Failures of political decentralization in promoting network governance in the forest sector: Observations from Italy

Secco, Laura; Favero, Matteo; Masiero, Mauro; Pettenella, D.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.11.013

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“…In the case of forest ES, calculating the TVES is of great importance in forest governance (Secco et al 2017). Unfortunately, it is often calculated in static terms, ignoring the dynamic nature of stands and the possible impact of disservices and disturbances on ES (e.g., damage to wildlife and storms).…”

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A Decision Support System for trade-off analysis and dynamic evaluation of forest ecosystem services

Sacchelli¹

2018

iForest

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This paper presents an open-source Decision Support System (DSS) able to quantify the economic value of forest ecosystem services and their dynamic trade-offs. Provisioning, regulation and support services, as well as cultural services, can be evaluated by the model. Best management forestry practices can be identified by optimizing specific objective functions, e.g., maximizing the economic value or identifying the ideal rotation period. The model was applied to a silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) stand in central Italy as a case study. Results show the importance of economic parameters (e.g., discount rate) and management practices (e.g., presence/absence of silvicultural thinning) in defining forest values. The main strengths and weaknesses of the DSS are discussed in light of its potential for application in the sector of Payment for Ecosystem Services.

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A Decision Support System for trade-off analysis and dynamic evaluation of forest ecosystem services

Sacchelli¹

2018

iForest

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“…However, the plant also represents a vital opportunity [68,69] for the territory of Rieti. It should also be noted that the supply chain supports the agricultural and forestry sector, which currently are in a structural crisis [10,70] in central Italy. The employment effect plays a significant role in the concession process due to the interaction among renewable energy production and agriculture [10,11,15].…”

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Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity

Bonazzi¹,

Cividino

Zambon

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Studying and modeling plants for producing electric power obtained from vegetal wood cellulose biomass can become an opportunity for building a supply chain based on the local fuel-producing capacity. Focusing on energy-producing technologies, such as pyrolysis or gasification, the present work assessed the amount of vegetal biomass that may be used as fuel, both in terms of actual availability and supply price, in the Province of Rieti (Italy). The aim is to draw up a supply plan that has an intrinsic relationship with the local area. The results confirmed a production of 24 MW of project thermal power and 4 MW of project electric power. The ensuing plant was then studied following current norms about renewable energy, environmental consistency, and atmospheric emissions. An economic analysis of the cost investment was also carried out, where the total return is approximately of 19%. The results exposed that plant costs are acceptable only if short-supply chain fuel is purchased. The costs of generating energy from agroforestry biomass are certainly higher; however, the plant represents a significant territorial opportunity, especially for the economic sectors of agriculture and forestry. The employment effect plays a central role in the concession process, which is relevant for the interaction among renewable energy production and agriculture. The environmental impact of a biomass plant from agroforestry residues can be measured exclusively on atmospheric emissions: the plant must be placed in industrial areas without any landscape or naturalistic value.

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“…The main principles of the new model are the growing importance of civic initiatives, the impact of community residents on the activities of local self-government bodies; transfer of the rights to provide part of public services to non-governmental organizations and businesses; the right of the local government bodies to search for sources of funding for community development from non-governmental organizations and institutions (Balabayeva et al, 2016;De Lima et al, 2018). The experience of the European countries shows that significant progress in the administrative-territorial system and local self-government reform was achieved only where the reformist innovations of the government considered the interests of local communities (Pavliuk et al, 2016;Krat et al, 2016;Shportiuk, 2011;Secco et at., 2017). Among the countries, which can share successful experience in decentralization processes are Sweden, France, Finland, Poland etc.…”

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Impact of Decentralization on Sustainable Development of the Newly Created Amalgamated Territorial Communities in the Regions of Ukraine

Halhash¹,

Semenenko²,

Bilous³

et al. 2020

EJSD

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This article analyses the reform of decentralization in Ukraine and its role in the sustainable development of regions and newly created amalgamated territorial communities (ATCs). The reasons of the reform's implementation and the problems connected with the local management are specified. The study of foreign experience in reforming the administrative and territorial system has made it possible to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of decentralization as an instrument of change. With the beginning of the reform in Ukraine, the processes involving citizens' participation in managing sustainable development of the regions and the ATCs became more active. The analysis of financial decentralization in Ukraine showed the positive dynamics in local budgets' revenues. The development of a new governance model in a community implies involvement of the civil society in management and allocation of local budgets. The participatory budget is shown as a modern and effective instrument of local democracy. The advantages and the main effects of the participatory budgeting in ATCs for the purpose of their sustainable development were defined. Keywords: decentralization, reform, sustainable development, region, amalgamated territorial community, participatory budget

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Failures of political decentralization in promoting network governance in the forest sector: Observations from Italy

Cited by 37 publications

References 22 publications

A Decision Support System for trade-off analysis and dynamic evaluation of forest ecosystem services

A Decision Support System for trade-off analysis and dynamic evaluation of forest ecosystem services

Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity

Impact of Decentralization on Sustainable Development of the Newly Created Amalgamated Territorial Communities in the Regions of Ukraine

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