The Susa Valley situated between Maurienne, France and Turin, Italy, has been urbanised by the economic development of the region. Scarred by infrastructure like the Frejus highway, an international railway, and numerous dams, tunnels and industries, this "development" has had significant...

pt. 1. Social metabolism : key theories, concepts and methods -- pt. 2. Participation and institutions : key theories, concepts and methods -- pt. 3. Valuation and environmental policy : key theories, concepts and methods.

In 2008, the Italian Government issued a decree according to which obstructions or protests in the vicinity of landfills or incinerators became a penal felony. This was the outcome of a long process that began fifteen years before when regional waste treatment facilities became unable to cope...