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Elisa Ravazzoli holds a PhD in Economics - Policy and Culture of the Territory from the University of Bologna and a MA in Geography and Territorial Processes from the same university. Her research focuses on different topics related to human, regional and spatial geography, including population dynamics; socio-spatial transformations; regional spatial disparities; urban-rural divide; social innovation. Her research address
Increasing accessibility and balancing its distribution across space and social groups are two fundamental goals to make transport more sustainable and equitable. In the next decades, autonomous vehicles (AVs) could significantly transform the transport system, influencing accessibility and transport equity. In particular, depending on the assumed features of AVs (e.g., private or collective) and the considered spatial, social, and regulative context (e.g., rural or urban areas), impacts may be very different. Nevertheless, research in this field is still limited, and the relationship between AV assumptions and accessibility impacts is still partially unclear. This paper aims to provide a framework of the key and emerging aspects related to the implications of AVs for accessibility and transport equity. To set this framework, we perform an analysis of the scientific literature based on a conceptual model describing the implications of AVs for the distribution of accessibility across space and social groups. We recognize four main expected impacts of AVs on accessibility: (1) accessibility polarization, (2) accessibility sprawl, (3) exacerbation of social accessibility inequities, and (4) alleviation of social accessibility inequities. These impacts are described and analyzed in relation to the main AV assumptions expected to trigger them through different mechanisms. Based on the results, some recommendations for future studies intending to focus on the relation between AVs, accessibility, and transport equity are provided.
Alberto Dianin; Elisa Ravazzoli; Georg Hauger. Implications of Autonomous Vehicles for Accessibility and Transport Equity: A Framework Based on Literature. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4448 .
AMA StyleAlberto Dianin, Elisa Ravazzoli, Georg Hauger. Implications of Autonomous Vehicles for Accessibility and Transport Equity: A Framework Based on Literature. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4448.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Dianin; Elisa Ravazzoli; Georg Hauger. 2021. "Implications of Autonomous Vehicles for Accessibility and Transport Equity: A Framework Based on Literature." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4448.
Social innovation (SI) impacts are long-term changes that affect different dimensions of territorial capital (i.e., economy, society, environment, governance) for the territory in which SI occurs. Yet, systematic empirical evidence and theoretically sound assessments of the impacts of SI are scarce. This paper aims to fill the gap and assess the different aspects of SI’s impacts in European and Mediterranean areas that are characterized by marginalization processes. To assess the impacts of SI in marginalized areas, we use the evaluation framework developed within the Social Innovation in Marginalized Rural Areas (SIMRA) Horizon 2020 project and apply it to nine SI initiatives related to the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and rural development. Our findings show that SI produces cross-sectoral (societal, economic, environmental, and governmental) and multi-level impacts (on individuals, community, and society), which have improved the societal well-being, and contributed to the reduction of certain forms of marginality, mainly inside the territory in which SI occurred.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1823 .
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Cristina Dalla Torre, Riccardo Da Re, Valentino Marini Govigli, Laura Secco, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Elena Pisani, Carla Barlagne, Antonio Baselice, Mohammed Bengoumi, Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker, Arbia Labidi, Antonio Lopolito, Mariana Melnykovych, Manfred Perlik, Nico Polman, Simo Sarkki, Achilleas Vassilopoulos, Phoebe Koundouri, David Miller, Thomas Streifeneder, Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1823.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1823.
Social innovations can tackle various challenges related to gender equity in rural areas, especially when such innovations are initiated and developed by women themselves. We examine cases located in rural areas of Canada, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, and Serbia, where women are marginalized by gender roles, patriarchal values, male dominated economy and policy, and lack of opportunities for education and employment. Our objective is to analyze five case studies on how women-led social innovation processes can tackle gender equity related challenges manifested at the levels of everyday practice, institutions, and cognitive frames. The analyses are based on interviews, workshops, literature screening, and are examined via the qualitative abductive method. Results summarize challenges that rural women are facing, explore social innovation initiatives as promising solutions, and analyze their implications on gender equity in the five case studies. Based on our results we propose a new concept: reconstructive social innovation cycle. It refers to is defined as cyclical innovation processes that engage women via civil society initiatives. These initiatives reconstruct the existing state of affairs, by questioning marginalizing and discriminative practices, institutions, and cognitive frames that are often perceived as normal. The new concept helps with to assessing the implications that women-led social innovations have for gender equity.
Simo Sarkki; Cristina Torre; Jasmiini Fransala; Ivana Živojinović; Alice Ludvig; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Mariana Melnykovych; Patricia Sfeir; Labidi Arbia; Mohammed Bengoumi; Houda Chorti; Verena Gramm; Lucía López Marco; Elisa Ravazzoli; Maria Nijnik. Reconstructive Social Innovation Cycles in Women-Led Initiatives in Rural Areas. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1231 .
AMA StyleSimo Sarkki, Cristina Torre, Jasmiini Fransala, Ivana Živojinović, Alice Ludvig, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Mariana Melnykovych, Patricia Sfeir, Labidi Arbia, Mohammed Bengoumi, Houda Chorti, Verena Gramm, Lucía López Marco, Elisa Ravazzoli, Maria Nijnik. Reconstructive Social Innovation Cycles in Women-Led Initiatives in Rural Areas. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1231.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimo Sarkki; Cristina Torre; Jasmiini Fransala; Ivana Živojinović; Alice Ludvig; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Mariana Melnykovych; Patricia Sfeir; Labidi Arbia; Mohammed Bengoumi; Houda Chorti; Verena Gramm; Lucía López Marco; Elisa Ravazzoli; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "Reconstructive Social Innovation Cycles in Women-Led Initiatives in Rural Areas." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1231.
Social innovation is considered a relevant concept to tackle societal challenges and needs in rural areas and to promote smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. The characterising sector of rural areas is agriculture; therefore, the focus of this paper is on social innovation in the field of social farming. Among the many factors leading to the emergence and development of social innovation, agency has been considered relevant in the literature on transformability and transformative social innovation as it is the ability to turn contextual difficulties into opportunities for social innovation and for inclusive growth. This paper proposes an evaluation framework to assess the different dimensions of agency by triangulating quantitative with qualitative data and by using indicators. This paper adopts a case study approach, analysing two cases of social farming in Italy and the Netherlands. The results show that the social innovation idea and the resilience of the agency are among the most relevant dimensions for the emergence and development of social innovations. Finally, this paper discusses the three most relevant factors for agency to lead to social innovation: idea and embeddedness of the agency, transformability of the context through agency´s resilience, and agency as catalyst for empowerment.
Cristina Dalla Torre; Elisa Ravazzoli; Marijke Dijkshoorn-Dekker; Nico Polman; Mariana Melnykovych; Elena Pisani; Francesca Gori; Riccardo Da Re; Kamini Vicentini; Laura Secco. The Role of Agency in the Emergence and Development of Social Innovations in Rural Areas. Analysis of Two Cases of Social Farming in Italy and The Netherlands. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4440 .
AMA StyleCristina Dalla Torre, Elisa Ravazzoli, Marijke Dijkshoorn-Dekker, Nico Polman, Mariana Melnykovych, Elena Pisani, Francesca Gori, Riccardo Da Re, Kamini Vicentini, Laura Secco. The Role of Agency in the Emergence and Development of Social Innovations in Rural Areas. Analysis of Two Cases of Social Farming in Italy and The Netherlands. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4440.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Dalla Torre; Elisa Ravazzoli; Marijke Dijkshoorn-Dekker; Nico Polman; Mariana Melnykovych; Elena Pisani; Francesca Gori; Riccardo Da Re; Kamini Vicentini; Laura Secco. 2020. "The Role of Agency in the Emergence and Development of Social Innovations in Rural Areas. Analysis of Two Cases of Social Farming in Italy and The Netherlands." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4440.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Diana E. Valero. Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2020, 605 -614.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Diana E. Valero. Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2020; ():605-614.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Diana E. Valero. 2020. "Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 605-614.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Christian Hoffmann. Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2020, 185 -191.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Christian Hoffmann. Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2020; ():185-191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Christian Hoffmann. 2020. "Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 185-191.
Rural-urban relationships have been defined broadly as the reciprocal flows of people, goods, services, money, and environmental services that link rural, mountain, and remote areas to cities....
Elisa Ravazzoli; Christian Hoffmann. Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2019, 1 -7.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Christian Hoffmann. Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2019; ():1-7.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Christian Hoffmann. 2019. "Fostering Rural Urban Relationships to Enhance More Resilient and Just Communities." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-7.
Social innovation:is the “reconfiguring of social practices, in response to societal challenges, which seeks to enhance outcomes on societal well-being and necessarily includes the engagement of...
Elisa Ravazzoli; Diana E. Valero. Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2019, 1 -10.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Diana E. Valero. Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2019; ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Diana E. Valero. 2019. "Social Innovation: An Instrument to Achieve the Sustainable Development of Communities." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-10.
Tendenze globali come la migrazione internazionale e l'agricoltura su larga scala hanno un impatto sulla società e sull'economia dei territori montani italiani. Le sfide socioeconomiche richiedono nuove soluzioni che le esistenti istituzioni pubbliche e organizzazioni private locali non riescono ad affrontare adeguatamente. L'innovazione sociale (di seguito IS) è diventata un paradigma importante per affrontare tali sfide. Riconfigurando le pratiche sociali esistenti, la IS introduce nuove soluzioni (ad esempio, servizi, pratiche e modelli di cooperazione) per rispondere meglio ai bisogni sociali, migliorando il benessere delle aree montane. In questo articolo, sono state selezionate due iniziative che mirano all’empowerment di due gruppi vulnerabili (donne contadine e rifugiati). Utilizzando il modello teorico structure-agency, è stata condotta una ricerca esplorativa di due casi di studio in due aree montane dell’arco alpino centro orientale per analizzare il processo di riconfigurazione delle pratiche sociali, gli esiti e i fattori che possono rendere possibili e ostacolare tali iniziative. I risultati mostrano che l'innovazione sociale ha trasformato il significato di simboli culturali e i ruoli socioeconomici dei due gruppi analizzati, portando ad un miglioramento del benessere dell'intera comunità.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Thomas Streifeneder. Trasformare il ruolo delle donne contadine e dei rifugiati: Due esperienze italiane di innovazione sociale nelle aree montane. Revue de géographie alpine 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Cristina Dalla Torre, Thomas Streifeneder. Trasformare il ruolo delle donne contadine e dei rifugiati: Due esperienze italiane di innovazione sociale nelle aree montane. Revue de géographie alpine. 2019; (107-2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Thomas Streifeneder. 2019. "Trasformare il ruolo delle donne contadine e dei rifugiati: Due esperienze italiane di innovazione sociale nelle aree montane." Revue de géographie alpine , no. 107-2: 1.
Global trends such as international migration and large-scale agriculture are having an impact on the economy and society of Italy’s mountain territories. Socio-economic challenges call for new solutions that existing public institutions and private local organizations fail to address properly. Social innovation (SI) has become a relevant paradigm to address social challenges. By reconfiguring existing social practices, it introduces new solutions (e.g. services, practices, cooperation models) to better respond to social needs, improving the wellbeing of mountain areas. In the paper, two initiatives were selected that target empowerment of vulnerable groups (refugees and women farmers). Using the agency-structure framework, an explorative study of these initiatives has been conducted to analyse the process of reconfiguring social practices, the outcomes, and the factors that may enable and hinder the initiatives. The results show that social innovation has transformed the meaning of cultural symbols and the socio-economic roles of the target groups, leading to an improvement of the whole community’s wellbeing.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Thomas Streifeneder. Transforming the Role of Women Farmers and of Refugees: Two Italian Experiences of Social Innovation in Mountain Areas. Revue de géographie alpine 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Cristina Dalla Torre, Thomas Streifeneder. Transforming the Role of Women Farmers and of Refugees: Two Italian Experiences of Social Innovation in Mountain Areas. Revue de géographie alpine. 2019; (107-2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Thomas Streifeneder. 2019. "Transforming the Role of Women Farmers and of Refugees: Two Italian Experiences of Social Innovation in Mountain Areas." Revue de géographie alpine , no. 107-2: 1.
Geographical categories permeate the humanities disciplines; in cinema studies, they are used extensively to describe the spatial dimensions of the cinema-going experience and of cinema overall. The meanings we attribute to geographical categories and how we use them influence the way we interpret and analyse phenomena. The main problem with using geographical categories is that they change considerably across time and space—due to changes in definitions, meanings, and parameters—making their usage problematic. Hence, understanding how geographical categories are constructed and how to best use them is an important issue this chapter seeks to address. By deconstructing the geographical categories of urban and rural, this chapter deals with the complexity of using geographical categories and offers some tools to better interpret the main contributions presented in this book.
Elisa Ravazzoli. The Use of Geographical Categories in Cinema Studies: An Ontological Examination. Rural Cinema Exhibition and Audiences in a Global Context 2018, 17 -29.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli. The Use of Geographical Categories in Cinema Studies: An Ontological Examination. Rural Cinema Exhibition and Audiences in a Global Context. 2018; ():17-29.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli. 2018. "The Use of Geographical Categories in Cinema Studies: An Ontological Examination." Rural Cinema Exhibition and Audiences in a Global Context , no. : 17-29.
So far, the literature discussed rural-urban linkages as an instrument that has the capacity to reduce the rural-urban divide and to improve the living conditions of rural and mountainous areas. However, structural changes in the economy and society and advances in transportation and communication technology, as well as transformations in the cities’ functions and structures, have significantly modified the dynamics between rural and urban areas from a unidirectional relationships to multidimensional ones. Interactions today happen in non-contiguous spaces; they occur in a broad territorial space that is no longer limited to geographical boundaries. In order to understand the new types of relationships that are occurring today between various territories and to comprehend their nature we believe it is necessary to develop a new conceptual framework. A new conceptual framework, based on the concept of “smart-territorial relationships”, will enable planners to re-frame, adapt, explain and describe linkages and interactions as they currently appear in our society.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Helena Götsch; Christian Hoffmann. Smart Territorial Relationships: A Conceptual Framework to Cope with the Rural-Urban Divide in Mountainous Regions. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2018, 601 -613.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Helena Götsch, Christian Hoffmann. Smart Territorial Relationships: A Conceptual Framework to Cope with the Rural-Urban Divide in Mountainous Regions. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2018; ():601-613.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Helena Götsch; Christian Hoffmann. 2018. "Smart Territorial Relationships: A Conceptual Framework to Cope with the Rural-Urban Divide in Mountainous Regions." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 601-613.
Public space and mobility are two challenging topics in many contemporary cities. These topics give rise to important questions such as how does the element of public space affect the sustainability of urban mobility in contemporary cities? And how does facilitating mobility contribute to the livability of the public realm? The purpose of this paper is to attempt to answer these questions. On one hand, the paper explores the relationship between public space and urban mobility in the contemporary city, specifically by addressing the extent to which urban mobility can create better public spaces and even assist in producing a more sustainable model of mobility. Although ignored for a long time in the discourse on urban planning, the relationship between public space and urban mobility has the potential to create livable cities. Indeed, the use of public space by walking and cycling contributes to economic, environmental and social sustainability. Hence, together with economic, ecological and social indicators, public space and urban mobility also constitute relevant city components, when measuring a city’s sustainability performance. On the other hand, this paper seeks to suggest a set of measures related to public space and soft mobility that can be integrated into an already existing set of indicators commonly used to measure urban sustainability. In this regard, the paper contributes to the debate surrounding the need to invest more in public spaces and at the same time suggests to planners and policy makers that it is necessary to develop international measures for the evaluation of urban mobility and the sustainability of public space.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Gian Paolo Torricelli. Urban mobility and public space. A challenge for the sustainable liveable city of the future. The Journal of Public Space 2017, 2, 37 -50.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Gian Paolo Torricelli. Urban mobility and public space. A challenge for the sustainable liveable city of the future. The Journal of Public Space. 2017; 2 (2):37-50.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Gian Paolo Torricelli. 2017. "Urban mobility and public space. A challenge for the sustainable liveable city of the future." The Journal of Public Space 2, no. 2: 37-50.
One of the direct effects of introducing high-speed railway lines is a significant reduction in travel times between major cities. This is particularly relevant in mountain areas. It not only makes cities more easily reachable with more sustainable transport systems but can also encourage different travel behavior and reduce environmental pressures on sensitive areas. A comprehensive analysis of the spatiotemporal effects of the introduction of high-speed railways in the Alpine arc has not yet been developed. To help fill this gap, this study uses multidimensional scaling and the geographical information system to illustrate the time–space compression. This term indicates the erosion of spatial and temporal distances in the areas of the Alps directly affected by the new railway lines. Six trans-Alpine high-speed railway lines are analyzed, comparing current and projected travel times by train. A time-based map is created to show the time–space compression in every transversal direction, particularly on the French and the Austrian side of the Alps. Implications in terms of local accessibility are also analyzed, focusing on the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen-South Tyrol. Finally, the paper discusses the importance of time-based maps for the understanding of sociospatial dynamics and the possible implications for spatial development.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Thomas Streifeneder; Federico Cavallaro. The Effects of the Planned High-Speed Rail System on Travel Times and Spatial Development in the European Alps. Mountain Research and Development 2017, 37, 131 -140.
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Thomas Streifeneder, Federico Cavallaro. The Effects of the Planned High-Speed Rail System on Travel Times and Spatial Development in the European Alps. Mountain Research and Development. 2017; 37 (1):131-140.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Thomas Streifeneder; Federico Cavallaro. 2017. "The Effects of the Planned High-Speed Rail System on Travel Times and Spatial Development in the European Alps." Mountain Research and Development 37, no. 1: 131-140.