Dr. Luca Salvati obtained his PhD at the Faculty of Economics from Sapienza University of Rome, and is currently a associate professor of applied economics and staff senior researcher in the same department. His research interests are in the areas of landscape, Geographic Information Systems and morphological analysis applied to socioeconomic and environmental issues. He has conducted studies on topics of spatial planning, urban geography and economics, and sustainable development. He is also a professional expert of land degradation and desertification, climate change, soil quality and a consultant for agronomic and ecological issues for national and international research bodies and public administrations.
Ioannis Konaxis, PhD in landscape architecture, is assistant professor of sustainable eco-tourism and nature conservation at the Business School of the public University of Piraeus, Greece. He teaches several classes of tourism business and economics, ecological conservation of protected areas, landscape and sustainable development. He published theoretical and applied research in sustainable tourism management in prestigious international journals and book series.