UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
New book “Governing Future Challenges in Mediterranean Protected Areas” by Dr. Engelbert Ruoss
Together with Loredana Alfare (CNR-ISMAR), USI UNESCO Chair associated expert, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss, recently published the book "Governing Future Challenges in Mediterranean Protected Areas". "The intention of the book . . . was to examine current Governance and...
Our World Heritage Initiative
The USI UNESCO Chair is happy and honored to be part of the Our World Heritage initiative, by contributing to the theme of tourism.The initiative was officially launched on November 16th, 2020: https://youtu.be/hTzuxMd86Po! Series of of online webinars 2021: A series...
UNESCO Chair Team contributes to ENTER21 Conference
USI UNESCO Chair contributed to the ifitt ENTER21 conference (19 - 22 January 2021). As a former ifitt president Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni took part in the "Fireplace Chat with ifitt Presidents" on January 22nd. Furthermore, the full paper on the exploratory study, “Old”...
New ETC Report: Communication of Gastronomy on ETC Members’ Official Websites
We are delighted to present a new study, which was elaborated by Bendetta Brambilla, Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska, and Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni in cooperation with the European Travel Commission on the communication of gastronomy on ETC members' official websites. In detail, it...
Succesfull Ph.D. defence by Dr. Emanuele Mele
Congratulations to Emanuele Mele, who successfully defended his Ph.D. on Friday 30.10.2020! Abstract of the thesis: "Tourism and culture are strictly intertwined. People can experience culture before, during, and after their journey, both in the offline and in the...
Prof. Cantoni & Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis @ Euromed 2020 (November 2-5, 2020)
Chairholder, Prof. Cantoni, co-chaired the first conference on Digital Heritage in Europe and Dr. Silvia de Ascaniis moderated the "1st International Workshop on Cultural Tourism: Discovery Europe". More information here. .