Le aree urbane si presentano come contesti territoriali dove si registrano le maggiori sfide: con... more Le aree urbane si presentano come contesti territoriali dove si registrano le maggiori sfide: concentrazione della domanda di mobilit\ue0, flussi di nuovi abitanti e diversificate domande di abitare, impegno delle reti e dei servizi di mobilit\ue0 e dei relativi impatti, necessit\ue0 di far fronte alle differenti componenti della domanda di mobilit\ue0 (pendolari, residenti, city user, ecc.) e di tenere in conto dei bisogni (di mobilit\ue0 e di abitare) generati da una popolazione dove le condizioni di accesso ai servizi possono fare la differenza nel soddisfare il quotidiano bisogno di qualit\ue0 della vita. La rigenerazione urbana comporta azioni complesse nelle quali intervengono nuovi attori pubblici e privati e trova spazio l\u2019impegno in prima persona di cittadini e di gruppi organizzati \uabdal basso\ubb
The pace of growth in trade of goods and services between Europe and Asia has been very dynamic i... more The pace of growth in trade of goods and services between Europe and Asia has been very dynamic in the last decades and has brought about deep changes in the maritime sector. The two port systems of the Northern Range and of the Mediterranean region in Europe are tightening their relationships with many Asian port systems. The traffic of merchandise is highly concentrated in Asia: the first 6 ports in the world are Asian, handling more than 100mill. containers, a great deal more than Europe as a whole. In the Mediterranean area, new ports, next to those belonging to South Europe, are emerging in Morocco and Egypt, others will follow in the future in Tunisia and Algeria. Around them, Industrial Development Zones and Free Trade Zones, modelled on those already operating in China, are settling to attract foreign investments in logistics and industrial production alike. As a result, in the era of ultra-large container vessels, the traditional port hierarchy in the Mediterranean region i...
Il paper propone una riflessione sul tema della mobilità, a partire dalla considerazione della su... more Il paper propone una riflessione sul tema della mobilità, a partire dalla considerazione della sua centralità come funzione abilitante di un territorio vasto e complesso come quello metropolitano. Dopo avere effettuato una breve ricostruzione del quadro delle competenze precedente alla legge Delrio, il paper evidenzia le criticità e le opportunità connesse all'applicazione della riforma, approfondendo in particolare le modalità con cui il tema della mobilità e dei trasporti è trattato negli otto statuti metropolitani che risultavano già approvati (o comunque consultabili nella loro forma definitiva) a luglio The paper proposes a reflection on the theme of mobility, starting from its centrality as an enabling function of a vast and complex territory, as the metropolitan. After making a brief reconstruction of the skills prior to law Delrio, the paper outlines the critical issues and the opportunities related to the implementation of the reform, especially focusing on the ways in which the issue of mobility and transport is treated in the eight metropolitan statutes which had already been approved (or otherwise were accessible in their final form) in July 2015.
Dans un contexte de mondialisation et d’une Mediterranee en plein bouleversement sociopolitique, ... more Dans un contexte de mondialisation et d’une Mediterranee en plein bouleversement sociopolitique, le developpement du commerce agricole mediterraneen est de plus en plus determine par les capacites des pays a se doter d’infrastructures modernes pour fluidifier les echanges, faciliter la circulation des marchandises et garantir une meilleure securite alimentaire. Le chapitre presente les systemes de transport ferroviaires, routiers, et aeriens pour les produits alimentaires dans la Mediterranee.
Freight transport in urban areas has become an important social issue due to the increasing level... more Freight transport in urban areas has become an important social issue due to the increasing level of traffic congestion, negative environmental impact, road traffic safety, fuel consumption. In the last decade, local administrators, as well as national governments, tried to implement a number of projects to modify the current organization of urban distribution (the so called "last mile"), in order to reduce negative externalities. Less pollution, less traffic congestion and a more efficient load factor for vans and trucks can be an effective strategy not only for the environment and quality of life, but also for the urban economy and the attractiveness of city centres. The two most common City Logistics strategies promoted by local authorities are city access restrictions for freight movements and for high pollutant vehicles (special tariffs, time restrictions, etc.), and the creation of public logistics terminals - the so called Urban Distribution Centres, UDC - where it is forbidden for big trucks to enter the city centres. Thus, they must stop into logistics platforms, strategically located outside the city core, where goods are loaded on low or zero-polluting vans running the "last mile" until the final destination. UDC can follow different organization schemes, as the analysis of the cases reported in this article proves. It is not easy to modify a distribution chain resulted from open market forces and consolidated private operators' behaviours. Opposition movements and conflicting interests are very common. Policy makers should then better study the behaviour of stakeholders in order to evaluate the real effects of the policy measure implemented.
The present report has been drawn up under the resp onsibility of the C-Log (Research Center on L... more The present report has been drawn up under the resp onsibility of the C-Log (Research Center on Logistics) of the Carlo Cattaneo-LIUC University in Castellanza (Varese, Italy) and is based upon an in-depth analysis of the logistics and frei ght transportation sectors in four Southern Italy regions: Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Cal abria. Southern Italy or Mezzogiorno is the traditional term used for the Southern regions of I taly, usually encompassing the island of Sicily, which has not been included in this study. In Southern Italy, transportation and logistics com panies work in a very challenging environment, characterized by many difficulties: lo ng term growth of GDP significantly lower, on average, than at the national level (-13,3% betw e n 2008 and 2013); an industrial production stalled at only 9% of the value added pr oduced in Italy (compared to a much higher share for population); a very high unemployment rat e, which has reached 23,3% in 2014 (more than 45% among th...
"Arguing that conventional indices of poverty (such as the head-count ratio) do not capt... more "Arguing that conventional indices of poverty (such as the head-count ratio) do not capture all aspects of deprivation that large segments of the population experience in developing countries, the present paper concentrates on progress in reducing infant and child mortality, and the underlying factors. The role of public policy in reducing infant and child mortality is emphasised. While income matters, (independently) aspects of maternal care and access to certain basic health services also have a significant role. In particular, female literacy (as a proxy for mother's literacy) has a substantial negative effect. In the context of the concern for cost-effectiveness of public expenditure during structural adjustment, a case is made for reordering of priorities in educational and health expenditure, and for specific policy interventions designed to promote female literacy."
Le aree urbane si presentano come contesti territoriali dove si registrano le maggiori sfide: con... more Le aree urbane si presentano come contesti territoriali dove si registrano le maggiori sfide: concentrazione della domanda di mobilit\ue0, flussi di nuovi abitanti e diversificate domande di abitare, impegno delle reti e dei servizi di mobilit\ue0 e dei relativi impatti, necessit\ue0 di far fronte alle differenti componenti della domanda di mobilit\ue0 (pendolari, residenti, city user, ecc.) e di tenere in conto dei bisogni (di mobilit\ue0 e di abitare) generati da una popolazione dove le condizioni di accesso ai servizi possono fare la differenza nel soddisfare il quotidiano bisogno di qualit\ue0 della vita. La rigenerazione urbana comporta azioni complesse nelle quali intervengono nuovi attori pubblici e privati e trova spazio l\u2019impegno in prima persona di cittadini e di gruppi organizzati \uabdal basso\ubb
The pace of growth in trade of goods and services between Europe and Asia has been very dynamic i... more The pace of growth in trade of goods and services between Europe and Asia has been very dynamic in the last decades and has brought about deep changes in the maritime sector. The two port systems of the Northern Range and of the Mediterranean region in Europe are tightening their relationships with many Asian port systems. The traffic of merchandise is highly concentrated in Asia: the first 6 ports in the world are Asian, handling more than 100mill. containers, a great deal more than Europe as a whole. In the Mediterranean area, new ports, next to those belonging to South Europe, are emerging in Morocco and Egypt, others will follow in the future in Tunisia and Algeria. Around them, Industrial Development Zones and Free Trade Zones, modelled on those already operating in China, are settling to attract foreign investments in logistics and industrial production alike. As a result, in the era of ultra-large container vessels, the traditional port hierarchy in the Mediterranean region i...
Il paper propone una riflessione sul tema della mobilità, a partire dalla considerazione della su... more Il paper propone una riflessione sul tema della mobilità, a partire dalla considerazione della sua centralità come funzione abilitante di un territorio vasto e complesso come quello metropolitano. Dopo avere effettuato una breve ricostruzione del quadro delle competenze precedente alla legge Delrio, il paper evidenzia le criticità e le opportunità connesse all'applicazione della riforma, approfondendo in particolare le modalità con cui il tema della mobilità e dei trasporti è trattato negli otto statuti metropolitani che risultavano già approvati (o comunque consultabili nella loro forma definitiva) a luglio The paper proposes a reflection on the theme of mobility, starting from its centrality as an enabling function of a vast and complex territory, as the metropolitan. After making a brief reconstruction of the skills prior to law Delrio, the paper outlines the critical issues and the opportunities related to the implementation of the reform, especially focusing on the ways in which the issue of mobility and transport is treated in the eight metropolitan statutes which had already been approved (or otherwise were accessible in their final form) in July 2015.
Dans un contexte de mondialisation et d’une Mediterranee en plein bouleversement sociopolitique, ... more Dans un contexte de mondialisation et d’une Mediterranee en plein bouleversement sociopolitique, le developpement du commerce agricole mediterraneen est de plus en plus determine par les capacites des pays a se doter d’infrastructures modernes pour fluidifier les echanges, faciliter la circulation des marchandises et garantir une meilleure securite alimentaire. Le chapitre presente les systemes de transport ferroviaires, routiers, et aeriens pour les produits alimentaires dans la Mediterranee.
Freight transport in urban areas has become an important social issue due to the increasing level... more Freight transport in urban areas has become an important social issue due to the increasing level of traffic congestion, negative environmental impact, road traffic safety, fuel consumption. In the last decade, local administrators, as well as national governments, tried to implement a number of projects to modify the current organization of urban distribution (the so called "last mile"), in order to reduce negative externalities. Less pollution, less traffic congestion and a more efficient load factor for vans and trucks can be an effective strategy not only for the environment and quality of life, but also for the urban economy and the attractiveness of city centres. The two most common City Logistics strategies promoted by local authorities are city access restrictions for freight movements and for high pollutant vehicles (special tariffs, time restrictions, etc.), and the creation of public logistics terminals - the so called Urban Distribution Centres, UDC - where it is forbidden for big trucks to enter the city centres. Thus, they must stop into logistics platforms, strategically located outside the city core, where goods are loaded on low or zero-polluting vans running the "last mile" until the final destination. UDC can follow different organization schemes, as the analysis of the cases reported in this article proves. It is not easy to modify a distribution chain resulted from open market forces and consolidated private operators' behaviours. Opposition movements and conflicting interests are very common. Policy makers should then better study the behaviour of stakeholders in order to evaluate the real effects of the policy measure implemented.
The present report has been drawn up under the resp onsibility of the C-Log (Research Center on L... more The present report has been drawn up under the resp onsibility of the C-Log (Research Center on Logistics) of the Carlo Cattaneo-LIUC University in Castellanza (Varese, Italy) and is based upon an in-depth analysis of the logistics and frei ght transportation sectors in four Southern Italy regions: Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Cal abria. Southern Italy or Mezzogiorno is the traditional term used for the Southern regions of I taly, usually encompassing the island of Sicily, which has not been included in this study. In Southern Italy, transportation and logistics com panies work in a very challenging environment, characterized by many difficulties: lo ng term growth of GDP significantly lower, on average, than at the national level (-13,3% betw e n 2008 and 2013); an industrial production stalled at only 9% of the value added pr oduced in Italy (compared to a much higher share for population); a very high unemployment rat e, which has reached 23,3% in 2014 (more than 45% among th...
"Arguing that conventional indices of poverty (such as the head-count ratio) do not capt... more "Arguing that conventional indices of poverty (such as the head-count ratio) do not capture all aspects of deprivation that large segments of the population experience in developing countries, the present paper concentrates on progress in reducing infant and child mortality, and the underlying factors. The role of public policy in reducing infant and child mortality is emphasised. While income matters, (independently) aspects of maternal care and access to certain basic health services also have a significant role. In particular, female literacy (as a proxy for mother's literacy) has a substantial negative effect. In the context of the concern for cost-effectiveness of public expenditure during structural adjustment, a case is made for reordering of priorities in educational and health expenditure, and for specific policy interventions designed to promote female literacy."
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