PAOLO VASSALLO

Over the past few decades, efforts were addressed to the understanding of the link between ecosystems and human well-being. Gradually, humans began to perceive that changes imposed to nature by their activities provoke effects, direct or indirect, on all components of well-being. From this perception, the concepts of Ecosystem Services (ES) and...

Recreational boating is a worldwide leisure activity playing an important role in the context of coastal economy but also causing significant damage on the environment, above all in the absence of adequate management measures. Among the damages, the anchoring on sensitive habitats, with the consequent loss of structural complexity, density,...

Coastal marine ecosystems are among the most productive ecosystems worldwide, providing essential resources both for the environment itself and for human life. This is the case of the Ligurian Sea, rich in marine biodiversity that characterizes a valuable natural capital that has, however, been damaged by the development of human activities...

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