We need a paradigm shift towards prevention-based risk governance of chemicals and advanced mater... more We need a paradigm shift towards prevention-based risk governance of chemicals and advanced materials via a transition towards SSbD. Defining SSbD metrics and trade-offs should be a co-creative process and can benefit from applying digital tools.
Climate scenarios produce climate change-related information and data at a geographical scale gen... more Climate scenarios produce climate change-related information and data at a geographical scale generally not useful for coastal planners to study impacts locally. To provide a suitable characterization of climate-related hazards in the North Adriatic Sea coast, a model chain, with progressively higher resolution was developed and implemented. It includes Global and Regional Circulation Models representing atmospheric and oceanic dynamics for the global and sub-continental domains, and hydrodynamic/wave models useful to analyze physical impacts of sea-level rise and coastal erosion at a sub-national/local scale. The model chain, integrating multiple types of numerical models running at different spatial scales, provides information about spatial and temporal patterns of relevant hazard metrics (e.g., sea temperature, atmospheric pressure, wave height), usable to represent climate-induced events causing potential environmental or socio-economic damages. Furthermore, it allows the discu...
Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal... more Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal erosion as a consequence of global warming are likely to have profound impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate and rank potential impacts, targets and areas at risk from climate change hazards. Within the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) a RRA methodology was developed to assess impacts of climate change at the regional scale and to assist coastal communities in planning adaptation measures. The proposed methodology integrates the output of downscaled climate, circulation, morphodynamic and biogeochemical models to represent the exposure to climate change hazards (e.g., flooding, erosion, water quality changes) and includes the analysis of site-specific environmental and socioeconomic vulnerability of coastal systems to the impact of hazards (e.g., land use, geomorphology, vegetation cover, population density). It is implemented as part of a GIS-based DEcision support SYstem for COastal climate change impact assessment (DESYCO), that will provide information about downscaled climate change scenarios and regional/local vulnerabilities and risks, and will guide decision-makers in planning appropriate adaptation strategies. The main components of the DSS and of the RRA methodology and the preliminary results of their application to the coastal area of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy) are here presented and discussed.
This manuscript describes an innovative approach to socio-economic assessment of (advanced) engin... more This manuscript describes an innovative approach to socio-economic assessment of (advanced) engineered nanomaterials and nano-enabled products (NEPs) to support safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) decision making by industries in the early stages of product development. This semi-quantitative methodology is based on a sound conceptual framework grounded in the combination of social life cycle analysis and multi-criteria decision analysis methods and supports decision making based upon socio-economic impacts assessed over the full life cycle of a product. To facilitate its application by industries, the methodology was implemented as an Excel-based self-assessment tool. This easy-to-use, cost- and time-efficient tool can guide users through their SSbD decision making regarding newly developed nanomaterials and NEPs and can also be applied to re-evaluate existing materials and NEPs in order to improve their sustainability from a socio-economic perspective. The relatively low require...
The application of nanomaterials in medicine has led to novel pharmaceuticals and medical devices... more The application of nanomaterials in medicine has led to novel pharmaceuticals and medical devices that have demonstrated a strong potential for increasing the efficacy/performance and safety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures to address a wide range of diseases. However, the successful translation of these technologies from their inception (proof-of-concept) to clinical practice has been challenged by substantial gaps in the scientific and technical capacity of R&D companies, especially SMEs, to keep up with the ever-evolving regulatory expectations in the emerging area of nanomedicine. To address these challenges, the EU Horizon 2020 project REFINE has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) to support developers of nanotechnology-enabled health products in bringing their products to the clinic. The REFINE DSS has been developed to support experts, innovators and regulators in the implementation of Intelligent Testing Strategies (ITS) for efficient preclinical assessment of...
Brownfield reuse is increasingly advocated as an alternative to sealing so far undeveloped land. ... more Brownfield reuse is increasingly advocated as an alternative to sealing so far undeveloped land. Several European companies, communities and regions have built brownfield registers to steer brownfield investments. Having different brownfield redevelopment options, a proper selection of most promising sites is a pre-requisite to efficiently allocate the limited financial resources. Authorities are in need of strategies and tools to screen wide areas with a large number of brownfields to identify locations with best potentials for redevelopment. The French Alsace regional authorities and the Auvergne Rhone Alpes Regional Council are strongly supporting prioritisation approaches by being involved in brownfield redevelopment initiatives. Only a few tools supporting “regional brownfield prioritisation” strategies already exist or are in the process of being developed for administrations and brownfield portfolio managers. These are mainly spatial decision support tools based on multi-crit...
Parole chiave: gas serra, cambiamento climatico, fattori di emissione, inventari delle emissioni,... more Parole chiave: gas serra, cambiamento climatico, fattori di emissione, inventari delle emissioni, università.
This study aimed to investigate the awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among wine... more This study aimed to investigate the awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among wineries located in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) (1), (2) the obstacles (3) and market drivers of its implementation (4), the practices and range of actions that are concretely implemented in the field of CSR (5), the implications that this management approach can have on company performance (6), and the communication tools used. The methodology adopted is based on a qualitative approach integrated with quantitative measures. In total, 28 wineries participated in the study. The results show that all of the wineries were aware of the importance of implementing CSR, although they mainly refer to environmental issues. Sponsorship in fair trade activities is considered the most relevant market driver, while Italian consumers are generally perceived as not particularly interested in sustainable wine production. The practices implemented are mainly focused on reduc...
We need a paradigm shift towards prevention-based risk governance of chemicals and advanced mater... more We need a paradigm shift towards prevention-based risk governance of chemicals and advanced materials via a transition towards SSbD. Defining SSbD metrics and trade-offs should be a co-creative process and can benefit from applying digital tools.
Climate scenarios produce climate change-related information and data at a geographical scale gen... more Climate scenarios produce climate change-related information and data at a geographical scale generally not useful for coastal planners to study impacts locally. To provide a suitable characterization of climate-related hazards in the North Adriatic Sea coast, a model chain, with progressively higher resolution was developed and implemented. It includes Global and Regional Circulation Models representing atmospheric and oceanic dynamics for the global and sub-continental domains, and hydrodynamic/wave models useful to analyze physical impacts of sea-level rise and coastal erosion at a sub-national/local scale. The model chain, integrating multiple types of numerical models running at different spatial scales, provides information about spatial and temporal patterns of relevant hazard metrics (e.g., sea temperature, atmospheric pressure, wave height), usable to represent climate-induced events causing potential environmental or socio-economic damages. Furthermore, it allows the discu...
Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal... more Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal erosion as a consequence of global warming are likely to have profound impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate and rank potential impacts, targets and areas at risk from climate change hazards. Within the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) a RRA methodology was developed to assess impacts of climate change at the regional scale and to assist coastal communities in planning adaptation measures. The proposed methodology integrates the output of downscaled climate, circulation, morphodynamic and biogeochemical models to represent the exposure to climate change hazards (e.g., flooding, erosion, water quality changes) and includes the analysis of site-specific environmental and socioeconomic vulnerability of coastal systems to the impact of hazards (e.g., land use, geomorphology, vegetation cover, population density). It is implemented as part of a GIS-based DEcision support SYstem for COastal climate change impact assessment (DESYCO), that will provide information about downscaled climate change scenarios and regional/local vulnerabilities and risks, and will guide decision-makers in planning appropriate adaptation strategies. The main components of the DSS and of the RRA methodology and the preliminary results of their application to the coastal area of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy) are here presented and discussed.
This manuscript describes an innovative approach to socio-economic assessment of (advanced) engin... more This manuscript describes an innovative approach to socio-economic assessment of (advanced) engineered nanomaterials and nano-enabled products (NEPs) to support safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) decision making by industries in the early stages of product development. This semi-quantitative methodology is based on a sound conceptual framework grounded in the combination of social life cycle analysis and multi-criteria decision analysis methods and supports decision making based upon socio-economic impacts assessed over the full life cycle of a product. To facilitate its application by industries, the methodology was implemented as an Excel-based self-assessment tool. This easy-to-use, cost- and time-efficient tool can guide users through their SSbD decision making regarding newly developed nanomaterials and NEPs and can also be applied to re-evaluate existing materials and NEPs in order to improve their sustainability from a socio-economic perspective. The relatively low require...
The application of nanomaterials in medicine has led to novel pharmaceuticals and medical devices... more The application of nanomaterials in medicine has led to novel pharmaceuticals and medical devices that have demonstrated a strong potential for increasing the efficacy/performance and safety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures to address a wide range of diseases. However, the successful translation of these technologies from their inception (proof-of-concept) to clinical practice has been challenged by substantial gaps in the scientific and technical capacity of R&D companies, especially SMEs, to keep up with the ever-evolving regulatory expectations in the emerging area of nanomedicine. To address these challenges, the EU Horizon 2020 project REFINE has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) to support developers of nanotechnology-enabled health products in bringing their products to the clinic. The REFINE DSS has been developed to support experts, innovators and regulators in the implementation of Intelligent Testing Strategies (ITS) for efficient preclinical assessment of...
Brownfield reuse is increasingly advocated as an alternative to sealing so far undeveloped land. ... more Brownfield reuse is increasingly advocated as an alternative to sealing so far undeveloped land. Several European companies, communities and regions have built brownfield registers to steer brownfield investments. Having different brownfield redevelopment options, a proper selection of most promising sites is a pre-requisite to efficiently allocate the limited financial resources. Authorities are in need of strategies and tools to screen wide areas with a large number of brownfields to identify locations with best potentials for redevelopment. The French Alsace regional authorities and the Auvergne Rhone Alpes Regional Council are strongly supporting prioritisation approaches by being involved in brownfield redevelopment initiatives. Only a few tools supporting “regional brownfield prioritisation” strategies already exist or are in the process of being developed for administrations and brownfield portfolio managers. These are mainly spatial decision support tools based on multi-crit...
Parole chiave: gas serra, cambiamento climatico, fattori di emissione, inventari delle emissioni,... more Parole chiave: gas serra, cambiamento climatico, fattori di emissione, inventari delle emissioni, università.
This study aimed to investigate the awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among wine... more This study aimed to investigate the awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among wineries located in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) (1), (2) the obstacles (3) and market drivers of its implementation (4), the practices and range of actions that are concretely implemented in the field of CSR (5), the implications that this management approach can have on company performance (6), and the communication tools used. The methodology adopted is based on a qualitative approach integrated with quantitative measures. In total, 28 wineries participated in the study. The results show that all of the wineries were aware of the importance of implementing CSR, although they mainly refer to environmental issues. Sponsorship in fair trade activities is considered the most relevant market driver, while Italian consumers are generally perceived as not particularly interested in sustainable wine production. The practices implemented are mainly focused on reduc...
This paper introduces a participatory framework for Sustainability Assessment (SA) for urban Inte... more This paper introduces a participatory framework for Sustainability Assessment (SA) for urban Integrated Watershed Management (IWM). The framework is applied to the Lihu Lake Basin (Wuxi City), where between 2002 and 2012 an IWM program was implemented, coordinating water environmental management measures with urban planning. The framework for SA introduced in this paper is based on a Multi-Criteria-Decision-Analysis (MCDA) approach integrating criteria of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Local stakeholders were engaged in focus group discussions (FGDs) to validate and weigh criteria and attributes employed in the SA framework. Results of the model application indicate that the programme implemented in the Lihu Basin yielded positive results in enhancing environmental conditions, providing more sustainable avenues of environmental management funding, and fostering economic growth. Despite efforts put forward by local authorities, performance of social indicators was comparatively worse, due to relocation policies, increase in housing prices, and scarce public participation. Results show that decision makers pursued viability, rather than comprehensive sustainability.
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