International Summer School supported by the EDUC European Digital UniverCity Alliance
DICAAR – University of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italia),
May 5-10, 2025
The Sea & Cities: The Challenges of Urban and Transport Planning Summer School offers BA/MA students and PhD candidates a unique opportunity to explore the complexities of planning and regenerating coastal cities. Through an interdisciplinary approach, participants will address the demographic, ecological, energy, and digital transitions that shape these urban areas, with a focus on the interaction between city ports and surrounding regions. The programme includes lectures, lab activities, field trips, and contributions from experts and local authorities.
Dates: May 5–10, 2025
Location: Cagliari, Italy
More Information: https://courses.educalliance.eu/course/395
Registration: PHD students can participate to the entire summer school or can attend single lessons: To enroll please contact: balletto@unica.it and mara.ladu@unica.it. Deadline: 15 March 2025
Scientific committee
Balletto Ginevra (University of Cagliari)
Borruso Giuseppe (University of Trieste)
Campagna Michele (University of Cagliari)
Fancello Gianfranco (University of Cagliari)
Strömberg Per (University of Southeast Norway)
Ladu Mara (University of Cagliari)
Mundula Luigi (University for Foreigners Perugia)
Zoppi Corrado (University of Cagliari)
Organizing committee
Balletto Ginevra (University of Cagliari)
Ladu Mara (University of Cagliari)
Naseddu Marco (University of Cagliari)
Program
May 4, 2025
18:30 – 19:30 – Arrival and welcome. City Centre, Cagliari 8Italy
May 5, 2025
9:30 – 10:00 –Institutional greetings by Matteo Lecis Cocco Ortu (Municipality of Cagliari) and Corrado Zoppi (University of Cagliari) and Presentation of the Summer School and organization of activities by scientific and organizing committee
10:00 – 12:00 – Lecture_Approaches and Methods to enhance tourist destinations (TMS4D® model)
by Giuseppe Melis Giordano (University of Cagliari) and Sandro Usai (Ablativ)
13:00-15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 17:30 – Lecture_Dealing with “Too Many Tourists”: Environmental Planning, Sustainability Marketing, and Attraction Development as Solutions to Overtourism
by Per Strömberg (School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway)
17:30 – 18:30 – Activity Lab
May 6, 2025
9:00 – 12:00 – Lecture_City – Port relation and industrial symbiosis
by Giuseppe Borruso, Andrea Gallo, Francesca Sinatra (University of Trieste); Silvia Battino and Brunella Brundu (University of Sassari)
13:00-15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 17:30 – Lecture_Geospatial analysis of the tourism flow in insular Sardinia region
by Ginevra Balletto and Mara Ladu (University of Cagliari)
17:30 – 18:30 – Activity Lab
May 7, 2025
9:00 – 12:00 – Seminars
Metropolitan strategic planning
by Isabella Ligia (Metropolitan City of Cagliari) and Luigi Mundula (University for Foreigners Perugia)
Regional policies for tourism and transport
by Francesco Sechi (RAS) and Marco Naseddu (RAS-University of Cagliari)
13:00-15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 17:30 – Lectures
Regeneration policies for risk mitigation in island contexts. The case study of Japan.
by Paola Rizzi (DADU, Università di Sassari)
Tourist Flows and Urban Systems in Sardinia. Approaches for Resilient Planning.
by Tanja Congiu (DADU, Università di Sassari)
17:30 – 18:30 – Activity Lab
May 8, 2025
9:00 – 10:15 – Lecture_Energy, Sea and Cities
by Emilio Ghiani
10:45 – 12:00 – Lab experiences
by Luca Carboni and Gianmario Broccia (Atena Sardegna); Davide Tagliapietra (America’s Cup American Magic); Isabel Vera (EURINSULA)
13:00-15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 – City Tour, Cagliari waterfront
May 9, 2025
9:00 – 12:00 – Lecture_e.INS project: future scenarios of transport planning and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Sardinia.
by Gianfranco Fancello, Francesco Piras, Mara Ladu (DICAAR, University of Cagliari)
13:00-15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 – Lecture_Geodesign for Climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Mediterranean region
by Michele Campagna and Ginevra balletto (DICAAR, University of Cagliari)
May 10, 2025
10:00 – 12:00 – Presentation and discussion of the main results by scientific and organizing committee and students