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Auctions offer potential cost-effectiveness improvements over other mechanisms for payments for ecosystem services (PES) contract allocation. However, evidence-based guidance for matching design to application is scarce and research priorities are unclear. To take stock of the current state of the art, we conducted a systematic review and thematic content analysis of 56 peer-reviewed journal articles discussing ES auctions published in the last decade. Auctions were approached from three overlapping perspectives: mechanism design, PES, and policy analysis. Five major themes emerged: (1) performance, including measures like cost-effectiveness and PES criteria like additionality; (2) information dynamics like price discovery and communication effects; (3) design innovations like risk-integrating and spatially coordinated mechanisms; (4) contextual variables like policy context and cultural values; and (5) participation factors. Additional attention from policymakers and continued efforts to coordinate research in this diverse and interdisciplinary subfield may be beneficial.
Logan Bingham; Riccardo Da Re; José Borges. Ecosystem Services Auctions: The Last Decade of Research. Forests 2021, 12, 578 .
AMA StyleLogan Bingham, Riccardo Da Re, José Borges. Ecosystem Services Auctions: The Last Decade of Research. Forests. 2021; 12 (5):578.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLogan Bingham; Riccardo Da Re; José Borges. 2021. "Ecosystem Services Auctions: The Last Decade of Research." Forests 12, no. 5: 578.
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.
This article provides useful information for universities offering forestry programs and facing the growing demand for bioeconomy education. An explorative survey on bioeconomy perception among 1400 students enrolled in 29 universities across nine European countries offering forestry programs was performed. The data have been elaborated via descriptive statistics and cluster analysis. Around 70% of respondents have heard about the bioeconomy, mainly through university courses. Students perceive forestry as the most important sector for bioeconomy; however, the extent of perceived importance of forestry varies between countries, most significantly across groups of countries along a North–South European axis. Although differences across bachelor and master programs are less pronounced, they shed light on how bioeconomy is addressed by university programs and the level of student satisfaction with this. These differences and particularities are relevant for potential development routes towards comprehensive bioeconomy curricula at European forestry universities with a forestry focus.
Mauro Masiero; Laura Secco; Davide Pettenella; Riccardo Da Re; Hanna Bernö; Ariane Carreira; Alexander Dobrovolsky; Blanka Giertlieova; Alexandru Giurca; Sara Holmgren; Cecilia Mark-Herbert; Lenka Navrátilová; Helga Pülzl; Lea Ranacher; Alessandra Salvalaggio; Arnaud Sergent; Juuso Sopanen; Cristoph Stelzer; Theresa Stetter; Lauri Valsta; Jozef Výbošťok; Ida Wallin. Bioeconomy perception by future stakeholders: Hearing from European forestry students. Ambio 2020, 49, 1925 -1942.
AMA StyleMauro Masiero, Laura Secco, Davide Pettenella, Riccardo Da Re, Hanna Bernö, Ariane Carreira, Alexander Dobrovolsky, Blanka Giertlieova, Alexandru Giurca, Sara Holmgren, Cecilia Mark-Herbert, Lenka Navrátilová, Helga Pülzl, Lea Ranacher, Alessandra Salvalaggio, Arnaud Sergent, Juuso Sopanen, Cristoph Stelzer, Theresa Stetter, Lauri Valsta, Jozef Výbošťok, Ida Wallin. Bioeconomy perception by future stakeholders: Hearing from European forestry students. Ambio. 2020; 49 (12):1925-1942.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMauro Masiero; Laura Secco; Davide Pettenella; Riccardo Da Re; Hanna Bernö; Ariane Carreira; Alexander Dobrovolsky; Blanka Giertlieova; Alexandru Giurca; Sara Holmgren; Cecilia Mark-Herbert; Lenka Navrátilová; Helga Pülzl; Lea Ranacher; Alessandra Salvalaggio; Arnaud Sergent; Juuso Sopanen; Cristoph Stelzer; Theresa Stetter; Lauri Valsta; Jozef Výbošťok; Ida Wallin. 2020. "Bioeconomy perception by future stakeholders: Hearing from European forestry students." Ambio 49, no. 12: 1925-1942.
Compared with more productive areas, mountain areas are at risk of being marginalized, particularly in the agri-food sector. To circumvent price competition, local actors in the mountains can develop specialized local products, which depends on their capacity to act collectively. Collective action, however, is complex and needs to be better understood if it is to steer initiatives towards success. This article sets out a relational approach to studying collective action in a dairy cooperative located in a mountain area: The Primiero cooperative in the Italian Alps. The common pool resources and territorial proximity frameworks were combined in a social network analysis of advice interactions among producer members, and an analysis of trust and conflict among members and between members and other actors involved in the value chain. The results show that the success of collective action can be explained by various complementary factors. Firstly, members had dense relationships, with high levels of trust and reciprocity, while the president had the role of prestige-based leader. Nonetheless, the analysis also highlighted conflicts related to the production levels of “traditional” and “intensive” producers, although members demonstrated a high capacity to resolve conflicts by creating their own rules to control further intensification. Socio-economic status did not appear to play a role in advice relationships, showing that the members interact horizontally. However, the results show that the geographical isolation of some members tended to inhibit their commitment to the collective dynamics. At a higher level, trust toward other actors involved in the value chain plays a central role in carrying out joint projects to develop and promote cheese.
Carine Pachoud; Etienne Delay; Riccardo Da Re; Maurizio Ramanzin; Enrico Sturaro. A Relational Approach to Studying Collective Action in Dairy Cooperatives Producing Mountain Cheeses in the Alps: The Case of the Primiero Cooperative in the Eastern Italians Alps. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4596 .
AMA StyleCarine Pachoud, Etienne Delay, Riccardo Da Re, Maurizio Ramanzin, Enrico Sturaro. A Relational Approach to Studying Collective Action in Dairy Cooperatives Producing Mountain Cheeses in the Alps: The Case of the Primiero Cooperative in the Eastern Italians Alps. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4596.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarine Pachoud; Etienne Delay; Riccardo Da Re; Maurizio Ramanzin; Enrico Sturaro. 2020. "A Relational Approach to Studying Collective Action in Dairy Cooperatives Producing Mountain Cheeses in the Alps: The Case of the Primiero Cooperative in the Eastern Italians Alps." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4596.
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.
In the Alps, summer farms are temporary units, where cattle are moved during summer to graze on Alpine pastures, which provide multiple ecosystem services (ESs), many of which do not have a market value. This study aimed at understanding and comparing the perceptions of summer farms and of the associated ESs by local stakeholders and tourists in a study area of the province of Trento in the eastern Italian Alps. Thirty-five online questionnaires and two focus groups were realized with local stakeholders involved in the dairy value-chain. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 405 tourists in two representative summer farms. The perceptions of summer farms differed between local stakeholders, who mainly focused on provisioning ESs, and tourists, who mainly focused on cultural and regulating ESs. Both categories of actors rated positively eight different ESs associated with summer farms, but demonstrated a lack of knowledge of specific regulating ESs. This study showed that discussion among the different actors is required to increase mutual knowledge and to grasp the diversity of links between summer farms and ESs, in order to support public policies and private initiatives for promoting summer farm products and the sustainable development of mountain regions.
Carine Pachoud; Riccardo Da Re; Maurizio Ramanzin; Stefano Bovolenta; Damiano Gianelle; Enrico Sturaro. Tourists and Local Stakeholders’ Perception of Ecosystem Services Provided by Summer Farms in the Eastern Italian Alps. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1095 .
AMA StyleCarine Pachoud, Riccardo Da Re, Maurizio Ramanzin, Stefano Bovolenta, Damiano Gianelle, Enrico Sturaro. Tourists and Local Stakeholders’ Perception of Ecosystem Services Provided by Summer Farms in the Eastern Italian Alps. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1095.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarine Pachoud; Riccardo Da Re; Maurizio Ramanzin; Stefano Bovolenta; Damiano Gianelle; Enrico Sturaro. 2020. "Tourists and Local Stakeholders’ Perception of Ecosystem Services Provided by Summer Farms in the Eastern Italian Alps." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1095.
Marko Lovric; Riccardo Da Re; Enrico Vidale; Davide Pettenella; Robert Mavsar. Social network analysis as a tool for the analysis of international trade of wood and non-wood forest products. Forest Policy and Economics 2018, 86, 45 -66.
AMA StyleMarko Lovric, Riccardo Da Re, Enrico Vidale, Davide Pettenella, Robert Mavsar. Social network analysis as a tool for the analysis of international trade of wood and non-wood forest products. Forest Policy and Economics. 2018; 86 ():45-66.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarko Lovric; Riccardo Da Re; Enrico Vidale; Davide Pettenella; Robert Mavsar. 2018. "Social network analysis as a tool for the analysis of international trade of wood and non-wood forest products." Forest Policy and Economics 86, no. : 45-66.
Social capital and rural governance are central elements in the evaluation of development projects based on the neo-endogenous approach to local development. The aim of this chapter is to measure both quantitatively and qualitatively the endowment of social capital in the Prealpi Dolomiti and Bassa Padovana LAGs in Veneto. The analysis shows that a consolidated partnership history, focused on the capacity of the LAG in bridging between stakeholders and the local governance system, and combined with the effective and efficient delivery of high-quality projects, concurred to increase the levels of social capital in the two LAGs.
Riccardo Da Re; Giorgio Franceschetti; Elena Pisani. LEADER and Social Capital in Veneto: The Case Studies of Prealpi e Dolomiti and Bassa Padovana Local Action Groups. Social Capital and Local Development 2017, 305 -326.
AMA StyleRiccardo Da Re, Giorgio Franceschetti, Elena Pisani. LEADER and Social Capital in Veneto: The Case Studies of Prealpi e Dolomiti and Bassa Padovana Local Action Groups. Social Capital and Local Development. 2017; ():305-326.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiccardo Da Re; Giorgio Franceschetti; Elena Pisani. 2017. "LEADER and Social Capital in Veneto: The Case Studies of Prealpi e Dolomiti and Bassa Padovana Local Action Groups." Social Capital and Local Development , no. : 305-326.
This chapter describes the methodology and statistical foundations adopted for quantifying and qualifying the endowment of social capital in Local Actions Groups of the EU LEADER initiative. Specifically, the chapter presents the proposed evaluation method, including the criteria and techniques used to create, normalise and aggregate indicators into indexes of structural and cognitive-normative social capital and rural governance. Consequently, it specifies the data collection system, the selection of case study areas and the sampling design adopted in the survey carried out across the selected case study areas.
Riccardo Da Re; Maria Castiglioni; Catie Burlando. Social Capital and the LEADER Approach: A Statistical Method for the Evaluation of Local Action Groups. Social Capital and Local Development 2017, 175 -199.
AMA StyleRiccardo Da Re, Maria Castiglioni, Catie Burlando. Social Capital and the LEADER Approach: A Statistical Method for the Evaluation of Local Action Groups. Social Capital and Local Development. 2017; ():175-199.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiccardo Da Re; Maria Castiglioni; Catie Burlando. 2017. "Social Capital and the LEADER Approach: A Statistical Method for the Evaluation of Local Action Groups." Social Capital and Local Development , no. : 175-199.
The methodologies and operational instruments for the assessment of forest governance are still under development. While there are some advanced initiatives focused on forest governance assessment at international/national scale, there are relatively few at local level. However, assessments of local forest governance would be useful for both policy-makers and practitioners. The paper presents and discusses an original set of indicators to measure the quality of forest governance at local administrative/spatial level and the method used to develop them. A draft list of indicators (mainly process-oriented) has been formulated with respect to seven governance key-dimensions (sustainability, efficiency, effectiveness, participation, transparency, accountability and capacity). This draft list has been tested in two pilot applications (data collection by means of questionnaires). The indicators, which include both dichotomous and continuous variables, can be standardized in a few composite indicators to provide concise information about governance performance. Despite some methodological limitations that need to be further explored, the final set of 78 indicators appears to be a simple and practicable assessment tool, that can be used either for external or internal evaluations. Additional tests are needed to consolidate the tool.
Laura Secco; Riccardo Da Re; Davide Matteo Pettenella; Paola Gatto. Why and how to measure forest governance at local level: A set of indicators. Forest Policy and Economics 2014, 49, 57 -71.
AMA StyleLaura Secco, Riccardo Da Re, Davide Matteo Pettenella, Paola Gatto. Why and how to measure forest governance at local level: A set of indicators. Forest Policy and Economics. 2014; 49 ():57-71.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Secco; Riccardo Da Re; Davide Matteo Pettenella; Paola Gatto. 2014. "Why and how to measure forest governance at local level: A set of indicators." Forest Policy and Economics 49, no. : 57-71.