PROFESSORE ASSOCIATO
Prof.ssa Paola Zamperlin
Associate Professor of Geography, University of Florence - Italy (since Dec 2023).
National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor of Geography.
Main Research Interests
- Smart cities, smart communities, and smart regions.
- GIS applications for environment, cultural heritage, and socio-economic analysis.
- Population geography: historical dynamics, migrations, and settlement of immigrants in Italy.
- Historical cartography, geohistorical reconstructions, and landscape studies.
- International cooperation projects (sustainable tourism, agriculture, cultural heritage).
- Thematic atlases (water resources, foreign entrepreneurship, wetlands).
- Innovative teaching methods in geography.
Education
- PhD in Historical Geography, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (2014).
- PhD in Telematics and Information Society, University of Florence (2008).
- Master’s in E-learning Management, University of Florence (2002).
- Laurea in Humanities (Letters and Philosophy), University of Florence (2000).
Academic Career
- Associate Professor, University of Pisa (2022–2023).
- Tenure-Track Researcher (RTD-B), University of Pisa (2019–2022).
- Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Grants, Universities of Florence, Cagliari, Pisa (2004–2019).
- Visiting researcher in international cooperation projects (China, Armenia).
Selected Research Projects
- Documenti e cartogrAFie delle acque della ToscaNa centralE. Archivio digitale e WebGIS per la
storia del governo delle acque a supporto delle politiche di gestione sostenibile delle risorse
idriche e di tutela del patrimonio culturale e paesaggistico” (DAFNE), funded by Tuscany
Region FSE+
- PRIN 2020 – Emplacing Food (local development and food systems).
- CYPRUS Smart City Platform (EU legislation and smart city strategies).
- Past in Use – PRIN 2015 (cultural landscapes and intangible heritage).
- Interreg Europe CD-ETA (digitization of cultural heritage).
- Silk Road in Armenia (geo-historical analysis of cultural landscapes).
- Italian Landscape Dynamics (national projects on cultural and environmental heritage).
- Italy–China Cooperation Project “Minorities at the Center” (2014–2016) – Funded by Tuscany
Region.
Teaching
Political Geography, Geography, Cartography, GIS for Cultural Heritage.
Courses taught at the University of Florence, Pisa, Cagliari.
Experience in bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD teaching; training for teachers; international
workshops.
Institutional Roles
- Vice-President, Degree Programs in History, University of Pisa (2021–2023).
- Delegate for Communication and Student Orientation (University of Pisa).
- Head of GIS Lab and Map Library, University of Pisa.
- Member of scientific committees and recruitment boards.
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1Professional Engagement and Service
- Participation in Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, 2018–present).
- Collaboration with ESRI Italia, Google Enterprise Partner, and public institutions.
- Responsible for digital platforms and communication projects (PNRR orientation, Digital
Library).
Memberships and Editorial Roles
- Editorial Board, Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana and Bollettino AIC.
- President of the ASITA Scientific Committee (since 2022; President 2019–2021).
- Board Member, Italian Association of Cartography; Italian Association of Geography
Teachers.
- Member, AGeI, SGI, RSA, AAG.
Selected Publications (last 2 years)
Author and co-author of over 100 publications, including books, articles, atlases, and reports.
- Borgogno Mondino, E., Zamperlin, P. (Eds.) (2025), Geomatics for Green and Digital Transition,
27th Italian Conference, ASITA 2024, Padua, Italy, December 9-13, 2024, Proceedings, Part I
and II, Communications in Computer and Information Science, Springer Cham
- Zamperlin P. (2025) Digital Water. Soluzioni globali e locali per il monitoraggio delle acque /
Digital Water. Global and Local Solutions for Water Monitoring, L'ACQUA, 4, pp. 131-140, ISSN
1125-1255
- Lazzeroni M., Zamperlin P. (2025) Dinamiche di cambiamento e prospettive future di un’area
interna. Una lettura storico-geografica della Garfagnana, in Studi in onore di Sergio Pinna,
Editrice La Vela.
- Lazzeroni M., Zamperlin P. (2025), Mapping the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Italy: Innovation
and Inequality Dynamics, Bollettino AIC, in print.
- Lazzeroni M., Romano A., Zamperlin P. (2025), Slow Big Data: mobilità urbana e patrimonio
culturale e ambientale attraverso la GeoAI, Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana, in print
- Lazzeroni M., Romano A., Zamperlin P. (2025), Mobilità urbana e patrimonio culturale:
un’analisi predittiva della walkability a Pisa, in S. Benetti, S. Cerutti, G. Pettenati (a cura di),
Geografia e patrimonio, Società di Studi Geografici. Memorie geografiche NS 27, 2025, pp.
555-560. Isbn: 978-88-94690170
- Lazzeroni M., Anselmi P., Rossi A., Zamperlin P. (2024) I sistemi del cibo delle aree periferiche
di fronte alle dinamiche globali. Il caso della Tuscia viterbese in G. Messina, E. Nicosia, C.M.
Porto (a cura di), Oltre la globalizzazione – Sud/South Società di Studi Geografici. Memorie
geografiche NS 26, 2024, pp. 115-121. Isbn: 978-88-94690163
- Zamperlin P. (2024), Tecnologie avanzate e dinamiche di convergenza e divergenza dei territori,
in S. Cerutti, S. de Falco e T. Graziano (a cura di), Territori in transizione. Geografie delle aree
marginali tra permanenze e cambiamenti, XVI Rapporto Società Geografica Italiana, 2024, pp.
100-106.
- Garau, C., Nesi, P., Zamperlin, P. (2024). Beyond the Limits of the City: Strategies to Regenerate
Fragile Territories. In: Morar, C., Berman, L., Erdal, S., Niemets, L. (eds) Achieving Sustainability
in Ukraine through Military Brownfields Redevelopment. NATOARW 2023. NATO Science for
Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2278-8_19
Conferences and Invited Talks
Regular speaker at international conferences (ASITA, RSA, ICC, AIC, AGEI, CIPA).
Invited lectures on digital twins, smart cities, cultural landscapes, and GIS.
Co-organizer of major conferences, including the International Cartographic Conference 2021
(Florence).
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Ultimo aggiornamento
08.10.2025