Feeding the cities through urban agriculture the community esteem value

The growth of global urban population produces an increase in food demand. With the aim of facing this demand, mainly concentrated in large urban areas, urban agriculture should be fostered to integrate traditional agriculture production, no longer considered sustainable. After suggesting the implementation of integrated systems of urban agriculture, in order to measure their social appreciation expressed by the community, the paper proposes the Community Esteem Value, obtained with a deliberative appraisal procedure

Toward Integrated Urban Agricolture Systems: Economic and Valuation Aspects

The Paper defines an integrated urban agriculture system (A-URBIS), outlining the complications associated with its launching and implementation, and a methodological guidelines for the valuation of an A-URBIS, taking into account the inclusive and qualitative impacts on the community. Finally the Paper proposes a Direct Deliberative Monetary Valuation procedure which derives from the combination of a participatory deliberative process, which is necessary to develop instruments of direct democracy, and Stated Preference Techniques, which are essential to capture the value related to inclusive use

DETERMINAZIONE DI SOSTANZE STUPEFACENTI DA MATRICI NON CONVENZIONALI COME LA SALIVA IN AUTOMOBILISTI DEL SABATO SERA

Questo lavoro è basato sulla conoscenza e prevenzione della diffusione del fenomeno dei guidatori sotto l’effetto di sostanze stupefacenti nella provincia di Brindisi e sulla valutazione dell’attendibilità della metodica utilizzata per le determinazioni su strada, con dispositivo on-site Cozart DDS a matrice salivare, attraverso la conferma con GC/MS sui medesimi campioni di saliva e sulle urine

Review of How Population Change Will Transform Our World by Sarah Harper

In this book, Sarah Harper explores the relevant topic of the shift in the age structure of the world’s population. She addresses this issue by considering the entire world population. In particular, she deeply analyses causes and consequences of the age-structural change highlighting convergences and differences between populations of various geographical areas and focusing on the connections with economic and social factors. Addressed also to a wider audience, this book sheds light about the important changes of the population age structure and about the future of the world population. The author highlights differences and interconnections existing between various populations of the world, without forgetting to stress the importance to consider changes at the individual level within the society. Sarah Harper, through this book, contributes to provide instruments and knowledge to understand the populations and societies of the world

Utilizing Methods of Fluid Dynamics to Model Acoustic Movement

Acoustic theory is a branch of theoretical physics that attempts to explain the movement of sound through models of fluid dynamics and derivations from the Navier-Stokes equation of fluid movement. Foundational models of acoustic theory aimed to explain how sound moves on a microscopic level but have been unable to find reasonable evidence of how models of particle movement relate to what can be heard on a macroscopic scale. This thesis explores current models and research spawned from original models while attempting to unify and apply micro and macro aspects of acoustics, while finding applications of the unifying theory. There is an emphasis on the proposition and predictions of sound movement within a constantly changing environment. Findings illustrate potential links between the models of fluid dynamics and characteristics of acoustics, while current gaps from both fluid dynamics and links between topics prevent a fully cohesive theory from being established. Despite this, applications of how this theory can be used in live sound were found and lay a foundation for new types of technology and methods to be developed once the theory becomes fully established through continued research

"Rachel B. Gross, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia As Religious Practice, New York, New York University Press, 2021"

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