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Andrea Omizzolo

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Institute for Regional Development

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Hauptforschungsinteressen

Raumplanung und Raumordnung
Entwicklung der Gemeinschaft
Eigentum und Landfragmentierung
Ökologische Übergänge
Management des Weltnaturerbes
Geschützte Gebiete
Ökosystem-Dienstleistungen
Grüner Tourismus

Kurzer Lebenslauf
Andrea Omizzolo, PhD, ist Raumplaner und Senior Researcher am Institut für Regionalentwicklung von Eurac Research in Bozen. Er ist zertifizierter Projektmanager und nimmt an mehreren Forschungsprojekten teil, die von der Europäischen Kommission kofinanziert werden. Er ist Mitglied der italienischen Delegation bei der Alpenkonvention und arbeitet aktiv in mehreren lokalen, nationalen und internationalen Kommissionen und Forschungsverbänden mit. Seine Forschungsaktivitäten konzentrieren sich hauptsächlich auf die Raumplanung für die lokale und regionale nachhaltige Entwicklung in Gebirgsregionen, Schutzgebieten, marginalen und fragilen Gebieten. Zu seinen aktuellen Interessen gehören strategische Gemeindeentwicklung, Eigentum und Landfragmentierung, ökologischer Übergang, nachhaltige Landnutzung und grüner Tourismus, Management des Weltnaturerbes, Konflikte, die durch die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Umwelt entstehen, Wissen und Bewusstsein über die biologische Vielfalt sowie Definition und Abgrenzung von Territorien.

Curriculum vitae

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Scientific Publications

Report2025

Klimarisiken und Anpassung - Wege zu einem klimaresilienten Südtirol

Zebisch M, Pedoth L, Pörnbacher M, Renner K, Fritsch U, Alberton M, Bertoldi G, Bisignano J,

Chiara Pellegrini, Mariachiara Alberton, Giacomo Bertoldi, Federica Maino, Uta Fritsch, Andreas Hilpold, Andrea Omizzolo, Wolfram Sparber, Nikolaus Obojes, Lydia Pedoth, Kathrin Renner, Marc Zebisch, Alice Crespi, Philipp Corradini, Giacomo Strapazzon, Chiara Crippa, Christian Hoffmann, Matteo Prina, Giulia Roveri

Projekt: Entwicklung einer Klimaanpassungsstrategie für die Autonome Provinz Bozen, Umweltrecht und -politik in Mehrebenensystemen, Eco-Hydrologie alpiner Einzugsgebiete

Der Bericht „Klimarisiken und Anpassung – Wege zu einem klimaresilienten Südtirol“ untersucht die möglichen Klimafolgen und Klimarisiken sowie deren Ursachen für Südtirol für neun Sektoren und schlägt Strategien und Maßnahmenbündel für eine notwendige Klimaanpassung vor. Er soll die Klimaanpassungsstrategie des Landes vorbereiten sowie informieren und setzt daher die Schwerpunkte auf Klimarisiken, die weite Teile Südtirols oder mehrere Systeme, Sektoren oder Handlungsfelder gleichzeitig betreffen und sich kaskadenartig ausbreiten. Außerdem fokussiert diese Studie auf Anpassungsstrategien und Maßnahmen (wie z.B. Politikinstrumente), die auf der Ebene der Provinz eingeführt und umgesetzt werden sollten, und weniger auf technische Maßnahmen in einzelnen Handlungsfeldern.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.57749/4ehb-1753

Report2025

Rischi climatici e adattamento - Verso un Alto Adige resiliente al clima

Zebisch M, Pedoth L, Pörnbacher M, Renner K, Fritsch U, Alberton M, Bertoldi G, Bisignano J,

Projekt: Entwicklung einer Klimaanpassungsstrategie für die Autonome Provinz Bozen

Il documento “Rischi climatici e adattamento – Verso un Alto Adige resiliente al clima” analizza i possibili impatti, i rischi climatici e le loro cause per l’Alto Adige in nove settori e propone strategie e pacchetti di misure per il necessario adattamento. Lo scopo è quello di preparare e informare la strategia di adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici della Provincia; pertanto, si concentra sui rischi climatici che interessano vaste zone dell'Alto Adige o che colpiscono contemporaneamente diversi sistemi, settori o campi d'azione e si diffondono a cascata. Inoltre, questo studio si concentra sulle strategie e sulle misure di adattamento (come gli strumenti politici) che dovrebbero essere introdotte e implementate a livello provinciale, piuttosto che sulle misure tecniche nei singoli campi di azione.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.57749/q8y8-tv70

Journal article2022

Open Spaces in the European Alps—GIS-Based Analysis and Implications for Spatial Planning from a Transnational Perspective

Job H, Meyer C, Coronado O, Koblar S, Laner P, Omizzolo A, Plassmann G, Riedler W,

Peter Laner, Andrea Omizzolo

Projekt: Nachhaltige Entwicklung der alpinen Freiräume durch Verbesserung der Raumplanung

This article presents an open space concept of areas that are kept permanently free from
buildings, technical infrastructure, and soil sealing. In the European Alps, space is scarce because of
the topography; conflicts often arise between competing land uses such as permanent settlements
and commercial activity. However, the presence of open spaces is important for carbon sequestration
and the prevention of natural hazards, especially given climate change. A GIS-based analysis was
conducted to identify an alpine-wide inventory of large-scale near-natural areas, or simply stated,
open spaces. The method used identified the degree of infrastructure development for natural
landscape units. Within the Alpine Convention perimeter, near-natural areas (with a degree of
infrastructural development of up to 20%) account for a share of 51.5%. Only 14.5% of those areas are
highly protected and are mostly located in high altitudes of over 1500 m or 2000 m above sea level.
We advocate that the remaining Alpine open spaces must be preserved through the delimitation of
more effective protection mechanisms, and green corridors should be safeguarded through spatial
planning. To enhance the ecological connectivity of open spaces, there is the need for tailored spatial
and sectoral planning strategies to prevent further landscape fragmentation and to coordinate new
forms of land use for renewable energy production.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.3390/land11091605

Journal article2021

Questioning Mountain Rural Commons in Changing Alpine Regions: an Exploratory Study in Trentino, Italy

Dalla Torre C, Ravazzoli Elisa, Omizzolo A, Gretter A, Membretti A

Cristina Dalla Torre, Andrea Omizzolo

Projekt: Innovationen bei der Verwaltung kollektiver Ressourcen für regenerative sozial-ökologische Bergsysteme. Integration von sozialer Innovation und Commons Wissenschaft (PhD project).

Most of rural resources in the Italian mountain territories, such as forests, pastures, huts, mountain paths, have historically been governed through collective organizations and institutions that have guaranteed the balance between productive activities and environmental protection. These systems can be framed according to the literature on commons. Although the model of collective resource management is still strongly rooted in the Alpine region, socioeconomic changes underway call into question the way resources are conceived, used and managed by communities and the very concept of community as a reference for a collective resource. Few studies have focused on the transformation and adaptation of commons to the changes taking place, such as the progressive penetration of global economic and demographic megatrends at the local level, with the aim of decoding the new tension between community needs and societal needs. By referring to the concepts of resilience and transformability of social-ecological systems, this paper aims to reflect on the impact of the socioeconomic transformations underway in mountain rural regions, to search for new approaches for the conceptualization of commons and to investigate how commons can be transformed in order to make them resilient and more socially inclusive. For that, an extensive literature review and an exploratory fieldwork using a case study approach have been performed. The paper´s results are exploratory, from which working hypotheses have been derived to be explored in further studies. These hypotheses relate to socio-economic and cultural practices as well as approaches that would enable the re-embedding of the commons in the economy and society undergoing change.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.4000/rga.8589

Journal article2020

The attitude of society to the return of the wolf in South Tyrol (Italy)

Stauder J, Favilli F, Stawinoga AE, Omizzolo A, Streifeneder TP

Agnieszka Stawinoga, Julia Stauder, Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo, Filippo Favilli

This article provides a first investigation on the attitude of South Tyrolean residents
(northern Italy) towards the return of the wolf in their province. Data were collected
through an online questionnaire, which was available for 54,527 residents (≥ 18 years
old) of South Tyrol with internet access and a Facebook® account and was shared on
the institute’s homepage. In total, 1818 valid responses were collected in two months in
2018. Cluster analysis evidenced four homogenous groups of respondents
characterized by the components of attitude, their district community, the wolf
distribution in their area, belief factors and the personal fear of wolves. The data
analysis revealed differences and relations between the four clusters in the level of
knowledge, experience with wolves, education level and the expected impact on the
tourist sector. The obtained results (1) evidence some key factors influencing the
attitude of residents, (2) underline the importance of considering small spatial scale
attitudinal differences and (3) urge for an extended human dimension of wolf
coexistence research to support local management strategies.

DOI

DOI: 10.1007/s10344-020-1372-5

Edited book2019

Le Regioni d'Europa tra identità locali, nuove comunità e disparità territoriali = The regions of Europe among local identities, new communities and territorial disparities

Lattarulo P, Omizzolo A, Palermo F, Provenzano V, Streifeneder T

Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo, Francesco Palermo

Projekt: AISRe Kongress 2018

ISBN: 9788891795526

L’Europa è oggi attraversata da una forte domanda di autonomia da parte dei territori: da un lato, a tutela dell’identità delle comunità locali e, dall’altro, per la crescente rivendicazione di una più ampia rappresentanza delle cittadinanze. Queste istanze possono, però, mettere a rischio gli obiettivi di equilibrio e di coesione economica, sociale e territoriale, da sempre al centro della riflessione e delle proposte sviluppate dagli studiosi delle scienze regionali. La recente crisi ha acuito l’instabilità e allargato i complessivi divari tra le regioni, anche nella loro dinamica interna di evoluzione. Alla resilienza economica non sempre è corrisposto, nell’attuale transizione verso un nuovo paradigma, il mantenimento di solidi livelli di coesione sociale e di integrazione tra aree e comunità. Il volume raccoglie una selezione di contributi presentati alla XXXIX Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali, svoltasi a Bolzano il 17, 18 e 19 settembre 2018. Nella sua articolazione, esso si sviluppa in tre parti. La prima analizza il tema della domanda di autonomia da parte dei territori all’interno dello sviluppo economico e sociale di regioni e paesi, e dell’attuale dibattito sul federalismo differenziato. Nella seconda le riflessioni si estendono alla crescente disparità tra aree centrali e aree periferiche, tra aree interne e aree esposte, tra Nord e Sud dei Paesi e dell’Europa, mentre nella terza parte, l’analisi guarda ai mutevoli equilibri tra territori e sistemi locali urbani e rurali, tra pianura e montagna e, all’interno delle aree montane, tra i fondivalle maggiormente urbanizzati e i territori di alta quota, zone spesso di confine tra province, regioni e stati. La novità editoriale di quest’anno è rappresentata da uno spazio dedicato a brevi contributi a cura di giovani autori vincitori dei premi AISRe.

Journal article2019

New Farming as an Example of Social Innovation Responding to Challenges of Inner Mountain Areas of Italian Alps

Gretter A, Dalla Torre C, Maino F, Omizzolo A

Federica Maino, Cristina Dalla Torre, Andrea Omizzolo

Changes in the socio-economic framework that have taken place since the late 1960s have disrupted the multi-centennial balanced models of organisation in mountain communities, leading to a series of challenges in the socio-economical, cultural and environmental spheres. Mountain communities, independently or with the support of local and regional authorities, tried to halt or reverse these processes. In some cases, the effort is not only collective, but the sum of different individuals belonging or related to the community. Processes of social innovation arose sparsely in various alpine territories, and many of them are connected to a novel interest in the primary sector by locals and new residents. The combination of both, but not exclusively, could be considered as generating “new farming”. Authors present two cases identified in the north eastern part of the Italian Alps, which can be associated to this phenomenon. One has been analysed as an external initiative, in which the other authors were involved in supporting ongoing processes. Emerging common elements identified include multi-functionality, new job opportunities and profiles, more substantial social effects and the presence of a series of barriers. At present, actions and projects of social innovation, which are able to anticipate the changes and challenges of the future, seem to be inadequately addressed and deserve attention.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.4000/rga.6106

Conference proceedings article2019

Processes of Self-sustainable Development in Marginal Mountain Communities: A Comparison of Two Cases in the Italian Alps

Omizzolo A, Maino F

Federica Maino, Andrea Omizzolo

Living and working in the mountains is more challenging, especially in rural and marginalized areas, because of the specific physical characteristics of mountain territories.
In the Alps, many of them are currently characterised by several criticalities such as a general demographic and economic decline, remoteness from centres, increasing lack of Services of General interest and social exclusion.

DOI

DOI: 978-1-897721-69-8

Inbook2018

Marginal Mountainous Areas: Starting Over from Smart Communities—The Case Study of Seren del Grappa

Maino F, Omizzolo A, Streifeneder T

Federica Maino, Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo

In most mountainous areas, the socioeconomic changes over the past 50 years have favored settlement dynamics and development models without considering the criteria of sustainability. This is, for example, the case for the intensively touristic exploitation of the most popular destinations or the abandonment of marginal areas due to the concentration of the population in urban areas. Mountainous areas are rich in the natural and cultural values, which provide long-term benefits also to cities and towns, but they are particularly vulnerable and sometimes inhospitable. The survival chances of vital communities in marginal mountainous territories depend on a developmental approach that considers how to handle economic growth, environmental
conservation, identity and cultural issues, as well as enhancing the endogenous potential in a common way. This contribution presents the results of an exemplary strategic plan for Seren del Grappa, a small village located in the northeastern Italian Alps. The definition of a shared vision and strategic guidelines for the future of the territory, up to the implementation of the first concrete projects, were developed through a participatory process involving the local population, the administrators and the economic operators. Moreover, the article includes a description of the applied methodology, as well as a discussion of essential prerequisites, successes and weaknesses of the process. The authors emphasize the importance of paying particular attention to mountainous areas from which innovative and self-sustainable development processes can start. Furthermore, they highlight the mountainous communities’ peculiarities which make them “smart communities”.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75774-2_44

Journal article2017

The Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage: visitors` mobility behaviour and acceptance of regulatory measures

Streifeneder T, Omizzolo A

Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo

In 2009 the Italian Dolomites became serial Natural World Heritage property. Due

to the high intensity of tourism, with large tourist flows and overcrowded hotspots

in the summer and winter seasons causing severe pressure on the environment, the

IUCN required a comprehensive strategy for sustainable tourism mobility, which was

devised by EURAC Research. This report presents selected results on the travel pat-

terns in the access to the Dolomites. It highlights the tourists’ modal choice motiva-

tion and their willingness to accept regulatory measures.

DOI Quelle

DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont-9- sis93

Book2016

La pianificazione strategica per le aree montane marginali: il caso della valle di Seren del Grappa

Maino F, Omizzolo A, Streifeneder T

Federica Maino, Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo

ISBN: 978-88-98857-18-0

Nella gran parte delle aree montane italiane, i mutamenti socio-economici degli ultimi cinquant'anni hanno favorito modelli di sviluppo non rispondenti a criteri di sostenibilità, basati ad esempio sull'industrializzazione dei fondovalle, o sullo sfruttamento intensivo di alcune aree ai soli fini turistici. La combinazione degli strumenti tradizionali di gestione del territorio, in molti casi, non è stata in grado di contrastare tali dinamiche. Questo, insieme ad altri fattori quali il cambiamento degli stili di vita e la scarsità di risorse economiche, ha contribuito al fenomeno dell´abbandono di numerose aree montane. Tali territori continuano a scontare la mancanza di una cornice strategica di sviluppo, della condivisione delle scelte e di politiche adeguate. Attraverso il caso studio della valle di Seren del Grappa, un´area di media montagna collocata nella parte meridionale della provincia di Belluno, la ricerca mostra come sia possibile promuovere uno sviluppo sostenibile del territorio montano attraverso il coinvolgimento e il protagonismo delle comunità locali. Rispondendo all´input ricevuto da un "nuovo montanaro", la comunità di Seren del Grappa è stata accompagnata in un percorso volto a ripensare il suo futuro. In meno di un anno di lavoro i cittadini hanno elaborato una visione condivisa del loro territorio e definito le linee strategiche di sviluppo, fino all´avvio delle prime progettualità concrete e la predisposizione di una roadmap operativa di medio-lungo termine. I risultati ottenuti sono restituiti alla comunità sotto forma di piano strategico, uno strumento solitamente utilizzato nelle grandi e medie città, che si è dimostrato particolarmente utile per indirizzare e sostenere lo sviluppo delle aree di montagna più marginali, dove oggi occorre assumere una prospettiva di rigenerazione e innovazione. L´approccio utilizzato fornisce suggerimenti concreti ad altre realtà montane interessate a intraprendere percorsi simili. Sono descritte le tecniche di interazione utilizzate, gli elementi fondamentali su cui impostare il processo, le possibili fonti di finanziamento, oltre alle difficoltà incontrate e la modalità di risoluzione dei principali problemi.

Edited book2016

The Alps in movement: people, nature, ideas

Omizzolo A, Streifeneder T

Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo

ISBN: 978-88-98857-17-3

Come cambiano le Alpi? Verso quali direzioni si muovono e con chi sono connesse? Che cosa accade e si percepisce nei territori Alpini prima che in altri territori? Il VII Convegno di Rete Montagna “The Alps in movement - Le Alpi in movimento)”, tenutosi a Bolzano nel novembre 2014 e organizzato dall’Istituto per lo Sviluppo Regionale e il Management del Territorio di EURAC Research, è stata l’occasione per approfondire le prospettive di sviluppo futuro delle Alpi attraverso una discussione fra esperti e semplici cittadini. I vari contributi, in forma di relazione, poster e dibattito - una parte dei quali raccolti nel presente volume - hanno riguardato il ruolo delle economie alpine, i servizi ecosistemici, i cambiamenti negli stili di vita e le risorse culturali ma anche temi trasversali come le relazioni fra le Alpi e i territori circostanti e le attuali dinamiche urbano-rurali che interessano l’arco alpino. Inoltre, la tavola rotonda organizzata con la Convenzione delle Alpi, la Fondazione Dolomiti UNESCO e il Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, ha permesso di iniziare il confronto sulla strategia macroregionale alpina dando ampio spazio alle opinioni dei giovani, amministratori locali e associazionismo. La chiave di lettura proposta è stata il movimento - l’azione del muovere o del muoversi - inteso sia come cambiamento nel tempo, sia come spostamento di persone, elementi naturali, risorse, idee, sia come direzione verso cui procedere.

Book2016

La pianificazione strategica per le aree montane marginali: il caso della valle di Seren del Grappa

Maino F, Omizzolo A, Streifeneder T

Federica Maino, Thomas Streifeneder, Andrea Omizzolo

ISBN: 978-88-98857-18-0

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Scientific Publications

Klimarisiken und Anpassung - Wege zu einem klimaresilienten Südtirol

Rischi climatici e adattamento - Verso un Alto Adige resiliente al clima

Open Spaces in the European Alps—GIS-Based Analysis and Implications for Spatial Planning from a Transnational Perspective

Questioning Mountain Rural Commons in Changing Alpine Regions: an Exploratory Study in Trentino, Italy

The attitude of society to the return of the wolf in South Tyrol (Italy)

Le Regioni d'Europa tra identità locali, nuove comunità e disparità territoriali = The regions of Europe among local identities, new communities and territorial disparities

New Farming as an Example of Social Innovation Responding to Challenges of Inner Mountain Areas of Italian Alps

Processes of Self-sustainable Development in Marginal Mountain Communities: A Comparison of Two Cases in the Italian Alps

Marginal Mountainous Areas: Starting Over from Smart Communities—The Case Study of Seren del Grappa

The Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage: visitors` mobility behaviour and acceptance of regulatory measures

La pianificazione strategica per le aree montane marginali: il caso della valle di Seren del Grappa

The Alps in movement: people, nature, ideas

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Scientific Publications

Klimarisiken und Anpassung - Wege zu einem klimaresilienten Südtirol

Rischi climatici e adattamento - Verso un Alto Adige resiliente al clima

Open Spaces in the European Alps—GIS-Based Analysis and Implications for Spatial Planning from a Transnational Perspective

Questioning Mountain Rural Commons in Changing Alpine Regions: an Exploratory Study in Trentino, Italy

The attitude of society to the return of the wolf in South Tyrol (Italy)

Le Regioni d'Europa tra identità locali, nuove comunità e disparità territoriali = The regions of Europe among local identities, new communities and territorial disparities

New Farming as an Example of Social Innovation Responding to Challenges of Inner Mountain Areas of Italian Alps

Processes of Self-sustainable Development in Marginal Mountain Communities: A Comparison of Two Cases in the Italian Alps

Marginal Mountainous Areas: Starting Over from Smart Communities—The Case Study of Seren del Grappa

The Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage: visitors` mobility behaviour and acceptance of regulatory measures

La pianificazione strategica per le aree montane marginali: il caso della valle di Seren del Grappa

The Alps in movement: people, nature, ideas

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