L'approche du marketing public du comportement de gestion durable des déchets : le cas des Alpes-Maritimes

National audienceCet article présente une étude exploratoire qualitative sur le comportement des citoyens dans le domaine du tri des déchets. Elle vise à connaitre les antécédents du tri et la représentation que les individus se font du tri des déchets sur un territoire précis et présentant certaines particularités quant à la gestion des déchets : les Alpes Maritimes

L'approche du marketing public du comportement de gestion durable des déchets : le cas des Alpes-Maritimes

National audienceCet article présente une étude exploratoire qualitative sur le comportement des citoyens dans le domaine du tri des déchets. Elle vise à connaitre les antécédents du tri et la représentation que les individus se font du tri des déchets sur un territoire précis et présentant certaines particularités quant à la gestion des déchets : les Alpes Maritimes

La partecipazione nelle politiche di cooperazione: l'esempio dei PRSP.

Il lavoro vuole analizzare il concetto di partecipazione nella elaborazione delle politiche di cooperazione internazionale, e verificare il modo in cui questo viene impiegato, con quali effetti e quali conseguenze, nello sviluppo. L'attenzione sarà quindi rivolta non tanto alle pratiche o alle metodologie partecipative utilizzate nei progetti, quanto piuttosto ai concetti base che soggiacciono alle dinamiche di partecipazione nella definizione delle politiche dello sviluppo: chi ed in che modo è incaricato di elaborare ed attuare le strategie di cambiamento nei Paesi in Via di Sviluppo. Ciò rende necessaria l'analisi dell'evoluzione delle teorie di cooperazione, sottolineando il progressivo abbandono di un'ottica in cui un solo soggetto è investito del compito di gestire il cambiamento in favore di una prospettiva multiattoriale; l'esplorazione di concetti chiave quali governance e società civile; e lo studio dei Piani Strategici di Riduzione della Povertà (PRSP), strumento introdotto dalle istituzioni finanziarie internazionali per migliorare il processo di definizione dei quadri di sviluppo, e dove l'elemento della partecipazione assume una forte rilevanza

Community-based ecotourism to meet the new tourist's expectations: an exploratory study

International audienceTourism is destructive toward host communities and their natural environment. However, the general attitude of society toward the environment is hanging, and consequently, people are developing an appreciation for the value of responsible travel. Alternative forms of tourism have been conceived, such as ecotourism, and are viewed as a mean to meet the expectations of the new tourists. Ecotourism is a method to satisfy the concern of new tourists for environmental conservation but it neglects one of the key factors of sustainable tourism today: the host communities. Community-based ecotourism aims at environmental conservation but it is also a way to empower communities, by allowing them a degree of control over tourism projects and their impacts. This article reveals the varying degrees of empowerment of host communities provided by community-based ecotourism through a metastudy analysis of six case studies of tourism projects. Not all contemporary tourism projects take local populations into consideration thus the six case studies are nonrandom selections for the purpose of representing the concept embodied in the thesis and showing its appropriateness with the new tourists' expectations

EU Survey on issues related to transport and mobility

The main purpose of the survey was to collect data on car use, on use of transport modes for long distance mobility as well as on some other policy relevant issues (e.g. the attitude towards internalisation of road external costs by means of road charging). The survey involved all the 28 European countries. In each country a sample of 1000 individuals (500 in Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta) was asked to fill in a questionnaire divided into four sections : a. general information on the respondent (e.g. age, gender, living area) as well as details on availability of cars and public transport service. b. information on everyday mobility in terms of mode used, frequency of trips, duration, distance, intermodality and opinions on main problems experienced. c. information long distance trips (between 300 km and 1000 km as well as over 1000 km) made in the last 12 months; number of trips by purpose and main mode; connections between rail and air transport. d. opinions on aspects related to the European transport policy and especially on the scope for road charging.JRC.J.1-Economics of Climate Change, Energy and Transpor

GOES-next navigation operations

The next generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES-I through -M (hereafter referred to as GOES-Next), begins a new era in the operation of weather satellites by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With a new spacecraft design, three-axis attitude stabilization, new ground support equipment, and improved methods of image navigation and registration that use on board compensation techniques to correct images for satellite motion, NOAA expects improved performance over the current series of dual-spin spacecraft. To meet these expectations, planning is currently underway for providing the complex and intensive operational environment that will meet the challenge of operating the GOES-Next spacecraft. This paper describes that operational environment

GOES I/M image navigation and registration

Image Navigation and Registration (INR) is the system that will be used on future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) missions to locate and register radiometric imagery data. It consists of a semiclosed loop system with a ground-based segment that generates coefficients to perform image motion compensation (IMC). The IMC coefficients are uplinked to the satellite-based segment, where they are used to adjust the displacement of the imagery data due to movement of the imaging instrument line-of-sight. The flight dynamics aspects of the INR system is discussed in terms of the attitude and orbit determination, attitude pointing, and attitude and orbit control needed to perform INR. The modeling used in the determination of orbit and attitude is discussed, along with the method of on-orbit control used in the INR system, and various factors that affect stability. Also discussed are potential error sources inherent in the INR system and the operational methods of compensating for these errors

Options for road user charges - two Italian case studies

This paper discusses the impact that tolling schemes with a higher degree of differentiation of tariffs among demand categories can have on road demand. The question addressed in the paper is whether the differentiation of inter-urban road tolls can help to manage demand and meet targets like alleviating congestion, reducing emissions or making feasible project financing schemes, where toll revenues are used to cover construction and operating costs. The paper is mainly based on the results of the DIFFERENT research project, co-funded by the European Commission DG TREN, where a number of modelling tests have been carried out using two different transport network models. Based on modelling results we conclude that a trade-off between alternative targets of toll differentiation exists and that results vary according to the specific context of the application. In non-congested corridors charge differentiation can raise money, but there is little room for social benefits, whereas in congested areas travel speed on the road network can be improved by introducing charges on congested non-motorway links. Additionally, achievement of benefits from differentiated charges may require the co-ordinated introduction of charges on ordinary roads as well as on motorways

Strelitzia nicolai (Strelitziaceae), new host plant for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera Curculionidae) in Sicily.

The Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) (Coleoptera Curculionidae), is con- sidered the main palm pest in the Mediterranean basin. This species is native to Southeastern Asia and is now widely spread throughout Oceania, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean (MURPHY & BRISCOE, 1999; EPPO, 2008, 2012; CHEBBI et al., 2011; RODA et al., 2011). Moreover, in North America the pest was found in California, where it is now considered eradicated (CDFA, 2010; IPPC, 2015). In Italy the first registered sightings were on nursery palms in Tuscany (SACCHETTI et al., 2005, 2006) and on ornamental palms in urban areas in Sicily (LONGO & TAMBURINO, 2005; LO VERDE & MASSA, 2007). Afterwards, the pest colonized all the Italian Regions in which palms were present, including many small islets such as Lampedusa and Linosa (pers. obs). The species was seen to be invasive and very difficult to control, due to its adaptability to devel- op on several palm species, to its concealed living habits and to its lack of natural enemies in the newly colonized regions. The Red Palm Weevil has been reported to attack more than 20 species of palms, which are listed in the 2010/467/EU Commission Decision regarding susceptible plants and the measures to be taken when the species is detected. In Italy almost 40,000 palms had been infested and killed as of February 2010 (almost 20,000 in Sicily, LO VERDE et al., 2011), mostly Phoenix canariensis H. Wildpret, 1882, a species native to the Canary Islands. This palm species is widely present in Sicily both in private gardens and public green areas (BAZAN et al., 2005; BARBERA & ROMANO, 2009). Moreover, in Sicily the Red Palm Weevil has been found in urban gardens on several other Are- caceae: Phoenix dactylifera L., Washingtonia spp., Chamaerops humilis L., Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill., Howea forsteriana (F. Muell.) Becc., and Livis- tona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart. (LONGO & COLAZZA, 2009), and most recently its presence was also recorded on Chamaerops humilis in natural conditions (GIOVINO et al., 2012)

Projections for Electric Vehicle Load Profiles in Europe Based on Travel Survey Data

This study aims to build a database of load profiles for electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) based on car-use profiles of current conventional vehicles in six European countries (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom). Driving profiles were collected by means of sample travel surveys carried out in the six countries. The report presents the load profiles resulting from analysis of the travel survey data, and obtained by associating assumptions on technical features of EDVs with behavioural elements. The document explains in detail the methodology used and the assumptions adopted for the driving profiles estimation, discusses the results of scenarios for the six European countries, and presents an alternative scenario to assess how load profiles might change under different parameters. The load profiles, obtained from the scenario analysis, reveal that some differences between countries do exist; however, notably, the assumptions concerning when and where individuals can/want to recharge EDVs explain the amount of electricity demanded from the grid over time. Analysis of the scenarios confirms that uncontrolled recharging could lead to artificial electricity-demand spikes when certain time windows for lower tariffs exist network-wide. This can be prevented by means of controlled recharging supported by smart grids. It is worth mentioning at this point that the methodology applied in this study constitutes an intermediate step, taken before the field data from EDV users become available.JRC.F.6 - Energy systems evaluatio