Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe: Discourses, Images, and Practices

Tiziana Banini is Associate Professor of Geography at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. In 2012 she gained the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Geography. She is the National Coordinator of the Research Group of A.Ge.I. (Association of Italian Geographers) on "Territorial Identity" (since 2008). Her main research interests are in territorial identity, socio-cultural processes, local development and participative processes, environmental issues and problems.

Oana-Ramona Ilovan is Associate Professor of Geography at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Territorial Identity and Development (since 2016) and the Director of Territorial Identities and Development Research Centre. Her main research interests are regional geography, territorial identity, qualitative methodology, cultural landscapes, participative processes and urban development.