Landscape as a Cultural Resource: Science, Poetry, and Ancient Music for the Enhancement of the Marche Region, Central Italy

2022 ◽  
pp. 107-109
Author(s):  
Laura Valentini ◽  
Olivia Nesci ◽  
Lorenzo Carnevali ◽  
Stefano Baiocchi ◽  
Massimo Brizigotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Cultural Resource ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Ancient Music

scholarly journals Science, poetry, and music for landscapes of the Marche region, Italy: communicating the conservation of natural heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-406
Author(s):  
Olivia Nesci ◽  
Laura Valentini
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Ancient Music

Abstract. We present a method to educate the public about landscapes that uses artistic works to broaden the audience, entice people to learn about landscapes in a personal and human context, and thus encourage them to preserve the natural heritage. To this end, we use narratives about a place, in plain language, accompanied by visual presentations, original poetry, and ancient music. Several studies encourage the use of art since it can help to synthesize and convey complex scientific information and create a celebratory and positive atmosphere. Evidence suggests that the arts can deeply engage people by focusing on emotions rather than relying only on comprehension, which is often emphasized in science communication. The multidisciplinary approach arouses an emotional and intellectual experience that enables a personal connection to the place. The work is part of a larger multidisciplinary project covering 20 sites in the Marche region (central Italy), which includes scientific information on geological–geomorphological genesis, trekking itineraries, poetry, ancient music, video, and cultural offerings. The project resulted in live multidisciplinary performances, a book, a DVD, and a website. To give a taste of how we work among the many amazing landscapes of the Marche region, we focus here on three sites from the north, the centre, and the south of the region, namely the sea cliff of San Bartolo, the flatiron of Mount Petrano, and the fault of Mount Vettore, chosen as examples for their different processes of genesis and evolution. In the long run, our goal is to promote a deeper understanding of landscapes by integrating their origin and physical aesthetic with their cultural and artistic heritage. In doing so, we intend to inspire people to have a new perception of geosites, starting from their physical beauty, building on scientific study and cultural history, and arriving at the knowledge of their social importance. So far, our direct experience with the public has been highly encouraging. The participation at our live shows demonstrated a great interest in geological history, a result that is relevant for the development of geotourism. The method demonstrates the potential to develop a strong personal involvement of visitors with the places, stimulating their curiosity to know how and why that place was formed, and, finally, the desire to visit and protect it.

scholarly journals Science, Poetry, and Music for Landscapes of the Marche Region, Italy. Teaching the Conservation of Natural Heritage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Nesci ◽  
Laura Valentini
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
The North ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Ancient Music ◽  
The Many

Abstract. We present a new approach in science communication that uses artistic works to entice people to learn about landscapes. To this aim, we use narratives about a place in plain language accompanied by visual stimulations, poetry, and ancient music. The multidisciplinary approach resulting from the encounter and interplay among the different communicative methods arouse an emotional and intellectual experience that enables a personal connection to the place. This work is part of a larger multidisciplinary project covering 20 sites in the Marche Region (Central Italy) that includes scientific information on geological-geomorphological genesis, trekking itineraries, poetry, ancient music, video and cultural offerings. The project is documented through live multidisciplinary performances, the publication of project materials in a book with a DVD attached, and through a web site with the same contents. Among the many amazing landscapes of the Marche Region, we focus here on three sites from the north, the centre and the south of the region: The sea-cliff of San Bartolo, The flatiron of Mount Petrano and The fault of Mount Vettore, chosen as examples for their different processes of genesis and evolution. Our goal is to promote a deeper understanding of landscapes by integrating their origin and physical aesthetic with their cultural and artistic heritage. In doing so, we intend to educate people to have a new perception of geo-sites, starting from its physical beauty, building on scientific study and cultural history, and arriving to the knowledge of its social importance.

scholarly journals A new approach to enhance the appeal of the Italian territory through art: three study cases from Marche Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Valentini ◽  
Olivia Nesci
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Popular Science ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Ancient Music ◽  
Artistic Heritage ◽  
Italian Territory

AbstractBorn from a desire to promote the landscape by integrating its origins and physical aesthetics with its naturalistic, cultural, and artistic heritage, we develop narratives about three locations in central Italy, telling them in the language of popular science, supported by the language of art. The different disciplines of science, poetry, and ancient music are applied to the same sites, producing emotional experiences where the encounter and interplay between different representations, and combinations of representations, become an expression of a place. The research introduces three geosites from the Marche Region, central Italy: I Sassi Simone e Simoncello, La Grotta della Beata Vergine di Frasassi, and the Infernaccio Gorge, in order to propose our multidisciplinary approach to the international public. These have been chosen for their value and charm, for their different processes of genesis and evolution, and for the cultural context and feelings they evoke. In a new approach to science communication, our study uses art in the form of music and poetry to encourage people to learn about landscapes. The paper explains the genesis and evolution of the three places, suggests trekking itineraries, includes a poem written specifically for each site, and describes a piece of ancient music and video and cultural offerings relating to each location. Our goal is to educate by fashioning a new perception of landscapes, starting with their physical beauty, and then building on scientific research in co-operation with arts, to improve what we know about their problems and weaknesses, but also about their culture and other strengths.

scholarly journals DISTRIBUTION AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF WILD-LIVING EURASIAN BEAVERS IN CENTRAL ITALY

Redia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 209-215
Author(s):  
EMILIANO MORI ◽  
ANDREA VIVIANO ◽  
LEONARDO BRUSTENGA ◽  
FRANCESCO OLIVETTI ◽  
LUCA PEPPUCCI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Perception ◽  
Hair Sample ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Protected Species ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Eurasian Beaver ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Management And Conservation ◽  
Potential Origin

The presence of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber L. has been recently confirmed with two separated populations in Tuscany (Central Italy) and probably represents the result of an unofficial release. In late spring and summer 2021, seven reliable records of Eurasian beaver have been collected in Umbria and other neighbouring regions, implying that the distribution of this large rodent is even wider than previously reported. In this short work, we updated the distribution of this protected species in Central Italy, by collecting and mapping all the confirmed occurrences. Beavers were proved to be present throughout the Tiber (Tevere) river basin in both provinces of Umbria, and another individual has been road-killed in the Marche region, near the border with Tuscany. Other single signs of presence occurred in Emilia Romagna and Latium. The only hair sample we were able to collect confirmed it as the Eurasian beaver species. No reliable evidence is available on the number of free-ranging beavers in Central Italy, and systematic monitoring is needed. Before any management and conservation action, further data are required concerning distribution range, potential origin, social perception, and the effects on the ecosystems.

scholarly journals Microscopic investigations as an aid in raw ham’s ripening analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Paludi ◽  
Giovanni Di Guardo ◽  
Alberto Olivastri ◽  
Antonio Zizzi ◽  
Corrado Rubini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Biochemical Reactions ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Ripening Process ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Microscopic Findings ◽  
Microscopic Investigations

The raw ham’s ripening process contributes to the development of numerous biochemical reactions, mainly affecting proteins and lipids and allowing to obtain an adequate texture and a characteristic flavor. This article reports the results of histologic investigations carried out on 5 different anatomic regions from raw hams manufactured in the Fermo Province, Marche Region, Central Italy. Raw ham specimens were collected at the 10 following time intervals throughout the ripening process: 1) “Time 0”, when ripening was started, 2) one month, 3) three months, 4) four months, 5) eight months, 6) nine months, 7) twelve months, 8) eighteen months, 9) twentythree months and 10) twenty-eight months after the ripening process began, respectively. Different microscopic findings of variable extension and degree were observed, with the vast majority of them being interpreted as dehydration- and proteolysisrelated modifications. In conclusion, morpho- histological investigations may represent a valuable aid in raw ham’s ripening analysis.

scholarly journals Geomorphological evidence of debris flows and landslides in the Pescara del Tronto area (Sibillini Mts, Marche Region, Central Italy)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Piero Farabollini ◽  
Pierfederico De Pari ◽  
Marco Emanuele Discenza ◽  
Mariacarmela Minnillo ◽  
Cristiano Carabella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Debris Flows ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Marche Region

Investigating the time-clustering properties in seismicity of Umbria–Marche region (central Italy)

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Telesca ◽  
Vincenzo Lapenna ◽  
Maria Macchiato
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Marche Region

scholarly journals Scenarios of Bioenergy Recovery from Organic Fraction of Residual Municipal Waste in the Marche Region (Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11462
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Boccarossa ◽  
Martina Di Addario ◽  
Adele Folino ◽  
Fabio Tatàno
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Landfill Gas ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Organic Fraction ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Methane Generation ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
The Us

In the Marche Region (Central Italy), the residual municipal waste (RMW) is commonly processed in mechanical biological treatment (MBT) systems. In these systems, following a first mechanical selection, the undersize organic fraction from RMW (us-OFRMW) undergoes a partial aerobic biological treatment before being landfilled as a biostabilised fraction (bios-OFRMW) without dedicated energy or material recovery. Alternative us-OFRMW management scenarios have been elaborated for this region, at both present (reference year 2019) and future (reference year 2035) time bases. In the first scenario, the potential bioenergy recovery through anaerobic digestion (AD) from the us-OFRMW was evaluated. The second scenario aimed at evaluating the residual methane generation expected from the bios-OFRMW once landfilled, thus contributing also to the potential environmental impact connected with landfill gas (LFG) diffuse emissions from the regional landfills. The diversion to AD, at the present time, would allow a potential bioenergy recovery from the us-OFRMW equal to 4.35 MWel, while the alternative scenario involves greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equal to 195 kg CO2 eq. per ton of deposited bios-OFRMW. In the future, the decreased amount of the us-OFRMW addressed to AD would still contribute with a potential bioenergy recovery of 3.47 MWel.

Damage Assessment of San Francesco Church in Amandola Hit by Central Italy 2016-2017 Seismic Event

2019 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 627-633
Author(s):  
Ersilia Giordano ◽  
Angela Ferrante ◽  
Elisa Ribilotta ◽  
Francesco Clementi ◽  
Stefano Lenci
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Event ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Constitutive Law ◽  
Nonlinear Static Analysis ◽  
Local Analysis ◽  
Marche Region ◽  
Nonlinear Static ◽  
The Church

Italy is a high seismic risk country since 1900 more than 30 earthquakes with magnitude greater than Mw=5.8 have occurred, and the last one is the Central Italy seismic sequence. The first shock occurred in the 24 August (Mw=6.2) followed by another stronger quake in the 30th October (Mw=6.5). It hit the regions of Marche, Umbria, and Abruzzo heavily causing many deaths, injuries and extensive damages on the cultural heritage. This paper analyses the church of San Francesco in Amadola, located in the Marche region that has been considered condemned for the severe damages reported after these earthquakes. The church is globally analyzed by the application of nonlinear static analysis on a Finite Element Model where the nonlinearity of masonry is taking into account with a proper constitutive law. The study wants to prove how global analysis combined by the local analysis can reproduce the behavior of this structure during a quake, showing that it can repeat the real damages produced by earthquakes.

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