Phd in MODELS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

email: roberta.gemmiti@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649766396
building: Economia
room: 526

Curriculum Vitae




Education


University graduation 1989 Sapienza-University of Rome Economics
PhD 1996 Sapienza – University of Rome PhD in Economic Geography – Dissertation on “Rome periurbanization”

Appointments

Academic Appointments


2012 Associate Professor in Economic Geography

Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale –2012-2013- Full Professor.

2012- Public professor selection process : granted status of eligibility for full professorship (MGGR-02 Economic Geography)



2012-
2005- Sapienza – University of Rome Adjunct Professor (Professore Aggregato) in Economic Geography
1997- Sapienza - University of Rome, Faculty of Economics, Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance Tenured Researcher (Ricercatore confermato) in Economic Geography (MGGR-02)








Other Appointments

Start End Institution Position

1994- Council of Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance (MEMOTEF) Member of the Council
1994 1997 Commission for Information System (Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance) Member of the Commission
1999 2002 Executive Board of Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance Member of the Executive Board
2005 2008 Executive Board of Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance Member of the Executive Board
2000- Scientific Council of PhD in Economic Geographic Member of the Scientific Council
2005- Council of the Faculty of Economics Researcher representative
2005 Commission for Recruitment of Researcher in Economic Geography (Piemonte Orientale University)
Commission Member
2008 Commission for Recruitment of Researcher in Economic Geography (Politecnico di Milano)
Commission Member
2008 2010 Commission for the Library of Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance Member of the Commission
2010- Commission for Research Development of Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance Member of the Commission
2011 Commission for the final discussion in the PhD in Economic Geography (University of Bari) Member of the Commission
2011 Commission for the admission to the PhD in Economic Geography (Sapienza- University of Rome ) Member of the Commission





Teaching experience



2012- Sapienza – University of Rome – Laurea Magistrale (EPOS) Course of Advanced Geography (English)
2011-2012 Sapienza – University of Rome (Pomezia)
Course of Economic and Political Geography (9 cfu)
2009-2011 Sapienza- University of Rome – Laurea Magistrale Interfacoltà (Architecture/Sociology) “Social Analysis and spatial planning” Course of Territorial Organization (6 cfu)
2009-2011 Sapienza – University of Rome – Faculty of Sociology (Laurea Triennale) Course of Economic and Political Geography ( 9 cfu)
2008-2009 Sapienza- University of Rome (Civitavecchia)

Course of Economic Geography (6 cfu)
2007-2008 Tor Vergata University – Faculty of Economics Lecture on “Spatial models”
2007-2008 Tor Vergata University– Master in “Economics and management of tourism and culture” Lecture on “Tourism and territory”
2005-2006 Sapienza – University of Rome – Faculty of Sociology Lecture on “New models of economy and territory in global competition” (20 hs)
2000- Sapienza – University of Rome– PhD in Economic Geography Two Seminars per year on Urban geography, urban economics, urban spatial models
2000-2007 “La Tuscia” University– Faculty of Economics Course of Economic Geography (60 hs)



Society memberships


1991- Member of Italian Geographic Society
1993- Member of the Italian Association of Teachers of Geography
1994- Member of the Italian Association of Geographers
1994- Member of the Society of Geographical Studies (Florence)






Research activities and projects


2016 PI in the research project (Ricerca Universitaria) “Environmental Justice” Sapienza University of Rome
2011 PI in the research project (Ricerca Universitaria) “Metropolitan areas as sustainable development vision. The intermunicipal cooperation” Sapienza University of Rome
2010 Scientific Coordinator in the Agreement between CRA and MEMOTEF Department CRA-CMA – The Agricultural Research Council – Research Unit for Climatology and Metereology applied to Agriculture
2010 Investigator in the research (Ricerca Universitaria) “Integration and elaboration of Istat database for firms spatial analysis” (PI F. Celata) Sapienza University of Rome
2010 Investigator in the research (Progetto di Ateneo Federato) “Partecipative Urban Planning Laboratory (PUrP Lab)” (PI M. Vendittelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2009 PI in the research (Progetto di Ricerca Universitaria) “Causes and performance of Italian tourism system competitiveness”
Sapienza University of Rome
2009 PI in the research (Progetto di Ateneo Federato) “Multilevel Governance in UE territorial planning” Sapienza University of Rome
2008 Investigator in the research (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) “Spatial analysis of Italian productive systems in the global competitiveness system” (PI P. Morelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2008 Investigator in the research (Progetto di Ricerca Universitaria) “Bank, Firm, Territory: a network for Lazio Region” (PI P. Leone) Sapienza University of Rome
2008 PI in the research (Progetto di Ateneo Federato) “Multilevel Governance and spatial planning” Sapienza University of Rome
2007 PI in the research (Progetto di Ateneo Federato) “Spatial planning and sustainable development in the EU” Sapienza University of Rome
2007 Investigator in the research (Progetto di Ricerca Universitaria) “Strategic spatial planning” (PI Lidia Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2007 Investigator in the METREX specialist group for Lisbon Indicators (PI D. Lecomte, IAURIF, Parigi; PI M. Prezioso-University of Tor Vergata) EU
2007 Investigator in the research (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) “Territorial policy and governance in UE” (PI L. Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2006 PI in the research (Progetto di Facoltà) “Spatial planning and sustainable development in UE” Sapienza University of Rome
2006 Investigator in the research (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) “Governance and partnership for tourism development” (PI A. Celant) Sapienza University of Rome
2005 Investigator in the research (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) “Policy, territory and governance in UE” (PI Lidia Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2005 Investigator in the research (Progetto di Ateneo) “Territorial organization and multivel governance: beyond local development” (PI Lidia Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2005 PI of the research (Ricerca di Facoltà) “Tourism and corporations. Localization factors of tourism chains” Sapienza University of Rome
2005 Investigator in the PRIN “Tourism development and territorial dynamics” (PI A. Celant)

MIUR
2004 Investigator in the research (Progetto di Ateneo) “Economy and ecology. From the EU Constitution to the regional laws” (PI F.E. Santonastaso) Sapienza University of Rome
2004 Investigator in the research (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) “From local production systems to network: competitive advantage in Italy” (PI Lidia Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2004 PI in the research (Progetto di facoltà) “Multinational tourism” Sapienza University of Rome
2003 PI in the research project (Progetto di Facoltà) “Periurbanization and sustainable planning” Sapienza University of Rome
2002 PI in the research project (Progetto di Facoltà) “When local struggles with global. Planning the periurbanization processes” Sapienza University of Rome
2001 Investigator in the PRIN “International tourism flows and local growth” (PI A. Celant) MIUR
2001 Investigator in the research project (Acquisizione di Medie e Grandi Attrezzature) " Tourism contribution to spatial gap reduction” turismo ai processi di riequilibrio territoriale” (PI Giorgio Spinelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2001 PI in the research project ( Progetto di Facoltà) “Tourism and sustainable development” Sapienza University of Rome
2001 Investigator in the research project (Ricerca di Ateneo) “Globalization and local development in developed country regions” (PI Lidia Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
2000 Investigator in the joint research project Società Geografica Italiana/MURST Eco Italia 21. MURST
2000 Investigator in the research project “Quality agri-tourism and innovation in Italy” P.O.M.-Misura II (PI A. Celant e C. Magni); UE
1999 Investigator in the research project (Progetto di Ateneo) “Tourism development in poor areas” (PI L. Scarpelli) Sapienza University of Rome
1998 Investigator in the research project (Progetto Strategico CNR) “Tourism and economic development) (Unit PI M. Colantoni)


CNR
1998 Investigator in the research project (Progetto Coordinato CNR) “Cultural, social and ecological aspects of the urban coastal mediterranean areas” (PI G. Cortesi - University of Pisa);


CNR
1997 Investigator in the research project “Agricultural areas. A compared geography” (PI M. G. Grillotti – 3rd University of Rome); MURST
1997 Investigator in the research project “Tourism in Rome province” - Agreement between University of Rome La Sapienza-Rome province (PI Spinelli); Provincia di Roma
1997 Investigator in the research project “National and international tourism floux” (PI B. Cori-University of Pisa) MURST
1996 Investigator in the research project (Progetto Strategico CNR) “Tourism and regional gap” (PI A. Celant).
CNR
1993 Investigator in the research project (Progetto Strategico ISPE/CNR) “Technological change and industrial development” (PI L. Negri; L.P. Scandizzo) CNR
1992 Investigator in the research project ( CNR-SGI) “Regional economic systemas: theory and models in european experience” (PI G. Spinelli);
CNR




Themes of research

URBAN DEVELOPMENT ─
Since the PhD dissertation, the study of city and urban organization has been one of the principal themes in my research and publications.
In the beginning, my studies were dedicated to the quantitative analysis of the city functional structure, using the spatial distribution of economic activities and service as an indicator of urban dynamics and evolution processes; at the same time, the aim of these studies was the trialing of the statistical methods and representation technics most useful for economic geography research. Then, my interest for urban development resulted in many publications about a) urban settlements (definition, measurement and planning questions about sprawl; b) the spatial organization of urban economic activities, with empirical tests and theoretical discussion about the relationship between core and ring, and about the transition from the hierarchical structure to the network organization.



ROME URBAN POLICIES ─
Even the interest for Rome began with the PhD dissertation and with the first book about the spatial organization of Rome tourism (1992). Recently, in my studies Rome has been a way to discuss the current urban policies and their direction to the promotion of competitiveness. The most recent policies and plans in Rome show this approach and the very high risk for a Mediterranean city that wants to become a global city. The main threat is the rising gap between the material city and the ideal city, with possible consequences in terms of environmental impact, social and spatial imbalances, loss of resources. Many studies about urban policies and competitiveness, and the way they are implemented through tourism, culture, place image and branding are still in press; some of them have been collected, for their internal coherence and content, in a new book that will be published in 2012.


GLOBALIZATION. REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS─
The themes of globalization, global corporations and their spatial distribution, the rising importance of sub-national scales in globalization, rising competition and the need for innovative development models has been characterizing my recent scientific interests.
I approached these themes in two principal ways: first, the evaluation of the spatial consequences of the globalization of the economics and productive systems; second, most recently, the theoretical discussion of regional competitiveness and its definitions and measures. With these aim I participated in the European Research Group known as METREX, that worked to improve the Lisbon and Gothenburg policy trying to evaluate the different economic performance of regions in the EU; and I supported the Italian research group of geographers that studied a new set of indicators useful to measure the level of competitiveness and sustainability of Italian provinces and regions.

TOURISM. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The interest for the tourism sector came at the end of the nineties with my participation in the project MURST/Geographical Society, named EcoItalia21.
In my research, tourism was sometimes linked to the study about cities and urban policies, but on many occasions it has been approached in its relationship with economic development and with the very important theme of sustainability. In this perspective, special attention was therefore devoted to the theoretical discussion about models and instruments of tourism territorial analysis, and about the planning decisions in the field of tourism; one particular theme of interest was the most useful geographical scale for tourism analysis and sustainable planning in post-fordist era. This research is primarily geographic, but it has the aim to encourage the multidisciplinary discussion about the relationship between tourism, territory and sustainable development, and about the way economic geography could cooperate to promote post-fordist tourism.

SUSTAINABLE PLANNING
The critical evaluation of planning methods and models broadly characterizes my researches, particularly in the fields of cities, competitiveness and tourism.
Recently, I have gone deeper into some of the European Union planning principles and models, and I have discussed the question of their adaptability to Italy and Italian regions. Particular interest was devoted to the general principles of subsidiarity and governance, and to the spatial planning model of polycentrism. In these fields, economic geography could cooperate to the definition of innovative methods and models for spatial analysis and sustainable planning. What is at stake is the production of geographical models that are able to capture and to represent the territorial development capabilities, in order to realize spatial structure that could be polycentric at the settlement and economic levels; only with new instruments of analysis and planning would it be possible to grant sustainable and cohesive development models.