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Lapo Azzini

Supervisor

Simone Orlandini, Leonardo Verdi

Email

lapo.azzini(AT)unifi.it 

Office address

Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Firenze (FI)

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Profile 

CV: Science and technology of forestry systems, wood production

I am Lapo Azzini, born in Florence on 01/25/1992. I graduated from the University of Florence, first in the bachelor's degree in Forestry and Environmental Sciences, in 2015, and then in the master's degree in Sciences and technologies of forestry systems, with a focus on wood production, in 2019. Over the next five years I worked at the DAGRI department (Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies) of the University of Florence, dealing mainly with environmental analysis and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) analysis.

In particular, I worked on the development of LCA analysis in the ornamental nursery sector thanks to the use of dedicated software (GaBi); both internal and external collaborations have also made it possible to expand these analysis to other realities, such as urban parks or agricultural crops.

My PhD project focuses on using artificial intelligence techniques to develop optimized organic soil improvers, with a focus on environmental analysis. Chemical-physical properties, carbon sequestration efficiency and life cycle will be studied to identify and mitigate environmental critical issues. The objective is to improve soil management, reduce the ecological footprint and promote the mitigation of climate change, promoting sustainable agricultural practices with low environmental impact.

Main Papers

• Manzini, J., Hoshika, Y., Sicard, P., Anav, A., De Marco, A., Sorrentino, B., Trentanovi, B., Moura, B. B., Ferrini, F., Azzini, L., Nicese, F. P., & Paoletti, E. (2025). Life Cycle Analysis and species-specific net CO2 assimilation model to assess when a new urban forest becomes a carbon sink in a Mediterranean city. Science of the Total Environment, 959, 178267.

• Chifarelli, D. H., Gruber, L., Azzini, L., Nicese, F. P., & Giordani, E. (2024). Carbon Footprint of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Value Chain in Misiones Province (Argentina). Sustainability, 16(22), 10127.

• Detti, C., Gori, A., Azzini, L., Nicese, F. P., Alderotti, F., Piccolo, E. L., Stella, C., Ferrini, F., & Brunetti, C. (2024). Drought tolerance and recovery capacity of two ornamental shrubs: Combining physiological and biochemical analyses with online leaf water status monitoring for the application in urban settings. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 216, 109208.

• Vannucchi, F., Peruzzi, E., Doni, S., Manzi, D., Azzini, L., Pathan, S. I., Pietramellara, G., Arfaioli, P., Nicese, F. P., Masciandaro, G., & Macci, C. (2024). Biological Assessment of Green Waste and Dredged Sediment Co-Composting for Nursery Plant Cultivation. Applied Sciences, 14(13), 5767.

• Nicese, F. P., Azzini, L., Lucchetti, S., Macci, C., Vannucchi, F., Masciandaro, G., Pantani, O. L., Arfaioli, P., Pathan, S. I., Pietramellara, G., & Manzini, J. (2024). Co-Composting of Green Waste and Dredged Sediments Can Reduce the Environmental Impact of the Potted Nursery without Affecting Plant Growth. Applied Sciences, 14(4), 1538.

• Macci, C., Vannucchi, F., Peruzzi, E., Doni, S., Lucchetti, S., Waska, K., Hermànkovà, M., Scodellini, R., Cincinelli, A., Nicese, F. P., Azzini, L., & Masciandaro, G. (2023). A low impact sediment and green waste co-compost: can it replace peat in the nursery sector?. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-28.

• Arfaioli, P., Azzini, L., Cincinelli, A., Heřmánková, M., Lucchetti, S., Macci, C., Masciandaro, G., Scodellini, R., Renella, G., Waska, K., & Nicese, F. P. (2021, August). Waste materials-based substrates for ornamental plant production: Technical and environmental aspects. In II International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation, and Compost Utilization in Horticulture 1317 (pp. 79-86).

Nicese, F. P., Colangelo, G., Comolli, R., Azzini, L., Lucchetti, S., Marziliano, P. A., & Sanesi, G. (2021). Estimating CO2 balance through the Life Cycle Assessment prism: A case–Study in an urban park. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 57, 126869.

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