Today we talk about bioplastics as a novelty, but this is not the case. Since the 1930s, before using monomers derived from oil refining, some objects were produced with bio-based polymers. But what are bioplastics? Bioplastics are classified into three…
It happens. There are times in history when the world seems to run faster. We are going through one of these phases from a technological point of view. In fact, the great digital revolution is having an effect on the…
Digital and technological acceleration is creating new professions and transforming current ones into more innovative ones. If we talk about technical fields, there is an increase in demand, for example, for energy engineers expert in energy management; for green mechatronics…
Soft & Green meets Alex Giordano, Professor of Marketing and Digital Transformation at the University of Naples Federico II. Soft & Green asked Alex Giordano, professor of Marketing and Digital Transformation at the University of Naples Federico II, to reflect…
The Civil Economy is like a site still under construction. Training is therefore needed to convey the principles and values underlying this economic model. The School of Civil Economy (Scuola di Economia Civile, SEC), established in 2013, in Figline and…
The search for innovative models of urban coexistence and development also implies the need to be able to rely on more sophisticated and precise analytical tools. The City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) developed by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat),…
In recent years there have been some interesting media education initiatives in Italy, such as Sky Academy, the sustainability project of the pay TV platform Sky Italia, dedicated to primary and secondary schools, which provides educational workshops for students aged…
Can a waste disposal facility become a tourist attraction for a city? In Copenhagen, it looks like it can. The new city waste-to-energy plant houses a ski slope, a 27-metre artificial climbing wall, a restaurant and a café surrounded by…