Recent industrialisation in Sardinia: Rebirth or Neo-Colonialism?

King, Ralph

doi:10.3112/erdkunde.1977.02.03

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“…Since the beginning of the twentieth century, local governments accepted investments in economic sectors that were in deep disconnection with the local context, therefore lacking environmental, social and economic sustainability (Lai & Watson, 2021). During the economic boom of the post-war period, and particularly in the 1960s, Italy's office for regional development in the South had implemented an expensive 'plan of rebirth' that consisted in the 'mushrooming' of high-technology and oil-based industries, petrochemicals, steelworks, and other artificial fibre complexes, never seen before in Sardinia (King, 1977). These policies were aimed at 'Italianising' and modernising Sardinian-century old local culture, in an effort to eradicate banditry, lower pastoralism, and make Sardinia more dependent on Rome and the global markets (ibid.).…”

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“…The alien nature of these industries and their top-down implementation represented the 'civilisational' effort of these industries, meant to convince locals to steer away from pastoralism. According to King (1977), rather than an economic rebirth, these alien industries felt like mere neo-colonialism: this alien imposition of industrialisation without the involvement of local practitioners meant that industrial plants failed to provide enough jobs and changed once again the socioeconomic scenario of the island (ibid.). As a result, some people embraced a resistance against Italy that, during those years, according to the author, worsened phenomena of banditry in central mountain areas (ibid.…”

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From extractivism to community resilience: the promise and perils of Sardinia’s energy transition

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2023

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The pursuit of global carbon neutrality makes the energy transition process no longer procrastinable. The switch towards renewable-based energy systems is paving the way for new forms of energy governance that prioritise the role of commons by demarketising access to energy. However, governments’ strategies worldwide seem to prioritise innovation in the raw materials (sun, wind, etc.) rather than in governance – favouring the continued extraction of energy from resource-rich regions. This work will analyse the case of Sardinia as an example where these two phenomena intersect contradictorily, by comparing the bottom-up nature of energy communities (ECs) vis-á-vis the top-down nature of public-private initiatives, alongside their policymaking trajectories. The key insights that will stem from this thesis elucidate a continuum with prior top-down policies of economic extractivism operated by the Italian government in Sardinia. Such top-down policies are conceptualised thanks to core and energy periphery theories and can explain the current mainstream regime of energy transition. Alternative strategies to pursue policy are conceptualised thanks to the energy democracy theory. Such theory envisions an active citizen engagement alongside the sustainable consumption of renewable energy and resources within the realm of energy communities. Therefore, the thesis will conclude that although large-scale top-down policies are being operated in the island, with special reference to the energy transition, energy communities can forge bottom-up alternative examples of policymaking, enabling an energy transition that can cross-tackle long-standing problems of Sardinian society, such as a stagnant economy, depopulation, self-determination, issues of land, landscapes, and pollution.

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“…As expected, the most commonly studied wetlands were the largest. These offer the most potential study sites, but are also the most affected by a long history of human presence, reflecting both historical and archaeological interests and recent economic interests (King, 1977). For example, the largest Sardinian wetland, Santa Gilla Lagoon, is adjacent to the island's capital, Cagliari.…”

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Knowledge gaps and challenges for conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: Evidence from a comprehensive inventory and literature analysis for Sardinia

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Cuena-Lombraña

Bacchetta

2021

Aquatic Conservation

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Wetlands are some of the most important ecosystems on Earth. They play a key role in mitigating climate change‐related events and filtering polluted water, and provide habitats for a wide range of species. Despite their importance, and numerous regulations that support their conservation, wetlands continue to be destroyed. Recent reports have indicated a progressive decline in ecological character of remaining wetlands. This research reviews and extends the present status of wetland knowledge in Sardinia, the second largest Mediterranean island. For the first time, Sardinian wetlands were comprehensively mapped using satellite images and field validation. Impacts were also assessed. Trends in literature published about Sardinian wetlands since 1900 were then analysed, mainly according to the location(s) and topic(s) studied. In total, 2,501 Sardinian wetland sites were identified. The most common impacts observed in the field were vegetative degradation and water pollution. Of these wetlands, 2,274 have never been the subject of a research paper. Despite recent increases in publication rates, there was a lack of even basic knowledge about many wetlands, especially smaller ones. Larger wetlands have been studied from a range of viewpoints. In the light of these results, suggestions for improved awareness, effective management and conservation of Mediterranean wetlands were established. Future work should be directed to filling gaps in basic information, and to improvements in research and conservation, which might include multidisciplinary approaches in support of more comprehensive conservation management plans.

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“…Step 4, which adds variable 2, the percentage of the working population engaged in industry in 1961, modifies the existing pattern somewhat, and introduces new elements. (King 1977). This resulted in considerable inmigration which was not 'explained' by the low industrial employment score in 1961.…”

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“…But this is not all. The type of industrial development that Sardinia has witnessed since 1961 has been severely criticized in recent years for its capital-intensive nature, its deleterious environmental impact, conflicting with both agriculture and tourism, its foreign or at least non-Sardinian control, and its destabilizing impact on the labour market (King 1977). This last point needs further comment, as it links back to migration.…”

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Patterns of Sardinian Migration

King

Strachan

1980

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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In the first part of this paper, the authors trace "the history of Sardinian migration from the late nineteenth century to the present time. In the second part an attempt is made to test some of the hypothesized causes of migration. Census variables related to these causes and to the spatial pattern of migration are identified and analysed by the technique of stepwise multiple regression." The analysis, based on data for communes, covers the inter-censal period 1961-1971. The emphasis is on out-migration

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Recent industrialisation in Sardinia: Rebirth or Neo-Colonialism?

Abstract: for the epoch 1974. It is hoped that the air photo grammetrie survey of the Lewis Glacier will be repeat ed by the early 1980's.

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From extractivism to community resilience: the promise and perils of Sardinia’s energy transition

From extractivism to community resilience: the promise and perils of Sardinia’s energy transition

Knowledge gaps and challenges for conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: Evidence from a comprehensive inventory and literature analysis for Sardinia

Patterns of Sardinian Migration

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