14 articles in this issue
LaborEst 26
Fabio Todesco
The contribution concerns the early medieval Sicilian fortifications built by the Byzantines to contrast the Islamic threat. After the conquest of the island by the Muslims, the sources testify to the rebellion of the Byzantine people between 962 and 965 ... see more
Massimiliano Bencardino,Antonio Nesticò,Vincenzo Esposito,Luigi Valanzano
The study aims to go beyond the traditional conception of development as economic growth, integrating theoretical perspectives on local development and sustainability, and broadening it to consider other dimensions. In particu-lar, the study focuses on th... see more
Giandomenico Foti,Giuseppe Barbaro,Giuseppe Bombino,Giuseppina Chiara Barillà,Daniela D'Agostino,Pierluigi Mancuso
Over recent decades, Soil Erosion by Water (WSE) has become a severe issue worldwide, especially in European Mediterranean countries because they are subject to prolonged dry periods followed by heavy erosive rains. All this is very important in the case ... see more
Maria Rosaria Guarini,Pierluigi Morano,Francesco Tajani,Francesco Sica
In line with the contemporary European perspectives on ecological transition and digital innovation, the programming-planning initiatives with a focus on intergenerational justice are attracting attention on a worldwide scale. The System of Environmental-... see more
Francesco Calabrò
Lucrezia Lopez,Mari´a de los A´ngeles Pin~eiro-Antelo,Miguel Pazos-Oto´n
Santiago de Compostela is a small Spanish city located in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula. As in other cities, safe and supervised spaces are sought in Santiago so that children can develop their playful activities. The article tries to analyze the transf... see more
Francis M. M. Cirianni,Giovanni Leonardi,Angelo S. Luongo
Accessibility is one of the key elements for implementing sustainable development and cohesion policies, in terms of which it is expressed through the availability of an adequate transport system for access as easy as possible at least to basic services. ... see more
Cheren Cappello,Ludovica Nasca,Maria Rosa Trovato,Vittoria Ventura
This contribution deals with the issue of the representation in terms of value attributes of the municipalities characterized by complex evolutive processes involving their landscape, urban and architectural characteristics. With reference to the case stu... see more
Gabriella Maselli,Stefano de Luca,Antonio Nesticò
Intrinsic characteristics and urban facilities significantly influence residential property prices. However, among the effects of city facilities, those related to accessibility to the urban system services and activities have not yet been sufficiently in... see more
Pietro Bova
This study proposes the utilization of the landscape as a primary interpretation key of territory in a participatory action research (PAR). The landscape can be read as a collection and depiction of the effects of policies on the territory, environment, c... see more
Alessandra Oppio,Marta Dell’Ovo,Caterina Caprioli,Marta Bottero,Giulia Datola
The notions of Ecosystem Services (ES) and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) reveal the strategic importance of natural capital in the requalification and transitioning of cities. More in detail, ES have been analyzed and categorized by the Millennium Ecosyste... see more
Micol Rispoli
A socio-material approach to architecture, infrastructure and landscape implies reading them as texts in which stories of social relations, power relations, biological balances and imbalances, the shaping of spaces, territories, human and non-human life c... see more