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Calò, Nica Claudia

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Dr. Nica Claudia Calò Fellow

Senior Researcher Sustainable Landscape Development

Mail: nica.calo@geo.uni-halle.de Tel: +49/(0)345-5526025 Room: H4 2.23 Consultation hours: by arrangement(during the semester break only by appointment)

Focus Areas:

Agroeconomics, statistics, biodiversity

Biography

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • May 2025 – now: Scientific Coordinator of the TAPELINE – Project at the Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Department of Sustainable Landscape Development
  • January 2024 – March 2025: Scientific Coordinator of the MDI4B – Project at the Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Department of Sustainable Landscape Development
  • June 2019 – October 2023: Researcher at the Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Department of Sustainable Landscape Development, INLAND project, RENATUR project
  • July 2016 – December 2017: Freelancer Fundraising and Project / Administration Management with specific focus on educational activities in rural areas, also for children with special needs.
  • November 2015 – July 2016: Project Manager Check Project Srl – Barletta, Italy; project management; European Structural and Investment Funds; European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) with specific focus on cooperation projects between universities and small enterprises
  • November 2013: Consultant for FAO, Rome, Italy; preparation of a critical overview and inventory of existing data sources in the context of “Rural Livelihoods Monitoring”
  • October 2013 – September 2014: Research Associate La Sapienza (University of Rome); Analysis of Italian and international policies on rural development and youth employment
  • May 2012 – April 2013: Researcher at the CIRI Agroalimentare Research Centre; University of Bologna, Italy; Analysis of the agricultural and food sector and impact assessment
  • May 2008 – January 2009: Project Management Assistant at EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes), Bonn; technical support in the preparation, submission and implementation of international cooperation research projects

EDUCATION

  • 2009-2012: PhD, University of Bologna in Agroeconomics and Statistics, PhD title: “Analysis of Living Conditions in Rural Villages in China. A new Geography of the Country”
  • 2005-2007: Master, University of Bologna in the subject “International and Local Development and Cooperation”; Title of the Master’s thesis: “Il Processo di integrazione tra le due rive del Mediterraneo”. Il Ruolo della Regione Puglia”. (Integration process and cooperation programmes within the European Mediterranean countries. The role of the Italian region of Puglia”).
  • 2001- 2004: Bachelor, University of Bologna, Faculty of Political Science: International Development and Co-operation. Title of the bachelor thesis: “Il Genocidio in Rwanda. La stampa Italiana ed Internazionale (1994-2004) “. (Rwanda: analysing the Italian and international press ten years after the genocide).

Teaching

  • Bachelor Geography, Research Project Programme

Publications

Publications in scientific journals

Spyra, M., Caló, N.C., Martínez Pastur, G.J., Lencinas, M.V., La Rosa, D. (2024), Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs in Peri-Urban Landscapes: Drivers, Governance Obstacles and Improvements. Land, 13, 1061. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13071061

Caló, N.C., Spyra, M. (2022), Implementing green infrastructures concept to protect peri-urban open spaces. Example from Gorenjska region, Slovenia, in  Gölz, H. (Ed.), International Expert Workshop on Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration, Vilm, 13 – 16 October 2021, Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.19217/skr637

Rozas-Vásquez, D., Spyra, M., Jorquera, F., Molina, S., Caló, N.C (2022), Ecosystem Services Supply from Peri-Urban Landscapes and Their Contribution tothe Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Perspective. Land, 11, 2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112006

Spyra, M., Kleemann, J., Calò, N.C., Schürmann, A., Fürst, C. (2021)  Protection of peri-urban open spaces at the level of regional  policy-making: Examples from six European regions. Land Use Policy, 107,  105480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105480

Caló, N.C., Petrillo, E.R. (2014): Forced migratory flows in Eastern  Africa A preliminary analysis of refugees’ reception in Ethiopia, in A.  I. Del Monaco (ed.). The Journal of the Scientific Society. Ludovico  Quaroni.

Other publications

Calò, N.C. (2011): Il Mediterraneo tra Passato e Futuro, in «Afriche e Orienti», n. 1, AIEP Editore, Repubblica di San Marino

Fanfani. R., Calò, N.C. (2011): Zone rurali e aziende agricole in Cina: cambiamenti strutturali nel periodo 1996-2006, in «QA-Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria», n. 4, Rom

Publications at scientific conferences

Calò., N.C., Bin, P., Fanfani, R. (2011): „The Rural Areas in China“, Paper auf dem XVI IAE World Congress präsentiert, 4.-8. Juli Beijing, China

Book chapters

Fanfani,  R., Calò, N.C., Monasterolo, I.  (2010): “Shock dei prezzi e nuova  geografia dell’agroalimentare  mondiale”, in C. Tornimbeni (ed.)  Sicurezza alimentare nei Paesi in via  di sviluppo, AIEP Editore, Repubblica di San Marino

Supervised Theses

Running and completed supervisions of Bachelor and Master theses

  • Untersuchung der Raumnutzungskonflikte in einem Teilgebiet des Ortsteils Berlin-Buch durch die Umsetzung des Bauvorhabens ‚Berlin-Buch: Am Sandhaus‘ mithilfe von leitfadengestützten teilstrukturierten Expert*inneninterviews
  • Analysis of the potential of wind and solar power in the brown coal region of Saxony AnhaltRewilding als innovatives Konzept des Naturschutzes
  • A systematized review of the barriers to women’s empowerment in agriculture in European context
  • Die Auswirkungen von europäischen Agroforstsystemen auf die BiodiversitätStadtgrün unter Druck. Herausforderungen für verschiedene Akteursgruppen hinsichtlich des langfristigen Erhalts der urbanen Grünflächen am Beispiel der wachsenden Großstadt Leipzig
  • Finanzielle Beteiligungsmodelle beim Ausbau von Windenergieanlagen.
    Chancen und Risiken für eine nachhaltige Raumentwicklung
  • The Planetary Boundary of Biosphere Integrity in relation to agricultural practices: motivations and needs of German farmers to use farming methods for biodiversity protection
  • Eine empirische Studie der Relevanz von grün-blauer Infrastruktur für junge Menschen durch die Analyse von Zeichnungen von Grundschulkindern in der Stadt Leipzig.
  • Die Umsetzung der Biodiversitätsstrategie in Sachsen-Anhalt und soziale Konflikte
  • Die Umsetzung der Biodiversitätsstrategie in Sachsen-Anhalt und die
    Rolle der Raumplanung
  • Urbane Grünflächen und Grüne Infrastruktur für mehr Biodiversität