Studies and research

A Regenerative Management Plan for the Treviso-Ostiglia Cycle Route

  • 2025

In the heart of the Veneto region, the Treviso-Ostiglia cycle route stretches for over 50 km, crossing natural landscapes, small towns and four provinces. It is a strategic infrastructure for soft mobility and cycle tourism, and today, it benefits from an interprovincial and multi-stakeholder management plan—possibly the first of its kind in Italy.

 

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An innovative example of regenerative governance to enhance cycle tourism and the territories it crosses.

Social innovation

  • 2021
  • Social innovation
  • Local development
  • 2021
  • B.Sless; C.Burlando; E.Pisani; L.Secco; N.Polman

This paper explores the contested concept of social innovation by using the ideas of discourse and framing as a lens to explore the contested definitions of social innovation.

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A preliminary exploration of a contested concept

Intermediary organisations in collaborative environmental governance

  • 2020

This study makes an exploratory analysis of the EU-funded LIFE sub-programme for the Environment and its priority area Environment and Resource Efficiency focused on the role of networks and in particular of intermediary organizations by using Social Network Analysis.

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An exploratory analysis of the LIFE sub-programme for the Environment by using Social Network Analysis

SIMRA’s final Policy Brief How can Policy help bring about Social Innovation in Rural Areas?

  • 2020
  • SIMRA’s final Policy Brief How can Policy help bring about Social Innovation in Rural Areas?
  • Local development, Sustainable investments
  • 2020
  • Team SIMRA

This briefing explores the challenge of raising the profile of social innovation in policy-making, because although social innovation may happen as a result of citizen action alone, its impact can be much enhanced by the design of supportive policies.

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Social Capital and Local Development

  • 2017
  • Social Capital and Local Development
  • Local development
  • 2017
  • Pisani, E., Franceschetti, G., Secco, L., Christoforou, A. (Eds.)

This pubblication was edited by our collegues of the TESAF Dep. (University of Padova) with the support of Catie Burlando (Etifor) and it is becoming an useful tool for our rural and local development’s team. The study proposes an original and unique methodology for understanding and measuring social capital and provides a close scrutiny of the economic implications of social capital, in particular with regard to European rural areas.

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Cycling for Tourists – Veneto by Bicycle

  • 2014
  • Cycling for Tourists – Veneto by Bicycle
  • Local development
  • 2014
  • Rosso P., Panarello N., Cimarosto S., Bonesso F., Gallo D., Teso I.

Written within the CHARTS  project, this guide describes the strategies for implementing and transferring the Veneto Region best practices to other regions in Italy. It was selected as a case study for its policies on cyclotourism.

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Written within the CHARTS  project, this guide describes the strategies for implementing and transferring the Veneto Region best practices to other regions in Italy. It was selected as a case study for its policies on cyclotourism.

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