Sara Bonati

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About Sara Bonati

Academic positions- Since 2017: Research member of LaGeS (laboratory of social geography), University of Florence- Since 2014: Research Associate at CIERL (center of regional and local studies), University of Madeira - Since 2014: teaching Assistant in Economic Geography at the Department of Economy and Management (DEM), UNIBS- Since 2014, member of the research group “Brixia accessibility Lab”- UNIBS- 2012-2014: Visiting researcher at the IGOT-CEG, UL- 2011-2014: Ph.D. fellow in Human and Physical Geography, UNIPD.Scientific interests:VULNERABILITY & RESILIENCE in disaster risk management.LANDSCAPE - education, sensespaces, hazardscapes, resilientscapes. Case studies in Italy and Portugal.HUMANITARIAN AID SYSTEMS - analysis of humanitarian networks in emergencies & post-disasters. HUMAN RIGHTS IN DISASTERS - Displacement, natural refugees and violation of human rights in emergencies.INSULARITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE - risks and CC in island contexts. In particular tourism impacts. URBAN STUDIES - gentrification and social (bottom-up) movements; sustainability and climate change; smart cities; risk and disaster management; participation.CHALLENGES IN RECONSTRUCTION PROCESSESMEDIA & ART - dynamics of communication in disasters; art as an educational tool.PGis, PPGis and Vga methods of research.