVE OIL SECTOR: STATE OF THE ART. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2016; 15 (9):2019-2027.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlo Russo; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; George Michalopoulos; Claudio Pattara; Juan Antonio Polo Palomino; Hanna L. Tuomisto. 2016. "PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT IN THE OLIVE OIL SECTOR: STATE OF THE ART." Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 15, no. 9: 2019-2027.
In this paper, a new perspective of food packaging design is proposed by using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, in which shelf life and food loss probability were taken into account. The study focused on twenty-four scenarios of packaging of a ripened cheese obtained from sheep milk, in order to analyze the environmental implications of different packaging systems in terms of potential food loss. The aim is to provide an eco-indicator able to quantify the environmental indirect effects related to the different choices in the food packaging. Results highlighted that, by considering only the direct inputs and outputs of the packaging system, thinner and recyclable packaging materials sealed in air are more sustainable from an environmental point of view. On the contrary, if indirect effects of food loss probability are also taken into account (e.g. production and transport of cheese in order to reconstruct the stockpile), multilayer systems under modified headspace conditions are preferred packaging solutions. This is consequence of the fact that cheese production brings about high environmental impacts if compared to the other phases of the life cycle, therefore, the environmental implications of the choices adopted for the packaging phase are more affected from the capacity of reducing food losses than from the production and disposing of packaging materials.
A. Conte; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; G.M. Nicoletti; Carlo Russo; M.A. Del Nobile. Environmental implications of food loss probability in packaging design. Food Research International 2015, 78, 11 -17.
AMA StyleA. Conte, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, G.M. Nicoletti, Carlo Russo, M.A. Del Nobile. Environmental implications of food loss probability in packaging design. Food Research International. 2015; 78 ():11-17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Conte; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; G.M. Nicoletti; Carlo Russo; M.A. Del Nobile. 2015. "Environmental implications of food loss probability in packaging design." Food Research International 78, no. : 11-17.
The olive oil industry is a significant productive sector in the European Union and the related production process is characterised by a variety of different practices and techniques for the agricultural production of olives and for their processing into olive oil. Depending on these different procedures, olive oil production is associated with several adverse effects on the environment, both in the agricultural and in the olive oil production phase. As a consequence, tools such as LCA are becoming increasingly important for this type of industry. Following an overview of the characteristics of the olive oil supply chain and its main environmental problems, the authors of this chapter provide a description of the international state of the art of LCA implementation in this specific sector, as well as briefly describing other life cycle thinking methodologies and tools (such as simplified LCA, footprint labels and Environmental Product Declarations). Then, the methodological problems connected with the application of LCA in the olive oil production sector are analysed in depth, starting from a critical comparative analysis of the applicative LCA case studies in the olive oil production supply chain. Finally, guidelines for the application of LCA in the olive oil production sector are proposed.
Roberta Salomone; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Ornella Malandrino; Marina\ud Mistretta; Elena Neri; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Bruno Notarnicola; Claudio Pattara; Carlo Russo; Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector 2015, 57 -121.
AMA StyleRoberta Salomone, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Ornella Malandrino, Marina\ud Mistretta, Elena Neri, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Bruno Notarnicola, Claudio Pattara, Carlo Russo, Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. 2015; ():57-121.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberta Salomone; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Ornella Malandrino; Marina\ud Mistretta; Elena Neri; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Bruno Notarnicola; Claudio Pattara; Carlo Russo; Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. 2015. "Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector." Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector , no. : 57-121.
The scope of this chapter is to calculate the net energy of the production chain for virgin olive oil. Therefore, the determination was carried out for the direct and indirect energy inputs and the energy present as feedstock in the outputs (products and by-products). To perform this analysis, all of the production processes for olives and for oil extraction were studied. For the agricultural phase, three systems of cultivation were taken into consideration: the centenary olive grove (COO), the “intensive” olive grove (HDO) and, the more recently introduced, “super-intensive” olive grove (HSDO). The last two models are distinguished by the high number of trees per hectare and by an intense mechanization of agricultural practices. Regarding the oil extraction phase, four different technologies were compared: the pressure system (PS), the two-phase system (2PS), the three-phase (3PS), and the system, called “de-pitted”, which provides for the separation of the pits before the oil is extracted (DPS). The analysis showed that the production of olives needs more than 90% of energy requirements, much of which is met by non-renewable sources of energy. The production of fertilizers, and also irrigation, are the production factors that require a considerable amount of energy. Among the three agricultural systems analyzed, the COO system of cultivation is the one that requires less energy as compared to the other systems. The scenario that enables the most energy return, however, is the SHDO system of cultivation, due to the greater amount of pruning residues that can be obtained.
Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo. Energy Requirement of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production. Sustainability 2014, 6, 4966 -4974.
AMA StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti, Giuseppe Ioppolo, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Carlo Russo. Energy Requirement of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production. Sustainability. 2014; 6 (8):4966-4974.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Carlo Russo. 2014. "Energy Requirement of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production." Sustainability 6, no. 8: 4966-4974.
At the present time biomass (together with sunlight) is the most equally distributed and easily exploited energy resource. Of the various types of biomass, that deriving from agricultural by-products is proving to be of growing interest thanks to the ease with which it can be accessed and processed, its energy concentration and the “ethical” acceptability of this fuel (that does not derive from specifically grown crops but from the by-products of the agricultural industries). In addition, a number of potential environmental problems may be resolved. In particular, during the production of olive oil it is possible to recover olive pits as a by-product for energy production for use as fuel in domestic boilers or in large industrial plants for cogeneration. This study evaluates the commodity, environmental and economic aspects linked to different techniques for the pit recovery from olive pulp and olive pomace. The economic and environmental viability of these new “best practices” has been demonstrated both at the level of production (increased income for olive extraction plants) and at the level of environmental sustainability (use of renewable fuels).
C. Pattara; G.M. Cappelletti; A. Cichelli. Recovery and use of olive stones: Commodity, environmental and economic assessment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2010, 14, 1484 -1489.
AMA StyleC. Pattara, G.M. Cappelletti, A. Cichelli. Recovery and use of olive stones: Commodity, environmental and economic assessment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2010; 14 (5):1484-1489.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. Pattara; G.M. Cappelletti; A. Cichelli. 2010. "Recovery and use of olive stones: Commodity, environmental and economic assessment." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14, no. 5: 1484-1489.
The aim of the present study is to analyze the most common method used for processing ripe table olives: the “California style”. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied to detect the “hot spots” of the system under examination. The LCA results also allowed us to compare the traditional “California style”, here called “method A”, with another “California style”, here called “method B”. We were interested in this latter method, because the European Union is considering introducing it into the product specification of the Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) “La Bella della Daunia”. It was also possible to compare the environmental impacts of the two “California style” methods with those of the “Spanish style” method. From the comparison it is clear that “method B” has a greater environmental impact than “method A” because greater amounts of water and electricity are required, whereas “Spanish style” processing has a lower environmental impact than the ”California style” methods.El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el método más común utilizado para el procesamiento de la aceituna negra de mesa “estilo California” (Californian Style). La metodología LCA se aplicó para detectar los puntos calientes del sistema estudiado. Los resultados LCA también nos permitieron comparar el estilo californiano tradicional, aquí llamado “método A”, con otro estilo californiano, llamado “método B”. Nosotros estábamos interesados en el segundo método, porque la Unión Europea está considerando introducirlo en la Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) “La Bella della Daunia”. También fue posible comparar los impactos medioambientales de los dos mètodos californianos con los impactos del método español. Observando la comparación, está claro que el “método B” tiene un mejor impacto ambiental que el “método A” porque este último requiere más cantidad de agua y electricidad, por lo que el “Estilo Español” para procesar nos da un mejor procesamiento desde el punto de vista ambiental que los métodos del “Estilo Californiano
Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Carlo Russo; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) used to compare two different methods of ripe table olive processing. Grasas y Aceites 2010, 61, 136 -142.
AMA StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti, Carlo Russo, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) used to compare two different methods of ripe table olive processing. Grasas y Aceites. 2010; 61 (2):136-142.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulio Mario Cappelletti; Carlo Russo; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti. 2010. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) used to compare two different methods of ripe table olive processing." Grasas y Aceites 61, no. 2: 136-142.
A solar still is a device which allows obtaining fresh water from seawater or brackish water. It utilizes the greenhouse effect by using solar energy. In a conventional solar still the production of fresh water in bright sunny weather and with warm air temperature is about 5–5.5 L m −2 d −1 , according to the depth of the water in the solar still. In some devices it is possible to obtain efficiencies of up to 0.50 and 0.60. The aim of this research is to increase distillation productivity by utilizing the latent heat released by the condensing water steam. For this purpose the author built a solar still characterized by two basins (B 1 and B 2 ) superimposed upon each other. The building materials were a sheet of black Plexiglas for the bottom of the solar still, a sheet of transparent Plexiglas for all boxes, and a sheet of expanded polystyrene, used as insulating material. The solar still was hermetically sealed to reduce the leakage of vapor to the surroundings. The greatest quantity of fresh water obtained by the tested solar still was 1.7–1.8 L m −2 d −1 . This result was achieved in the third week of July when solar radiation was 27–28 MJ m −2 d −1 . The efficiency of the tested solar still was about 0.16. This low efficiency is probably due to the low temperature of the water contained in the still (about 50°C). The solar still has only been used in experiments for some months, during which it has not been possible to study the deterioration of the material (Plexiglas). These results show that an elaborate design and the increased costs for such design and construction do not always improve the water yield.
G.M. Cappelletti. An experiment with a plastic solar still. Desalination 2002, 142, 221 -227.
AMA StyleG.M. Cappelletti. An experiment with a plastic solar still. Desalination. 2002; 142 (3):221-227.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG.M. Cappelletti. 2002. "An experiment with a plastic solar still." Desalination 142, no. 3: 221-227.