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Enhancement of forest ecosystem services: a case study in the Italian Alps
(UNIV AUSTRAL CHILE, FAC CIENCIAS FORESTALES, 2016)The values of goods and services by natural resources are not included in the political decision making process concerning natural resources management. This gap is due to the fact that many ecosystem services are not ... -
Trade-off between photovoltaic systems installation and agricultural practices on arable lands: An environmental and socio-economic impact analysis for Italy
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016)The paper introduces and discusses an open-source spatial-based model (called r.green.solar) able to quantify the energy production from solar photovoltaic (PV) ground-mounted panels. Socio-economic and environmental impacts ... -
A multi-criteria framework to assess the sustainability of renewable energy development in the Alps
(2017)A multi-criteria analysis (MCA) was implemented to assess the best solutions for enhancing the production of renewable energy in the Alps. A set of criteria were selected based on the impacts of four renewable energy sources ... -
Stakeholders' Preferences and Economic Value of Forest Ecosystem Services: an Example in the Italian Alps
(INST FORESTRY LRCAF, 2015)Alpine forest environments provide a wide range of ecosystem services essential for human life and well-being. Albeit the benefits they yield, ecosystem services' value is often underestimated because it is not reflected ... -
Economic Valuation of Forest Recreation in an Alpine Valley
(INST FORESTRY LRCAF, 2014)Recreation in forests is an essential service provided by the environment that allows generating considerable incomes for the local population. To make appropriate management strategies, recreational values of forests have ... -
Exploring Residents' Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy Supply: Evidences from an Italian Case Study
(2016)The present study offers a Contingent Valuation application to explore residents' willingness to pay for renewable energy supply in a case study in the Italian Alps. Data were originated from onsite personal interviews and ... -
Experts’ Perceptions of the Effects of Forest Biomass Harvesting on Sustainability in the Alpine Region
(2015)In the EU political agenda, the use of forest biomass for energy has grown rapidly and significantly, in order to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and reduce the energy dependence on fossil fuels of European member ... -
Spatial distribution of ecosystem services values supplied by forests and grasslands: case study from the Austrian Alps
(2015)Ecosystem services (ES) are considered the conditions and processes through which natural ecosystems sustain and fulfil human life. In the decision making process related to the natural resources management, two key-aspects ... -
Valutazione Economica dell'attività Venatoria nel Boschi della Val di Non (Trento)
(2013)Nel corso degli ultimi decenni il dibattito scientifico sulla valutazione economica dei beni e dei servizi ecosistemici ha subito una forte accelerazione a seguito del lavoro di Costanza et al. (1997) “The value of the ... -
A method to assess the economic impacts of forest biomass use on ecosystem services in a National Park
(2017)The aim of the paper is to develop a method to assess the effect of forest biomass use for energy on ecosystem services (ES). Such method has been in the GRASS GIS environment, by creating an Decision Support System (DSS) ...