Sabrina MENEGHELLO

CURRENT POSITION

Post-doc Geographical Studies - Department of Project Cultures, IUAV University of Venice

• Project 'Inhabiting the mountains'. Analysis of policies facing the depopulation of mountain areas; focus on the development of sustainable forms of tourism. Organisation of the Summer School in the Cadore area. Scientific referent: Laura Fregolent

Adjunct professor (most recent experiences) 

• Second semester 2023-2024: Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua. Teaching "Geography of the environment and landscape" (28 hours). Three-year degree course "Design and Management of Cultural Tourism". Scientific advisor: Aldino Bondesan
• Second semester 2023-2024: Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University, Venice. Teaching "Territorial development and tourism sustainability" (30 hours). Master's degree course "Intercultural development of tourism systems". Scientific advisor: Stefano Soriani, CdLM coordinator
• Second semester 2023-2024: University of Milan - Edolo campus (BS). Teaching (in English) "Current issues in mountain tourism management" (16 hours). Master's degree course "Valorization and sustainable development of mountain areas" Scientific advisor: Annamaria Giorgi CdLM coordinator
• First semester 2023-2024: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University, Venice. Teaching (in English) "Geography for tourism destinations" (45 hours). Three-year degree course "Hotel Innovation and E-tourism". Scientific ref: Claudio Lucchese, CdLT coordinator

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

Ongoing - Research collaborator - DiSSGeA, Department of Historical and Geographic Sciences and the Ancient World, University of Padua.

• 2024: Scientific organisation of the project 'Landscape Forum' in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture.
• 2023: Research project - 'The tourism landscape of the Ledrensi Alps and Judicaria Biosphere Reserve: dynamics between inhabitants and visitors'. Scientific referents: Margherita Cisani and Benedetta Castiglioni (DiSSGeA, University of Padua).
• 2023: Project of promotion, selection and awarding process of the national application for the Council of Europe Landscape Award (edition 2022-2023). Management of the project DiSSGeA, University of Padua on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Scientific referent: Benedetta Castiglioni (DiSSGeA, University of Padua).
   

2000-2022: Researcher - CISET, International Center of Studies on Tourism Economy, Ca’ Foscary University of Venice, Italy.

• Research/consultancy: 20 years' experience in project planning and management for tourism development on behalf of various institutions (EU, ministries, regions, municipalities), trade associations, organisations. In particular, the areas of intervention have been territorial plans for the sustainable development and management of tourist destinations, tourism demand analysis, promotion of cultural heritage and environmental resources, stakeholders networking, local community engagement, assessment and monitoring of tourism products and itineraries, assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism, participatory processes and partnership definition.
• Education and training activities: tutor of four editions of the Master in Economics and Management of Tourism (2000-2004), continuous didactic supervision of the Master (CISET and Dept. Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice); 20 years' experience in academic lectures addressed to different national and international universities and in life-long learning seminars addressed to tourism professionals organised by institutions, tourism associations and enterprises. Main topics: tourism economics, promotion and enhancement of territorial resources, management of local networks, community engagement.

2003-2004: Visiting student/teaching assistant, Dept. Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

1997-2001: Various job experiences in the fields of culture and tourism (2000-2021: Tourism Information Office APT Terme Euganee, Abano Terme, Padua, Italy; 2000: Boscolo Tour Operator, Padua, Italy; 1997-2000: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy)

EDUCATION

June 2023: Ph.D. in Historical, Geographical, and Anthropological Studies - Curriculum: Geographical Studies, University of Padua, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, University of Verona. (October 2019 – June 2023). Main topics: geography of tourism, in particular the nexus landscape-tourism, tourism planning and governance, sustainable tourism. Ph.D. project: Places, people and practices in defining the ‘tourist landscape’. Theoretical propositions, case studies, educational and policy making perspectives. Supervisor: Benedetta Castiglioni, University of Padua

October 1998: Master’s Degree in Economics and Management of Tourism, Ciset and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy (October 1997-October 1998). Main Topics: macro and micro economics applied to the tourism sector, geography of tourism, museum studies, destination planning and management. Master project: The Peggy Guggenhein collection and museum shops' experience: the visitor's perspective. Supervisor: Francesco Casarin, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 

February 1997: Master’s Degree in Philosophy, University of Padua, Italy. Main topics: Modern and contemporary philosophy, modern and contemporary history, methodologies for social sciences, geography. Supervisor: Umberto Curi, University of Padua.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

MENEGHELLO S. (2024), "Assessing significant landscapes as a tool for promoting participation in destination governance. Preliminary insights from the Venetian Brenta Riviera" in Geoprogress Journal 

RABBIOSI C., MENEGHELLO S. (2023), “Questioning Walking Tourism from a Phenomenological Perspective: Epistemological and Methodological innovations”, in Humanities, 12(4), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/h12040065

MENEGHELLO S. (2023), “Mapping tourist landscapes in pandemic times. A dwelling-in-motion perspective”, in Tourism Geographies, pp. 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2023.2172604

MENEGHELLO S., MEINI M., PETRELLA M., RABBIOSI C. (2022), “The landscape–tourism nexus as a transformative learning object: Comparing didactical experiences in geography higher education”, in J- READING Journal of Research and didactics in Geography, n° 2

MENEGHELLO S., VOLPE P. (2022), “La costruzione di un Cammino di pellegrinaggio per Sant’Antonio di Padova, da Capo Milazzo e da Gemona del Friuli a Padova” in Numero monografico “Nuove forme di turismo” in eds. Savino M., Trasporti e Cultura, 61, pp. 46-53

MENEGHELLO S. (2021) “The Tourism-Landscape Nexus: Assessment and Insights from a Bibliographic Analysis”, Land,10(4), 417, Special Issue “Landscape and Tourism, Landscapes of Tourism” in eds. T. Terkenli, 1-25 https://doi.org/10.3390/land10040417

MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2020), “Local active engagement as an effective tool for sustainable Tourism Development: First Considerations from the European Cultural Routes”. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 248, 1-12

MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2018), “Networks of historic houses as strategic option for sustainable tourism development. The venetian villas case ", in International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 3, 197-208

MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2016), "Promoting sustainable development through fishing tourism experiences. Benefits from the integration between fisheries and tourism in Venetian coastal areas", in International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 447-457

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S.(2010), “Il turismo del golf come opzione strategica per le destinazioni turistiche. Focus sullo stato dell'arte in Veneto” in TURISTICA, 3/ 2010, Speciale Golf e Turismo, Mercury, 2010

MENEGHELLO S. (2005), “Progettare i greenways come strumento di Destination Management e Destination Management”, Risposte Turismo, 1/2005.

Books chapters

MENEGHELLO S. (2024), “Walking in the footsteps of Saint Anthony between local devotion and religious tourism”, in eds. Kiran A. Shinde and Joseph M. Cheer, A Research Agenda for Religious Tourism, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

MENEGHELLO S. (2022), “In cammino sulle orme di Sant’Antonio. Georeferenziazione dei paesaggi significativi tra esigenze spirituali e valorizzazione dei territori attraversati”, in Itinerari per la rigenerazione territoriale. Promozione e valorizzazione dei territori: sviluppi reticolari e sostenibili a cura di L. Spagnoli, Franco Angeli editore

MENEGHELLO S., ROVA S., NALETTO F.L., ANTONIALI M., PRANOVI F. (2021), “Emergenza sanitaria e turismo balneare. Percezioni e azioni nel litorale veneziano” in XXIV ed. Rapporto sul turismo italiano 2019-2020 a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 399-407

MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2019), “Il turismo equestre. Quadro nazionale e prospettive di crescita”, XXIII ed. Rapporto sul turismo italiano 2018-19 a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 595-607

MONTAGUTI F., MENEGHELLO S., D’EMILIA Y., MEGLIOLI E. (2019), “I turisti esperienziali: chi sono, dove sono e come raggiugerli”, in XXIII ed. Rapporto sul turismo italiano 2018-19 a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 565-575

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2019), Dinamiche del turismo nel Distretto Conegliano-Valdobbiadene. Focus sulla fruizione, in Rapporto Economico 2019 Distretto del Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg a cura di CISVE, Grafiche Antiga Spa, 131-145

MENEGHELLO S., MORLIN E. (2018). Il turismo del vino: il caso del Distretto del Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene in XXII Rapporto sul Turismo italiano 2017-2018, a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 565-575

MENEGHELLO S., MONTAGUTI F. (2017), L’ascesa del paesaggio culturale, In XXI Rapporto sul turismo italiano 2016-2017, a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 665-675

MENEGHELLO S, MINGOTTO E. (2017), Le dimore storiche come driver di sviluppo territoriale e turistico. Esempi di progettualità nei diversi contesti nazionali In XXI Rapporto sul turismo italiano 2016-2017, a cura di E. Becheri, R. Micera, A. Morvillo, Rogiosi editore, 447-458

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E. (2017), “Dinamiche del turismo nel Distretto Conegliano-Valdobbiadene-Focus sulla fruizione enologica”, in Rapporto Annuale del Distretto Conegliano-Valdobbiadene

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., CONTE S. (2017), Destination-product-target: Differentiation vs Specialization? A competitive approach according to different destinations, in eds. Pechlaner H., Changing paradigms in sustainable mountain tourism research: problems and perspectives, Berlino, Erich Schmidt Verlag, pp.243-266.

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S.(2016), “Dinamiche del turismo nel Distretto Conegliano-Valdobbiadene-Focus sulla fruizione enologica”, in Rapporto Annuale del Distretto Conegliano-Valdobbiadene

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., MINGOTTO E.(2016), “Pescaturismo e ittiturismo. Nuovi prodotti di nicchia. Il caso della costa veneziana”, in XX Edizione 2015/2016 Rapporto sul turismo italiano a cura di E. Becheri e G. Maggiore, pp. 569-587

MENEGHELLO S., MONTAGUTI F. (2015), “Few Words, Mass Effect. Travel writings and destination image: The case of Venice”. In M. Kozac & N. Kozac (eds) Destination Marketing: An International Perspective London Routledge

CASARIN F., MENEGHELLO S. (2013), “Sostenibilità, branding e gestione sistemica nella relazione tra destinazione turistica e Tour Operator”, in M. Franch, U. Martini (a cura di), Management per la sostenibilità dello sviluppo turistico e la competitività delle destinazioni, Bologna: Il Mulino

CASARIN F., MENEGHELLO S. (2012), “Il rapporto tra la destinazione turistica ei Tour Operator” in Pechlaner H., Paniccia P., Valeri M., Raich F., (a cura di) Destination Governance. Teoria ed esperienze, Giappichelli, Torino, 181-207.

MANENTE M.-MENEGHELLO S. (2011), “Dinamiche del turismo in provincia di Treviso. Focus sulla fruizione enologia nel distretto Conegliano Valdobbiadene”. in Distretto del Prosecco Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, Centro Studi di Distretto Rapporto 2011 “Dare valore alla differenza”, pp. 189-211, Conegliano, CIRVE

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S. (2011), “Turismo golfistico ed enogastronomia: binomio strategico per la valorizzazione delle destinazioni turistiche” in Marketing e valorizzazione territoriale. Scenari e opportunità, a cura di M. Gordani, Time&Mind Edizioni, pp. 81-91

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., MONTAGUTI F.(2011), “Turismo e cultura: per un approccio experience-based e Strumenti di integrazione per la governance: casi di studio e buone pratiche”, in Ripensare il turismo. Turismo e cultura. Regione del Veneto e Fondazione Mazzotti

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S.(2010), “Turismo culturale e valorizzazione del territorio” in Il turismo culturale: nuovi orientamenti di sviluppo economico-sociale a cura di Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali Direzione per la Valorizzazione del Patrimonio Culturale

FURLAN M.C., MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S.(2008), “Dimensioni e dinamiche del turismo del vino in provincia di Treviso. Focus sul Distretto del Prosecco Conegliano-Valdobbiadene” in Distretto del Prosecco Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, Centro Studi di Distretto Rapporto 2008. “Analizzare il presente per progettare il futuro”. Conegliano, CIRVE

MENEGHELLO S.(2007), cap. 4 “Il marketing delle attrazioni turistiche” nel volume a cura di Casarin Francesco, Il marketing turistico, Giappichelli editore.

FURLAN M.C., MENEGHELLO S.(2006), “Il turismo culturale dalle città d’arte al territorio: nuovi fattori di attrattiva e forme di fruizione”, IV Rapporto Federculture.

FURLAN M.C., MENEGHELLO S., MINGHETTI V.(2004), “From “Predatory” to “Experience” Tourism: Estimating Tourist Fruition for a Greenway.” in (a cura di ) Weiermair, K., & Mathies, C., The tourism and leisure industry: shaping the future, 271-282.

MENEGHELLO S., (2002), Caratteri ed evoluzione dell’offerta culturale in Italia. Alcuni casi, cap. 3, in Manente M., Furlan M.C., Per un osservatorio sul turismo culturale: motivazioni e comportamenti nella domanda, Venezia-Cafoscarina. 

Conference Proceedings:

MENEGHELLO S. (2023), Dalla lunga scala temporale all’evento calamitoso. Le trasformazioni del paesaggio e le dinamiche turistiche in Agordino, in Atti del XXXIII Congresso Geografico Italiano. Geografie in Movimento, Padova, 8-13 settembre 2021; Volume 3. Soggetti, gruppi, persone. Pratiche, spazi e dinamiche delle mobilità umane, a cura di Rocca L., Castiglioni B., Lo Presti L.; pp. 374-381, Cleup, Padova. ISBN 978 88 5495 594 3

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S. (2016), “Il turismo a Venezia: l’impatto delle produzioni culturali sull’immagine indotta e l’autenticità”, in Volume Herity contenente Atti del Meeting svoltosi a Venezia in data 11 novembre 2016 dal titolo “Turismo ipertrofico”

FRANCESCATO S., MENEGHELLO S. (2012), “Un approccio interdisciplinare per lo studio dell'immagine di Venezia e del Veneto: travel writing e turismo nordamericano” in Darici K., Scarsella A., Maschera e Volto: Narrazioni, Libri di viaggio e Guide su Venezia (Baedeker, Guides, Reisebücher, Guías), Venezia, Granviale Editori, vol. 1. Atti del Convegno: Maschera e Volto Narrazioni, Libri di viaggio e Guide su Venezia (Baedeker, Guides, Reisebücher, Guías), Venezia, 17 Aprile 2012

MANENTE M., MENEGHELLO S., “Defining and testing a socio-economic model to identify Italian local tourism systems: a methodological framework”, Atti 8th International Forum on Tourism Statistics, Càceres, Spagna, 15 Novembre 2006

SELECTION OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES

2024, 27 June: 5th Interdisciplinary Study Days GEOGRAPHY AND HERITAGE. Paper: "Valorising the landscape heritage from below. Il ruolo dell'Ecomuseo nella Riserva della Biosfera Alpi Ledrensi e Judicaria tra esigenza di tutela e sviluppo turistico" organised by Università degli Studi del Piemonte orientale.

2024, 14 March: FORUM DEL PAESAGGIO: Progetti in movimento conference (Padua). Paper: "Il Premio del Paesaggio edizione 2022-23: tipologie di progetti e criteri di valutazione" organised by DiSSGEA-University of Padua in collaboration with Ministry of Culture

2023, 5 September: 9th Conference EUGEO-Barcelona (Spain) in the panel "Our Heritage Common Future" as speaker. Paper: "Defining natural heritage 'from below'. A case study from the Italian Dolomites".

2022, October, 27-29: Italian Tourism Days. Sustainability and Tourism (Giornate Italiane del Turismo XXI edition), Università del Piemonte Orientale and Geoprogress Journal. Paper " Georeferencing significant landscapes as a planning tool for sustainable destinations. the case of the Venetian Brenta Riviera" 

2022, September, 26-30: 29th session of the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape University of Jaen and University UNIA-Antonio Machado di Baeza (Spain). Paper “In the footsteps of St. Anthony.Assessing tourist landscape between spiritual motivations and tourism development” and paper “Assessing the landscape-tourism nexus in vulnerable mountain destinations. The Dolomites case between adversities and forms of resilience”

2022 September, 21-24: T2M 20th Annual Conference “Mobilities: disruptions and reconnections”, Dissgea-University of Padua. Paper (with Chiara Rabbiosi, speaker) “Re-interpreting religious walking heritage: a students’ experience along the Cammino di S. Antonio”

2022, July, 18-22: International Conference UGI-IGU 2022 Paris. Paper: “Exploring walking landscapes along the Italian Saint Anthony’s Route between frictional motivations and tourism development”

2022, June, 22-24 Conference “Itinerari per la rigenerazione territoriale. Promozione e valorizzazione dei territori: sviluppi reticolari e sostenibili”, Istituto di Storia dell’Europa Mediterranea (Isem) -Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Cnr), Centro Italiano per gli Studi Storico-Geografici (CISGE), Gruppo di Ricerca Interuniversitario GECOAGRI-LANDITALY, Società Geografica Italiana. Paper: “In cammino sulle orme di Sant’Antonio. Geo-referenziazione dei paesaggi significativi tra esigenze spirituali e valorizzazione dei territori attraversati”

2022, May, 20: Seminar “Learning Landscapes. Ricerca e didattica per i paesaggi di domani”, Landscape Studies Group AGEI and Dissgea, University of Padua. Paper: “Learning on the move. Performative approaches to the nexus landscape-tourism

2021, May 27: International Workshop ATLAS (Association for tourism and Leisure Education and Research) SIG “Space, Place, Mobilities in Tourism” (online). Paper: “Mapping ‘tourist landscapes’ in the venetian Brenta Riviera between mobility and dwelling”

2020, July: International Conference "Sustainable Tourism 2020", Wessex Institute (online). Paper: Local active engagement as an effective tool for sustainable Tourism Development: First Considerations from the European Cultural Routes

2018, May: International Conference "Sustainable Tourism 2018", Wessex Institute-UK, Vienna, Austria. Paper: “Networks of historic houses as strategic option for sustainable tourism development. The venetian villas case"

2016, May: International Conference "Sustainable Tourism 2016", Wessex Institute-UK, Valencia, Spain. Paper: “Promoting sustainable development through fishing tourism experiences. Benefits from the integration between fisheries and tourism in Venetian coastal areas”

2012, April, 17: International Meeting “Maschera e volto. Narrazioni, Libri di viaggio e Guide su Venezia”, Ca’ Foscari University. Paper: “L’immagine di Venezia e del Veneto attraverso la produzione culturale: un approccio interdisciplinare”

2009, April: 44° TRC (Tourism Research Center) Meeting, Poznan University – Poland. Paper: “Tourism Mountain Destinations: the Italian context”.

2008, June : 4ème Journée de Recherche en Marketing du tourisme et des loisirs, Universitè de Savoie -IREGE IMUS -Campus de Chambery-Francia. Paper : “Competitiveness of Italian mountain destinations: a methodologycal framework for the analysis”

2007, June, 4-6-: 5th Bi-Annual Symposium of Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure, College of Charleston South Carolina, U.S. Paper: “Trends and Perspectives in Italian Tourism Research and Education”

2007, March, 17: Tourism Conference, University of Singidunum, Belgrad-Serbia. Paper: “Defining and improvement destination competitiveness: conceptual models and cases”

2004, 2005, 2006: International World Travel Forum, IPK International, Pisa, Italy. Paper: “Trends and perspectives in European and Italian tourism sector”

2004, November, 26: Tourism Conference, University of Algarve- Portugal. Paper: “Destination Management in Italy: best practices in hard times”

2002, April: International Conference “Leisure Futures”, Innsbruck University. Paper: “Cultural Tourism and Guest Profiles”

EXPERIENCES ABROAD

2022, Speptember, 16-30: Site Visit and Research, Granada University, Human Geography Dept. Full Sholarship from the “Arqus-European University Alliance” Project, University of Padua

2003 August – 2004 June: Visiting Graduate Student, Georgia State University- Atlanta-U.S., Dept. Sociology, Dept. Heritage Preservation. Full scholarship for visiting Graduate Student – international exchance programme. Ca’ Foscari University. Internships at the Atlanta History Center and at the Atlanta Children Museum. 

HONORS 

• December 2018: "Best training project award on education on the heritage of the Venetian villas for the new generations" by the Regional Institute for  the venetian Villas for the concept and organization of the training course "Tourism Network Specialist. Venetian villas promotion and tourism development".
• August-December 2003: "Best Student Project Award" by the National Council on Public History U.S.-CANADA for the organization of the public exhibition Rich's: the store that married a city (part of the academic course 'Exhibition Planning and Production', Heritage Preservation Dept., Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.