Monica Iorio

Department of Social Studies and Institutions

Viale Sant’Ignazio da Laconi, 78

09123 Cagliari – Italy

Ph. +39 070 675 3678

Email: iorio@unica.it

 

Current Position

Associate Professor in Political and Economic Geography

 

Membership

Member of the Board of Professors, PhD Programme in “History, Cultural Heritage and International Studies” of the University of Cagliari.

Member of CRENOS (Centre for Economic Research for the North & South), CIREM section (Interuniversity Centre for Economic Research and Mobility of the University of Cagliari and the University of Sassari).

Member of the Italian Geographic Society.

 

Qualifications

1994: Degree in Political Sciences from the University of Cagliari, with a thesis in Economic and Political Geography.

In the academic year 1995-1996, she attended a Master in Urban Planning: “Environment and Territory”, within the Department of Land Engineering of the University of Cagliari.

 

Scholarships

Between 13/10/1997 to 22/11/1999 she was awarded a scholarship from the Sardinia Region (ex art. 37 L.R. 2/94) to carry out a study on the “Elaboration and application of models to determine tourism carrying capacity in the coastal areas of Sardinia”. The study was carried out within the previous Department for Economic and Social Research of the University of Cagliari.

Between 28/07/2000 to 31/03/2006 she was the awarded a Research Grant (ex art. 51 L.N. 449/97) to carry out a study on “Eco compatible strategies for the development of tourism in coastal areas: The case of Essaouira, Morocco”. The study was carried out within the previous Department for Economic and Social Research of the University of Cagliari.

 

Teaching activity

2006-2007: Regional Geography, 4,5 CFU, triennial graduate course in Social Sciences for Development; Geography of Tourism, 4,5 CFU, masters graduate course in Social Sciences for Development, Cooperation and Peace.

2007-2008: Regional Geography, 4,5 CFU, triennial graduate course in Social Sciences for Development; Geography of Tourism, 4,5 CFU, masters graduate course in Social Sciences for Development, Cooperation and Peace.

2008-2009: Regional Geography, 4,5 CFU, triennial graduate course in Social Sciences for Development.

2009-2010: Geography of the Territory and Economics of Natural Resources (Module A – 5CFU), masters course in Governance and Global System; Regional Economic Geography, 5CFU, triennial graduate course in Political Sciences.

2010-2011: Geography of the Territory and Economics of Natural Resources (Module A – 5CFU), masters course in Governance and Global System; Regional Economic Geography, 5CFU, triennial graduate course in Political Sciences.

2011-2012: Economic and Political Geography, 6 CFU, masters graduate course in Politics, Society and Territory.

2012-2013: Economic and Political Geography, 6 CFU, masters graduate course in Politics, Society and Territory.

2013-2014: Economic and Political Geography, 6 CFU, masters graduate course in Politics, Society and Territory.

2015-2016: Geography of Development, 12 CFU, triennial graduate course in Political Sciences.

 

Administrative responsabilites

Member of the Giunta of the Department of Social Sciences and Institutions, University of Cagliari.

Tutor for Erasmus students from: Christian Albrechts Universität, Kiel; Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Charles University, Prague.

 

Main research interests

Her main research interests include subjects relating to tourism geography, social geography and population geography, particularly:

• Cultural and rural tourism in marginalized areas
• Community based tourism from theory to practice
• Diasporas and root tourism
• Heritage production and tourism in multi-ethnic contexts
• International migrations
• Migrant entrepreneurship
• National and local strategies for inclusion of ROM communities
  Publications

Articles in journals

• Iorio Monica, (2016), “Vado a vivere a Malta. L’emigrazione italiana in tempo di crisi”. Rivista Geografica Italiana, vol. 124 (3), ISSN 0035-6697, pp. 319-340.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, (2014), “Processi di patrimonializzazione e ri-affermazione di gerarchie etniche in Transilvania”, Rivista Geografica Italiana, vol. 121 (4), ISSN 0035-6697, pp. 399-412.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, (2014), “Transylvanian Saxon culture as heritage: Insights from Viscri, Romania”. Geoforum, Vol. 52, ISSN 0016-7185, pp. 22-31.
• Iorio Monica, Corsale Andrea (2014), “Community-based tourism and networking: Viscri, Romania”. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 22 (2), ISSN 1461-6686, pp. 234-255.
• Iorio Monica, Corsale Andrea, (2013), “Diaspora and Tourism: Transylvanian Saxons Visiting the Homeland”. Tourism Geographies, Vol. 15 (2), ISSN 1461-6686, pp. 198-232.
• Iorio Monica, Wall Geoffrey (2012),”Behind the mask: tourism and community in Sardinia. Tourism Management, 33 (6), ISSN 0261-5177, pp. 1440-1449.
• Iorio Monica, Wall Geoffrey (2011),”Local museum as catalyst for development”. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 6 (1), 2011, ISSN 1747-6631, pp. 1-15.
• Iorio Monica, Corsale Andrea (2010), “Rural Tourism and Livelihood Strategies in Romania”. Journal of Rural Studies, 26 (2), ISSN 0743-0167, pp. 152-162.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2010), “Musei di identità: un’opportunità per lo sviluppo locale e turistico delle aree marginali. Esperienze in Sardegna, Romania e Marocco”. Pasos, Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, vol. 8, n. 4, ISSN 1695-7171, pp. 555-568.
• Iorio Monica (2008), “Understanding links among local museum, cultural heritage and community development through tourism: an example from Mamoiada – Sardinia”. Boletín Gestión Cultural, n. 17, ISSN 1697-073X, pp. 1-15.
• Iorio Monica (2008), “Oltre la nave: il turismo crocieristico a Cagliari”. Turistica, n. 3, ISSN 1974-2207, pp.81-100.
• Corsale Andrea, Gentileschi Maria Luisa, Iorio Monica, Leone Anna, Loi Antonio, Sistu Giovanni (2007), “La mobilità come risorsa per lo sviluppo locale. Esperienze e riflessioni”. In Faggi P. (a cura di), «Sviluppo locale: territorio, attori, progetti. Confronti internazionali». Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana, Società di Studi Geografici, Firenze, ISSN 0035-6697, pp. 13-46.
• Monica (2006), “Il paradiso perduto? Tsunami e turismo internazionale nelle coste sud tailandesi”. Quaderni vietnamiti, n. 5, ISSN 2283-6985, pp. 50-66.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, Gentileschi Maria Luisa, Leone Anna, Loi Antonio, Sistu Giovanni (2006), “Mobilità geografica e percorsi di sviluppo locale fra Marocco, Sardegna e Tunisia”. Geotema n. 24, ISSN 1126-7798, pp. 12-22.
• Iorio Monica (2004), “Le travail des femmes dans l’hôtellerie: un regard sur la Sardaigne”, Espace, Populations, Sociétés, n. 1, ISSN 0755/7809, pp. 97-111.
• Iorio Monica, (2004), “Tutti in pochi mesi e solo lungo le coste. Ma il turismo in Sardegna può cambiare? Sardegna Economica, Vol. 1, ISSN 0036-4770, pp. 69-78.
• Iorio M. (2004), “Le nuove destinazioni turistiche in Marocco: lo scenario del Sud Interieur, L’Universo, n. 1, Istituto Geografico Militare, Firenze, ISSN 0042-0409, pp. 78-100.
• Iorio Monica (2002), “Esistono ampi margini di crescita per l’affermazione di un turismo rosa”. In Sardegna Economica, n. 6, ISSN 0036-4770, pp. 53-60.
• Iorio Monica (2001), “La destagionalizzazione del turismo a Essaouira (Marocco): problemi e prospettive”. Terra d’Africa, n.10, Edizioni Unicopli, Milano, ISSN 1124-125X, pp. 149-181.
• Iorio Monica (2001), “Marocco: la medina di Essaouira. Problemi e riflessioni sul turismo”. Urbanistica nei paesi in via di sviluppo, n. 21, ISSN 1125-6257, pp. 23-30.

Chapters in books

• Iorio Monica, Corsale Andrea (2017), “Travelling to the homeland over a double diaspora: memory, landscape and sense of belonging. Insights from Transylvanian Saxons”. In Marschall Sabine (Ed.), Tourism and Memories of Home. Migrants, Displaced People, Exiles and Diasporic Communities. Channel View, Bristol, ISBN 978-1-84541-602-7, pp. 179-199.
• Iorio Monica (2016), “Tourism in Sardinia: a potential yet to be achieved”. In Corsale A., Sistu G. (Ed.), Surrounded by Water. Landscapes, Seascapes and Cityscapes of Sardinia. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, ISBN (13) 978-1-4438-8600-0, pp. 231-252.
• Iorio Monica, Wall Geoffrey, (2015), “Beyond the mask. Continuity and change in a Sardinian rite”. In Laing J., Frost W. (Ed.), Rituals and traditional events in a modern world, London, New York: Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-70736-7, pp. 126-140.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, (2015), “Il formaggio pecorino: paesaggio e produzione”. In Conti S. (a cura di), Patrimoni italiani. Paesaggi, sapori e colori. Mondadori, Milano, ISBN 9788867740925, pp. 131-141.
• Iorio Monica (2014), Tra mare e terra: i crocieristi a Cagliari. In Tanca M. (a cura di), Un lungo viaggio nella geografia umana della Sardegna. Studi in onore di Antonio Loi, Pàtron Editore, Bologna, ISBN 9788855532662, pp. 175-187.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2011), “Il ruolo dei musei di identità nello sviluppo locale e turistico dei luoghi marginali. Racconti di esperienze in Sardegna e Romania”. In Viganoni L. (a cura di), «A Pasquale Coppola, Raccolta di scritti». Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana, Roma, Vol. 89, ISBN 9788888692722, pp. 607-618.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2010), “Racconti sul turismo rurale in Romania tra marginalità delle campagne e strategie familiari”. In Iorio M., Sistu G. (a cura di), Dove finisce il mare. Sandhi, Cagliari, ISBN 9788889061671, pp. 289-311.
• Iorio Monica (2007), “Il turismo culturale in Sardegna tra musei e siti archeologici: aspetti critici ed opportunità”. In Sistu G. (a cura di), Vagamondo. Turismi e turisti in Sardegna, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 978-88-8467-428-9, pp. 147-167.
• Iorio Monica (2005), “Donne e turismo in Sardegna: il lavoro alberghiero”. In Dell’Agnese E., Ruspini E. (a cura di), Turismo al maschile, turismo al femminile, Cedam, Padova, ISBN 88-13-25390-7, pp. 399-424.
• Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2003), “Attività produttive e gestione dei rifiuti nel parco nazionale de La Maddalena”. In Esu A., Sistu G. (a cura di), Isole, insularità e rifiuti, Franco Angeli, Milano, ISBN 88-464-4609-7, pp. 329-359.
• Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2002), “Sviluppo turistico e capacità di carico ambientale in Sardegna”. In Paci R., e Usai S. (a cura di), L’ultima spiaggia, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 88-8467-065-9, pp. 241-280.

Edited Books

• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2013), Water Policies and Issues. An International Approach. Proceedings of the XIV European Seminar on Geography of Water – Environmental Conflicts and Sustainable Water Policies in The Mediterranean Region. CUEC, Cagliari, ISBN 978-88-84678-225.
• Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2010), Dove finisce il mare, Sandhi Editore, Cagliari ISBN 978-88-89061-671.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2010), “Environmental protection, tourism and local development in fragile areas. The case of wetlands in Sardinia”. In Carestiato N., Guaran A. (a cura di), Water in the Euro-Mediterranean Area, Forum, Udine, ISBN 9788884205995, pp. 81-92.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2009), “Experiences of Sustainable Family-run Tourism in Rural Romania”. In Bran F. et al. (Ed.), The 2nd International Conference on Ecological Performance in a Competitive Economy – PEEC 2009. Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest. Quality – Access to Success, Vol. 10, N. 106, ISSN 1582-2559, pp. 45-55.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2009), “Recent Trends in Water Policy in Sardinia. Filling the Gap between Increasing Demand and Decreasing Availability”. Atti della V Conferenza Scientifica Internazionale “Global Changes: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Adaptation”, Sofia, 17-18 aprile 2008, University of Sofia Press, Sofia, ISBN 9789540729008, pp. 435-440.
• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica (2006), “Water management in a tourism-oriented Mediterranean town: the case of Alghero (Sardinia)”. In Järvet A. (Ed.), Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments, Publicationes Instituti Geographici Universitatis Tartuensis n. 101, Tartu, Estonia, ISBN 9985404971, pp. 138-151.
• Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2005), “La fruizione turistica dei musei e dei siti archeologici in Sardegna”. In Di Blasi A. (a cura di), Geografia dialogo tra generazioni, Vol. 2, Atti del XXIX Congresso Geografico Italiano, Pàtron, Bologna, ISBN 885552822X, pp. 301-307.
• Iorio Monica (2001), “Ambienti geografici costieri e carrying capacity turistica. Definizioni concettuali e approccio metodologico”. In Brandis P., Scanu G. (a cura di), La Sardegna nel Mondo Mediterraneo. L’importanza economica del turimo oggi. V Convegno internazionale di studi, Pàtron, Bologna, ISBN 88-555-2668-5, pp. 555-574.
• Iorio M., Leone A., Podda F (1999)., “L’immigration marocaine en Italie entre la clandestinité et la légalité: un regard sur la Sardaigne”, Migration clandestine: enjeux et perspectives, Actes du colloque international organisé à la Faculté de Droit, Agdal, Rabat, 29-30 aprile 1999, pp. 113-127.

Reports and working papers

• Iorio Monica, Renoldi Stefano (2016), “Imprenditoria straniera nella Sardegna meridionale: un’indagine empirica sulla creazione e i fabbisogni d’impresa”. Note Economiche della Sardegna, Crenos, n. 5, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 978 88 9386 011 6.
• Iorio Monica, Renoldi Stefano (2016), “Flussi migratori e imprenditoria straniera in Sardegna”. Note Economiche della Sardegna, Crenos, n. 2, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 978-88-9386-0024.

• Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2009), “Turismo, educazione ambientale e fattorie didattiche”. In Economia della Sardegna – 16° rapporto, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 978-88-8467-516, pp. 110-118.
• Corsale A., Iorio M., Sistu G. (2006), “Sostenibilità turistica e partecipazione: l’Agenda 21 Locale”, In Economia della Sardegna, 13° Rapporto, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 88-8468-331-3, pp. 154-163.
• Iorio Monica (2004), Musei, siti archeologici e turismo in Sardegna: alla ricerca di un’integrazione. Quaderni di Lavoro CRENoS – Temi Economici della Sardegna, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 9788884674494.
• Iorio Monica, Sistu Giovanni (2004), “Turismo, comuni costieri e pressione ambientale”. In CRENoS, Economia del turismo in Sardegna, Cuec, Cagliari, ISBN 88-8467-213-9, pp. 49-76.

• Iorio M., Leone A., Podda F. (2003), “Migrazioni internazionali tra legalità e clandestinità: il caso del Marocco, La cooperazione tra le Università sarde e i Paesi in via di sviluppo, Rendiconti seminario della Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Suppl. n. 1, Vol. LXXIII, pp. 313-319.

  
  Participation in international seminars and conferences

She has participated as a speaker in various conferences and seminars, amongst which:

2016: Round Table – L’imprenditoria migrante, Progetto For Imm – Formazione Impresa Migranti, Cagliari, 14th April, Paper presented: «Gli immigrati come risorsa socio-economica del territorio».

2014: National conference – Identità, uguaglianza e discriminazione di genere, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 20th June, Paper presented: «La rappresentazione dell’iconografia femminile nel marketing turistico».

2013: Internaitonal conference – “XXXIII International Geographic Seminar ‘Dimitrie Cantemir’”, Ia?i University, Romania, 18th-20th October. Paper presented: «Cultural Tourism and Local Development in Sardinia, Italy ».

2013: “VI Seminario italo-francese di Geografia sociale, ‘Giustizia spaziale: marginalità, isolamento, cittadinanza’”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 9th-10th May. Paper presented: «Marginalità sociale e sviluppo locale. Il caso della Transilvania centrale».

2009: International conference – “Water Resources, Management and Security in Southern Europe” (European Union, Universities of Udine e Tartu), Udine, 22nd June. Paper presented: «Tourism and Water Security in Sardinia».

2008: International symposium – XI Erasmus IP European Seminar on Geography of Water, “Water Security Problems”, University of Sofia, Sofia, 29th June. Paper presented: «Recent Trends in Water Policy in Sardinia. Filling the Gap between Increasing Demand and Decreasing Availability».

2008: International conference – “Tourisme et Environnement. Réalités, Politiques et Perspectives, Tunis, 9th-11th October. Paper presented: “Museums of Identity and local development: the case of the Museo delle Maschere Mediterranee di Mamoiada, Italy».

2007: National conference – Nuove forme di gestione nei musei della Sardegna”, Consorzio Turistico Sa Corona Arrubia, Villanovaforru, 20th April. Paper presented: «Il ruolo dei musei nel turismo culturale della Sardegna: aspetti critici ed opportunità».

2007: International conference – Developing excellent cultural tourism destinations, University of Barcellona, Barcellona 22nd-23rd November. Paper presented: «Museums, cultural tourism and local development: towards synergistic relationships».

2006: International symposium – X Erasmus IP European Seminar on Geography of Water, “Water Resources and Conflicts in Southern European Ecoregions”, University of Seville, Seville, 25th June. Paper presented: «Water management in tourist-oriented Mediterranean towns».

 

Peer-reviewing in scientific journals

Is a peer-reviewer for various international journals, amongst which: Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Rural Studies, Tourism Geographies, Tourism Management.

 

Research Project membership

2013-2016: Research project (L.R. 7/2007): “Spatial justice and Mediterranean territorial systems. Urban policies, social practices and mobility”.

2010-2012: Community initiative ENPI – CIUDAD: Project TOUR-MED-EAU “Gestion durable de l’eau dans les territoires touristique de la Méditerranée”.

2010-2012: Community initiative ENPI – CIUDAD: SOUTH-EAST ARCHERITAGE “Roman Empire Common Heritage in Southern and Eastern ENPI Countries”.

2008-2010: Project LIFE Paesi Terzi – DESTINATIONS: “Développement de stratégies pour un tourisme durable dans les nations méditerranéennes”. 

2008-2009: Research project (L.R. 19/96) “Tourism and environmental quality – A cooperation project between Djerba and Sardinia “.

 

Working Languages: Italian, English, French.