Presents historic, social, and cultural conditions which have contributed to set out the concept of cultural heritage (tangible and intangible)

Examines the origins and the significance of a preservation model adopted in Italy for the safeguard of the national cultural goods

Discusses interplay between cultural heritage and regional planning

Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Colavitti is Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Architecture, University of Cagliari, Italy. She started as a Research Fellow, before becoming a Lecturer at the Department of Land Engineering of the same university. In 2011 she became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture and she has been an Associate Professor since 2014. 

Dr. Colavitti graduated in Ancient Topography and Archaeology at the University of Rome La Sapienza and hold a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning. Her main scientific interests are oriented to formal and functional reading of the city, historic settlement analysis and interpretation, cultural heritage management and the role cultural and environmental resources (as factors of long-lasting and sustainable local development) play in the urban planning processes. 

Dr. Anna Maria Colvatti wrote five monographs, all published in the Italian language and several papers pubished in international journals and conference proceedings.