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  Students XXXIX Cycle

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Ahmed photo

Ahmed Mansoor

Borga Marco, Dallan Eleonora

Precipitation reanalysis for bias-correction of convection-permitting climate simulations and assessment of projected changes in rainfall erosivity
SDGs Goals 11, 13

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action

 

Akbary photo

Akbary Rashid

Borga Marco,
Marani Marco, Dallan Eleonora

Spatial Variability of Future Precipitation Extremes at Various Spatial Scales Using Convection-Permitting Models
SDGs Goals 11, 13

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action

Almasi photo

Almasi Parisa

D'Agostino Vincenzo,
Pagliacci Francesco

Sponge Functioning of Natural Water Retention Measures: analysis of benefits and co-benefits
SDGs Goals 3, 6, 13

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action

Barbarick photo

Barbarick Evan Allan

Lingua Emanuele

The Impacts of Biolegacy Management on Forest Restoration, Succession, and Future Disturbance
SDGs Goals 12, 13, 15

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and 

production SDG 13 - 

Climate action SDG 15 - 

Life on land

Bonardi photo

Bonardi Pellizzari Carolina

Vecchiato Daniel,
Franceschinis Cristiano

Environmental characteristics and housing prices in the Italian Alps: an analysis with revealed and stated preference methods
SDGs Goals 11, 15

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 15 - Life on land

Cheriyanda photo

Cheriyanda Raveendra Harin Aiyanna

Pirotti Francesco, Zanella Augusto

Using Earth observation to support species distribution models in ecological restoration and mapping the Climate Change -Biodiversity loss Nexus.
SDGs Goals 13, 15

SDG 13 - 

Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

D'Acunto photo

D'Acunto Federica

Pezzuolo Andrea,
Marinello Francesco

Remote Sensing Data Fusion Approaches to Monitor and Alleviate Land Degradation in Rural Areas
SDGs Goals 15

SDG 15 - Life on land

Di Marzo photo

Di Marzio Nicolò

Grigolato Stefano

Digital approaches based on high-resolution data to wood harvesting planning
SDGs Goals 12, 13, 15

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Fucile photo

Fucile Franceschini Caterina

Pomarici Eugenio

Producers, products, consumption and policy framework of dealcoholized and low-alcohol wines
SDGs Goals 3, 8, 12

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Hussain photo

Hussain Muzamil

Anfodillo Tommaso

Assessing old-growthness attributes in mature forests in Italy: defining new approaches and possible protocols
SDGs Goals 6, 13, 15

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Li photo

Li Shichao

Guerrini Lorenzo,
Marinello Francesco

Defect Detection of “Small Food” Based on 3D reconstruction
SDGs Goals 2, 12

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Lippa photoLippa Massimiliano Nicola

Tarolli Paolo

Exploring Drought Impacts on Established Agricultural Traditions and New Agricultural Frontiers
SDGs Goals 2, 11, 12, 13, 15

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Mantovani photoMantovani Eugenia

Carrer Marco,
Prendin Angela Luisa

From the rear to the leading edge: assessing the climatic sensitivity of woody species in a global warming era.
SDGs Goals 13, 15

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Marchesini photoMarchesini Silvia

Dezio Catherine

Wastelands: Towards a Temporary Project of Infrastructure Space.
SDGs Goals 9, 11, 15

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 15 - Life on land

Mazzuccato photoMazzucato Sofia

Thiene Mara,
Franceschinis Cristiano

Strategies to reduce the impact of consumers’ food choices on public health and the environment
SDGs Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13

SDG 1 – No poverty SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 4: Quality education SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action

Na photoNa Mulun

Tarolli Paolo,
Zuecco Giulia

Sustainable Management of Grassland under Climate Change and Human Impact Scenarios
SDGs Goals 6, 8, 12, 13, 15

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Piccinin photoPiccinin Francesco

Picco Lorenzo,
Mohr Christian

Integrated assessment of geomorphological dynamics: implementing a flood risk management protocol in mountain catchments
SDGs Goals 13, 15

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Sepehr photoSepehr ArefGuerrini Lorenzo

Implementation of digital technologies to increase the performance in forest and agriculture mechanized operations Enhancing Post-Harvest Operations of Food Forest Products: Leveraging Emerging Technology and Computer Vision for Improved Quality and Process Efficiency.
SDGs Goals 2, 7, 8, 9, 12

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 7 - 

Affordable and clean energy SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Vohnicky photoVohnicky Petr

Borga Marco,
Peleg Nadav,
Dallan Eleonora,
Marra Francesco

Projected changes in flood occurrence at convection-permitting scale across an alpine transect Relationship between future changes in precipitation and flooding for extreme events
SDGs Goals 11, 13

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action

Yadav photoYadav Deepak Kumar

Marinello Francesco

Decision Support System (DSS) based on sensors for soil compaction reduction
SDGs Goals 9, 13, 15

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and 

Infrastructure SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

  Students XXXVIII Cycle

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Thesis title (reviewers)

Adane photo

Adane Girma Berhe

Giulia Zuecco

Hydrometeorological analysis and development of innovative monitoring techniques for water resources and land management in marginal areas
SDGs Goals 6.5, 6.6, 15.4

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 15 - Life on land

Bettucci photo

Bettucci Francesco

Luigi Sartori,
Marco Sozzi


Data mining on agricultural machineries’ telemetry
SDGs Goals 9.5, 12.2, 12.6, 12.c, 13.2

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action

Cao Bowen

Cao Bowen

Lorenzo Picco

Coupling process analysis of suspended sediment transport and soil erosion in Southeast Asia: Case of Mekong River and Pearl River.
SDGs Goals 6.5, 6.6.1, 13, 15

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Carraro Alberto

Carraro Alberto

Francesco Marinello


Implementation of smart on-field crop monitoring systems
SDGs Goals 2.4, 8.4, 9.4, 12.4

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Cavalcante Falcão Granja Larissa Maria

Cavalcante Falcão Granja Larissa Maria

Francesco Pirotti

Mapping forest parameters using remote and close-range sensing techniques in Italy
SDGs Goals 15.1, 15.2

SDG 15 - Life on land

Correa Sanchez Nathalia

Correa Sanchez Nathalia

Marco Borga,
Alberto Troccoli,
Eleonora Dallan

Climate change effects on precipitation and wind speed extreme values at convection-permitting scale
SDGs Goals 7.2,7.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 13 - Climate action

Di Chiara Valentina

Di Chiara Valentina

Eugenio PomariciEncouraging a wider adoption of sustainability standards in Italian wineries:  identification of barriers that may limit the certification and design of policies to accelerate the transition to more sustainable production systems
SDGs Goals 2.4,8.2,8.3, 12.6,17.4,17.17

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production 17 - Partnerships for the goals

Gao Qi

Gao Qi

Francesco Marinello,
Marco Sozzi

Application of Proximal Sensors for Variable-rate Spraying:
Towards an Effective Reduction of Chemicals in Agriculture
SDGs Goals 2.4, 8.4, 15.5

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 15 - Life on land

Gunta photo

Grube Gunta

Grigolato Stefano, Talbot Bruce (SU), Pirotti Francesco

An intelligent combination of airborne data and terrestrial LiDAR for obtaining micro surface, tree, and assortment data for an improved timber harvesting planning
SDGs Goals 12.0, 13.0, 15.0

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Khan photo

Khan Muhammad Tayyab

Davide Pettenella, Mauro Masiero

Developing a forestry sector model for Italy: material flow, economic impacts and related carbon sequestration and energy substitution effects
SDGs Goals SDGs Goals 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 15.0, 17.0

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land 17 - Partnerships for the goals

Maggio photo

Maggio Elena

Eugenio Pomarici

The economics of the adoption of advanced IPM plans in the viticulture in North-East Italy
SDGs Goals 3.9, 8.4, 15.5, 13.2

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Martini Marco

Martini Marco

Vincenzo D'Agostino

Composite Debris Flow and Debris Flood hazard assessment
SDGs Goals 1.5, 6.6, 11.5, 11.b, 13.1, 15.2

SDG 1 – No poverty SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Mencarelli Alessio

Mencarelli Alessio

Stefano Grigolato, Lorenzo Guerrini, Raffaele Cavalli


Effects of charcoal-based products used for cooking activities on environmental pollution, food and health safety
SDGs Goals 2.1, 3.9, 7.1, 11.6

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities

Nwonu photo

Nwonu Emena Vitalis

Daniele Castagneri

Identification of forest species and provenances guaranteeing high resilience to climate risks.
SDGs Goals 13.1, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Pinna photo

Pinna Daniele

Francesco Marinello

Research title Development of an Above-ground biomass estimation model based on Machine Learning and Remote Sensing.

Research topic: Smart technologies for integrated pasture management.
SDGs Goals 13.1, 13.2, 15.3, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Qamar photo

Qamar U Zaman Xxx

Luca Rossetto, Thiene Mara

Consumer preferences and behavior for innovative food technologies improving the circular economy.
SDGs Goals 2, 8, 9, 12

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Paul Richter photo

Richter Paul

Emanuele Lingua

Biological legacies of disturbances as nature-based solutions to maintain protective effects in alpine mountain forests
SDGs Goals 12.2, 13.1, 15.4

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Rigo Alessandra

Rigo Alessandra

Elena Pisani,
Laura Secco

Integrating Green Care initiatives into the traditional health system through a governance analytical framework
SDGs Goals 3, 11.17

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities

 Santini Alessandra

Santini Alessandra

Mauro Masiero,
Davide Pettenella

Ecosystem approach and nature-based solutions for climate crisis adaptation of Land Irrigation Authorities of Veneto Region
SDGs Goals 12.2, 13.2, 15.1, 15.5, 15.9

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Sealy Phelan Aisling

Sealy Phelan Aisling

Laura Secco, Elena Pisani (co-supervisor)
Hartl Arnulf Josef (First supervisor), Christina Pichler (co-supervisor), Univ. Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität

The economic value of cultural ecosystems services provided by forest-based green care in selected European countries
SDGs Goals 3.4, 3.5, 4.4, 4.7, 8.3, 8.9, 11.3, 11.4, 11.7, 11.a, 11.b, 15.2, 15.9

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 4: Quality education SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 15 - Life on land

Zendrini Tiziana Lazzarina

Zendrini Tiziana Lazzarina

Luca Carturan,
Federico Cazorzi


Climatic sensitivity and response of the alpine cryosphere in remote mountain areas
SDGs Goals 13.1, 13.2, 3.4

SDG 13 - Climate action

  Students XXXVII Cycle

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Thesis title (reviewers)

Bacescu photo

Bacescu Narcis-Mihail

Stefano Grigolato 

CO2 emission control in forest operations
SDGs Goals 12.2, 13.1, 15.2

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Bicego photo

Bicego Giovanni

Tommaso Anfodillo

Hydraulic architecture and tree size
SDGs Goals 11, 13, 15

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Boschian photo

Boschian Luca

Simone Vincenzi

Study of the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of microgreens obtained upon aeroponic cultivation
SDGs Goals 2.4, 9.4, 12.2

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

 

De Ros photo

De Ros Angelica

Luigi Sartori, Francesco Morari

The use of soil spectroscopy for the rapid evaluation of chemical and physical soil properties
SDGs Goals 13.1, 13.2, 15.3

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Eckardt photo

Eckardt Jonas Raphael

Gianluca Tondi, Samuele Giovando

Development of sustainable tannin-based bio-foams for the thermal insulation of buildings
SDGs Goals 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15

SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Eusse Villa photo

Eusse Villa Luisa Fernanda

Mara Thiene, Cristiano Franceschinis

Modelling spatial heterogeneity in environmental resources and consumer preferences
SDGs Goals 11.3, 11.a, 12.2, 13.2, 15.9

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Frigo photo

Frigo Davide

Marco Carrer

Climate responses of long-lived woody species from the comfort zone to the outposts struggling for life
SDGs Goals 13.1, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Guerra photo

Guerra Filippo

Francesco Marinello, Stefano Grigolato, Thilo Wagner

How much the interaction between machine and soil affects fuel consumption and CO2 emissions efficiency?
SDGs Goals 12, 13, 15

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Qiu photo

Qiu Junliang

Paolo Tarolli

Flood/Drought Monitoring and Assessment for Food Security
SDGs Goals 1.5, 2.1, 6.4, 13.1, 15.3

SDG 1 – No poverty SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Rossetto photo

Rossetto Giovanni

Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu

Plant growth-promoting endophytic fungi from forests trees: potential applications for sustainable agro-forestry systems
SDGs Goals 2.4, 15.3, 15.5

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 15 - Life on land

 Sanhueza photo

Sanhueza Sanhueza Daniel Ignacio

Lorenzo Picco, Mario Aristide Lenzi, Andrés Iroumé

Analysis of the impact of forestry operations on the connectivity and transport of sediments in Chileans basins with a high degree of forestry activity
SDGs Goals 12.2, 15.2

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 15 - Life on land

Sasso photo

Sasso Nicolò

Lucio Montecchio, B. T. Linaldeddu, Alessandro Raiola, Simone Prospero (WSL)

The tree as an ecosystem: composition of the endophytic community in differently aged Quercus robur (L.) and possible applications in tree health
SDGs Goals 11.4, 11.6, 11.7, 13.1, 15.1, 15.2

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Sforza photo

Sforza Francesco

Emanuele Lingua, Martin Ziesak, Bruce Talbot, Jürgen Roßmann, Thilo Wagner

Development of a predictive tool for harvesting activities optimization at stand level based on key-performance indicators
SDGs Goals 7, 13, 15

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 

Shen photo

Shen Xinran

Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto

Understanding the governance of market-based instruments in ecosystem services
SDGs Goals 13.2, 15.1, 15.2

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Shi photo

Shi Zhan

Andrea Pezzuolo, Francesco Marinello

Bioresources Data Fusion and Mapping for A Rural Energy Development Plan
SDGs Goals 7, 13, 15

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Simonelli photo

Simonelli Flora Giulia

 Tommaso Sitzia

Growth of agroforestry trees in real and simulated ecosystems
SDGs Goals/Targets 9, 12.4, 12.6, 13.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.8

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Straffellini photo

Straffelini Eugenio

 Paolo Tarolli

Global Environmental Change impact on Cultural Landscapes: monitoring and assessment through remote sensing and GIS
SDGs Goals 2.4, 6.4, 8.9, 11.4, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 15.3

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Taccaliti photo

Taccaliti Flavio

Emanuele Lingua

Post-fire Pinus spp. forests dynamics and management in Southern Europe
SDGs Goals 6.6, 15.1, 15.2

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 15 - Life on land

Udali photo

Udali Alberto

Stefano Grigolato, Bruce Talbot (SU)

The effects of harvesting methods and systems on logging residue quantity and distribution following salvage logging operations: a multi-scale analysis in mountain forests
SDGs Goals 12, 13, 15

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Zanotto photo

Zanotto Francesco

Stefano Grigolato

Development of a monitoring and alert system on the mechanical response of trees subject to extreme external forces in an urban environment - BeTrees
SDGs Goals 11.4, 13.1, 15.1

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

  Students XXXVI Cycle

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Name & Surname

Supervisor(s)

Thesis title (reviewers)

Edoardo Alterio

Alterio Edoardo

 Tommaso Sitzia

Multi–taxa forest ecosystem diversity patterns across management types and disturbance intensities.
SDGs: 3, 13, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 15.9
  (funded by PON/FSC 2014-2020) 

SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Matteo Barbini

Barbini Matteo

Carlo Gregoretti

Increasing the reliability and efficiency of the DFRM model to simulate debris-flow routing. Monitoring. Data collecting and test the model in the Cancia basin (northeastern Italian Alp).
SDGs 11.5, 13.1, 13.2

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action

Giovanni Bausano

Bausano Giovanni

Mauro Masiero, Paul Rougieux (JRC), Davide Pettenella, Mirco Migliavacca (JRC)

An investigation of the role played by EU policy framework to halt deforestation and forest degradation embedded in commodities supply chains.
SDGs 12.2, 12.6, 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.c, 16.6

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 15 - Life on land SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

 Anna Biasin

Biasin Anna

Mauro Masiero, Davide Pettenella

Nature-based solutions for urban sustainability, resilience and wellbeing in Europe: is there room to scale-up private finance?
SDGs 11.3, 11.4, 11.7 13.1, 13.3 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 17.16, 17.17

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals

 Carlo Bregant

Bregant Carlo

Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu

Ecological impact, epidemiology and genetic diversity of invasive Phytophthora species in alpine forests.
SDGs 13.1, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Emanuele Cesprini

Cesprini Emanuele

Michela Zanetti, Gianluca Tondi

Study and characterization of eco-friendly adhesives for engineered wood products.
SDGs 12.2, 12.4, 13.3

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action

Cristina Dalla Torre

Dalla Torre Cristina

Paola Gatto

Innovations in the governance of collective resources for regenerative mountain social-ecological systems. Integrating social innovation and commons scholarship.
SDGs 15, 8, 10, 5

SDG 15 - Life on land SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities SDG 5: Gender equality

Jacopo Furlanetto

Furlanetto Jacopo

Luigi Sartori, Francesco Morari

Assessing hailstorm and strong wind damage in crops through remote sensing techniques.
SDGs 2.4, 13.1

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 13 - Climate action

Kaihua Liu

Liu Kaihua

Luigi Sartori

Lateral Soil Compaction in the Controlled Traffic Farming.
SDGs 2, 13, 15

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Francesco Loreggian

Loreggian Francesco

Laura Secco, Davide Pettenella

Innovative organisational models and social innovation in the forest sector - A study in the Italian mountains areas.
SDGs 10, 15

SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities SDG 15 - Life on land

Giacomo Pagot

Pagot Giacomo

 Paola Gatto

One for All, All for One: Evaluating a Scenario of Collective Action of Forest Owners for Ecosystem  Services provision in Comelico
SDGs: 7, 8, 13, 15
(funded by PON/FSC 2014-2020)

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

Maja Radosavljevic

Radosavljevic Maja

Mauro Masiero, Branko Glavonjić, Todora Rogelja

Integration of the EU timber regulation requirements into the forest policy framework of selected western balkan countries: A multiple case study analysis for slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina..
SDGs 12.2, 12.a, 15.1, 15.7, 15.b, 15.c

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 15 - Life on land

Alessia Sartori

Sartori Alessia

Giai Petit

Improving the management of wild forests products through a better understanding of plant-water relations, tissue osmoregulation and carbon loss through root exudation.
SDGs 2.4, 8.3, 13.1, 15.2

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 

Alice Stiletto

Stiletto Alice

Samuele Trestini

Understanding the impact of the Front-Of-Pack (FOP) nutritional label on consumers' choices and preferences. The case of Nutri-Score applied on Italian Geographical Indication.
SDGs 2, 3, 4

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 3: Good health and well-being SDG 4: Quality education

Wendi Wang

Wang Wendi

Paolo Tarolli

Water resources management in high-steep slope agricultural landscapes.
SDGs 2.4, 6.4, 6.b, 13.1

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action

Alessandro Zanchin

Zanchin Alessandro

Francesco Marinello, Diego Tomasi, Marco Sozzi

Implementation of precision viticulture promoting sustainability and quality.
SDGs 2.4, 8.2, 12.2, 12.4

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production

  Students XXXV Cycle

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Supervisor(s)

Thesis title (reviewers)

 Elena Andriollo

Elena Andriollo

Elena Pisani
Alberto Caimo

Society and Ecology in European Union: evaluating relevance of collaborative environmental governance in the LIFE Programme through a network approach
SDGs 17.17

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals

 Marco Benetti

Marco Benetti

Luigi Sartori

Soil compaction control in Conservation Agriculture
SDGs 2.4, 6.4, 13.3, 14.1, 15.1, 15.3

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 14 - Life below water SDG 15 - Life on land

 Alberto Cadei

Alberto Cadei

YOUNG SCIENTIST FOR VAIA PROJECT

Stefano Grigolato
Omar Mologni

The eco-efficiency of salvage logging and wood transportation logistics in complex scenarios and the rule of the primary and secondary road network
SDGs 12.2, 15.2

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 15 - Life on land

 Maximiliano Costa

Maximiliano Costa

YOUNG SCIENTIST FOR VAIA PROJECT

Emanuele Lingua

Impact of windstorm events on the ecosystem services of Alpine forests
SDGs 13.1, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Viola Di Cori

Viola Di Cori

Mara Thiene
Nicolas Robert (Joint Reseach Centre)

Davide Pettenella
Cristiano Franceschinis

Quantifyng the socio-economic benefits from forest ecosystem services to the European forest-based bioeconomy
SDGs 2.4, 8.4, 11.4, 12.2, 12.6, 13.3, 15.1, 15.2, 15.9

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Giovanni Ferrari

Giovanni Ferrari

Andrea Pezzuolo
Francesco Marinello

Multicriteria model of optimal exploitation of the biomasses based on different development scenarios
SDGs 7.2, 7.3, 7.b, 12.5, 13.2

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action

 Domenico Giora

Domenico Giora

 Luigi Sartori, Alberto Assirelli (CREA-IT)

Mechanization, automation and precision technologies for the valorization of sericulture and agricultural products
SDGs 2.3, 2.4, 2.a, 12.2, 12.3, 13.3, 15.a

SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Davide Marangon

Davide Marangon

YOUNG SCIENTIST FOR VAIA PROJECT

 Emanuele Lingua

Short-term regeneration dynamics and influence of coarse woody debris on regeneration patterns after Vaia storm in north-east of Italy
SDGs 13.1, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Luca Mauri

Luca Mauri

Paolo Tarolli
Stefano Grigolato

The dilemma of ROADS Induced land DEgradation - ROADSIDE-
SDGs 13.1, 15.3, 15.4

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Aurelio Padovezi

Aurelio Padovezi

 Laura Secco
Cristina Adams (USP-BRA)
Robin L. Chazdon (USC-AUS)

Uncovering social innovation of brazilian forest and landscape restoration initiatives
SDGs 15.1,15.2, 15.3, 15.5, 13.2, 13.3, 6.6, 10.2, 2.4, 8.3, 17.16

SDG 15 - Life on land SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities SDG 2 - Zero hunger SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals

 Giacomo Pellegrini

Giacomo Pellegrini

YOUNG SCIENTIST FOR VAIA PROJECT

 Lorenzo Picco, Luca Mao

The Vaia flood event: observations and prediction of sediment and large wood dynamics
SDGs 13.1, 15.3

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 Federica Romagnoli

Federica Romagnoli

YOUNG SCIENTIST FOR VAIA PROJECT

 Mauro Masiero, Stefano Grigolato

Adaptive strategies and community resilience after extreme climatic events: the case of Vaia storm in Italy
SDGs 11.4, 11.5, 11.7, 11.a, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 15.4, 15.9, 15.a, 16.6, 16.7, 17.17

SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals

 Dario Zambonini

Dario Zambonini

 Giai Petit
Michela Schiavon

Trees Hydraulic architecture: structure – function relationship across environmental gradients
SDGs 13.2, 13.3, 15.2

SDG 13 - Climate action SDG 15 - Life on land

 

Chen Xuewe

Paolo Tarolli
Chen Jianping

Advance remote sensing techniques for hydrogeological hazards analysis

  Students XXXIV Cycle

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Thesis title (reviewers)

Tommaso Baggio
 

Tommaso Baggio

 Vincenzo D'Agostino

Bridging the mass – flow modelling with the reality

Giorgia Bottaro

Giorgia Bottaro

 Paola Gatto, Davide Pettenella

Innovation in Forest Ecosystem Services provision and enhancement in Europe by investigating economic, social, and policy approaches

Eleonora Cagliero

Eleonora Cagliero

 Lingua Emanuele, Ilham Bentaleb, Walter Finsinger

Effect of fires, human impact, and climate change on long-term forest dynamics in mountain areas: the case of the central Dinaric Alps

 

 Giulia Gastardello

Giulia Gastaldello

 Luca Rossetto, Edi Defrancesco

The impact of Covid-19 on wine consumers and wine tourists behaviour: changes, their drivers and new perspectives

 Akbar Hossain Kanan

Akbar Hossain Kanan

 Francesco Pirotti, Mauro Masiero, Timo Tokola

 


Analyzing Change Dynamics of Mangrove Forest through remote sensing and geospatial tools for understanding the impact on Ecosystem Services

Erico Kutchartt

Erico Kutchartt

 Francesco Pirotti, Jaime Hernández ,Martin Zwanzig

 Forest aboveground biomass: from allometric equations to remote sensing in temperate rainforests and shrublands ecosystems

Ludwig Liagre

Ludwig Liagre

 Davide Pettenella, Laura Secco

 How National Forest Funds can catalyse the Provision of Forests Goods and Services?

Hongwei Liu

Hongwei Liu

 Eugenio Pomarici, Riccardo Vecchio

 The Wine Distribution in China: Trends, challenges and opportunities for Sustainability Transition

Lorenzo Martini

Lorenzo Martini

 Lorenzo Picco, Marco Cavalli

Analysis of sediment connectivity in mountain catchments affected by natural disturbances

Lingzi Mo

Lingzi Mo

 Augusto Zanella, Wu Zhifeng, XU Guoliang, Squartini AndreaBolzonella Cristian

Anthropic pressure on soil biodiversity from land-use change and management

Carlotta Penone

Carlotta Penone

 Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri

Hedging price risk of agricultural commodities: feasibility, effectiveness, and farmers' behaviour

Susen Shrestha

Susen Shrestha

 Marco Borga, Claudia Notarnicola

 Runoff regime seasonal forecasts by integration of Earth Observation data and hydrological models through a machine learning approach

Filippo Tonion

Filippo Tonion

 Francesco Pirotti, Marco Stevanin, Alberto Guarnieri

 Geomatic Technologies for Monitoring Earth Surface Dynamics and Related Impacts

Lucrezia Unterholzner

Lucrezia Unterholzner

 Marco Carrer

 Living at the edge: anatomical and physiological responses of long-lived woody species to cope with extreme conditions

Qifei Zhang

Qifei Zhang

 Paolo Tarolli, Wu Zhifeng

 Identifying waterlogging dominant factors and explicit the urban waterlogging variation in metropolitan coastal cities

Zihao Zheng

Zihao Zheng

Francesco Marinello, Wu Zhifeng

 Monitoring and Quantitative Evaluation of Urban Sustainable Development Based on Remote Sensing

 

 

Co-tutela

Name & Surname

Supervisor(s)

Thesis title (reviewers)

Stellenbosch (South Africa)

Carla Snyman

Matteo Marangon, Benoit Divol

Unravelling the impact of yeast-derived mannoproteins on wine components and protein stability

China University of Geosciences of Benijng (CUGB) 

Chen Xuewei

Paolo Tarolli, Chen Jiampiing

 

  Students XXXIII Cycle

 

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Supervisor(s)

Thesis title (reviewers)

Vito Emanuele Cambria 

Vito Emanuele Cambria

Tommaso Sitzia

Landscape structure and ecological connection between urban, peri-urban and Natura 2000 woodlands

Leonardo Cei 

Leonardo Cei

Gianluca StefaniEdi Defrancesco

Geographical indicators. Measuring the policy effectiveness and their role in rural areas in selected European countries

Alessia Cogato 

Alessia Cogato

 Francesco Marinello, Franco Meggio, Vinay Pagay

Appication of sensors for detection and quantification of symptoms related to abiotic stresses on grapevine

 

 Alberto De Iseppi

Alberto De Iseppi

Giovanna Lomolino, Matteo Marangon

Wine lees as a source of valuable compounds for food applications

 Ilaria Doimo

Ilaria Doimo

Paola Gatto, Mauro Masiero

Forest and wellbeing: success factors and challenges of emerging Forest Care Initiatives (FCIs)

 Ahmed Kayad

Ahmed Kayad

Francesco Marinello, Francesco Pirotti

Using Satellite, Aerial and Ground Sensors to Assess Crop Yield and Health Spatial Variability at Field Scale

 Giacomo Mozzi

Giacomo Mozzi

Tommaso Anfodillo, Alan Crivellaro

Succulent plants: insight on the life strategies of the ultimate survivor

 Anton Pijl

Anton Pijl

Paolo Tarolli, Vincenzo D'AgostinoGrigolato Stefano, Luigi Galletto

Vineyard Terraced landscapes: understanding the Environmental constraints to improve sustainable managements - ViTE

 Alessia Portaccio

Alessia Portaccio

Tommaso SitziaDavide Pettenella, Andrea Favaretto

EU Nature Directives as driving forces of forest biodiversity change - An analysis using birds as performance indicators

 Paulina Puchi

Paulina Puchi

Marco Carrer, Jesus Camarero

Long-and short-term effects of climate on tree growth analyzed through dendroanatomy

 Marco Sozzi

Marco Sozzi

Luigi Sartori

Development of an adaptive approach for exploitation of digital agriculture through remote and proximal sensing data fusion

 

 Loris Torresani

Loris Torresani

Vincenzo D'Agostino

Experimental study on connectivity indicators of hydrogeological/torrential processes at catchment scale for planning hazard mitigation measures

 Rachele Venanzi

Rachele Venanzi

Grigolato Stefano, Rodolfo Picchio, Piotr S. Mederski

Impact on forest soil by different mechanization levels: applications on coppice forest management in Italy

Yezekyan Tatevick

Tatevik Yezekyan 

Luigi SartoriSamuele Trestini

Development of reference models for prediction of agricultural machinery functional parameters

  Students XXXII Cycle

 

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Thesis title (reviewers)

 Amin Anam

Anam Amin

Marco Borga, Giulia Zuecco

Ecohydrological partitioning in the critical zone: analysis of the soil-plant-atmosphere flows by means of stable water isotopes

 Borsato Eros

Eros Borsato

Francesco Marinello Paolo Tarolli

Analysis of the Water Footprint of agricultural products and the related mitigation strategies

 Cao Wenfang

Wenfang (Echo)Cao

Paolo Tarolli

Quantifying the correlation between socioeconomic development and anthropogenic geomorphology

 Gelmini Ylenia

Ylenia Gelmini

Marco BorgaGiulia Zuecco

The effect of geology on the catchment response to rainfall events at multiple spatial scales

 Iacopino Simone

Simone Iacopino

Tommaso SitziaDavide PettenellaMario Aristide Lenzi, Laura Secco, Lorenzo Picco

Exploring the multiple effects of the invasive alien black locust tree

 Kiorapostolou Natasa

Natasa Kiorapostolou

Giai Petit

Tree growth responses to different environmental conditions

 Mammadova Aynur

Aynur Mammadova

Davide Pettenella, Mauro Masiero, Jelle Hendrik Behagel

Deforestation risk in bovine leather supply chain. Risk assessment through conceptualization, discourse and trade data analysis within the context of Brazilian-Italian leather trade

 

Giulia Francesca Muir

Mauro Masiero, Davide Pettenella, Enrico Vidale

The role of Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs)/Wild Forest Products in diets and livelihoods: quantifying the contributions

 Oss Cazzador Daniele

Daniele Oss Cazzador

Lorenzo Picco , Mario Aristide Lenzi, Andrés Iroumé, Luca Mao

Connectivity and relationship between sediment source areas and channel network in an Alpine catchment

 Pasqualotto Gaia

Gaia Pasqualotto

Tommaso Anfodillo

Transpiration of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) orchards in response to different climatic conditions and implications for water management

 Pellegrini Emilia

Emilia Pellegrini

Edi Defrancesco, Lucia Bortolini

Adapting water governance to European Water Framework Directive: implications for river basin planning, public participation and irrigation management

 Puspitarini Handriyanti Diah

Hadryianti Diah Puspitarini

Marco Borga, Francois Baptiste

Integration of climate related energy sources across an alpine transect

 Rogelja Todora

Todora Rogelja

Laura Secco, Margareth Shannon, Gerhard Weiss

Governance capacity of Public Actors for forest-based social innovation

 Soraci Mariangela

Mariangela Soraci

Tommaso Sitzia

Economic evaluations of the changes of soil ecosystems and their services driven by land use/land cover changes

  Students XXXI Cycle

 

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Thesis title (reviewers)

Mattia Di Gaspero

Jessica Balest

Secco Laura, Elena Pisani, Giulia Garegnani

Energy transition in Alpine local communities: Public response to changes towards low carbon energy systems

Mattia Di Gaspero

Mauro Boreggio

Gregoretti Carlo, Alberto Guarnieri

Assessing different survey and gridding techniques for Digital Elevation Models generation and the related influence on stony debris flow modeling. A case study from Rovina di Cancia Basin (Venetian Dolomites, North-Eastern Italian Alps)

Mattia Di Gaspero

Amanda Dupas De Matos

Curioni Andrea, Simone Vincenzi

Unripe grape juice (verjuice): chemical and sensorial characterization and use as a novel food ingredient

Mattia Di Gaspero

Can Lai

Anfodillo Tommaso

Factors affecting tree crown allometries and consequences on forest structure

Mattia Di Gaspero

Silvia Lechthaler

Anfodillo Tommaso

The hydraulic architecture of the plants: study of the allometric relations in xylem and leaves

Federica Mainente

Niccolò Marchi

Lingua Emanuele

Deadwood assessment using LIDAR technology in disturbance ecology

Elena Pellizzari

Bruno Michielon

Sitzia Tommaso

Conservation of the endangered Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv.: a Keystone species of riverine Habitats

Angela Luisa Prendin

Omar Mologni

Grigolato Stefano, Raffaele Cavalli

Cable tensile force monitoring in steep slope forest operations

Massimo Prosdocimi

Daniele Mozzato

Gatto Paola, Edi Defrancesco, Lucia Bortolini, Francesco Pirotti, Elena Pisani, Luigi Sartori

Factors affecting adoption and continuation of environmental friendly practices in ariculture and forestry

Mattia Di Gaspero

Sudip Pandey

Petit Giai

Assessment of forest community response to environmental variability by using an integrated approach from tree ring anatomy to allometry of tree structure

Mattia Di Gaspero

Marco Piragnolo

Vettore Antonio

Geomatics as support to remote sensing data analysis from UAV technology using GIS Open Source platforms

Alessia Tonon

Alex Pra

Pettenella Davide

Forest plantations investments in southern Europe: a comparative trend analysis on returns, markets and policies

Sabrina Tomasini

Giulia Roder

Tarolli Paolo

Flood dynamics, social vulnerability and risk perception: challenges for flood risk management

Elena Gorriz

Gicele Sbardelotto De Bona

Vincenzi Simone, Nadia Bertazzon, Elisa Angelini

Study of the content of stilbenes in the grape canes waste. Use of food by-products as natural pesticides in the grapevine

  Students XXX Cycle

 

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Thesis title (reviewers)

Nicola Andrighetto

Nicola Andrighetto

Davide Pettenella, Mauro Masiero

Impacts and interaction of political and economic driving forces in the international timber trade. Timber trade patterns in the light of the recent policies to contrast illegal logging and of the increasing role of multi-functional forest management (Filippo Brun; Roberto Fratini)

Martino Bernard

Martino Bernard

Carlo Gregoretti

Analysis and modelling of surface runoff triggering debris flows (Stefano Orlandin, Jason Kean)

Davide Boscaro

Davide Boscaro

Luigi Sartori

Energy valorisation of grass residues collected from non-cultivated areas (Jacopo Bacenetti, Massimo Brambilla)

Donato Cillis

Donato Cillis

Luigi Sartori

Introducing innovative precision farming techniques in agriculture to decrease carbon emissions (Filippo Gambella, Carlo Bisaglia)

Fabrizio De Blasi

Fabrizio De Blasi

Giancarlo Dalla Fontana, Luca Carturan

Scale dependence of hydrological effects from different climatic conditions on glacierized catchments (Carlo Baroni, Roberto Dinale)

Elisa Destro

Elisa Destro

Marco Borga, Efthymios I. Nikolopoulos  (Univ. Connecticut, US)

Hydro-meteorological controls of shallow landsliding and debris flows triggering (Marco Cavalli, Federico Cazorzi)

Anna Liubachyn

Anna Liubachyn

Laura Secco, Davide Pettenella

State Forest Management Organizations in the EU: current performance and future trends (Vilis Brukas, Laura Bouriaud)

Arturo Pacheco Solana

Arturo Pacheco-Solana

Marco Carrer

Dendroanatomy: a new approach to sharpen the focus on the climatic drivers of tree growth in the Mediterranean (Paolo Cherubini)

Roberta Pastorello

Roberta Pastorello

Vincenzo D'Agostino

Hydrological and geo-morphological analysis of headwater basins causing the debris flow triggering (Francesco Gentile, Marco Cavalli)

Chiara Perlotto

Chiara Perlotto

Vincenzo D'Agostino

Hydrological-hydraulic modelling of the bench terraces in hilly and mountain areas (Gian Battista Bischetti, Daniele Penna)

Luisa Pianezzola

Luisa Pianezzola

Marco Borga, Ilja Meerveld (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Runoff generation in a forested, pre-alpine catchment: hypothesis testing by means of isotopic and geochemical tracers (Stefano Ferraris, Luisa Hopp)

  Students XXIX Cycle

 

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Supervisor(s)

Thesis title (reviewers)

William Amponsah

William Amponsah 

L.Marchi
M.Borga
E.Wohl

Stream power and geomorphic effects of flash floods
(Luca Mao, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva)

Thomas Campagnaro

Thomas Campagnaro

T.Sitzia

Forest habitat management and conservation priorities: a multi-scale and multi-taxon approach
(Duncan McCollin, Annabel Porté)

Mattia Di Gaspero

Mattia Di Gaspero

A.Curioni

Proteins in white wines: their interaction with tannins and aroma compounds
(Fernando Zamora Marin, Emilio Celotti)

Cristiano Franceschinis

Cristiano Franceschinis

M.Thiene

Advances in choice modeling for the evaluation of environmental goods and services
(Tiho Ancev, Giovanni Signorello)

Adriana García-Rama Ocaña

Adriana García-Rama Ocaña

M.A.Lenzi

Suspended sediment fluxes in an Alpine torrent basin
(Luca Mao, Marco Cavalli)

Federica Mainente

Federica Mainente

G.Pasini

Italian cider: a  potentially new typical product to be characterized
(Roberto Zironi, Angelo Peruffo)

Elena Pellizzari

Elena Pellizzari

M.Carrer

Application of different dendrochronological methods to detect climate signal in ring-width sequences
(Carlo Urbinati, Gianluca Piovesan)

Angela Luisa Prendin

Angela Luisa Prendin

G.Petit

Environmental effects and biophysical contraints on xylem physiology and tree growth in conifers in the Alps
(Jordi Martinez-Vilalta, Sabine Rosner)

Massimo Prosdocimi

Massimo Prosdocimi

P.Tarolli

Land degradation in agricultural landscapes – Soil erosion by water
(Paulo Pereira, Encarnacion Victoria Taguas Ruiz)

Enrico Sgorlon

Enrico Sgorlon

L. Sartori, S.Guercini

Integrated and sustainable management of intensive broiler farming according to the environmental balance logic in north-east of Italy (Francesco Da Borso, Giustino Mezzalira)

Rady Abdelmegiud Abdelakem Hassan Shawer

Rady Abdelmegiud Abdelakem Hassan Shawer

M.A.Lenzi
N.Mori

Impact of traditional pesticides and new controlled release formulations on Drosophila suzukii
(Maria Luisa Dindo, Emanuele Mazzoni)

Alessia Tonon

Alessia Tonon

M.A.Lenzi

Bridging the gaps to assess large wood budget along gravel-bed-rivers
(Luca Mao, Joanna Zawiejska)

Sabrina Tomasini

Sabrina Tomasini

I.Theilade
(University of Copenhagen)
D.Pettenella

Medicinal plant conservation status assessment: socio-economic and ecological indicators

Elena Gorriz

Elena Gorriz Mifsud

J.A. Bonet
(University of Lleida)
L.Secco

Social Capital in rural areas and governance of economic instruments for Non-Wood

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