Gooseworld

Poetry by Marella Hoffma

Housing price gradient and immigrant population: Data from the Italian real estate market

The database presented here was collected by Antoniucci and Marella to analyze the correlation between the housing price gradient and the immigrant population in Italy during 2016. It may also be useful in other statistical analyses, be they on the real estate market or in another branches of social science. The data sample relates to 112 Italian provincial capitals. It provides accurate information on urban structure, and specifically on urban density. The two most significant variables are original indicators constructed from official data sources: the housing price gradient, or the ratio between average prices in the center and suburbs by city; and building density, which is the average number of housing units per residential building. The housing price gradient is calculated for the two residential sub-markets, new-build and existing units, providing an original and detailed sample of the Italian residential market. Rather than average prices, the housing price gradient helps to identify potential divergences in residential market trends.As well as house prices, two other data clusters are considered: socio-economic variables, which provide a framework of each city, in terms of demographic and economic information; and various data on urban structure, which are rarely included in the same database. Keywords: Housing market, Immigrants, Multivariate regression, Real estate market, Price gradien

SINFONIA Project Mass Appraisal: Beyond The Value Of Energy Performance In Buildings

Energy retrofit of existing buildings stock is today a major urban challenge and opportunity. Although a market appreciation of green buildings is generally recognized, specificities related to different countries, contexts and sectors still need further investigation. Moreover, the energy retrofit carries with it multiple elements, ranging from monetary savings to personal fulfillment of living greener. The ongoing European smart city project SINFONIA offers the chance to analyze a double international case study, and to estimate expected positive effects on dwellings\u2019 value, due to energy retrofit measures undertaken at the district level. This paper, starting from previous similar experiences, designs an operational approach based on spatial hedonic price method and analytic hierarchy process. Finally, it suggests how to develop a spatialized mass appraisal by linking results with a geographical information system. Such approach will contribute to assess the socio-economic impact of SINFONIA project and to evaluate the effectiveness of further smart city initiatives

Book Review: A New Light on Trees

Review of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, by Peter Wohlleben. (Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books, 2016

Gli strumenti della filatura nel contesto funerario: i materiali dalle necropoli veronesi

The classification of spinning’s objects in Verona is a project of Studi Umanistici Department of University Ca’ Foscari in Venice. Tools came from the roman necropolis in Verona, beside the Postumia way, in two places called Spianà and Palio gate. Spindles and distaffs belong to Béal A XX 15 and Facchinetti II a types; spindle whorls belong to Béal A XXXVI 1-2 types. These objects are the same regardless of deposition ritual. Decorations are worked on a lathe, they aren’t particularly elaborate, they are typologically similar to examples that come from Italy and provinces, with a likely influence by the models produced in the Near East. There are also simple artefacts of bone that could be interpreted either as spinning tools or as pins, because the morphological data, the fragmentary conservation and the site of deposition don’t allow precise identification

“SI-RAJA” ANDROID APPLICATION (ESTIMATED FETAL WEIGHT) IMPROVES MIDWIFE’S ATTITUDE IN MONITORING FETAL GROWTH IN HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT TANJUNGPINANG CITY, RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE

Estimated Fetal Weight is one way to monitor the growth of the fetus in the womb. Along with technology development, Android users can be used as a health educational information medium. This study aims to analyze the effect of using the Si-RAJA Android Application (Estimated Fetal Weight) on the attitude of midwives in monitoring fetal growth at health centers throughout Tanjungpinnag City, Riau Islands Province. This study used a quasi-experiment method with a one-group pretest and posttest design on 30 midwives selected using the proportionate random sampling technique. The data was collected from September to October 2021 at health centers throughout Tanjungpinang City. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test. There was a significant difference in the attitude before and after using the Si-RAJA android application, with a p-value of 0.000. As a result, it is hoped that midwives can monitor growth, provide counseling to pregnant women about fetal growth, and provide treatment as early as possible if abnormal fetal weight estimates are found