Implementing innovations for boosting Tourim, Art and Heritage management

Research fellow: Clio Fabiana Flego 
Supervisor: Alessio Tei

Description: 
The proposed activity will focus on the study of the innovative processes related to the promotion and management of Tourism, Art and Heritage local activities. The proposed research is linked to the creation of local heritage and arts as main drivers for sustainable Tourism. The Hub will be established at the University of Genoa as part of Europen funded project (Ulysseus Erasmus+). The selected candidate will be expected to cooperate with the abovementioned EU project partners in order to identify a strategy for the effective initial establishment and future development of the Hub.

An econometric model to forecast the Ligurian GDP: an application using the CPT data

Research fellow: Simone Lombardini 
Supervisor: Concetta Mendolicchio

Description: 
The aim of the project is to identify the data and an econometric model able of forecast the Ligurian GDP and to simulate the impact of public policies. This would generate important information to plan the short and medium term public choices. In general, the identification of regional indicators is difficult due to the poor availability of representative sample used to build the indicators adopted to evaluate the economic activities. In this respect, the territorial public accounts (CPT) represent an important source of information.

Performance Indicators for resilient city

Research fellow: Monica Bruzzone    
Supervisor: Renata Paola Dameri

Description:     
The research activity consists in the study of a model of indicators for monitoring urban resilience, conceived in a broad sense: the resilient city is the city that knows how to plan its structures and activities in order to be able to cope with future shocks and stresses, maintaining its integrity and safeguarding the quality of life of its citizens. The theme of urban indicators has been developed extensively at a professional level, there are many urban rankings based of indicators. However, they are instruments devoid of scientific validity, opaque, lacking from a methodological point of view. The research therefore aims to develop an urban quality monitoring tool based on solid scientific foundations, deriving both from an in-depth analysis of the literature, and from confrontation with the main actors and stakeholders of urban resilience.
The research activity must produce:
-    A scientific analysis of urban quality measurement tools;
-    The definition of a framework of indicators for the measurement of urban qualities, based both on the previous scientific literature and on the consultation of the actors and stakeholders;
-    The design of a system for data collection, space-time comparison, synthesis of indicators with respect to the main qualities of the city, for example: inclusive, attractive, sustainable, etc.
-    The design of a support system for political decisions at urban-local scale, based on the system of indicators;
-    The conception of a communication system towards citizens based on the same system of indicators.

Compensation Limit of the Cruise and Travel Organiser: The Right of Recourse against Tourism Service Providers

Research fellow: Rachele Genovese    
Supervisor: Monica Brignardello

Description:   
The research project’s main objective is to reconstruct the complex regulatory framework regarding limitation on compensation of tourism service operators, in the context of its historical development as well. In addition, maritime cruise organiser and its right of recourse against tourism service providers will also be dealt with. Furthermore, various interpretative issues in current regulations will be critically analysed to find de iure condendo solutions through a careful collection and study of case law and doctrine.

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