Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Long Way to Crisis: Socioeconomic Dynamics vis à vis Urbanization and Environmental Change in Mediterranean Europe
Clio Ciaschini, PhD
Department of Economic and Social Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Chapter 2. An Exploratory Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Income and Wealth in Greece before and after a Crisis
Clio Ciaschini, PhD
Department of Economic and Social Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Chapter 3. In-Between Urban Change and Rural Stasis: Childbearing Postponement as an Indicator of Regional Transitions in Southern Europe
Kostas Rontos¹, PhD, Clio Ciaschini² , PhD, Mattia Gianvincenzi³, PhD and Gianluigi Salvucci⁴, PhD
¹Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, Mitilini, Lesvos, Greece
²Department of Economic and Social Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
³Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
⁴Department for Censuses and Administrative and Statistical Archives, Rome, Italy
Chapter 4. A Textual Analysis of the Perceptions and Attitudes toward Migrants and Refugees in Lesvos, Greece
Kostas Rontos¹, PhD, Ioannis Kallas¹, PhD, Luca Salvati² , PhD and Maria Paparisteidi¹ , PhD
¹Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, Lesvos, Greece
²Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Chapter 5. Population Trends, Economic Crisis, and (Demographic) Policy Implementation in Greece
Kostas Rontos¹, Luca Salvati², and Maria-Eleni Syrmali¹
¹Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, University Hill, Mitilini, Lesvos, Greece
²Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Chapter 6. A Panel Analysis of Regional Development and Social Spending in Europe with Policy Implications for Mediterranean Countries
Kostas Rontos¹, Maria Eleni Syrmali¹ and Luca Salvati²
¹Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean, Mitilini, Lesvos, Greece
²Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Chapter 7. Down-Scaling Socioeconomic Development Patterns with Satellite Imagery: A Preliminary Analysis
Clio Ciaschini¹, PhD, Gianluca Egidi², PhD, Mattia Gianvincenzi², PhD, Anastasios Mavrakis³, PhD and Gianluigi Salvucci⁴, PhD
¹Department of Economic and Social Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
²Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DEIM), Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
³Department of Economics, Pantheion University of Athens, Athens, Greece
⁴Department of Law and Economics, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
Chapter 8. Functional Urban Areas and Settlement Evolution Over Time: Insights from Italy, 1971-2018
Gianluigi Salvucci¹, PhD, Matteo Clemente², PhD, Giovanni Quaranta³, PhD and Rosanna Salvia³, PhD
¹Department of Law and Economics, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
²Department for the Innovation in Biological, Agrifood and Forestal Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
³Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Economics, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Chapter 9. Settlement Morphology and Population Density: Delineating Long-Term, Latent Dynamics in Italy
Gianluigi Salvucci¹, PhD, Bodgana Nosova², PhD, Enrico Maria Mosconi³, PhD and Rosario Turco⁴, PhD
¹Department of Law and Economics, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
²Department of Social Communications, Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
³Department of Economics and Business, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
⁴Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Centre for Forestry and Wood, Contrada Li Rocchi Vermicelli, Rende, Italy
Chapter 10. Unveiling ‘Urban Nebulosa’: Soil Sealing Patterns and Settlement Dynamics in Post-War Italy
Gianluigi Salvucci¹, PhD, Rosario Turco², PhD, Bodgana Nosova³, PhD and Gianluca Egidi⁴, PhD
¹Department of Law and Economics, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
²Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Centre for Forestry and Wood, Rende, Italy
³Department of Social Communications, Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
⁴Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DEIM), Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Chapter 11. Sprawlscapes. Landscape Transformation in Periurban Areas and the Inherent Rule of Regional Landscape Planning: The Case for Metropolitan Barcelona, Spain
Matteo Clemente¹, PhD, Clio Ciaschini², PhD, Giovanni Quaranta³, PhD, Jesus Rodrigo Comino⁴, PhD and Rosanna Salvia³, PhD
¹Department for the Innovation in Biological, Agrifood and Forestal Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
²Department of Economics and Social Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
³Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Economics, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
⁴Department of Regional Geographic Analysis and Physical Geography, Granada, Spain
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