Francesco Adamo Abstract A COMMUNITY PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY, COMPETITIVENESS AND SAFETY OF ITALIAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS. – This first contribution will make some initial reflections and proposals on how Italian tourism, blocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, can not only recover but overcome problems already evident before the crisis and become more sustainable and competitive. Certainly, the…

Giovanni Messina Abstract MARGINALITY AND COVID 19: RETHINKING TOURISM? – The contribution aims to help open a reflection on the impact that the pandemic has had on the implementation of tourism enhancement strategies in marginal areas and at the same time raise a question relating to the next European programming. LEADER planning experiences are then…

Ugo lombardo Abstract THE ENHANCEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SICILY FOR THEIR ACTIVATION. THE CASE OF THE LUIGI PIRANDELLO BIRTH HOUSE MUSEUM. – The cultural heritage, which is one of the factors that determines the identity of Sicily, is also a strength in promoting the economic development of the region. There are countless strategies that…

Vincenzo Addio Abstract ON THE TRAIL OF THE SIREN: BLACK TOURISM IN NAPLES. – This study aims to analyse a particular type of tourism that is part of the phenomenon of so-called macabre tourism. The discussion is focused on the city of Naples, considered a crossroads of cultures and religious traditions, halfway between paganism and…

Vincenzo Mini Abstract SLOW TOURISM AS A RESPONSE TO COVID-19 COVIDATION. – The research question to be answered is whether slow tourism, already important from the point of view of environmental sustainability, can help reduce the negative effects and indicate a faster recovery of the tourism sector, in the context of coexistence with the pandemic…

Angela Pepe, Annalisa Percoco Abstract   PAST-FUTURE: THE 2019 MATERA TOURIST LEGACY AFTER COVID-19. – The health emergency caused by Coved 19 has brought with it a consequent economic and socio-cultural crisis, resulting in an absolutely unprecedented framework for the tourism industry at national and international level. In fact, the tourism sector has suffered a…

Enrico Bernardini Abstract   TOURISM IN LIGURIA: PERSPECTIVES AND GOVERNANCE FOR POSSIBLE POST COVID-19 SCENARIOS. – The emergency due to the global pandemic Covid-19 requires a rethinking of tourism models at national and international level, in light of the spread of the Virus in the Planet. It is not yet known what the future will…

Gianluca Grossi, Valentina Polsinelli Abstract THE COMBINATION OF ART AND ENVIRONMENT AS A TOURIST DEVELOPMENT DRIVING FORCE FOR PERIPHERAL DESTINATIONS. – Local development policies, and tourism ones in particular, have long been experimenting with new forms of enhancement, animation and promotion of marginal or rural areas, combining art and nature as the motor of sustainable…

Federica Manni, Graziano Abrate Abstract THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES. – Tourism and restaurant services are undoubtedly among the sectors most affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper proposes an empirical analysis to evaluate these consequences under both a demand and a supply perspective. On the…