The World After
©2019-2022
” Pour ce qui est de l’avenir,
il ne s’agit pas de le prévoir,
mais de le rendre possible. “
Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Citadelle, 1948
il ne s’agit pas de le prévoir,
mais de le rendre possible. “
Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Citadelle, 1948
Selezionato tra primi 10 - FIAF Portfolio Italia 2021
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Portfolio Special Mention a Urbanautica Institute Awards 2021
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Secondo Premio Portfolio Maria Luigia 2021-
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Terzo premio a Concorso città di Follonica 2022
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Selezionato per expo Ambiente Clima Futuro FIAF 2022
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In 2017 Prof. Stephen Hawking predicted the necessity to leave the Earth within 100 years or less, hoping to find a new planet and let de-anthropize our one, recover its naturalness.
Earth is now abandoned, the climate is heavily altered, nature is recovering its spaces, everything was left as it was at the time of the departure of human beings. Still, the planet is heavy polluted: environmental matrices, objects, plants, insects, sampling media the collected samples show the visible or hidden traces that the human being has left in them, the evident or unseen presence of polluting contents.
Nel 2017 il Prof. Stephen Hawking predisse la necessità di lasciare la Terra entro 100 anni o anche meno, sperando di trovare un nuovo pianeta per lasciare de-antropizzare il nostro, recuperare la sua naturalezza.
La Terra è ormai abbandonata, il clima è pesantemente alterato, la natura sta riacquistando i suoi spazi, tutto è stato lasciato com'era al momento della partenza degli esseri umani. Tuttavia il pianeta è fortemente inquinato: le matrici ambientali, le piante, gli insetti, gli oggetti, i campioni raccolti mostrano le tracce visibili o nascoste che l'essere umano ha lasciato in loro, palese o celata presenza di contenuti inquinanti
Earth is now abandoned, the climate is heavily altered, nature is recovering its spaces, everything was left as it was at the time of the departure of human beings. Still, the planet is heavy polluted: environmental matrices, objects, plants, insects, sampling media the collected samples show the visible or hidden traces that the human being has left in them, the evident or unseen presence of polluting contents.
Nel 2017 il Prof. Stephen Hawking predisse la necessità di lasciare la Terra entro 100 anni o anche meno, sperando di trovare un nuovo pianeta per lasciare de-antropizzare il nostro, recuperare la sua naturalezza.
La Terra è ormai abbandonata, il clima è pesantemente alterato, la natura sta riacquistando i suoi spazi, tutto è stato lasciato com'era al momento della partenza degli esseri umani. Tuttavia il pianeta è fortemente inquinato: le matrici ambientali, le piante, gli insetti, gli oggetti, i campioni raccolti mostrano le tracce visibili o nascoste che l'essere umano ha lasciato in loro, palese o celata presenza di contenuti inquinanti
" Let’s be clear: human activities are at the root of our descent toward chaos. But that means human action can help solve it. Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century. It must be the top, top priority for everyone, everywhere.”
ONU General Secretary, 2020
ONU General Secretary, 2020
“Enough of brutalizing biodiversity, killing ourselves with carbon,
treating nature like a toilet, burning, and drilling and mining our way deeper.
We are digging our own graves”
Mr Antonio Guterres ONU General Secretary
COP26, Glasgow 2021
treating nature like a toilet, burning, and drilling and mining our way deeper.
We are digging our own graves”
Mr Antonio Guterres ONU General Secretary
COP26, Glasgow 2021
"In my lifetime I have witnessed a terrible decline,
in yours you could and should witness a wonderful recovery”
Sir. David Attenborough, COP26 Glsgow 2021
in yours you could and should witness a wonderful recovery”
Sir. David Attenborough, COP26 Glsgow 2021
###Sample n°A00000204563
ID: asbestos cement sheet roof
Relevant pollution content: Presence of Asbestos fibers
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, electricity and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful, but they also make asbestos exposure highly toxic.
A rare and aggressive cancer called mesothelioma is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure, while asbestos also causes a progressive lung disease called asbestosis.
Due to its fantastic thermal qualities and being extremely fire retardant, it was extensively used in roofing and insulation in the 20th century. Cement sheets are one of the most commonly used roofing products that the mineral is found in, and there are still a large number of buildings around the world that have an asbestos cement sheet roof. The problems with the roof sheets occur as they deteriorate with age and consequently become more brittle becoming a real risk for health. Asbestos causes an estimated 255,000 deaths annually around the world, according to latest knowledge.
ID: asbestos cement sheet roof
Relevant pollution content: Presence of Asbestos fibers
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, electricity and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful, but they also make asbestos exposure highly toxic.
A rare and aggressive cancer called mesothelioma is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure, while asbestos also causes a progressive lung disease called asbestosis.
Due to its fantastic thermal qualities and being extremely fire retardant, it was extensively used in roofing and insulation in the 20th century. Cement sheets are one of the most commonly used roofing products that the mineral is found in, and there are still a large number of buildings around the world that have an asbestos cement sheet roof. The problems with the roof sheets occur as they deteriorate with age and consequently become more brittle becoming a real risk for health. Asbestos causes an estimated 255,000 deaths annually around the world, according to latest knowledge.
"The world is going to miss the totemic 1.5°C climate target"
The Economist
COP27, Sharm el Sheik 2022
The Economist
COP27, Sharm el Sheik 2022
###Sample n°A00000204554
ID: Moth
Relevant pollution content: Bioindicator.
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis. An estimated one million species are threatened with extinction, vertebrate populations decreased by 68% on average between 1970 and 2016. The trends of insects, which make up at least 60% of all species on Earth and contribute vital and valuable ecosystem services, such as decomposition, pest control and pollination, remain poorly understood. Recently, there has been great public concern about impending “insect Armageddon”, that is the catastrophic loss of insects across the whole world.
Habitat destruction driven by land-use change, chemical pollution Artificial light at night (ALAN) have negative effects on moth development and behavior. Climate change is the principal driver of range expansion, but there is also growing evidence of negative impacts, particularly on moths that are adapted to cooler conditions.
ID: Moth
Relevant pollution content: Bioindicator.
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis. An estimated one million species are threatened with extinction, vertebrate populations decreased by 68% on average between 1970 and 2016. The trends of insects, which make up at least 60% of all species on Earth and contribute vital and valuable ecosystem services, such as decomposition, pest control and pollination, remain poorly understood. Recently, there has been great public concern about impending “insect Armageddon”, that is the catastrophic loss of insects across the whole world.
Habitat destruction driven by land-use change, chemical pollution Artificial light at night (ALAN) have negative effects on moth development and behavior. Climate change is the principal driver of range expansion, but there is also growing evidence of negative impacts, particularly on moths that are adapted to cooler conditions.
"Scientists refer to as the first ice-free Arctic summer year (FIASY)
could occur in the decade 2030–2040, with the year 2034 as the most likely"
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
could occur in the decade 2030–2040, with the year 2034 as the most likely"
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
###Sample n°A00000204569
ID: Soil
Relevant pollution content: 4947 mg/kg Lead (Pb)
Investigation for presence of heavy metals in the soil, an ill-defined group of inorganic chemical hazards like lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), and nickel (Ni) most commonly found at contaminated sites.
Soil may become contaminated by the accumulation of heavy metals and metalloids through emissions from the industrial areas, mine tailings, disposal of high metal wastes, leaded gasoline and paints, land application of fertilizers, animal manures, sewage sludge, pesticides, wastewater irrigation, coal combustion residues, spillage of petrochemicals, and atmospheric deposition.
Soil is the major sink for heavy metals released into the environment by aforementioned anthropogenic activities.
ID: Soil
Relevant pollution content: 4947 mg/kg Lead (Pb)
Investigation for presence of heavy metals in the soil, an ill-defined group of inorganic chemical hazards like lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), and nickel (Ni) most commonly found at contaminated sites.
Soil may become contaminated by the accumulation of heavy metals and metalloids through emissions from the industrial areas, mine tailings, disposal of high metal wastes, leaded gasoline and paints, land application of fertilizers, animal manures, sewage sludge, pesticides, wastewater irrigation, coal combustion residues, spillage of petrochemicals, and atmospheric deposition.
Soil is the major sink for heavy metals released into the environment by aforementioned anthropogenic activities.
"A man is ethical only when life is sacred to him,
that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men,
and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help"
Albert Schweitzer
that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men,
and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help"
Albert Schweitzer
