Recent studies and international political agendas increasingly focus on the objectives and instruments of energy policies, however, facing major operational problems on a local scale. In particular, in the energy sector, complex ecological, geopolitical and geo-economic relationships intervene at various regional scales making spatial choices even more complex, especially on an operational level. As known, the significant transformations of the landscape and land use are deriving from local strategies and interventions in the energy sector. In this regard, territorial conflicts and forms of competition in land use are increasingly emerging, originating precisely from the birth of « new » energy landscapes, often the result of incentive policies at different regional scales. In the context of national energy issues, the Apulian case is significant. In particular, the region has experienced an almost uncontrolled occupation of important areas with inevitable environmental, social and economic problems in terms of land consumption, inclusion in valuable landscapes, low local economic impacts, subtraction of agricultural land with high potential and production quality. Considering the specific local characteristics and potentialities, by using a qualitative-quantitative methodology, applied in the province of Foggia of particular interest in the region, this research aims to propose a sustainable model for energy production from agricultural waste, still underdeveloped but compatible with local resources, values and constraints.

Marilena Labianca, Isabella Varraso
Department of Economics, University of Foggia, (Italy)

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ID Abstract: 952