WeMed. Society, Economy and Environment in the Mediterranean – 2025 Edition offers an integrated perspective on the major transformations shaping the Mediterranean basin, a region home to more than 585 million people and characterised by the interplay of demographic, economic, environmental and social challenges of global significance. Produced by CNR-ISMed in collaboration with Istat, the volume provides a comparative analysis of the dynamics affecting the Mediterranean European Union, th…

Il Mediterraneo attraversa una fase di profonde trasformazioni economiche, geopolitiche e sociali, in cui crisi e transizioni si intrecciano ridefinendo priorità, equilibri e prospettive di sviluppo. In questo contesto, la disponibilità di analisi affidabili e di indicazioni di policy fondate su evidenze empiriche rappresenta una condizione essenziale per sostenere processi decisionali informati e responsabili. Il volume raccoglie una selezione di raccomandazioni di policy tratte dai contributi …

The English version of the manual, published in March 2026 in an expanded edition, is an update of the volume published in 2024 with the addition of two appendices that are part of the institutional series of Policy Briefs of the Department of Social sciences and humanities, cultural heritage (DSU) of the CNR. This new edition collects the salient aspects of "universal design", starting from the concept of how individuals function and arriving at the functioning of cultural venues, and presents …

This volume brings together contributions from over 150 participants at the twenty-seventh biennial conference of the EAFE (https://www.eafe-fish.eu/). The work analyzes the economic dynamics of the sector amidst environmental changes and regulatory constraints. The contributions delve into the implementation of the CFP and Maritime Spatial Planning, examining the challenges posed by biodiversity, decarbonization, and digitalization. The volume also explores the role of fisheries and aquaculture…

2a Conferenza del Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali, patrimonio culturale del Cnr (Roma, 9 novembre 2023). La pubblicazione raccoglie le relazioni presentate dai ricercatori del Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali, patrimonio culturale del Cnr in occasione della Conferenza di dipartimento 2023 che ha voluto celebrare i 60 anni dall’introduzione delle scienze umane e sociali e del patrimonio culturale nell’Ente. Esperti esterni insieme a ricercatori Cnr hanno illustrato il contributo…

This manual gathers the key aspects of 'Design for All' within cultural sites, starting from the concept of individual functioning and defining as 'disabling' all those inadequate or insufficient responses provided by society regarding specific user needs. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified as facilitators all those factors that can improve individual functioning, thereby reducing disabilities. This new perspective aligns with the principles of Universal Design, placing people at…