Bruna De Marchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruna De Marchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruna |
| FAMILY NAME | De Marchi |
| SIGNATURE | DE MARCHI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“Aria di Ricerca in Valle del Serchio”
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a growing global public health issue, with an estimated prevalence of around 11% in the most developed countries. This study, conducted as part of the European project CitieS-Health, aimed to estimate the prevalence of CKD in the Serchio Valley, Tuscany, Italy, an area subject to environmental contamination from various sources, including a potentially polluting copper foundry. Methods: This cro…
Research is in the air in Valle del Serchio
In this paper, we will present an ongoing Citizen Science (CS) project in environmental epidemiology in five European countries focussing on the Italian pilot study conducted in the Serchio Valley (Tuscany). The area is rich in natural, cultural and historic significance, but it also suffers from environmental contamination from a variety of sources, including industry, which is a health concern for the local population. The study is framed as a …
When the earth shakes … and science with it. The management and communication of uncertainty in the L’Aquila earthquake
In the spring of 2009, a strong earthquake shook the Italian city of L’Aquila and the region surrounding it. Besides the tragedy of human and material losses, the disaster triggered an unprecedented series of legal consequences. In this paper, we take the L’Aquila case, in all its psychological, social and legal controversies as exemplary for reflecting on how uncertainty can be recognized, treated and communicated in the context of mass emergenc…
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
The potential role of taxes and subsidies on food in the prevention of obesity in Europe
BACKGROUND: Obesity implies costs not only for the individual but also for society. The authors explore the opinions of stakeholders on the potential of taxes or subsidies, as measures for tackling obesity in Europe. METHODS: Structured interviews were conducted using Multicriteria Mapping, a computer-based, decision-support tool, with 189 interviewees drawn from 21 different stakeholder categories across nine members of the EU interviews, to app…
Environmental Performance, Competitiveness and Management of Small Businesses in Europe
Is it the case that more competitive SMEs have greater capacity to adopt environmental initiatives? The answer is no, according to this study which tried to link small firm environmental performance to factors such as profitability, growth, skills and research and development. This study focuses on three interrelated propositions that are concerned with the impact of environmental initiatives on firm competitiveness; the relevance of management's…
Pluralism and the Complexity of Knowledge
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Risk management and governance
The crisis of scientific expertise in fin de siècle Europe
Is ‘advocacy science’ in the process of crossing the Atlantic to Europe? This issue is set in a discussion of how powerful social, economic and technological currents have created a crisis for European scientific expertise. This crisis must be addressed by developing procedures that enhance the quality of scientific expertise and degree of genuine democracy in decision-making. Such developments must build on an improved understanding of existing …
Effective Communication between the Scientific Community and the Media
There are many accounts of hazard warnings which, although received by the target population, have not been appropriately understood and/or acted upon. In all such cases, what needs to be explored is a social relational failure rather than a technological one. Although the relationship between the mass media and the general public has been thoroughly explored, that between the media and the scientific community has been generally neglected. Scien…
Sociology of Disasters
Risk management and governance
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
The potential role of taxes and subsidies on food in the prevention of obesity in Europe
BACKGROUND: Obesity implies costs not only for the individual but also for society. The authors explore the opinions of stakeholders on the potential of taxes or subsidies, as measures for tackling obesity in Europe. METHODS: Structured interviews were conducted using Multicriteria Mapping, a computer-based, decision-support tool, with 189 interviewees drawn from 21 different stakeholder categories across nine members of the EU interviews, to app…
Environmental Performance, Competitiveness and Management of Small Businesses in Europe
Is it the case that more competitive SMEs have greater capacity to adopt environmental initiatives? The answer is no, according to this study which tried to link small firm environmental performance to factors such as profitability, growth, skills and research and development. This study focuses on three interrelated propositions that are concerned with the impact of environmental initiatives on firm competitiveness; the relevance of management's…
Research is in the air in Valle del Serchio
In this paper, we will present an ongoing Citizen Science (CS) project in environmental epidemiology in five European countries focussing on the Italian pilot study conducted in the Serchio Valley (Tuscany). The area is rich in natural, cultural and historic significance, but it also suffers from environmental contamination from a variety of sources, including industry, which is a health concern for the local population. The study is framed as a …
Sociology of Disasters
Effective Communication between the Scientific Community and the Media
There are many accounts of hazard warnings which, although received by the target population, have not been appropriately understood and/or acted upon. In all such cases, what needs to be explored is a social relational failure rather than a technological one. Although the relationship between the mass media and the general public has been thoroughly explored, that between the media and the scientific community has been generally neglected. Scien…
The crisis of scientific expertise in fin de siècle Europe
Is ‘advocacy science’ in the process of crossing the Atlantic to Europe? This issue is set in a discussion of how powerful social, economic and technological currents have created a crisis for European scientific expertise. This crisis must be addressed by developing procedures that enhance the quality of scientific expertise and degree of genuine democracy in decision-making. Such developments must build on an improved understanding of existing …
Pluralism and the Complexity of Knowledge
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Risk management and governance
Environmental Performance, Competitiveness and Management of Small Businesses in Europe
Is it the case that more competitive SMEs have greater capacity to adopt environmental initiatives? The answer is no, according to this study which tried to link small firm environmental performance to factors such as profitability, growth, skills and research and development. This study focuses on three interrelated propositions that are concerned with the impact of environmental initiatives on firm competitiveness; the relevance of management's…
The potential role of taxes and subsidies on food in the prevention of obesity in Europe
BACKGROUND: Obesity implies costs not only for the individual but also for society. The authors explore the opinions of stakeholders on the potential of taxes or subsidies, as measures for tackling obesity in Europe. METHODS: Structured interviews were conducted using Multicriteria Mapping, a computer-based, decision-support tool, with 189 interviewees drawn from 21 different stakeholder categories across nine members of the EU interviews, to app…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
When the earth shakes … and science with it. The management and communication of uncertainty in the L’Aquila earthquake
In the spring of 2009, a strong earthquake shook the Italian city of L’Aquila and the region surrounding it. Besides the tragedy of human and material losses, the disaster triggered an unprecedented series of legal consequences. In this paper, we take the L’Aquila case, in all its psychological, social and legal controversies as exemplary for reflecting on how uncertainty can be recognized, treated and communicated in the context of mass emergenc…
Research is in the air in Valle del Serchio
In this paper, we will present an ongoing Citizen Science (CS) project in environmental epidemiology in five European countries focussing on the Italian pilot study conducted in the Serchio Valley (Tuscany). The area is rich in natural, cultural and historic significance, but it also suffers from environmental contamination from a variety of sources, including industry, which is a health concern for the local population. The study is framed as a …
“Aria di Ricerca in Valle del Serchio”
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a growing global public health issue, with an estimated prevalence of around 11% in the most developed countries. This study, conducted as part of the European project CitieS-Health, aimed to estimate the prevalence of CKD in the Serchio Valley, Tuscany, Italy, an area subject to environmental contamination from various sources, including a potentially polluting copper foundry. Methods: This cro…
Political science (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)