11 research outputs found
Sustainable Mobility for Island Destinations
This open access book presents the findings of the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS project regarding the link between mobility and tourism in urban areas and the complications tourist destinations face in becoming more sustainable. It integrates the tourist mobility needs and the associated fluctuation impacts in the design of mobility solutions in order to enforce the accessibility, attractiveness, efficiency and sustainability of transport services and infrastructure for both residents and tourists in island cities such as Rethymno, Crete, and Valetta, Malta. Sustainable Mobility for Island Destinations contains contributions from highly experienced academics, engineers, and planners in the area of sustainable tourism, mobility services, and smart solutions design companies assisting: the change of the mind set in insular and tourism areas; the adoption of green mobility systems and services; and monitoring the environmental benefits to assist towards the Climate Change. It explores the challenges tourist islands face, such as the seasonal fluxes in transport usage, the pressures of tourism to provide aesthetic green spaces, and the space issues of being an island in relation to economic potential and infrastructure construction. The book suggests areas for future research, and implementation of innovative systems and policies. It will be of interest to academics, planners, decision makers, and environmentalists
Sustainable Mobility for Island Destinations
This open access book presents the findings of the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS project regarding the link between mobility and tourism in urban areas and the complications tourist destinations face in becoming more sustainable. It integrates the tourist mobility needs and the associated fluctuation impacts in the design of mobility solutions in order to enforce the accessibility, attractiveness, efficiency and sustainability of transport services and infrastructure for both residents and tourists in island cities such as Rethymno, Crete, and Valetta, Malta. Sustainable Mobility for Island Destinations contains contributions from highly experienced academics, engineers, and planners in the area of sustainable tourism, mobility services, and smart solutions design companies assisting: the change of the mind set in insular and tourism areas; the adoption of green mobility systems and services; and monitoring the environmental benefits to assist towards the Climate Change. It explores the challenges tourist islands face, such as the seasonal fluxes in transport usage, the pressures of tourism to provide aesthetic green spaces, and the space issues of being an island in relation to economic potential and infrastructure construction. The book suggests areas for future research, and implementation of innovative systems and policies. It will be of interest to academics, planners, decision makers, and environmentalists
Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts. EVA 2013 Florence
Important Information Technology topics are presented: multimedia systems, data-bases, protection of data, access to the content. Particular reference is reserved to digital images (2D, 3D) regarding Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, Palace – Monuments, Archaeological Sites). The main parts of the Conference Proceedings regard: Strategic Issues, EC Projects and Related Networks & Initiatives, International Forum on “Culture & Technology”, 2D – 3D Technologies & Applications, Virtual Galleries – Museums and Related Initiatives, Access to the Culture Information. Three Workshops are related to: International Cooperation, Innovation and Enterprise, Creative Industries and Cultural Tourism
SUGAR. Sustainable Urban Goods Logistics Achieved by Regional and Local Policies. City Logistics Best Practices: a Handbook for Authorities
This publication is one of the main results of the SUGAR project and it is focused on the Best Practices analysis, a tool for the involvement of the community of experts in the emerging field of city logistics. The handbook proposes a quick overview on the project, a detailed collection of best practice synthesis, a synthesis of transferrability issues of such practices and the methodology for applying some of them to different cities and fields
Planning, Nature and Ecosystem Services
This book collects the papers presented at INPUT aCAdemy 2019, a special edition of the INPUT Conference hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture (DICAAR) of the University of Cagliari. INPUT aCAdemy Conference will focus on contemporary planning issues with particular attention to ecosystem services, green and blue infrastructure and governance and management of Natura 2000 sites and coastal marine areas. INPUT aCAdemy 2019 is organized within the GIREPAM Project (Integrated Management of Ecological Networks through Parks and Marine Areas), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in relation to the 2014-2020 Interreg Italy – France (Maritime) Programme. INPUT aCAdemy 2019 is supported by Società Italiana degli Urbanisti (SIU, the Italian Society of Spatial Planners), Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (INU, the Italian National Institute of Urban Planning), UrbIng Ricerca Scientifica (the Association of Spatial Planning Scholars of the Italian Schools of Engineering) and Ordine degli Ingegneri di Cagliari (OIC, Professional Association of Engineers of Cagliari).illustratorThis book collects the papers presented at INPUT aCAdemy 2019, a special edition of the INPUT Conference hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture (DICAAR) of the University of Cagliari. INPUT aCAdemy Conference will focus on contemporary planning issues with particular attention to ecosystem services, green and blue infrastructure and governance and management of Natura 2000 sites and coastal marine areas. INPUT aCAdemy 2019 is organized within the GIREPAM Project (Integrated Management of Ecological Networks through Parks and Marine Areas), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in relation to the 2014-2020 Interreg Italy – France (Maritime) Programme. INPUT aCAdemy 2019 is supported by Società Italiana degli Urbanisti (SIU, the Italian Society of Spatial Planners), Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (INU, the Italian National Institute of Urban Planning), UrbIng Ricerca Scientifica (the Association of Spatial Planning Scholars of the Italian Schools of Engineering) and Ordine degli Ingegneri di Cagliari (OIC, Professional Association of Engineers of Cagliari)
Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts. EVA 2018 Florence
The Publication is following the yearly Editions of EVA FLORENCE. The State of Art is presented regarding the Application of Technologies (in particular of digital type) to Cultural Heritage. The more recent results of the Researches in the considered Area are presented. Information Technologies of interest for Culture Heritage are presented: multimedia systems, data-bases, data protection, access to digital content, Virtual Galleries. Particular reference is reserved to digital images (Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts), regarding Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, Palace - Monuments, Archaeological Sites). The International Conference includes the following Sessions: Strategic Issues; New Sciences and Culture Developments and Applications; New Technical Developments & Applications; Museums - Virtual Galleries and Related Initiatives; Art and Humanities Ecosystem & Applications; Access to the Culture Information. Two Workshops regard: Innovation and Enterprise; the Cloud Systems connected to the Culture (eCulture Cloud) in the Smart Cities context. The more recent results of the Researches at national and international are reported in the Area of Technologies and Culture Heritage, also with experimental demonstrations of developed Activities
Development of an integrated model for urban sustainable resilience through smart city projects in the Southern African context.
Doctoral Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.The construct Smart City has gone through a few phases in the last decades. Today there is still
no consensus on an accurate definition of Smart City, even though a few concepts are now
accepted by most stakeholders, establishing frameworks heading to enhance the quality of life
of citizens, sustainable development and economic competitiveness, and, most importantly,
the optimal balance between these. Starting from the framework of the Smart City model as
conceptualized by the developed world, this research attempts to critically analyse the
challenges and barriers to a transition and upgrade of such a model for implementation in
developing countries, particularly in the Southern Africa.
The mid-term future trends in the region create a huge expectation and concern
internationally. Factors like the considerable demographic increase in the post-colonial Africa,
the massive migration from the rural areas to cities and the shift from the manufacturing
world pole in the East to the African continent predict a remarkable dynamic and vibrant scene
in the near future. Stressing the ability of the region to respond to these challenges is starting
to gain the attention of scholars and organizations internationally. However, it is important to
say that most of the research studies point to both, the solution of dramatic situations related
to poverty and underdevelopment, and secondly, the market prospect studies that research
the economic potential of the region to foreign capital. Moreover, regarding urban systems,
most African governments have scarce and unreliable data.
Therefore, looking from a local perspective, it is fair to explore ways Africa and Africans are
able to cope with the challenges to come. Not only to make the place attractive to outsider
eyes but to increase the quality of life and opportunities for local people through selfmanagement.
Africa has undergone through a long history of catastrophes in recent times, with horrendous
impact on the population. Yet, a proved resilience makes room for hope in a better future,
away from a patronizing management by external forces. Part of this research stresses the
feasibility of tailor made solutions to cope with future challenges from a local perspective in
the era of globalization. International agencies tend to rate performance in multiple fields
based on worldwide standards. Taking into account the use of a series of indicators as a tool to rationalize (evaluate) the performance of any particular field of human action; the
measurement of those indicators can vary from region to region.
In such resilient environment as described above, the aim of this research is to identify
sustainable ways for long-term implementation of up to date technologies in Southern African
cities for an effective leapfrog that would bring Southern Africa up to nowadays standards
without losing local references.
A deep dive into the literature about current technologies and the African city represents the
starting point of the methodological approach in order to understand localities and real
challenges. The research looked at worldwide urban trends and aims to extract those
parameters that are meaningful to Africa today.
In order to validate the findings of the research, a case study focussed on specific urban
challenges has been identified: the Umgeni River estuary in eThekwini municipality is
representative of the confluence of multiple urban dynamics: environmental concerns, lack of
municipal services, climate change vulnerability, ocean pollution, poverty, regional business,
mining, commercial activities, informal settlements and formal planning. The waste sector in
particular, typically undermined in the Global South, has been identified as a potential
common thread across the aforementioned urban dynamics. The application to the case study
of the lessons learnt through the study of the smart city and urban sustainable resilience
highlights the readiness of the Southern Africa city and unlocks a discussion about sustainable
urban growth.
The results indicate a dual scenario, concerning yet optimistic: there are great disparities
between the aspirations from city managers and policy makers, and the conflicted reality at
ground level. The pressure due the competitive agenda to render Southern African cities
appealing in order to gain foreign economic attention could fade as local communities improve
their life condition and strength local markets: “Africa by Africans for Africans”. Two important
factors can make this shift possible: one is the presence of strong academic institution with
great number of strong collaborations with organizations of great reputation. The case study
proves a great interest to assist with solutions to African matters by the international
community, but probably not in the way city managers expect. The second one is the advantage that can be taken from the “already made” infrastructure fabric, re-programming
the initially “colonial-conceived extractive economic vision” towards social gain