The reintroduction of Castor fiber in Piedmont (Italy): An integrated SWOT-spatial multicriteria based approach for the analysis of suitability scenarios

Treves, Anna; Bottero, Marta; Caprioli, Caterina; Comino, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106748

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“…In our research, the model calibrated on current conditions mirrors the Eurasian beaver known distribution, indicating not only its climatic suitability, but also representing its other ecological requirements (topography and habitat), thus narrowing the climate-based predictions to more specific territories. Also, the current model highlights some patches where the species is not reported, where it is likely to spontaneously recolonize, or where reintroduction plans are proposed (Treves et al 2020;Halley et al 2021). For this last case, the Italian peninsula and Wales are the two areas where our results could support specific planning for future management, especially for the future scenarios, in which the currently-suitable areas are predicted to shrink by our models.…”

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“…If analyzing in detail, one can note an eastern and western "polarization": in fact, the central Alps basins result not suitable, while the ones at the farthest are not only suitable, but near the other European populations (French, and Austrian-Slovenian ones). This may support a natural recolonization, or reintroduction programs, such as the one studied for the Piedmont region (Treves et al 2020).…”

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The Eurasian beaver range expansion reveals uneven future trends and possible conservation issues: an European assessment

2023

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The Eurasian beaver is a keystone species and landscape-capable ecosystem engineer, which went close to extinction until the 19th century. Recently, thanks to legal protection and reintroduction programs, the species has recolonized much of its past range. However, in some countries this process did not occur. Objectives. Our objective is to model the potential distribution of the Eurasian beaver for current and future conditions, on a continental scale, at river and sub-basin level. We focus on the protected areas of Italy and Portugal for possible reintroductions. Methods. The study area is Europe, with a subset focusing on Italy and Portugal. We produce species distribution models for current and future conditions using climate change scenarios and predicting changes in river flow, including topographic and human disturbance variables. We then deepen suitability-related issues within Italian and Portuguese protected areas. Results. We find that the Eurasian beaver current suitability is comparable to its known distribution, although some potentially-suitable spots occur in Italy (where there are two occurrences), while the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan countries host scattered suitable spots. Future scenarios predict a general lowering of suitability in Central and Northern Europe. Portuguese protected areas generally host unsuitable territories, while the Italian ones have reported a tangled scenario, depending on the biogeographical sector. Conclusions. Our results may support the large-scale management of the beaver, both for countries already hosting this species and those planning a reintroduction. The framework used may be applied to other species, and for different topics, from biogeography to conservation.

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The Eurasian beaver range expansion reveals uneven future trends and possible conservation issues: an European assessment

2023

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“…This representation clearly shows the current condition of the plan, program, or project under investigation, as well as the possible outcomes of its implementation. The SWOT Analysis is therefore a powerful tool in scenario planning since the first stages, empowering the main strengths and opportunities, solving weaknesses, and preventing threats [23,24].…”

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The Economic Evaluation of Projects as a Structuring Discipline of Learning Processes to Support Decision-Making in Sustainable Urban Transformations

Abastante¹,

Caprioli²,

Gaballo³

2022

IJSDP

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This paper is based on the following research questions: i) In which way could the discipline Economic Evaluation of Projects contribute to conveying the sustainability concept in urban settings among master’s degree students? What are the methods/techniques that can support decision processes of sustainable urban transformation? In response to the two research questions, the paper proposes a multi-methodological framework as a design tool for students (future professionals) aimed at representing the decision problem from a sustainable planning perspective. Through a Problem-Based Learning approach based on a case study, the proposed framework considers: SWOT Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis (SA), Multicriteria Analysis (MCDA), Cash Flow Analysis (CFA), and the application of the Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools (NSATools). The multi-methodological framework has been applied to an experimental teaching case study as part of the Economic Evaluation of Projects module demonstrating its effectiveness in terms of sustainable spatial planning and structuring of the decision process from a multi-actor perspective. Future directions of the research are aimed at tackling two major limitations of the multi-methodological framework as the need to closely reflect a real decision process through an iterative framework and the sometimes hard interpretation of some elements of urban sustainability.

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“…3). The employment of MCDA can go beyond the monetary evaluation, such as the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) or the Discount Cash-Flow Analysis (DCFA) and looking at hybrid evaluations to assess urban quality (Oppio and Dell'Ovo 2020), resilience in territorial scenarios (Assumma et al 2020), the regeneration of critical areas (Bottero et al 2021a), or even the ecological enhancement for animal species reintroduction (Treves et al 2020), among others.…”

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Urban Metabolism: Definition of an Integrated Framework to Assess and Plan Cities and Territories

Assumma

Pittau

2022

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The present paper deals with the role of sustainability assessment tools in tackling the increasing complexity and uncertainty of urban and territorial systems. Urban metabolism is ever more under the attention of Decision Makers and policy makers to deal with the current planning challenges, where climate change, environmental quality, social equity and justice, and governance represent very topical issues.The paper focuses particularly on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the family of Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) retained as suitable tools to design an integrated framework to envision sustainable, resilient and circular solutions with a multi-scaling approach, ranging from the product to the city and territory levels. This contribution represents a position paper of the authors which defines an integrated framework to explore urban metabolism and support real assessment and planning procedures for cities and territories transformations. This research work is addressed to planners, Decision Makers, technicians and freelances actively involved in planning and assessment procedures for ensuring a better quality of life.

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The reintroduction of Castor fiber in Piedmont (Italy): An integrated SWOT-spatial multicriteria based approach for the analysis of suitability scenarios

Cited by 16 publications

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The Eurasian beaver range expansion reveals uneven future trends and possible conservation issues: an European assessment

The Eurasian beaver range expansion reveals uneven future trends and possible conservation issues: an European assessment

The Economic Evaluation of Projects as a Structuring Discipline of Learning Processes to Support Decision-Making in Sustainable Urban Transformations

Urban Metabolism: Definition of an Integrated Framework to Assess and Plan Cities and Territories

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