“Working with complexity: multidisciplinary approaches to rural and mountain sustainable development and conservation”
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Wednesday, 16th September 2026
Aula Magna, Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo - Via Balbi 2, Università di Genova
12.00 Registration and Welcome Lunch
13.30 Institutional Greetings
14.00 Presentation of the CLOE Project and final Conference 2026, Anna Maria Stagno (DIRAAS, Università di Genova) and Marco Invernizzi (DITEN, Università di Genova)
14.20 Tavola Rotonda Prospettive e sfide per lo sviluppo sostenibile delle aree rurali e montane: strategie di governance e valorizzazione (Perspectives and challenges for rural and mountain areas sustainable development: governance strategies) moderano Anna M. Stagno e Marco Invernizzi
Interventi
Giorgio Pagliari (Università di Parma - Primo firmatario della Legge 20.11.2017 n. 168 “Norme in materia di domini collettivi”)
Alessandro Piana (Assessore ad Agricoltura, Allevamento, Entroterra e Montagna, Parchi e Biodiversità, Regione Liguria)
Luca Battaglini (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Università di Torino - Comitato scientifico della rivista L’Altra Montagna)
Laura Cantarella (Vicepresidente vicaria di ConfCooperative Habitat)
Antonio Uccelli (DINOGMI, Rettore eletto dell’Università di Genova)
15.45 Coffee Break and Poster Session
Session I Environmental conservation and the social dimension: exploring how environmental resource management and policies influence nature and local communities and vice versa
16.15 Session I - first part Environmental conservation and the social dimension
Chairs Enrica Roccotiello and Andrea Pirni
Introductory talk Rewilding, cultural heritage landscapes & environmental identity, Martin Drenthen (Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen, Radboud Universiteit – Nijmegen)
Papers and Discussion
17.45 Session I - second part Exploring environmental resource management and policies
Chairs Valeria Ottonelli and Gabriele Casazza
Papers and Discussion
Thursday, 17th September 2026
Sala delle Grida, Palazzo della Borsa, Via XX Settembre 44, Genova
9.00 Institutional Greetings
Session II Integrated approaches and historical perspectives on environmental risk mitigation
9.20 Session II - first part Integrated approaches to environmental risk
Chairs Rossella Bovolenta and Ivano Rellini
Introductory talk From geological expertise to interdisciplinary analysis: changing needs and case study examples, Nathalie Marcot (BRGM, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, Direction Régionale Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur)
Papers and Discussion
10.50 Coffee Break and Poster Session
11.20 Session II - second part Historical Perspectives on Environmental Risk Mitigation
Chairs Bianca Federici and Giacomo Zanolin
Introductory talk Transforming rural landscapes: from dynamic land use to desertion, green colonialism and heritagization, Eva Svensson (Institutionen för samhälls-och kulturvetenskap, Karlstads Universitet)
Papers and discussion
12.50 Buffet Lunch
Session III Modelling of emerging commons and regulation of common goods
13.50 Session III - first part Modelling emerging commons
Chairs Isabel Fanlo Cortés and Marco Invernizzi
Introductory talk The Commons as an Emerging Legal Category: Genealogy and Consequences, Alessandra Quarta (Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università di Torino)
Papers and Discussion
15.30 Coffee Break and Poster Session
16.00 Session III - second part Modelling regulation of common goods
Chairs Eva Riccomagno and Renato Procopio
Introductory talk From isolation to resilience: energy communities as a pathway for sustainable rural and mountain futures, Muhammad Waseem (School of Business, Maynooth University)
Papers and Discussion
17.45 Visit to the historic city centre of Genova
19.15 Social Dinner at Biblioteca Universitaria, Via Balbi 40
Friday, 18th of September 2026
Sala delle Grida, Palazzo della Borsa, Via XX Settembre 44, Genova
Session IV Ecosystem Services: Unlocking Resilience for Climate Challenges
9.00 Session IV - first part Unlocking Resilience for Climate Challenges
Chairs Barbara Cavalletti and Giampiero Lombardini
Introductory talk Ecosystem Services in Practice: Learning from Agricultural and Landscape Realities, Soazig Darnay (Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Lleida)
Papers and Discussion
11.00 Coffee Break and Poster Session
11.30 Session IV - second part Ecosystem Services and territory
Chairs Rebekka Dossche and Roberto Bobbio
Introductory talk How much is nature worth — and to whom, when and where? Behavioural perspectives on environmental conservation, Lorenzo Lotti (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources, University College London, UCL)
Papers and Discussion
13.00 Buffet Lunch
Concluding Reflections - Practising complexity: multidisciplinary approaches to rural and mountain sustainable development and conservation
14.00 Introductory talk - A multi-country comparison of the environmental and social outcomes from diversified agriculture, Laura Vang Rasmussen (Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet)
14.30 Tavola Rotonda Costruire nuovi dialoghi per lo sviluppo sostenibile e la conservazione attiva delle aree rurali e montane (Building new dialogues for the sustainable development and active conservation of rural and mountains areas)
Barbara Cavalletti e Giorgio Boni dialogano con Elisa Ravazzoli (EURAC Research, Bolzano), Giuliana Biagioli (European Climate Pact Ambassador in Italy), Daniela Minetti (Settore Politiche della Natura e della Fauna Selvatica, Direzione Generale Agricoltura, Aree Protette e Natura, Regione Liguria), Giovanni Minuto (Centro di Sperimentazione e Assistenza Agricola di Albenga, CeRSAA), Maxime Schmitt (Casa delle Semenze, Ceriana), Adriana Ghersi (DAD, Università di Genova)
15.45 Coffee break and Poster Session
16.15 Tavola Rotonda Praticare la gestione sostenibile delle aree rurali e montane: esperienze a confronto (Practising sustainable management of rural and mountain areas: a comparison of experiences)
Anna M. Stagno e Marco Benvenuto dialogano con Marco Bussone (Presidente Unione Nazionale Comuni ed Enti Montani), Damiano Penco (Settore Politiche della Natura e della Fauna Selvatica, Regione Liguria), Alessia Donati (Coordinatrice della Giovine Orchestra Genovese), Anna Manca (Presidente di ConfCooperative Liguria), Francesco Marchese (Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre), Fabrizio Bottari (Consorzio della Quarantina – Comunione Familiare di Bosco Fontana), Emidia Lantrua e Paolo Ramella (Strada della Cucina Bianca di Mendatica)
17.30-18.00 Closing Ceremony