Political ecologies of a waste incinerator in Turin, Italy: Capital circulation and the production of urban natures

Crivello, Silvia

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“…For decades fed by the automobile industry (Crivello, 2015), Turin’s economy entered a period of decline at the end of the last century due to the delocalization of the car manufacturing facilities. In order to limit the social and economic consequences, such as the increase of the public debt and the unemployment rate, over the last decades, the city’s administration implemented a strategic plan to convert Turin into a technological and cultural city (Crivello, 2015; Vanolo, 2015). However, the financial crisis of 2008 hit the Turin’s economy again (Vanolo, 2015).…”

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“…166 4.1 Case setting: Turin as a Smart City and the Innova.TO project 167For decades fed by the automobile industry(Crivello, 2015), Turin's economy entered a period of 168 decline at the end of the last century due to the delocalisation of the car manufacturing facilities. In 169 order to limit the social and economic consequences, such as the increase of the public debt and the 170 unemployment rate, over the last decades the city's administration implemented a strategic plan to 171 convert Turin into a technological and cultural city(Crivello, 2015; Vanolo, 2015). However, the 172 financial crisis of 2008 hit again the Turin's economy(Vanolo, 2015).Frightened by the risk to 173 remain tricked in the stagnation, in 2011 the public administration launched the Torino Smart City 174 later, the city launched the Torino Social Innovation strategy, with the objective of stimulating the 176 creation and aggregation of SCCs.…”

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Smart communities inside local governments: a pie in the sky?

Michelucci

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2017

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Purpose-Via embracing the idea that who directly experiences a problem is keener to develop 7 more innovative solutions, local governments have started to engage smart communities in the 8 innovation of public services' delivery. Even if the meaning of "smart community" generally refers 9 to the community participation in the innovation of public services for urban living, local 10 governments have predominantly stimulated the participation of their citizens. But innovative ideas 11 can potentially spring out also from the insiders. This paper aims to find the managerial and 12 technological issues that public managers have to consider when planning an internal smart 13 community initiative. 14 Methodology-For this purpose, the authors analyse the case study of the Municipality of Turin that 15 developed a participatory smart community project, named Innova.TO, through the theoretical lens 16 of sensemaking (Weick et al., 2005; Weick, 1979). 17 Findings-Results show that there are three main aspects to be considered when implementing 18 smart community initiatives in local governments. 19 Originality-Even if there is the potential, the engagement of public employees in a smart 20 community of innovators is not straightforward and several complexities may challenge its success. 21 Otherwise, real-life examples and empirical studies are still episodic. As a consequence, if it is 22 concretely possible to build a smart community of innovators inside a local government still 23 remains a question to which this paper aims to response. 24

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Smart communities inside local governments: a pie in the sky?

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2017

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“…From the point of view of the influence of climate change on climate, it should be noted that the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations alters the radiation balance between the atmosphere and the surface of the earth, leading to a change in environmental conditions, including the increase in temperatures, the increase in meteorological regimes capable of determining changes in the chemical transformations that occur in the atmosphere, and, therefore, in the chemical composition of the atmosphere itself. In particular, an increase in temperatures and irradiation conditions could increase the concentrations of ground-level ozone and secondary pollutants [27].…”

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“…In addition to the release of primary pollutants, thermal treatments plants are responsible for the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs), in particular CO 2 , into the atmosphere, which are themselves responsible for the phenomenon of climate change. Unlike what happens with primary pollutants for CO 2 there are no consolidated abatement/reduction technologies on an industrial scale and no limit concentrations to be respected [26,27].…”

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An Overview of Thermal Treatment Emissions with a Particular Focus on CO2 Parameter

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Waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies can offer sustainable solutions for waste that cannot be further reused or recycled, such as the part of municipal solid waste (MSW) that is not suitable for recycling processes. The two main (most widely used) thermal treatment technologies that can be applied to MSW are direct combustion in an incineration plant and gasification. This paper examines in particular the direct combustion in incineration plants, explaining the main process, the main technologies applied, and the resulting environmental aspects. Moreover, this work focuses on analyzing flue gas emissions from thermal treatment in order to better understand the impacts of these kinds of processes. A particular focus on the CO2 parameter is performed. CO2 is a persistent atmospheric gas, and it is one of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) potentially responsible for the climate change phenomenon. In this sense, specific indexes (tCO2/tMSW and tCO2/MWh) are elaborated considering the thermal treatment plants present in six Italian regions. The main aim of this review paper is to try to fill the gap that still exists regarding the emissions environmental compatibility coming from these type of plants, the evaluation of the amount of CO2 emitted, and the possible reduction of the CO2 parameter. One of the main outcome obtained is in fact the evaluation of the amount of CO2 coming from these kinds of plants and some indications about the technological possibilities of reducing this amount.

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“…Otro análisis en torno a las infraestructuras urbanas estudia el papel que estas desempeñan en la expansión de la periferia ecológica, tanto para la extracción de recursos (Arboleda, 2015) como para la eliminación de residuos (Crivello, 2015), resultando una redistribución física de los flujos de materia que es acompañada por un cambio en el tipo de organización social, lo cual comporta una gobernanza urbana de las infraestructuras donde el poder local está subyugado a los intereses de las empresas multinacionales. A este respecto, Monstadt (2009) argumenta la dificultad de llevar a cabo cambios tecnológicos radicales, ya que son los regímenes sociotecnológicos, entendidos como confi-guraciones relativamente estables de instituciones técnicas e infraestructuras, los que guían los procesos de variación tecnológica.…”

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La ecología política urbana: veinte años de crítica, autocrítica y ampliación de fronteras en el estudio del metabolismo urbano

Villar-Navascués

2017

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La ecología política urbana (EPU) es una disciplina que explora las interacciones entre factores sociales, políticos, económicos y naturales en la producción y en la reproducción de los entornos urbanos, que son entendidos como híbridos socionaturales. El objetivo de este artículo es, a partir de una revisión bibliográfica de la producción científica, identificar las principales temáticas y líneas de investigación para poner de relieve nuevos enfoques desde los que abordar críticamente las interacciones socioecológicas en las ciudades para poder plantear nuevos modelos urbanos sostenibles, tanto desde el punto de vista ecológico como social. Palabras clave: ecología política urbana; análisis bibliográfico; metabolismo urbano; socionaturalezas; riesgos naturales Resum. L'ecologia política urbana: vint anys de crítica, autocrítica i expansió de fronteres en l'estudi del metabolisme urbà La ecología política urbana: veinte años de crítica, autocrítica y ampliación Rubén Alejandro Villar Navascués de fronteras en el estudio del metabolismo urbano 174 Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica 2017, vol. 63/1 Résumé. L'écologie politique urbaine : vingt ans de critique, d'autocritique et d'expansion des frontières dans l'étude du métabolisme urbain L'écologie politique urbaine (EPU) est une discipline qui explore les interactions entre les facteurs sociaux, politiques, économiques et naturels dans la production et la reproduction des milieux urbains, interprétés comme hybrides socio-naturels. Le but de cet article est, à partir d'une revue bibliographique de la production scientifique, d'identifier les thèmes principaux et les axes de recherche pour mettre en évidence de nouvelles approches à partir desquelles aborder de manière critique les interactions socio-écologiques dans les villes pour être en mesure d'envisager de nouveaux modèles urbains durables, tant du point de vue écologique que social. Mots-clés: écologie politique urbaine; analyse bibliographique; métabolisme urbain; socionatures; risques naturels Abstract. Urban political ecology: Twenty years of criticism, self-criticism and expansion of frontiers in the study of urban metabolism Urban political ecology (UPE) is a discipline that explores the interactions between social, political, economic and natural factors in the production and reproduction of urban environments, which are understood as socio-natural hybrids. Drawing from the literature on UPE, the aim of this article is to identify the main topics and research areas with a view to highlighting new approaches for critically addressing socio-ecological interactions in cities and proposing new urban models that are both ecologically and socially sustainable.

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Political ecologies of a waste incinerator in Turin, Italy: Capital circulation and the production of urban natures

Cited by 9 publications

References 47 publications

Smart communities inside local governments: a pie in the sky?

Smart communities inside local governments: a pie in the sky?

An Overview of Thermal Treatment Emissions with a Particular Focus on CO2 Parameter

La ecología política urbana: veinte años de crítica, autocrítica y ampliación de fronteras en el estudio del metabolismo urbano

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