Dionea SA is a company active in Switzerland and abroad in the environmental sector.
Its strengths are continuous innovation and creativity that allow it to provide quality solutions for complex and constantly evolving territorial and environmental problems..
The company was founded in 1988, by the engineers Giacomo Gianola, Pippo Gianoni and Gabriele Carraro. In addition to the three joint owners, to meet the growing needs, the team has grown over the years and currently employs a dozen staff.
In the beyond 30 years of activity, Dionea performed beyond 1000 assignments, both in the public and private sectors, establishing numerous professional and scientific relationships with Swiss and foreign institutions. The experience gained in this way has allowed it to become one of the most experienced companies in the sector in the Canton of Ticino.
From January 2011 Dionea conforms to the norm ISO 9001:2008 (certificate n. 22663) for the design fields of activity, forestry planning and management of works, rural and urban, in the development of territorial information systems, and in environmental and territorial consultancy and research.
DIRECTION
ing. Giacomo Gianola
Environment, territory planning gianola@dionea.ch
dipl.geogr. Stefano Castelli
Environment, planning and territory, nature and landscape, Geoinformazione (GIS)
castelli@dionea.ch
ing. Pippo Gianoni
Planning and territory, nature and landscape, forest
gianoni@dionea.ch
ing. Gabriele Carraro
Nature and landscape, forest
carraro@dionea.ch
COLLABORATORS
geol. Giacomo Ghielmi
Environment, Geoinformazione (GIS)
ghielmi@dionea.ch
ing. Christian Bürer
Environment
burer@dionea.ch
ing. Flavia Spinelli
Environment
spinelli@dionea.ch
arch. Roberta Bello
Planning and territory, Geoinformazione (GIS)
bello@dionea.ch
dipl.geogr. Stefano Croci
Planning and territory
croci@dionea.ch
drUniTo Omar Tuccio
Forest
tuccio@dionea.ch
ing. For. Sup Adrian Oncelli
Forest
oncelli@dionea.ch
Geom. Luca Bergamin
Data management
bergamin@dionea.ch
Anette Fietz
Geoinformazione (GIS)
fietz@dionea.ch
Administration
Jessica Kuster
administration
kuster@dionea.ch
Organization chart
WORK WITH US
PUBLICATIONS
G.Carraro & G.Gianoni
Study on the presence of different species of local oak in Ticino and their importance for forestry depending on the station and taking into account the phenomenon of hybridization. ETHZ diploma work: 198 s., 1987 Polycopie
G.Gianoni, G.Carraro, F. Klötzli
Thermophile, Forest communities rich in laurophyllous plant species in the hyperinsubric sea area of Ticino.
Ber. Geobot. Inst. ETH Rübel Foundation, Zürich, 54: 164-180, 1988
G.Carraro, G. Gianola
The environmental crisis between certainties and hopes.
Diary and/or Tazebao, in Eco di Locarno, 15.08.1989
G.Carraro & J.-Phi. Schütz
Ecological importance of native oaks and silvicultural perspectives in Insubria.
Switzerland. Z.Forstwes. 141, 265-294, 1990
G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, G. Gianola, J. – D. Gallandat
Acid-loving and laurophilic insubrian forests.
in Report of the 2nd International Phytosociology excursion in Switzerland, Swiss Association of Phytosociology, pag. 115 – 127, 14-21 July 1991
ISSN 0254-9433
G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, G. Anastasi
Hydraulic correction and protection project of an industrial area on the basis of the principles of structuring the riparian ecotopes and guarantees for the new formation of the same.
Proceedings of the international congress of renaturation techniques and naturalistic engineering, AIPIN, Lignano Sabbiadoro, 1992
P. Gianoni
Tools for the management of projects in the environment: two evaluation systems to be inserted into an iterative procedure.
Sites and landscapes, Reims mountain nature park, 1992
ISSN 0338-0076
F. Rampazzi, G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, A. focus, B. Jann, N. Patocchi
The alluvial phytocoenoses of the lower and middle Valle Maggia.
STSN memory, Lugano, vol III, 1993 – ISBN 88–85118-23-2
G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, G.Gianola, Gallandat J.-D-
Alluvial areas of Valle Maggia (Someo et Riveo).
Geobotanical Institute Zurich, Reports from the Rübel Foundation n. 119, 01.08.1994
P. Gianoni
The red lists in practice: a valid analysis tool.
Boll. Natural Sciences Society (Lugano), 82 (2), 1994
G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, G.Gianola, Gallandat J.-D-
Insubrian acid-loving and laurophyllous forests.
Geobotanical Institute Zurich, Reports from the Rübel Foundation n. 119, 01.08.1994
C. Hofmann, M. Conedera, R. Delar, G.Carraro, P. Giorgetti
Effect of forest fires on vegetation south of the Swiss Alps.
Swiss National Committee IDNDR. 39 s., 1996
G.Carraro, F. Klötzli, G. Walter, P.Gianoni, R. Moved
Observed changes in vegetation in relation to climate warming.
Changes in vegetation related to the warming of the atmosphere.
Final report PNR31, vdf ETH Zurigo, 1998
ISBN 3-7281 2621 7
G. Gianoni
Pre-analysis on the territorial and environmental impacts of the Lotto 0, ring road or ring road of Teramo.
In Ecology of the environmental impact, editor V. Bettini
Preliminary screening for the VIA of the Lotto Zero of Teramo
University Institute of Architecture of Venice, 3.1998
G. Gianoni
Reflections and general aspects for an integrated planning of the Cansiglio.
In Ecology of the environmental impact. editor V. Bettini,
Proceedings of the seminar June 1998
University Institute of Architecture of Venice, 11.1998
G.Carraro, P.Gianoni, R. Moved
Climatic influence on vegetations changes: verification on regional scale of the laurofyllisation.
In Covered on recent shift in vegetation bounderies of decidius forest espacyally due to general global warming, editor F. Klötzli, G. Walterl, pag 31 – 51, Birkhäusreu Publishing House, 1999
ISBN 3-7643-6086-0
G.Carraro, F. Klötzli, G. Walter, P.Gianoni, R. Moved
Observed changes in vegetation in relation to climate warming.
In Biomonitoring: General and applied aspects on regiobnale and global scales
C.A. Burga and A Kratochwil, T:VS 35, Kluver Academic Publisher, 2001
ISBN 0-7923-6734-0
G.Carraro
The typologies of the Ticino chestnut belt and their evolutionary tendencies.
Department of the Canton Ticino / Switzerland territory, polycopia, 2001
G. Anastasi, A. Baumer, G.Gianola, J. Giani
The regional port of Locarno.
Arches 1/2001, Casagrande editions, 01.02.2001
M. Barzi, V. Bettini, G. Gianola, P.Gianoni, O. great, R. Moved, M. Schmidt
Critical analysis of the Malpensa environmental impact study 2000.
Fase A – screening, Phase B - Elements for scoping
In Ecology of the environmental impact, Virginio Bettini, Larry Canter, Leonard Ortolano
UTET 2001
ISBN 88-7750-633-4
G.Carraro
Classification of forests rich of walnut trees in Kyrgyzstan for use in forest management and sustainable development (Mission Gabriele Carraro 5-19.5.2002), Status and useful criteria in order to estimate the feasibility to introduce a system of forest typing as an instrument of reference for the forest management in Kyrgyzstan, Intercooperation (Bern), 2002
P.Gianoni, G. Gianola
Basic elements for environmental assessment.
In Environmental Impact Assessment, the new frontiers, curated by Virginio Bettini,
UTET 2002
ISBN 88-7750-752-7
P. Gianoni
Cumulative impacts - definition and elements of verification.
In Portoscuso. EIA gasification, curated by Virginio Bettini and Daniele Zannin
CUEN 2002
ISBN 88-7146-598-9
G.Carraro
Sustainability of hydroelectric exploitation and evaluation criteria in water withdrawals.
in Gianonia & Jakob (Eds.) The hydroelectric landscape of Robiei, Valle Bavona Foundation, 2003
Simone Hofstetter, Willy Tinner, Verushka Valsecchi, GabrieleCarraro, Marco Conedera
Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation history in the Insubrian Southern Alps—New indications from a small-scale site.
In Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, Vol. 15, No. 2, P. 87 – 98.
Springer Berlin, 2006
ISSN 0939-6314 (Print) 1617-6278 (Online)
V. Bettini, P. Gianoni, F. Of Noto, M. Stevanin, D. Zannin
Landscape ecology and percolation theory in urban ecology: an application to the revision of a prg: the case of Pozzallo, Ragusa,
Proceedings of lincei conferences, 182: Urban ecosystems Rome, National Academy of the lincei, 2002
ISBN 88-218-0879-3
Armin Wiek in collaboration with GabrieleCarraro, Stefano Castelli, Foo Gianoni, Roberto Mossi
Formative scenario analysis on the development possibilities of the rural area Centovalli - Verbano - Locarnese
ETH Zurich, UNS Natural and Social Scienze Interface, 2002
FooGianoni, Fabio Giacomazzi
Feasibility study for a national park in the Locarnese - Locarnese and Vallemaggia Region - April 2002
FooGianoni, GabrieleCarraro, Luca Bergamin
The experience of the Scairolo Canal - Canton Ticino.
Revitalization of a delta environment, Ingenieurbiologie - May 1 2004
ISSN 1422-0008
FooGianoni, GabrieleCarraro
The Locarnese National Park: the challenge of a regional development project
Swiss forest magazine, 155, 7: 290-295, 2004
ISSN 0036-7818
FooGianoni, GabrieleCarraro
Elements for the enhancement of the cross-border natural landscape between Locarnese - Centovalli - Verbano and the Italian-Swiss border - summary of interreg II results.
Conference proceedings "the landscape in its forest and anthropic components", Piedmontese Ticino Park - 5 November 2004
FooGianoni
Water as a heritage of humanity between resources and risks: from awareness to solidarity
From Us and Water a coexistence to be re-founded to ... Water and Us a reliving together to be founded
Proceedings of the Conference We and Water, a coexistence to be refounded, Vigo di Cadore lake (Belluno) 8-9 pag 167-170, November 2003,
Papergraf edition, Giuseppe Mazzotti Literary Prize, 2004
ISBN 88-87264-91-0
Foo Gianoni, Michael Jakob (the care of)
The days of Robiei: Landscape and energy between the past, present and future
Valle Bavona Foundation, 2005
Antonella Valentini
Limits, Borders, Interfaces - reflections with PippoGianoni,
Re-view Research for landscape design
Florence University Press, year 4, number 6, July-December 2006
monofraphic number design on Limits, dialogue section, pp 75 – 81, 2006
ISSN 174-6768
G. Gianola
The construction of the Vedeggio - Cassarate Gallery and the environment.
In Archi, pp 41 – 43, Casagrande editions, 10.2006
G. Gianola
Transport infrastructure and the environment.
In Archi, pp 64 – 68, Casagrande editions, 6.2007
FooGianoni
The water: meeting place and starting point for new approaches to the territory on the example of Lerno and Mount Nieddu.
Civilization of the Sea, quarterly periodical of studies, research and information
ICIMAR - Institute of Sea Civilizations - year XVI - N. 3 –Pag. 130 – 135, 2006-2007
FooGianoni
Loose thoughts along the ecotones of Renzo Franzin's “breath of water”
In River, landscape, soil defense: overcome emergencies, seize opportunities
Proceedings of the International Conference of Florence, curated by Michele Ercolini
Florence University Press, Places and Landscapes , N.3, pag. 157 – 167, 2007
ISBN 978-88-8453-550-4 (print), 978-88-8453-549-8 (online)
FooGianoni
Journey from Robiei to Lake Maggiore, along the Maggia and its tributaries between environmental aspects, landscapes and stories of men
Arches, pag. 18 -21, Casagrande SA editions, Bellinzona, 6 – 2008
ISSN 1422-5417
Foo Gianoni and Eriberto Eulisse
Alpine Rivers and European Water Directive
province of Belluno and the International Center of Water Civilization
Part 3: A new way of thinking about rivers: restore aquatic ecosystems
pag. 75 – 95, 2009
FooGianoni e Irma Visalli
From a “Carta della Piave” to the strategic project of the Piave
in The conflict of water, the Piave case, second act
Cierre editions - province of Belluno, pag. 45 – 48, 2009
F. Bertasi, GA Pagnoni, P. Gianoni, R. Rossi
The value of naturalness and the management of interventions in the lagoons of the Po delta.
Quaderni di Cà Vendramin, Cà Vendramin Foundation, N.0, pag. 56 – 101, October 2009
FooGianoni
The landscape: perceptions against the tide -
in From the Great Valleys to Benaco, pag. 229 -237.
Verona Reclamation Consortia, 2009
Giovanni Morin and PippoGianoni
The new valleys of Cerea.
Valligrandi and Medio Veronese Reclamation Consortium and the Municipality of Cerea. pag. 32, 2009