Country: Italy – City: Foggia – Address: Italy, University of Foggia, Department of Economics, Via Romolo Caggese 1, 71121, Foggia

Geotechnologies for accessibility and inclusion

Description:

The integrated use of geotechnologies plays a strategic role in the participatory design, planning and management of accessible tourism communities. These tools make it possible to analyse the territorial context, detect architectural and sensory barriers, identify accessible routes and develop projects that can be enjoyed by tourists with specific needs, fostering integrated, strategic and participatory planning oriented towards equitable and sustainable development models. Within this framework, the C.Os.T.A. Project (Comunità Ospitali per il Turismo Accessibile), is an innovative initiative promoted by the Regione Puglia which, through pilot network projects, involves various partners in the creation of itineraries promoting inclusive tourism experiences across the territory, from the coastal areas to the inner ones. In this perspective, a Scientific Seminar will be organised, bringing together academics, researchers, experts and institutional representatives to showcase significant international and national good practices as meaningful references for the C.Os.T.A. Project, with particular focus on the use of geotechnologies applied to diverse territorial contexts. The projects presented share the following core features: inclusion as a guiding principle, the adoption of innovative research methodologies, the use of advanced geotechnologies accessible to a wide range of users — scientific community, policy makers, entrepreneurs, citizens — and structured collaboration among various partners.

Main objectives:

The Event aims:
• to explore the strategic role of geotechnologies in the design, planning and management of accessible and inclusive tourism communities;
• to present and discuss significant international and national good practices as meaningful references for the development of projects promoting inclusion and accessibility;
• to foster dialogue and structured collaboration among academics, researchers, institutional representatives, tourism operators and third sector organisations;
• to examine innovative methodological approaches for the identification and analysis of accessible routes and the development of inclusive tourism itineraries;
• to reflect on the potential of advanced geotechnological tools as enabling instruments for participatory territorial planning;
• to contribute to the consolidation of a replicable and spatially aware model of inclusive tourism destination, grounded in the principles of equity, sustainability and social inclusion.

Event language: Italian

The event will be: mixed, in presence with streaming/remote participation (the link must be indicated in this form)

Link (for online events): https://meet.google.com/oym-tpxi-ema

Reference person: Isabella Varraso – Role or function: Isabella Varraso (Full Professor, University of Foggia, President of AIIG Puglia, Contact Project for the University of Foggia). Marilena Labianca (Associate Professor, University of Foggia, Coordination and Organizational Secretariat) – Reference organization: University of Foggia, AIIG (Associazione Italiana Insegnanti di Geografia – Puglia)

Those who organize are: Academics

Estimated starting time (local time): 10:00:00 AM

Expected duration: 10:00 – 15.30

University of Foggia, Department of Economics, Via Romolo Caggese 1, Room 7

LINK:

https://meet.google.com/oym-tpxi-ema

Department of Economics, University of Foggia:

GeoNight code: 2026253