Landscape Impacts of Renewable Energy Systems on Ecosystem Services: An Integrated Assessment Framework for Sustainable Spatial Planning in Basilicata, Southern Italy. A Multi-Method Approach Combining Expert Knowledge, GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis, and Unsupervised Machine Learning.

Spatial Interaction Model: a shift towards network-based territorial configurations assessment for data-driven sustainable planning

Cartographic representation reveals where territorial phenomena occur, but not how they are generated. The location of services, infrastructures, attractors, and socio-economic activities reflects deeper spatial processes structured by proximity, accessibility, complementarity, hierarchy, and interaction. The difficulty of defining these processes lies in the complexity of territorial systems, which are not fixed in space but relational configurations shaped by flows, dependencies, feedba...

Rilevamento e analisi degli indicatori geomorfologici del cambiamento climatico in aree interne dell'Italia meridionale

Il lavoro analizza i marker geomorfologici del cambiamento climatico in aree interne semi-aride del Mediterraneo, con particolare riferimento ad aree-campione della Basilicata (Italia meridionale) e dell’Aragona (Spagna nord-orientale). La ricerca adotta un approccio multi-scala e multitemporale che integra il quadro geocronologico del Quaternario, la ricostruzione paleoclimatica e il dibattito scientifico sull’Antropocene, interpretato come un processo graduale e cumulativo piuttosto che com...

Evaluation of urban green walls benefits in Mediterranean area: species selection, definition of sustainable irrigation strategies and ecosystem services assessment

The increasing climatic and environmental pressure on Mediterranean cities makes it necessary to adopt Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) capable of integrating climate adaptation, environmental mitigation, and urban regeneration. In this context, vertical green walls represent a type of green infrastructure particularly suited to compact urban fabrics, where limited land availability requires an efficient use of building surfaces. This PhD thesis analyzes and evaluates an experimental prototype of...

Development of nano-technologies for monitoring and safeguarding of monumental heritages

The conservation of masonry cultural heritage requires a strategic shift from emergency-based interventions toward planned preventive maintenance. This thesis investigates the seismic vulnerability of existing built heritage, with particular focus on two masonry churches. The well-recognized vulnerability of these structures highlights the need for their preservation through continuous monitoring systems; to this end, an innovative material incorporating nanoparticles is experimentally develo...

Camminare. Cooperare. Giocare. Tre azioni del metaprogetto in architettura

Data management for risk assessment of cultural heritage

Historic masonry churches represent a significant component of cultural heritage, embodying historical, architectural, and social values while simultaneously facing increasing threats from natural and anthropogenic hazards. Their preservation is further challenged by structural vulnerability, aging materials, limited maintenance resources, and the large number of assets requiring protection. In this context, risk assessment and management are essential tools for supporting intervention priori...

Rearing of bioconverting insects for the valorization of by-products into valuable substances

Black Soldier Fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens, Diptera: Stratiomyidae) has emerged as a key species for the bioconversion of organic substrates within circular economy frameworks, offering sustainable solutions for food, feed, agriculture, and biomaterial production. Beyond insect biomass, BSF rearing generates valuable co-products, particularly larval frass, which can be exploited as an organic fertilizer and biostimulant, and protein-rich fractions that can be valorized for bio-based materials....

Natural products syntheses and chiral recognition methods.

Abstract This PhD thesis integrates three complementary research areas: the synthesis of bioactive metabolites of different origins and endowed with diverse biological properties; the assignment of absolute configuration using methods based on chiroptical spectroscopies; the development and implementation of chemical synthesis processes from the laboratory to the industrial scale. Chapter 1 The first chapter discusses the limitations of synthetic pesticides and herbicides, highlighting...