UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes
The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe is a long-standing programme that identifies and connects tangible and intangible heritage across borders to promote democracy, human rights, intercultural dialogue and access to culture for all.
Workshop: Cultural Sustainability in Tourism: Management Model for Heritage Sites
Watch it live on YouTube on the 27th of September @ 12.30 (CET): https://youtu.be/SA0aO9uTYwE This workshop is organized by USI UNESCO Chair in collaboration with UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) and UFVJM (Federal University of Vale do Jequitinhonha...
Machu Picchu: digital media for sustainable preservation, communication and flow management
Watch it live on YouTube, on the 26th of September @ 18.30 (CET): https://youtu.be/9BBeNoqYiHg UNESCO has organized a World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development - MONDIACULT 2022 - aiming at fully integrating culture as a global public good in...
USI UNESCO Chair participated to the first Executive Board Meeting of ATHENA
ATHENA (Association of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Networks in Academia) has the mission of sharing knowledge, experience and expertise, and supporting scientific excellence in tourism amongst research centres/institutes internationally. Its vision is to create a...
7th UNESCO Unitwin Conference
USI UNESCO Chair participated in the 7th UNESCO UNITWIN conference “World Heritage and tourism innovation - responding to the challenges in a changing world”, which took place between 15th and 20th May 2022 in Portorož, Slovenia, at the University of Primorska,...
Women in Big Data Conference 2022
PhD Candidate, Lea Hasenzahl, presented her PhD project "Exploring the public discourse around Chinese Outbound Tourism in Western societies (working title)" at the Women in Big Data 2022 Conference in Zürich (18 - 20 May, 2022). The Confernece was organized by the...
Open access chapters of the Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media
We are happy to announce the publication of the Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media, edited by Silvia De Ascaniis and Lorenzo Cantoni, published by Edward Elgar: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970082. The volume explores the impact of digital...