Donatella Privitera

Donatella Privitera is an economic geography full professor at University of Catania, Italy, with a M.S. Degree in Agri-Business from the Catholic University of Milan. Prior to becoming a full-time academic, she has had experience working in a multinational company (Kraft General Food, Italy) in marketing. She has taught the economy of landscape and marketing of agricultural products for the Faculty of Agriculture at University Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria. She is currently teaching economic geography with a speciality in tourism and regional development at University of Catania. She is a member of Italian Geographic Society (SGI). She has presented paper at several conferences, published in international books and mainly associated with her research in the following areas: economic geography; sustainable cities and mobility; ICT and Tourism; green economy; regional planning and its implications for tourism.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies
Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies
Andrei Jean Vasile, Jonel Subic, Aleksander Grubor, Donatella Privitera. © 2020. 573 pages.
Promoting rural entrepreneurship is a necessary step to limit the negative effects of classical agricultural policy based on a linear process and attracting secondary resources...
Towards a Competitive Sustainable City: Cycling as an Opportunity
Towards a Competitive Sustainable City: Cycling as an Opportunity
Donatella Privitera. © 2020. 18 pages.
This chapter analyses the dynamic of the development of cycling in Italy situating it also in the European context from an economic and strategic perspective. With this aim...
Food, Rural Heritage, and Tourism in the Local Economy: Case Studies in Serbia, Romania, Italy, and Turkey
Food, Rural Heritage, and Tourism in the Local Economy: Case Studies in Serbia, Romania, Italy, and Turkey
Donatella Privitera, Snežana Štetić, Tamer Baran, Adrian Nedelcu. © 2020. 31 pages.
This chapter focuses on the manifestations of the values of the gastronomic cultural heritage in geographically and ethnically different territories in southeastern European...
Investigations Into Slum Tourism: Exploring a Case Study
Investigations Into Slum Tourism: Exploring a Case Study
Donatella Privitera. © 2020. 17 pages.
This article aims at providing a deep understanding of various aspects of inquiry related to slum tourism or poverty tourism. The visit of favela or slum into a destination is a...
Poverty as a Tourism Attraction: Travelling on the Web
Poverty as a Tourism Attraction: Travelling on the Web
Donatella Privitera. © 2019. 18 pages.
The visit of the favela or slum into a tourist destination is seen as a part of the so-called reality tours phenomenon and of the global circulation of the favela as a trademark....
Investigations Into Slum Tourism: Exploring a Case Study
Investigations Into Slum Tourism: Exploring a Case Study
Donatella Privitera. © 2018. 20 pages.
This article aims at providing a deep understanding of various aspects of inquiry related to slum tourism or poverty tourism. The visit of favela or slum into a destination is a...
Poverty as a Tourism Attraction: Travelling on the Web
Poverty as a Tourism Attraction: Travelling on the Web
Donatella Privitera. © 2016. 18 pages.
The visit of the favela or slum into a tourist destination is seen as a part of the so-called reality tours phenomenon and of the global circulation of the favela as a trademark....
Combining Organic Agriculture and Recreation: Evidence from Italy
Combining Organic Agriculture and Recreation: Evidence from Italy
Donatella Privitera. © 2015. 17 pages.
The aim of this chapter is to understand the dynamic of agritourism in Italy to evaluate the possible local impacts. The realization of synergies between tourism and agriculture...
Towards a Competitive Sustainable City: Cycling as an Opportunity
Towards a Competitive Sustainable City: Cycling as an Opportunity
Donatella Privitera. © 2015. 17 pages.
This chapter analyses the dynamic of the development of cycling in Italy situating it also in the European context from an economic and strategic perspective. With this aim...
Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life Analysis of Cycling Impact in Italy
Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life Analysis of Cycling Impact in Italy
Donatella Privitera. © 2014. 18 pages.
In the last 20 years cities have undergone considerable changes. The current phase of expansion, which took place in the absence of demographic pressures, has diluted urban space...
Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life Analysis of Cycling Impact in Italy
Sustainable Transport and Quality of Life Analysis of Cycling Impact in Italy
Donatella Privitera. © 2013. 18 pages.
In the last 20 years cities have undergone considerable changes. The current phase of expansion, which took place in the absence of demographic pressures, has diluted urban space...
International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM)
International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM)
Dorel Dusmanescu, Andrei Jean-Vasile, Gheorghe H. Popescu. Est. 2012.
The International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM) publishes analysis, research papers, and essays that examine issues of major economic importance for...