Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches

The Intensive Programme of study on “Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches” resulted from the recognition of the growing importance of agroforestry systems in the European context, in particular, silvopastoral systems in the south of Europe. The European roadmap towards low carbon economy within the 2050 horizon creates enormous challenges for the agriculture sector in terms of its modernization and reconversion for which agroforestry systems are essential technological and sustainable production solutions. At the global scale, challenges resulting from escalating demand for animal and forest products, effects of climate change, loss of natural capital and the search for sustainable development solutions strengthen the importance of agroforestry systems. Several international organizations, among which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the European Union (EU), have been promoting the development and implementation of these systems. Also, within the context of the United Nations, several conventions – biological diversity, climate change, soil conservation – force deep changes to be made in production systems, to which agroforestry systems are indispensable references. The intensive learning programme on “Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches” was funded by the European Comission through the ERASMUS program (2013-1-PT1-ERA10-16673- PBRAGANC01). The Intensive Programme took place in Bragança, Portugal, from March 30 to April 12, 2014, and was organized by the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança in collaboration with the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad da Extremadura, and Universidad de Oviedo, in Spain, and the Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, in Italy. The objective of the programme was to share with first and second cycle students from Portugal, Spain and Italy knowledge about implementation and management of agroforestry systems, in particular silvopastoral systems, considering production, economic, environmental and socio-cultural aspects. The programme was an opportunity to discuss practical and theoretical issues iv related to agroforestry systems in different environmental backgrounds, particularly in Atlantic and Mediterrenean regions of the Iberian Peninsula. The programme made it also possible to the intervening institutions to establish cooperation partnerships within the scope of scientific research and knowledge transfer, with emphasis on the production of knowledge on silvopastoral systems materialized in this book. The content of this book corresponds to lectures taught in the programme by the researchers and professors subjected to a peer reviewing process; we would like therefore to acknowledge all authors, reviewers and institutions involved in the Intensive Programme and in this book by their collaboration and the ERASMUS Programme by the financial support provided that made it possible to organize this course on “Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches”.A realização do curso intitulado Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches resultou do reconhecimento da importância crescente dos sistemas agroflorestais no contexto europeu e, particularmente, dos sistemas silvopastoris no do sul da Europa. O roteiro europeu para uma economia de baixo carbono no horizonte 2050 coloca ao sector agrícola enormes desafios de modernização e reconversão no qual os sistemas agroflorestais são incontornáveis enquanto soluções tecnológicas de produção sustentável. À escala global, os desafios resultantes das necessidades crescentes de alimentos de origem animal e de produtos florestais, os efeitos das alterações climáticas, a perda de capital natural e a procura de soluções de desenvolvimento sustentável reforçam a importância dos sistemas agroflorestais. Diversas organizações internacionais, entre as quais a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO), o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) e a União Europeia (EU), têm promovido o desenvolvimento e implementação destes sistemas. Também no âmbito das Nações Unidas, diversas convenções - diversidade biológica, alterações climáticas e conservação do solo - obrigam a alterações profundas nos sistemas produtivos para as quais os sistemas agro-florestais serão uma referência obrigatória. O programa de aprendizagem intensivo sobre Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches, foi financiado pela Comissão Europeia através do programa ERASMUS (2013-1-PT1-ERA10-16673- PBRAGANC01). O curso decorreu entre 30 de março e 12 de abril de 2014 e foi organizado pelo Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, em colaboração com a Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad da Extremadura, e Universidad de Oviedo, em Espanha, e a Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, em Itália. O objectivo do curso foi partilhar com alunos de 1º e 2º ciclo de Portugal, Espanha e Itália, conhecimento sobre implementação e gestão de sistemas agroflorestais, particularmente silvopastoris, considerando os aspectos produtivos, económicos, ambientais e socioculturais. O curso constituiu uma oportunidade de discussão de aspectos práticos e teóricos relativos aos sistemas silvopastoris em diferentes contextos ambientais, particularmente nas zonas Atlânticas e Mediterrânicas da Península Ibérica. Permitiu ainda às instituições envolvidas estabelecerem parcerias de cooperação no âmbito da investigação científica e transferência de conhecimento, destacando-se a produção de saber no âmbito dos sistemas silvopastoris consubstanciada neste livro. O conteúdo do livro corresponde às lições apresentadas no curso pelos investigadores e professores das instituições responsáveis pelas sessões teóricas; assim, gostaríamos de agradecer aos autores e instituições envolvidas pela sua colaboração e ao programa ERASMUS pelo suporte financeiro que possibilitou a realizou do curso sobre Management of agroforestry systems: ecological, social and economic approaches

Actas II Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores en comunicación

Las II JORNADAS DE JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES EN COMUNICACIÓN de la FCC-UNC se realizaron en Córdoba, los días 25 y 26 de abril del 2019. Fueron organizadas por el Centro de Investigaciones en Periodismo y Comunicación Héctor “Toto” Schmucler (CIPeCo-FCC), y contaron con aval y financiamiento de la Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.Con la creación de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación se plantean novedosos desafíos para pensar el lugar que le otorgamos como institución a los procesos de debate y discusión científica en torno a la comunicación y sus problemáticas. Con la puesta en funcionamiento del CIPeCo-FCC, el mismo se constituye como uno de los lugares fundamentales para articular y fortalecer las prácticas investigativas de la comunidad académica en su conjunto. La realización de las Jornadas JICOM se plantearon así como estrategia oportuna para consolidar los lazos intra e inter-institucionales, potenciando la emergencia de nuevas líneas de investigación en comunicación. De allí que las Jornadas se fueron un espacio para el encuentro y debate de perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas que contribuyan a generar articulaciones entre las diferentes generaciones de investigadores de la Facultad -y de otras instituciones- y a la producción continúa de conocimiento atendiendo al contexto actual del campo académico y social. Por ello su organización implicó la participación de becarios/as, doctorandos/as de nuestra casa de estudios como motor que permita incluir desde el diseño de la propuesta, las voces de los jóvenes investigadores. En este marco, y buscando “abonar” dinámicas más horizontales y autogestivas, el Comité Organizador realizó múltiples reuniones donde se debatieron los ejes centrales que iban a conformar la propuesta final de las Jornadas y las diferentes modalidades de participación que se plantearon para arribar/acordar una propuesta, siempre perfectible.Fil: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación. Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigaciones en Periodismo y Comunicació

Campus virtual UCM2: Como integrar investigación y docencia.

En menos de dos años de existencia, los profesores han configurado el Campus Virtual UCM a su medida, convirtiéndolo en un conjunto de espacios docentes, de investigación y gestión variados en su estructura y cuyo propósito principal es ayudar al profesor en su trabajo universitario y mejorar la comunicación y el intercambio de información entre profesores y alumnos. Con el objetivo de ampliar los temas tratados en la I Jornada y para explorar como el Campus Virtual puede contribuir al esfuerzo del profesor por integrar su doble responsabilidad como investigador y docente, la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a través del Vicerrectorado de Innovación y Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, celebró la II Jornada del CV-UCM: cómo integrar investigación y docencia en el Campus Virtual UCM. Los resultados se recogen en este libro estructurados en dos partes diferenciadas: las experiencias docentes, que son abundantes y muestran un grado de madurez inesperado en un campus virtual tan joven como es el de la Complutense, y las experiencias de investigación que, aunque no tan numerosas, suponen una gran innovación en la concepción y uso de un campus virtual. Asímismo, se abordan aquí nuevas cuestiones de gran relevancia como son la propiedad intelectual en el Campus Virtual, la utilización de estándares para el diseño de las asignaturas, el reto de la convergencia europea o la necesidad de herramientas complementarias del Campus Virtual

Socio-Cognitive and Affective Computing

Social cognition focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations. It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in social interactions. On the other hand, the term cognitive computing is generally used to refer to new hardware and/or software that mimics the functioning of the human brain and helps to improve human decision-making. In this sense, it is a type of computing with the goal of discovering more accurate models of how the human brain/mind senses, reasons, and responds to stimuli. Socio-Cognitive Computing should be understood as a set of theoretical interdisciplinary frameworks, methodologies, methods and hardware/software tools to model how the human brain mediates social interactions. In addition, Affective Computing is the study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human affects, a fundamental aspect of socio-cognitive neuroscience. It is an interdisciplinary field spanning computer science, electrical engineering, psychology, and cognitive science. Physiological Computing is a category of technology in which electrophysiological data recorded directly from human activity are used to interface with a computing device. This technology becomes even more relevant when computing can be integrated pervasively in everyday life environments. Thus, Socio-Cognitive and Affective Computing systems should be able to adapt their behavior according to the Physiological Computing paradigm. This book integrates proposals from researchers who use signals from the brain and/or body to infer people's intentions and psychological state in smart computing systems. The design of this kind of systems combines knowledge and methods of ubiquitous and pervasive computing, as well as physiological data measurement and processing, with those of socio-cognitive and affective computing

Tribute to Nieves López Martínez : Nieves López Martínez, passion for science

Depto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y PaleontologíaFac. de Ciencias GeológicasTRUEpu

Field trip guide and abstracts of the sepiolite symposium : june 7th, 2010, Madrid-Seville, Spain /2010 SEA-CSSJ-CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays

Depto. de Mineralogía y PetrologíaFac. de Ciencias GeológicasTRUEpu

Iberian multinationals driving the crisis recovery

The 10th IIBC has been hosted by the Facultad de Economía y Empresa from the Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, in September of 2014. The main theme has been “IBERIAN MULTINATIONALS DRIVING THE CRISIS RECOVERY”. We really believe that the Iberian firms and specifically those that have internationalized have played (and continue to play) an important role in the recovery process of the Portuguese and Spanish economies. The current news about these economies is positive; however we still need to work on it. This conference has provided a privileged forum to discuss this situation along with the recent work on such an important subject; but also, it has allowed us to share our research about other topics related to Foreign Direct Investment and Exporting with regard to both large firms and SMEs, cultural aspects or new ventures among others. In particular, this book includes 17 papers grouped under 6 parts of general topics: • Macroeconomic, Financial and Political Aspects of FDI • International Management and Cultural Topics • Determinants of Export Performance • International Networking • SMEs and Exporting • New Ventures and Entrepreneurship These current topics are analyzed from different perspectives such as finance, marketing, economy or management; and also from different research streams or theories and different contexts or countries (authors come from Universities from Portugal -8-, Spain -8-, United Kingdom -1- and Hungary -1-). All of that leads to enrich the debate and contribute to improve our international knowledge. On behalf of the Editors team, I would like to express our gratitude to the authors for sharing with all of us their research; and to the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and the DGA-FSE (COMPETE Research Group, S125) for the financial support, since without their help, this book would have not been possible. Finally, we hope that you find this book interesting and a source of inspiration to new studies that help to improve our internationalization knowledge