A5015264833- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Rural development and sustainability
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Regional resilience and development
University of Pisa
2019-2025
University of Florence
2006-2018
University of Basilicata
2015
Notre Dame University – Louaize
2015
Florence (Netherlands)
2008-2014
Past tasting experience with edible insects could influence food neophobia (FN) and disgust, consequently, it increase the intention to engage entomophagy by influencing our disgust. Thus, this study aims measure effect of insect disgust on willingness in (WTE) explore differences between consumers who had previous eating those did not. An online cross-sectional survey was distributed five countries (Belgium, China, Italy, Mexico, USA) total sample (n = 3421) divided into two consumer...
Innovative agri-environmental contracts are increasingly studied in the literature, but their adoption has been relatively slow and geographically scattered. Action-based measures remain predominant policy mechanism across Europe. A three-round Policy Delphi study was conducted with makers, scientific experts, farmers' representatives, NGOs from 15 different European countries, to investigate how under which circumstances novel contractual solutions could be implemented more widely. The...
Insect-based food is not common in Europe, because most people do consider insects to be edible, but rather a threat and health risk. Fear refusal eat new product introduced into culture called neophobia, which results hesitation trying experimenting with foods. Although there significant interest this novel sector, lack of research on the link between rejection, level consumer behavior related introduction diet. In study, through 420 questionnaires, specific experimental scale was which,...
The quality of life in rural populations plays a key role development policies. Starting from capabilities approach, the aim this work is to evaluate, with simultaneous quantile regression, heterogeneity determinants by analyzing opportunities addressed populations. These are quantified as availability healthcare, education, economic opportunities, environmental conditions, human pressure, and accessibility areas. focus on represents change prevailing setting, which tends assess levels...
China has experienced frequent food safety incidents that have undermined consumer trust in the supply chain. To overcome this problem, requalified legislative framework and adopted a comprehensive certification system over years. Here, we investigated influences of traceability Chinese certifications (QS/SC-food quality market access/production system, hazard-free, green, organic) on for different types products: fish, meat, milk, eggs, rice. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys...
Small businesses and farms are today struggling to find an innovative solution a globalizing market challenging society. Among different aspects, small businesses, especially in rural areas, need balance among tailor-made solutions, specific customers engagement strategies, creative value creation new business concepts able reshape existing markets. In this study, 16 enterprises of areas near Turin belonging sectors collaborated co-create models. To guide discussion through sustainable...
Although coppice forests represent a significant part of the European forest area, especially across southern Countries, they received little attention within Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) processes and scenarios, whose guidelines have been mainly designed to high national scale. In order obtain “tailored” information on degree sustainability coppices scale stand, we evaluated (i) whether main management options result in different responses SFM indicators, (ii) which considered...
Using spatial econometric techniques and local statistics, this study explores the relationships between real estate values in Tuscany with individual perception of satisfaction by landscape types. The analysis includes usual territorial variables such as proximity to urban centres roads. are measured through a sample respondents who expressed their aesthetic-visual perceptions different types land use. Results from multivariate Geary highlight that house prices not independent included...
For the last ten years, Social farming (SF) has become an innovative practice able to connect multifunctional agriculture and novel social services for urban rural areas in Italy EU. By looking at experience from Italy, it is possible note that SF not developed homogeneously along national territory. It characterized by a wide range of practices activities related development welfare which several topics such as subsidiarity, value relationship, co-production find multiple meanings...
In the European framework of multifunctional agriculture, Social Farming (SF) has constantly been spreading. Italy, these practices are legally connected to Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI), creating new perspectives and challenges for farmers their territories. this paper, we report results a pilot study conducted in Veneto Region understand farmers’ opinions about opportunities SF AAI. Participants were convened by Italian trade organization Coldiretti. All them provide...