This chapter aims to describe new sustainable people’s mobility solutions, in the field of maritime cross-border transport. The review proposed here extends beyond the typical review of technological solutions. Starting from the need to... more
This chapter aims to describe new sustainable people’s mobility solutions, in the field of maritime cross-border transport. The review proposed here extends beyond the typical review of technological solutions. Starting from the need to profile the cross-border traveller and the overall context, four possible strategies for reducing the environmental impact of a transport system are identified. Technology is an important catalyst of sustainable transport strategy but the changes in behaviours, the adoption of data-based planning process and the definition of targeted policy measures (e.g., soft measures adoption) are important as well.
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This chapter aims to describe new sustainable people’s mobility solutions, in the field of maritime cross-border transport. The review proposed here extends beyond the typical review of technological solutions. Starting from the need to... more
This chapter aims to describe new sustainable people’s mobility solutions, in the field of maritime cross-border transport. The review proposed here extends beyond the typical review of technological solutions. Starting from the need to profile the cross-border traveller and the overall context, four possible strategies for reducing the environmental impact of a transport system are identified. Technology is an important catalyst of sustainable transport strategy but the changes in behaviours, the adoption of data-based planning process and the definition of targeted policy measures (e.g., soft measures adoption) are important as well.
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La tesi si propone di indagare l\u2019efficacia delle misure basate sulla natura (NBS) nel ridurre il livello di rischio a cui le imprese sono sempre pi\uf9 esposte in seguito all\u2019aumento degli impatti meteo-climatici legati ai... more
La tesi si propone di indagare l\u2019efficacia delle misure basate sulla natura (NBS) nel ridurre il livello di rischio a cui le imprese sono sempre pi\uf9 esposte in seguito all\u2019aumento degli impatti meteo-climatici legati ai cambiamenti climatici e a definire uno schema concettuale per la valutazione del valore assicurativo delle soluzioni basate sulla natura (NBS) che consenta un allineamento teorico e pratico tra l\u2019approccio territoriale della \u201cpianificazione dell\u2019adattamento\u201d (CCA) e l\u2019approccio di gestione del rischio di disastri (DRR). La possibilit\ue0 di individuare e definire soluzioni efficaci alle due domande di ricerca \ue8 passata dalla definizione di una innovativa metodologia di analisi e valutazione di interventi NBS in grado di raccordare le metriche e i linguaggi della pianificazione urbanistica con quelle del mondo imprenditoriale e della finanza. Mediante l\u2019utilizzo di un decision support system (DSS) selezionato tra decine di...
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This working paper presents the cross-analysis of the social, economic, cultural, institutional and educational barriers to implementation of energy efficiency in the building and transport sectors for all eight HERON partner countries.
This report aims to present the overview of the energy efficiency policy packages for the buildings (residential and tertiary) and the transport sectors supported by multi-level governance framework in seven EU and one candidate Member... more
This report aims to present the overview of the energy efficiency policy packages for the buildings (residential and tertiary) and the transport sectors supported by multi-level governance framework in seven EU and one candidate Member State.
This report presents the cross-analysis of the cross-cutting social, economic, cultural, educational and institutional barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency in the building and transport sectors for all eight HERON partner... more
This report presents the cross-analysis of the cross-cutting social, economic, cultural, educational and institutional barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency in the building and transport sectors for all eight HERON partner countries. The cross-cutting barriers relate to barriers that affect both the transport and building sectors, and this report seeks to build on the individual barriers<br> within the building and transport sectors that were identified in D.2.1 'Mapping social, economic, cultural and educational barriers in buildings and transport'. The report is based on the eight individual national reports from the HERON partner countries, included in Annexes, and sought to clarify and integrate the cross-cutting barriers identified within these individual reports. This report first outlines the common social, cultural, educational, economic and institutional cross-cutting barriers, followed by an assessment of the level of potential impact of the cro...
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Bike sharing is no longer a novelty in transportation and has now become a mobility solution in its own right. This study investigated the potential scope of application of e-bike sharing solutions for a niche sector such as cruise... more
Bike sharing is no longer a novelty in transportation and has now become a mobility solution in its own right. This study investigated the potential scope of application of e-bike sharing solutions for a niche sector such as cruise tourism, the importance of which is growing, with the aim of improving sustainability and reducing pollution levels in cruise ports. A revealed preference survey was administered to cruise tourists, who chose a pilot e-bike service once they had disembarked from the ship to visit the nearby city center, to investigate the main variables affecting satisfaction with the service under investigation. An ordered probit model was specified and calibrated to identify the relationship among the variables influencing e-bike sharing usage by cruise tourists and their satisfaction. Subsequently, the marginal effect of each significant factor was evaluated to quantify its actual impact on the related e-bike sharing satisfaction level. The results obtained are consist...
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In Comparison to Deliverable 1.1.where policy packages are in the focus analysis, this report present single energy efficiency policy instruments in seven EU and one candidate Member States. For the buildings sector as well for the... more
In Comparison to Deliverable 1.1.where policy packages are in the focus analysis, this report present single energy efficiency policy instruments in seven EU and one candidate Member States. For the buildings sector as well for the transport sector most important instruments are described briefly.
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Energy efficiency information campaigns are key to promote energy savings and reduction of air pollutants. The study’s aim is to assess the impact of an information campaign on heating systems maintenance implemented in a province of... more
Energy efficiency information campaigns are key to promote energy savings and reduction of air pollutants. The study’s aim is to assess the impact of an information campaign on heating systems maintenance implemented in a province of Northern Italy conducted developing ad hoc communication material, including posters, brochures, online advertising and media com-munication. Our analysis considered selected outcomes over the period 2008-2014. We report decreasing heating systems irregularities (from 52% to 31%; pL0.05), decreasing reported ‘lack of maintenance’ (from 23.3% to 12.2%; pL0.05), decreasing of other non-compliances (location: -62.5%, pL0.05, ventilation: -72.4%, pL0.05, among others) as well as decreasing fines to users (from 229/year to 137/year). These results support the hypothesis that campaigns to improve energy efficiency behavior could be considered as appropriate measures to promote and facilitate an efficient use of energy by small energy customers.