In recent years there has been a remarkable expansion in use of resilience concept, which is used... more In recent years there has been a remarkable expansion in use of resilience concept, which is used as a key concept in many local practices, but mainly should be better considered a reference approach for the new development project at local community level. In such perspective some institutions decided to invest in this; one of these projects is the experience presented in this essay. The essay presents the strategy, the main goals and the most important initiatives of the first year of activity of the Italian Observatory of Resilience Practices (ORP). The ORP was officially launched in April 2015 and it is supported and funded by the Italian bank foundation “Fondazione Cariplo”. Partners of ORP are the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of Politecnico di Milano (the leader partner), the Department DIST of Politecnico di Torino, the CURSA Consortium and the REsilienceLAB Association. The Observatory is based on a project in which four main working axes may be recognized in...
The aim of this essay is to introduce the potentials of a territorial based approach to support d... more The aim of this essay is to introduce the potentials of a territorial based approach to support decision-making regarding the uses of land in order to optimize the value production and the ratio between exploitation of resources, supply of water, energy and food services (WEFS) and preservation of the natural environment. Land and the natural resources integrated in it are regarded as the physical reference units of the WEFS in a nexus perspective. From the one side, land is the complex system of resources, material and natural ones in particular, which sustain WEFS security and quality in terms of production and consumption models. From the other side, the production of WEFS demands for production surfaces which represent the field where different uses and use models meet and produce cross impacts and trade-offs. The land quality, availability and, mainly, model of use become crucial factors to guarantee a stable and adequate offer of WEFS. This in the light of a growing demand for the protection of the natural environments and the ecosystems and for enhancing the quality of social services, in a perspective of resilience and sustainability. Finally, a brief presentation of a case study will be proposed, regarding the story of the Lago d’Idro (Idro Lake). Here the conflicts on water uses go back to the starting of the twentieth-century: a good example of the interactions, tradeoffs and decision making around the sharing of water among different territorial uses and users over time, in presence of a growing scarcity caused by long periods of drought at the local level.
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2017
Floods are among the costliest natural disasters worldwide. Integrated flood risk management appr... more Floods are among the costliest natural disasters worldwide. Integrated flood risk management approaches involving both public and private measures have been proposed to cope with trends in flood risk. These approaches are hampered by a lack of information about the cost-effectiveness of private flood damage mitigation measures. This study examines the economic desirability of flood-proofing different types of commercial buildings in Umbria, which is a flood-prone region in Europe. A cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is applied, which uses empirical information on flood damages to a variety of commercial activities. The CBA accounts for a diversity of uncertainties, including those of flood damage statistics and related flood-proofing benefits derived from bootstrap methods. Results show that, on average, dry flood-proofing is economically attractive for certain categories of commercial buildings. The flood probability and uncertainty of damage are key factors driving CBA results. Implications of our findings for policymakers and insurers are discussed.
In the last years the demand for logistics services by manufacturing and distribution firms has s... more In the last years the demand for logistics services by manufacturing and distribution firms has significantly increased. This has created the conditions for the development and the transformation of the logistics industry in Europe. In the paper we try to focus these elements by using an integrated economic,
The goal of the work is to underline the role that an adequate sustainability assessment can play... more The goal of the work is to underline the role that an adequate sustainability assessment can play in territorial decision making processes on tourism development. A methodology and a first experimental application of tourism sustainability indicators has been proposed, taking into consideration environmental and territorial costs and benefits arising from tourism activities. The experimental area is Sondrio Province, in the area called Valtellina, in Lombardy Region, where in the year 2005 the Alpine Skiing World Championship will take place. An analysis on a selection of indicators, based on available data, has been proposed to describe the sustainability performance of the existing tourism models, particularly concerning alpine skiing. We have finally compared these results with the potential additional impacts, but also benefits, coming from both present public and private local action and future audience of 2005’s World Championship. The Sondrio Province analysis demonstrates th...
... » 38 1.1.2. Le forme della cooperazione » 39 1.1.3. Una tassonomia » 44 1.2. I vantaggi degli... more ... » 38 1.1.2. Le forme della cooperazione » 39 1.1.3. Una tassonomia » 44 1.2. I vantaggi degli accordi volontari e gli ostacoli alla loro diffusione » 45 1.3. Conclusioni , » 48 2. Verso lo sviluppodegli accordi volontari: un modello interpretativo » 51 2.1. Introduzione » 51 ...
The tourism sector is more and more regarded as a central element of territorial development in m... more The tourism sector is more and more regarded as a central element of territorial development in many countries. According to the sustainable development approach we have to look at tourism from two possible points of view. First tourism can be regarded as a sum of economic activities playing an important role in the production of income and wealth on a territory. Second, tourists and tourism structures and activities can produce important negative externalities on the environment and the ecosystems, reducing economic benefits because of collective costs related to the depletion of the quality of the environment and the ecosystems. Moreover, the quality and the variety of the environment and the different landscapes can be considered basic factors of production of tourism. As a result, from a long term perspective, the poorest quality of the environment and of the landscape can produce e reduction in tourism activities and, consequently, of revenues. These means that the durability o...
In recent years there has been a remarkable expansion in use of resilience concept, which is used... more In recent years there has been a remarkable expansion in use of resilience concept, which is used as a key concept in many local practices, but mainly should be better considered a reference approach for the new development project at local community level. In such perspective some institutions decided to invest in this; one of these projects is the experience presented in this essay. The essay presents the strategy, the main goals and the most important initiatives of the first year of activity of the Italian Observatory of Resilience Practices (ORP). The ORP was officially launched in April 2015 and it is supported and funded by the Italian bank foundation “Fondazione Cariplo”. Partners of ORP are the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of Politecnico di Milano (the leader partner), the Department DIST of Politecnico di Torino, the CURSA Consortium and the REsilienceLAB Association. The Observatory is based on a project in which four main working axes may be recognized in...
The aim of this essay is to introduce the potentials of a territorial based approach to support d... more The aim of this essay is to introduce the potentials of a territorial based approach to support decision-making regarding the uses of land in order to optimize the value production and the ratio between exploitation of resources, supply of water, energy and food services (WEFS) and preservation of the natural environment. Land and the natural resources integrated in it are regarded as the physical reference units of the WEFS in a nexus perspective. From the one side, land is the complex system of resources, material and natural ones in particular, which sustain WEFS security and quality in terms of production and consumption models. From the other side, the production of WEFS demands for production surfaces which represent the field where different uses and use models meet and produce cross impacts and trade-offs. The land quality, availability and, mainly, model of use become crucial factors to guarantee a stable and adequate offer of WEFS. This in the light of a growing demand for the protection of the natural environments and the ecosystems and for enhancing the quality of social services, in a perspective of resilience and sustainability. Finally, a brief presentation of a case study will be proposed, regarding the story of the Lago d’Idro (Idro Lake). Here the conflicts on water uses go back to the starting of the twentieth-century: a good example of the interactions, tradeoffs and decision making around the sharing of water among different territorial uses and users over time, in presence of a growing scarcity caused by long periods of drought at the local level.
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2017
Floods are among the costliest natural disasters worldwide. Integrated flood risk management appr... more Floods are among the costliest natural disasters worldwide. Integrated flood risk management approaches involving both public and private measures have been proposed to cope with trends in flood risk. These approaches are hampered by a lack of information about the cost-effectiveness of private flood damage mitigation measures. This study examines the economic desirability of flood-proofing different types of commercial buildings in Umbria, which is a flood-prone region in Europe. A cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is applied, which uses empirical information on flood damages to a variety of commercial activities. The CBA accounts for a diversity of uncertainties, including those of flood damage statistics and related flood-proofing benefits derived from bootstrap methods. Results show that, on average, dry flood-proofing is economically attractive for certain categories of commercial buildings. The flood probability and uncertainty of damage are key factors driving CBA results. Implications of our findings for policymakers and insurers are discussed.
In the last years the demand for logistics services by manufacturing and distribution firms has s... more In the last years the demand for logistics services by manufacturing and distribution firms has significantly increased. This has created the conditions for the development and the transformation of the logistics industry in Europe. In the paper we try to focus these elements by using an integrated economic,
The goal of the work is to underline the role that an adequate sustainability assessment can play... more The goal of the work is to underline the role that an adequate sustainability assessment can play in territorial decision making processes on tourism development. A methodology and a first experimental application of tourism sustainability indicators has been proposed, taking into consideration environmental and territorial costs and benefits arising from tourism activities. The experimental area is Sondrio Province, in the area called Valtellina, in Lombardy Region, where in the year 2005 the Alpine Skiing World Championship will take place. An analysis on a selection of indicators, based on available data, has been proposed to describe the sustainability performance of the existing tourism models, particularly concerning alpine skiing. We have finally compared these results with the potential additional impacts, but also benefits, coming from both present public and private local action and future audience of 2005’s World Championship. The Sondrio Province analysis demonstrates th...
... » 38 1.1.2. Le forme della cooperazione » 39 1.1.3. Una tassonomia » 44 1.2. I vantaggi degli... more ... » 38 1.1.2. Le forme della cooperazione » 39 1.1.3. Una tassonomia » 44 1.2. I vantaggi degli accordi volontari e gli ostacoli alla loro diffusione » 45 1.3. Conclusioni , » 48 2. Verso lo sviluppodegli accordi volontari: un modello interpretativo » 51 2.1. Introduzione » 51 ...
The tourism sector is more and more regarded as a central element of territorial development in m... more The tourism sector is more and more regarded as a central element of territorial development in many countries. According to the sustainable development approach we have to look at tourism from two possible points of view. First tourism can be regarded as a sum of economic activities playing an important role in the production of income and wealth on a territory. Second, tourists and tourism structures and activities can produce important negative externalities on the environment and the ecosystems, reducing economic benefits because of collective costs related to the depletion of the quality of the environment and the ecosystems. Moreover, the quality and the variety of the environment and the different landscapes can be considered basic factors of production of tourism. As a result, from a long term perspective, the poorest quality of the environment and of the landscape can produce e reduction in tourism activities and, consequently, of revenues. These means that the durability o...
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