Books about Publications in Open Access

The identity of a territory is generally perceived on the basis of place awareness in terms of experiential and relational trends created within urban areas connoted by centuries of activities and relationships. Urban areas, constituting a resource for the economy of towns and cities have to act in synergy with public and private sectors, envisaging forms of funding to incentivize new businesses and the requalification of existing businesses, in order to create alternative niche markets to those of large scale structures.

Research into entrepreneurial factors of success and failure continuously improves through observing and studying new players in the business world. This work focuses on top startups in the world and seeks to understand their current habitat, what they excel in, and also the challenges awaiting them. Based on technology and knowledge, the high-value startups analysed here capture and facilitate global tendencies, leveraging interconnectivity and sharing.

Torino offre un sistema alimentare tra i più interessanti d’Italia, è ricca di esperienze pratiche, progetti e politiche che rendono il sistema alimentare locale più sostenibile ed equo. Queste investono le molte dimensioni del cibo: ambiente, cultura, economia, salute, giustizia sociale, governo del territorio, cooperazione internazionale, ricerca. Questo libro, realizzato dalla Città di Torino all’interno del progetto europeo Food Smart Cities for Development, presenta una raccolta delle esperienze più interessanti, descrivendole e mostrando la loro multidimensionalità e l’integrazione con le diverse fasi del sistema alimentare.