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Mountain Tourism in Transition
Various studies conducted in 2020 and 2021 have shown an increase in the attention of travellers for sustainability, starting with environmental sustainability. A study conducted by Booking.com on its users, for example, indicated that 82 percent of travellers think that travelling sustainably is important. For this reason, mountain tourism is evolving towards zero-impact solutions able to integrate ...
The Great Challenge of Milan-Cortina
The production of a large event, starting from the candidacy phase, implies a mix of investments, adequate marketing actions, and the involvement of many actors. The economic and social legacy thus embraces important temporal and territorial dimensions. The case of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics demonstrates that the importance of large events, in addition to the sense of belonging and national ...
New Trends in Beach Tourism
Beach tourism has always represented an important segment for Italy, and during the pandemic the seaside confirmed its position as the preferred tourist product for summer vacation. However, the changed socio-economic context has introduced some alterations in consumer behavior, such as attention to environmental sustainability and a broader sociality. These are changes that demand a rethinking of ...
Threats and Opportunities for the Fishing Industry
Commercial fishing represents a significant economic and social component at the national level, not only as a supplier of important food resources, but also as an expression of a deeply-rooted cultural heritage of the coastal areas. However, fishing opportunities are decreasing due to the need for preserving diversity in intact marine ecosystems, in line with the priorities of the European Green ...
The City Needs the Mountains
The idea of mountains seen as an impervious territory, far from services and economic-cultural flows, is by now obsolete. To the contrary, the forms of flexible, light, agile, alternative, and temporary organization developed in the mountains in terms of adaptability and habitability can represent answers for urban territories. The mountains are a source of resources, biodiversity, and energy, and ...
New Inhabitants in Mountain Territories
The question of the repopulation of mountain areas must be addressed in a broader view of local development. There are four priority axes with respect to the construction of policies of attraction and welcoming new inhabitants: the upgrading of territorial services; economic diversification; territorial marketing; and education and training. That approach allows for activating innovative systems for ...
Why and how to reduce the large amount of space debris
The increase of the number of space objects in low Earth orbit represents a threat for the long-term sustainability of the space environment, increasing the risk of collision between active satellites and space debris. The lack of a binding regulatory framework allows satellite operators not to take responsibility for maintaining the orbit, thus pursuing interests linked to their business. The model ...
Start-up Finance: Promoting and Sustaining Innovation
To finance start-ups, to meet financial needs and the need for less dilution of the founding shareholders, various instruments are currently available. In particular, beyond simply raising equity through private placement, it is possible to make use of alternatives such as participatory or convertible financial instruments, semi-equity instruments and stock market listing. This evolution in the tools ...
To the Moon for Interplanetary Exploration?
The creation of a permanent outpost on the Moon will require the construction of infrastructure, both in orbit and on the surface, aimed at supporting the human presence on the Moon. The use of local resources will constitute the fundamental factor for the emergence of a commercial Moon market starting from the extraction and refinement of ice for the production of propellant. The activities of exploration ...
High-Impact Leadership: The (Hidden) Power of the Relationship
The difficultly some leaders have in making the most of the human factor can be traced to the way they interpret the relationship with their associates. Positive leadership – understood as the process through which a leader achieves results and generates value with people – is able to promote engagement in individuals and psychological security in teams. A positive leader guides people investing ...