Focus Lab

Territorial Master Plan Province of Milano

Forum for the metropolitan government. Process design and facilitation of 15 multi-stakeholders focus groups on 50 cross-sector specific goals for the new Provincial Territorial Plan (PTCP). (link)

Territorial Territorial Master Plan Province of Modena

Planning and facilitation of 20 multi-stakeholder focus groups competitiveness, quality of life, territorial and economic systems, environmental safety, social cohesion, urban quality. (link)

Decision making processes and Urban policies

Facilitation of 9 focus groups tour in 9 Provinces to assess sustainable urban governance and decision making processes, participation practices, roles of stakeholders, for the Emilia-Romagna Region.

Community planning in Bologna

1° Project awarded by the National Urban Institution INU - case of Bologna, "Di Larga Vedute". Engagement of residents for designing the new neighbourhood Park. (link)

Community planning Workshops In Savignano sul Rubicone

Engagement of residents and local schools for designing new Park in Valle Ferrovia Neighbourhood. Scenario building and focus groups. (link)

Community Planning of Town Masterplan in Castelmaggiore

Consultancy process with citizens and stakeholders. Criteria and guide-lines setting for the new Town Master Plan.

Community design workshops in Reggio Emilia

Facilitation of workshops with residents and architects for designing the new Neighbourhood Park Acque Chiare 2°phase. (link)

Community Design Project of former Foundry in Modena

Voluntary contribution in the participated process promoted by the City of Modena. (link)

Forum Sustainable Castellarano – LA21L, National Awards

projects implementation with PCM methodology: Solar Castellarano, National Award Local Authorities for Kyoto and Environment’s Friends Innovation Award 2006; project “Welcome! – social cohesion”, Local Authorities Award, Car-pooling project for employees. (link)

Lifestyles project and Sustainable Good Practices - Province of Modena LA21

4th phase: Sustainable Lifestyles pilot project, Mobility management Project for employees, 25th Forum, DVD with 40 Good Sustainable multistakholders Practices. (link)

Forum Sustainable Maranello – LA21

Facilitation of focus groups for implementing pilot projects with PCM methodology: Agro-Food Supply Chain, Farmers Markets, Car-pooling, Multiethnical Integration events. (link)

Forum Mountain Community Monte Amiata – LA21

Survey on quality of life perception through EU ECI Indicators 1 with 600 families, territorial projects mapping, Forum and thematic workshops with PCM methodology. (link)>

Forum LA21 Province of Cagliari

Start-up and design of Provincial LA21 process with PCM methodology, EASW Scenario workshop; training for 30 Municipalities about participated processes facilitation (in collaboration with Poliste).

LA21 Lombardia Region

Collaboration with University of Milano for training activities addressing Local Authorities about Landscape and Biodiversity strategic goals.

Citizen Jury

Technical support for facilitating a Citizen Jury on Mobility and Historic Centre in Bologna for the University of Bologna.

1° Prize CSR Social Award

Technical support to Casalgrande Padana Spa. 1° prize at the National CSR Social Award in the category “Socially and environmentally relevant product and service innovation” and Special Mention at the Enterprise Environment Award 2006 awarded by the Italian Ministry for Environment and Economic Development; support for the CSR Report. (link)

CSR Award 2006 and 2007 in the Province of Modena

Technical support for promoting the first 2006 edition of the CSR- Award - 39 projects for 8 thematic areas - and for the second edition 2007; facilitation of the multi-stakeholder provincial CSR commission. (link)

CSR practices

• Technical support for Palm Spa for communicating CSR practices and Social Responsibility Report
• CSR Practices Review in the tiles ceramic industry district for Cer-Assopiastrelle.

CSR Workshops

Technical support for organisation seminars on CSR implications for Youg Industrialists Group Modena.

Territorial Social Responsibility and District Action Plan with Aalborg Commitments

Promotion and management of pilot projects for mainstreaming environmental and social criteria in public policies through Aalborg Commitments Baseline Reviews and participated Action Plans in the 4 Municipalities of the ceramic tiles industry district, with 125 cross sector projects. 151 chief officers involved, 23 training, assessment and planning workshops. (link)

• Technical support for introducing Green Public Procurement procedures in different Local Authorities: Province of Modena, Municipalities of Maranello, Sassuolo, Fiorano, Maranello, Castellarano;
• Workshops about GPP for the National CSR Manager Network and the Network “Enterprises Friends of Environment”.

ResPublica EU project

Technical support in participation management for Renewable Energy multistakholders Forums in 4 countries for National LA21 network.

Civil Society Index in No-profit organisations

Survey assessment through CSI methodology of Civil society organisations in the Province of Modena. (link)

Participative Budgets

National survey about participative budget experiences in Italy. (link)

Participation and decision making practices

Survey about 7 participation experiences-case studies and decision making models in Modena for the University of Modena-Fondazione Del Monte.

4th Regional LA21 Monitoring 2006 and Aalborg Commitments implementation in Emilia-Romagna

Survey for monitoring 90 Local Authorities as far as concern the progress of participated processes and the coherence with UE Aalborg Commitments goals. (link)

Urban governance tools

Training seminars on local Governance and participated processes at Superior School in Pisa, University La Sapienza Rome, University of Bologna.

Participated Planning Training School

3 residential courses about stakeholders engagement, facilitation and negotiation techniques in Rome and Modena – 60 participants. (link)

Educational Farms Network

Technical support to Regional Educational Farms Network activities in Sicily for Arpa Sicilia.