Valentina Savo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3795709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentina Savo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Savo |
| SIGNATURE | SAVO V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4415-2685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When the Local Cuisine Still Incorporates Wild Food Plants: The Unknown Traditions of the Monti Picentini Regional Park (Southern Italy)
Land-cover changes and sustainable development in a rural cultural landscape of central Italy: Classical trends and counter-intuitive results
Defining and understanding the long-term social and ecological evolution of rural cultural landscapes can provide insights into complex dynamics of landscape and environment changes. Land cover changes (LCCs) in Mediterranean-type ecosystems are mainly due to human-induced landscape transformations. Multi-scale spatial analysis can provide useful information in the interpretation of LCCs data and contribute to identifying underlying drivers of la…
In-between soil erosion and sustainable land management: Climate aridity and vegetation in a traditional agro-forest system (Costiera Amalfitana, southern Italy)
The delineation of bioclimatic areas is a key tool in informing sustainable land management strategies, especially in the light of climate change. It requires an in-depth analysis of climate data but also of the physical and biological factors that affect the distribution of natural vegetation. The present study applies an exploratory data analysis aimed at defining bioclimatic conditions in an area characterized by steep slopes and prone to soil…
Wild food plants used in traditional vegetable mixtures in Italy
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Symbolism in the Ancient Euro-Mediterranean Cultures
Ethnobotanical study of Loloh: Traditional herbal drinks from Bali (Indonesia)
Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)
Traditional knowledge of local plant uses is rapidly fading away, especially in rural Mediterranean areas. We carried out ethnobotanical research in 2010-2011 in order to investigate the local knowledge of wild plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate area of Italy (Latium, district of Rome). We carried out a total of 45 semi-structured interviews with farmers, herders, and fishers. Here, a simple diachronic comparison is made between the current stud…
Plant selection for ethnobotanical uses on the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Our study showed that selection criteria for plant uses (including medicinal) are not always based on phylogeny. The comparison of different statistical methods (regression, binomial and Bayesian) under different conditions led to the conclusion that the most conservative results are obtained using regression analysis
Ethnobotanical investigation on wild medicinal plants in the Monti Sicani Regional Park (Sicily, Italy)
Combining Environmental Factors and Agriculturalists’ Observations of Environmental Changes in the Traditional Terrace System of the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Big Messages in Small Details: Nature in Roman Archaeology
The Long-Term Investment Strategy: Orchardists Observing and Reacting to Change
Agricultural management systems are found at the intersection between human societies and environmental dynamics. Traditional apple orchards are fruit production systems that were developed in Eurasia and transferred to many other regions around the world including a wide range of temperate to subtropical climates. We interviewed 255 long-term (20 years) apple orchard managers in nine European countries and seven other countries that were former …
Perceived health properties of wild and cultivated food plants in local and popular traditions of Italy: A review
Plants used in artisanal fisheries on the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy
Background Artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean, especially in Italy, have been poorly investigated. There is a long history of fishing in this region, and it remains an important economic activity in many localities. Our research entails both a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and 58 field interviews with practitioners on plants used in fishing activities along the Western Mediterranean Italian coastal regions. The aims were t…
Orchids in the Roman culture and iconography: Evidence for the first representations in antiquity
The Transplanted Peruvian Culture in Rome: An assessment through images
Peruvian immigrants in Rome represent a large community, creating microcosms where people retain strong interpersonal and family bonds. The aim of this photo essay is to portray, through images, some of the transplanted cultural aspects of Peruvians in Rome and to define the ethno-botanical uses of plants that are still present. An ethno-botanical study was carried out during Spring and Summer 2011 in the city of Rome with Peruvian migrants estab…
Writing Scientific Project Proposals In Ethnobotany: Tips and tricks
cussed in the first part of the paper. The structure and content of this part reflects the general organization of bibliographic sources on the subject and the personal experiences of the authors. The second part discusses the comments ("tips and tricks") of ethnobotanists who have, to different extents, experience in grant writing. This information is summarized in a table of main concepts
"Modern Linnaeus": A class exercise on plant nomenclature and taxonomy in comparison with a previous experiment
Ethno-classification is a science dealing with a search for order, or a pattern, in the ways in which people name and categorize plants and animals. An experiment was conducted in the Botany class during the 2008-2009 academic year at the University of Roma Tre to collect data on the naming and classifying process of students not aware of the Linnaean system of classification. Forty plant specimens were shown to students who were divided into sma…
Folk phytotherapy of the Amalfi Coast (Campania, Southern Italy)
“Segues” in Botanica: Una documentazione fotografica
cui gli studenti di differenti backgrounds politici e culturali, pensiamo che questa documentazione fotografica possa fornire una pi chiara spiegazione di come questo esperimento sia stato condotto. In altre parole, lo scopo di questa documentazione fotografica quello di complementare quella pubblicazione presentando i metodi utilizzati in un modo alternativo
Botany Segue: A Photo Essay
In the context of a class exercise, students enrolled in the Introductory Ethnobotany course at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa were asked to make up names for 40 fresh plant specimens avoiding the use of any previously known common names. One of the aims of this exercise was to collect data regarding the visual reaction of these students. The students came up with names that were related to shape, color and other morphological features of the…
Tree roots and damages in the Jewish catacombs of Villa Torlonia (Roma)
Plant selection for ethnobotanical uses on the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Our study showed that selection criteria for plant uses (including medicinal) are not always based on phylogeny. The comparison of different statistical methods (regression, binomial and Bayesian) under different conditions led to the conclusion that the most conservative results are obtained using regression analysis
Plants used in artisanal fisheries on the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy
Background Artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean, especially in Italy, have been poorly investigated. There is a long history of fishing in this region, and it remains an important economic activity in many localities. Our research entails both a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and 58 field interviews with practitioners on plants used in fishing activities along the Western Mediterranean Italian coastal regions. The aims were t…
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Symbolism in the Ancient Euro-Mediterranean Cultures
Orchids in the Roman culture and iconography: Evidence for the first representations in antiquity
Tree roots and damages in the Jewish catacombs of Villa Torlonia (Roma)
When the Local Cuisine Still Incorporates Wild Food Plants: The Unknown Traditions of the Monti Picentini Regional Park (Southern Italy)
Combining Environmental Factors and Agriculturalists’ Observations of Environmental Changes in the Traditional Terrace System of the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)
Traditional knowledge of local plant uses is rapidly fading away, especially in rural Mediterranean areas. We carried out ethnobotanical research in 2010-2011 in order to investigate the local knowledge of wild plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate area of Italy (Latium, district of Rome). We carried out a total of 45 semi-structured interviews with farmers, herders, and fishers. Here, a simple diachronic comparison is made between the current stud…
Big Messages in Small Details: Nature in Roman Archaeology
“Segues” in Botanica: Una documentazione fotografica
cui gli studenti di differenti backgrounds politici e culturali, pensiamo che questa documentazione fotografica possa fornire una pi chiara spiegazione di come questo esperimento sia stato condotto. In altre parole, lo scopo di questa documentazione fotografica quello di complementare quella pubblicazione presentando i metodi utilizzati in un modo alternativo
Botany Segue: A Photo Essay
In the context of a class exercise, students enrolled in the Introductory Ethnobotany course at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa were asked to make up names for 40 fresh plant specimens avoiding the use of any previously known common names. One of the aims of this exercise was to collect data regarding the visual reaction of these students. The students came up with names that were related to shape, color and other morphological features of the…
Tree roots and damages in the Jewish catacombs of Villa Torlonia (Roma)
Writing Scientific Project Proposals In Ethnobotany: Tips and tricks
cussed in the first part of the paper. The structure and content of this part reflects the general organization of bibliographic sources on the subject and the personal experiences of the authors. The second part discusses the comments ("tips and tricks") of ethnobotanists who have, to different extents, experience in grant writing. This information is summarized in a table of main concepts
"Modern Linnaeus": A class exercise on plant nomenclature and taxonomy in comparison with a previous experiment
Ethno-classification is a science dealing with a search for order, or a pattern, in the ways in which people name and categorize plants and animals. An experiment was conducted in the Botany class during the 2008-2009 academic year at the University of Roma Tre to collect data on the naming and classifying process of students not aware of the Linnaean system of classification. Forty plant specimens were shown to students who were divided into sma…
Folk phytotherapy of the Amalfi Coast (Campania, Southern Italy)
The Transplanted Peruvian Culture in Rome: An assessment through images
Peruvian immigrants in Rome represent a large community, creating microcosms where people retain strong interpersonal and family bonds. The aim of this photo essay is to portray, through images, some of the transplanted cultural aspects of Peruvians in Rome and to define the ethno-botanical uses of plants that are still present. An ethno-botanical study was carried out during Spring and Summer 2011 in the city of Rome with Peruvian migrants estab…
Perceived health properties of wild and cultivated food plants in local and popular traditions of Italy: A review
Plants used in artisanal fisheries on the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy
Background Artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean, especially in Italy, have been poorly investigated. There is a long history of fishing in this region, and it remains an important economic activity in many localities. Our research entails both a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and 58 field interviews with practitioners on plants used in fishing activities along the Western Mediterranean Italian coastal regions. The aims were t…
Orchids in the Roman culture and iconography: Evidence for the first representations in antiquity
Ethnobotanical investigation on wild medicinal plants in the Monti Sicani Regional Park (Sicily, Italy)
Combining Environmental Factors and Agriculturalists’ Observations of Environmental Changes in the Traditional Terrace System of the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Big Messages in Small Details: Nature in Roman Archaeology
The Long-Term Investment Strategy: Orchardists Observing and Reacting to Change
Agricultural management systems are found at the intersection between human societies and environmental dynamics. Traditional apple orchards are fruit production systems that were developed in Eurasia and transferred to many other regions around the world including a wide range of temperate to subtropical climates. We interviewed 255 long-term (20 years) apple orchard managers in nine European countries and seven other countries that were former …
Ethnobotanical study of Loloh: Traditional herbal drinks from Bali (Indonesia)
Traditional Uses of Plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate Area (Central Italy)
Traditional knowledge of local plant uses is rapidly fading away, especially in rural Mediterranean areas. We carried out ethnobotanical research in 2010-2011 in order to investigate the local knowledge of wild plants in the Tolfa–Cerite–Manziate area of Italy (Latium, district of Rome). We carried out a total of 45 semi-structured interviews with farmers, herders, and fishers. Here, a simple diachronic comparison is made between the current stud…
Plant selection for ethnobotanical uses on the Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy)
Our study showed that selection criteria for plant uses (including medicinal) are not always based on phylogeny. The comparison of different statistical methods (regression, binomial and Bayesian) under different conditions led to the conclusion that the most conservative results are obtained using regression analysis
In-between soil erosion and sustainable land management: Climate aridity and vegetation in a traditional agro-forest system (Costiera Amalfitana, southern Italy)
The delineation of bioclimatic areas is a key tool in informing sustainable land management strategies, especially in the light of climate change. It requires an in-depth analysis of climate data but also of the physical and biological factors that affect the distribution of natural vegetation. The present study applies an exploratory data analysis aimed at defining bioclimatic conditions in an area characterized by steep slopes and prone to soil…
Wild food plants used in traditional vegetable mixtures in Italy
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Symbolism in the Ancient Euro-Mediterranean Cultures
Land-cover changes and sustainable development in a rural cultural landscape of central Italy: Classical trends and counter-intuitive results
Defining and understanding the long-term social and ecological evolution of rural cultural landscapes can provide insights into complex dynamics of landscape and environment changes. Land cover changes (LCCs) in Mediterranean-type ecosystems are mainly due to human-induced landscape transformations. Multi-scale spatial analysis can provide useful information in the interpretation of LCCs data and contribute to identifying underlying drivers of la…
When the Local Cuisine Still Incorporates Wild Food Plants: The Unknown Traditions of the Monti Picentini Regional Park (Southern Italy)
Biology (16 works) · Geography (16 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Medicinal plants (7 works) · Ethnobotany (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (6 works) · Botany (5 works)