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• change management
• statistics
• sustainable development
• ecosystem
• communication
• human society and politics

A Laboratory of Minorities - The territory of Ticino represents a form of cultural and linguistic minority within the Swiss Confederation: as the only officially monolingual Italian-speaking canton, it embodies a condition of being at the margins of the centre, where the dominant culture is often constructed through dialogue—or tension—with the German- and French-speaking regions.

• 2025
• culture and heritage
• geography
• public activities
• human society and politics

This article analyzes the dual phenomena of overtourism and undertourism, examining their causes, socio-economic impacts, and the complex challenges they present for contemporary tourism management. By contrasting these dynamics and exploring strategic approaches to sustainable governance, it situates the debate within broader discussions about mobility, cultural heritage, and urban resilience. The piece highlights key concepts, case examples, and future directions in the study of tourism flows.

• 2025
• tourism
• sustainable development
• human society and politics

This article explores how Dubai has constructed its future-oriented urban imaginary through architecture, mega-events and cultural narratives, positioning itself as a laboratory for global visions of modernity.

• future visions
• 2025
• artificial intelligence
• sustainable development
• urban landscape
• human society and politics

Cultural Observatories emerged in the late 1980s, gaining prominence over the last two decades. Initially inspired by Grenoble's Observatoire des politiques culturelles (1989) and Strasbourg's Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel (1992), these observatories now number more than 100 across four continents, with a significant concentration in Europe. They vary in scope and focus, reflecting the diversity of cultural landscapes.

• 2024
• culture and heritage
• public activities

This article explores how artificial intelligence systems represent and generate visions of urban futures, analyzing the visual and conceptual imaginaries that emerge from algorithmic processes. It examines how machine learning models interpret cityscapes, the epistemological implications of AI-generated architectural visions, and the relationship between computational aesthetics and cultural narratives about urbanism. By situating AI representations within broader debates on technology, urban theory, and visual culture, the article offers a critical perspective on the future of cities.

• future visions
• 2023
• artificial intelligence
• urban landscape
• human society and politics

At a quick and superficial reading, statistics and culture may seem like two separate realities that only interact under close supervision. To simplify, the cultured individual tends to stigmatize the false certainties hidden behind numbers, while the statistician perhaps looks with barely concealed annoyance at that galaxy of activities that escape easily definable metrics.

• 2023
• publications
• statistics

The Department of Education, Culture and Sport, through the Division of Culture and University Studies, presented officially on August, 11th the swiss Italian Literary Guide project at the Spazio Magnolia (RSI) in Locarno.

• ticino
• 2019
• public activities

This article presents basic concepts and critical perspectives on ecosystem alterations, focusing on how human activities have transformed biotic and abiotic system components. It synthesizes ecological theory with reflections on perception and communication, situating scientific evidence within broader debates about environmental change and media representation. Key elements include definitions of ecosystems, structural properties, scales of alteration, and the role of human impacts in shaping contemporary dynamics.

• 2020
• aviation
• statistics
• sustainable development
• ecosystem
• geography