The Participatory Planning for Preservation and Valorization of Environmental Heritage

Scuderi, Alessandro; Sturiale, Luisa; Timpanaro, Giuseppe; Chinnici, Gaetano

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“…), the requalification of the landscape, the protection of biodiversity, the rediscovery of local cultural identity and the relocation of the economy, in line with SDG 15. This research has shown that, taking into account many different criteria, the territory in question represents a very active territory from the agricultural and production points of view, with the consequence that the prevalent interest is devoted to the criterion of profitability, according to the results of our analysis. Interesting is the high evaluation that is given to the landscape aspects of the territory for potential future tourist developments [63][64][65]. In terms of the environment, there is limited attention to the pollution of conventional agricultural production, although there is an interest in organic farming [46].These data show that there is still little awareness of the environmental benefits offered by organic farming.…”

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A Model to Support Sustainable Resource Management in the “Etna River Valleys” Biosphere Reserve: The Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach

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For several decades, studies and conventions have highlighted the importance of the ecosystem services provided by natural resources and biodiversity for humanity and the need to move their management towards a sustainable model. Inthe United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2015), among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there isalsoSDG 15,“Life on Land”, specifically dedicated to biodiversity, forests and desertification. The aim is to “sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt the loss of bio-diversity”.The UNESCO “MAB—Man and Biosphere” Programme could achieve this goal by establishing Biosphere Reserves (BRs). Among them, the establishment of the BR “Etna river valleys” is an opportunity to adopt sustainable development models in the “Etna Park system” (UNESCO site since 2013) for the regeneration of virtuous relationships between cities and rural areas and the promotion of the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity through strategies of territorial enhancement with a multifunctional vision of agriculture and territory. This research aims to provide, through the methodology of “Rough Sets”, a useful tool to support the strategic choices that stakeholders will be called upon to make for the management of the complex environmental, cultural and economic mosaic that characterises the BR “Etna river valleys”.The results show both weaknesses and strengths in the transition towards a sustainable land management model, which will nonethelesshave to be supported and accompanied by information and financial support.

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A Model to Support Sustainable Resource Management in the “Etna River Valleys” Biosphere Reserve: The Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach

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“…In the global South, the concept of inclusive agribusiness is implemented mainly in the form of contract farming models [22][23][24] that foresee formal partnership agreements between a company and farmers, whereby the company provides inputs, technical advice, Sustainability 2021, 13, 10937 2 of 17 and a ready market to farmers who, in turn, supply produce [5,25]. While inclusive agribusiness initiatives in Europe, commonly referred to as social farming [26,27], have a stronger focus on the inclusion of disabled people, initiatives in the global South promote the integration of poor and disadvantaged small-scale farmers, including women and marginalized households, into agricultural value chains for primary production [17,28]. Scholarly discourses around inclusive agribusiness support the inclusion of the poor as producers as a means to generate socio-economic value and alleviate poverty while ensuring economic viability [29,30].…”

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How Inclusive Is Inclusive? A Critical Analysis of an Agribusiness Initiative in Kenya

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Pokorny

2021

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Inclusive agribusiness considers social and environmental goals in global value chains in agribusiness. However, not all small-scale farmers may be able to benefit from such arrangements. To find out about possible reasons for exclusion, this study investigates an agribusiness initiative in coastal Kenya employing organic contract farming by applying a mixed-methods research design based on household sampling of the recruitment procedure, as well as interviews with the farmers and company representatives. The findings suggest that sustainability standards may impede small-scale farmers’ participation in agribusiness. Specifically, the implementation of organic certification, essential for the functionality of the company business models, contributes most to small-scale farmer exclusion. Companies, clients, and, most importantly, certifiers should be aware of this problem and look for appropriate measures to overcome this unwanted effect of standard-setting in inclusive businesses.

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Evaluation of the “Silvestri Craters on Etna” Living Lab for Knowledge Value Transfer

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Sturiale

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Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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The Participatory Planning for Preservation and Valorization of Environmental Heritage

Cited by 3 publications

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A Model to Support Sustainable Resource Management in the “Etna River Valleys” Biosphere Reserve: The Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach

A Model to Support Sustainable Resource Management in the “Etna River Valleys” Biosphere Reserve: The Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach

How Inclusive Is Inclusive? A Critical Analysis of an Agribusiness Initiative in Kenya

Evaluation of the “Silvestri Craters on Etna” Living Lab for Knowledge Value Transfer

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