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S. Bastianoni, F.M. Pulselli & E. Tiezzi

Abstract

Sustainable development at local level and \“anthropic resilience”: sustainability indicators from the SPIn-ECO project S. Bastianoni, F.M. Pulselli & E. Tiezzi Department of Chemical and Biosystems Sciences, University of Siena, Italy Abstract The socio economic context of the Province of Siena (central Italy) is peculiar because it is characterised by the same development trend of western countries but, at the same time, it is not completely affected by the negative aspects of this. The SPIn-Eco project is a triennial research program with the purpose of assessing the environmental conditions of the Province of Siena (Tuscany, central Italy) and its 36 municipalities. It is a deep analysis of the state of the territorial system by a complete set of instruments and indicators. This paper shows the aggregated results of the analysis for the northern area of the Province of Siena, called Val d’Elsa, which is composed by 6 municipalities. The area is characterised by variegated geomorphology, env

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