Mariapina Trunfio
Biographic Data
| ID | 271740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariapina Trunfio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariapina |
| FAMILY NAME | Trunfio |
| SIGNATURE | TRUNFIO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Parthenope University of Naples |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3049-0149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Close to digital heritage? Proximity moderator effects in virtual reality heritage experience
This paper aims to advance immersive technology and cultural heritage research by investigating how and to what extent geographical, social and cognitive proximity moderate the effects of VR-based information systems on both heritage immersive experience (immersion and sense of presence) and users’ satisfaction and then, drive continuance intention using VR. Although research on digital experiences and innovation in cultural heritage has increase…
Metaverse for service industries
Although the metaverse is still in the early stages of development and implementation, it has the potential to revolutionize the way how businesses can interact with customers through both the virtual and real world. In particular, service industries are already exploring the opportunity to utilize the metaverse to provide more immersive, interactive and engaging customer experiences. However, the holistic overview of the future applications, opp…
Experimenting hybrid reality in cultural heritage reconstruction. The Peasant Civilisation Park and the ‘Vicinato a Pozzo’ museum of Matera (Italy)
Hybrid reality (HR) in cultural heritage is mainly conceptual, and its exploitation in cultural heritage and museums remains an under-investigated topic. This research aims to shed light on the experimenting role of HR as an alternative soft-technological approach in cultural heritage virtual reconstruction, which enhance visitors’ experience and satisfaction. A quantitative survey methodology was employed to analyse the ‘Peasant Civilization Par…
Sustainability-oriented Innovation in Smart Tourism
Reimagining urban destinations
A Multi-modelling Approach for Assessing Sustainable Tourism
Academics, institutions and policymakers advocate systematic assessments to design sustainable development and implement proper environmental management; however, practical measurements in tourism research based on composite indicators are still in progress. This paper aims to build and validate a composite indicator of sustainable tourism (SusTour-Index), which recognises the economic, environmental and social dimensions as the three main interr…
Smart technologies in the Covid-19 crisis
This paper contributes to the academic debate on tourism destination development in the COVID-19 crisis, by investigating the role of smart technology tools for managing tourism flows and shaping visitors’ behaviours. Considering tourism in the COVID-19 crisis as an emerging stream of research, the paper assumes a continuity with the overtourism research (pre-COVID-19) and builds on the cross-fertilization between the advances in this field and t…
Beyond the authenticity–standardisation paradox in international gastronomy retailing
Purpose This study aims to frame the authenticity–standardisation relationship in international gastronomy retailing and explores how and to what extent the food place of origin and the urban context in which the gastronomy stores are located shape customers' in-store experience. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the case of Eataly, which combines specialty grocery stores and restaurants disseminating the Italian eating style, quali…
Innovating the cultural heritage museum service model through virtual reality and augmented reality
Although museum visitor experience and satisfaction have received growing attention in academic research, the impact of new elements of the museum service model, including AR and VR, on visitor experience and satisfaction remains an unexplored area of investigation. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature by investigating how the innovation of museum service aspects (exhibition content, VR and AR, general organisation, and reception st…
Overtouristified cities
The controversial and multifaceted phenomenon of overtourism has been increasingly discussed and problematized by scholars. Although international media paid significant attention to overtourism contributing to raising concerns for local tourism impacts, limited efforts were made to explore the media’s representation of the phenomenon and its role in shaping the understanding of overtourism in public opinion and amongst policymakers. This paper c…
Reframing urban overtourism through the Smart-City Lens
The role of the private actor in cultural regeneration
Heritage and Urban Regeneration
Tourism Development after the Crises
This book, edited by Peter Keller and Thomas Bieger, provides a unique analysis of the recent financial crisis on world tourism and particularly the development models which contribute to reduce poverty. The volume is based on the knowledge of a network of more than 300 researches and includes experiences from Europe, Africa and Asia. It focuses on the latest economic crises as a framework for analyses and as a real life case study.
Innovating the cultural heritage museum service model through virtual reality and augmented reality
Although museum visitor experience and satisfaction have received growing attention in academic research, the impact of new elements of the museum service model, including AR and VR, on visitor experience and satisfaction remains an unexplored area of investigation. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature by investigating how the innovation of museum service aspects (exhibition content, VR and AR, general organisation, and reception st…
The role of the private actor in cultural regeneration
Reimagining urban destinations
A Multi-modelling Approach for Assessing Sustainable Tourism
Academics, institutions and policymakers advocate systematic assessments to design sustainable development and implement proper environmental management; however, practical measurements in tourism research based on composite indicators are still in progress. This paper aims to build and validate a composite indicator of sustainable tourism (SusTour-Index), which recognises the economic, environmental and social dimensions as the three main interr…
Reframing urban overtourism through the Smart-City Lens
Tourism Development after the Crises
This book, edited by Peter Keller and Thomas Bieger, provides a unique analysis of the recent financial crisis on world tourism and particularly the development models which contribute to reduce poverty. The volume is based on the knowledge of a network of more than 300 researches and includes experiences from Europe, Africa and Asia. It focuses on the latest economic crises as a framework for analyses and as a real life case study.
Heritage and Urban Regeneration
The role of the private actor in cultural regeneration
Overtouristified cities
The controversial and multifaceted phenomenon of overtourism has been increasingly discussed and problematized by scholars. Although international media paid significant attention to overtourism contributing to raising concerns for local tourism impacts, limited efforts were made to explore the media’s representation of the phenomenon and its role in shaping the understanding of overtourism in public opinion and amongst policymakers. This paper c…
Reframing urban overtourism through the Smart-City Lens
Smart technologies in the Covid-19 crisis
This paper contributes to the academic debate on tourism destination development in the COVID-19 crisis, by investigating the role of smart technology tools for managing tourism flows and shaping visitors’ behaviours. Considering tourism in the COVID-19 crisis as an emerging stream of research, the paper assumes a continuity with the overtourism research (pre-COVID-19) and builds on the cross-fertilization between the advances in this field and t…
Beyond the authenticity–standardisation paradox in international gastronomy retailing
Purpose This study aims to frame the authenticity–standardisation relationship in international gastronomy retailing and explores how and to what extent the food place of origin and the urban context in which the gastronomy stores are located shape customers' in-store experience. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the case of Eataly, which combines specialty grocery stores and restaurants disseminating the Italian eating style, quali…
Innovating the cultural heritage museum service model through virtual reality and augmented reality
Although museum visitor experience and satisfaction have received growing attention in academic research, the impact of new elements of the museum service model, including AR and VR, on visitor experience and satisfaction remains an unexplored area of investigation. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature by investigating how the innovation of museum service aspects (exhibition content, VR and AR, general organisation, and reception st…
Reimagining urban destinations
A Multi-modelling Approach for Assessing Sustainable Tourism
Academics, institutions and policymakers advocate systematic assessments to design sustainable development and implement proper environmental management; however, practical measurements in tourism research based on composite indicators are still in progress. This paper aims to build and validate a composite indicator of sustainable tourism (SusTour-Index), which recognises the economic, environmental and social dimensions as the three main interr…
Experimenting hybrid reality in cultural heritage reconstruction. The Peasant Civilisation Park and the ‘Vicinato a Pozzo’ museum of Matera (Italy)
Hybrid reality (HR) in cultural heritage is mainly conceptual, and its exploitation in cultural heritage and museums remains an under-investigated topic. This research aims to shed light on the experimenting role of HR as an alternative soft-technological approach in cultural heritage virtual reconstruction, which enhance visitors’ experience and satisfaction. A quantitative survey methodology was employed to analyse the ‘Peasant Civilization Par…
Sustainability-oriented Innovation in Smart Tourism
Metaverse for service industries
Although the metaverse is still in the early stages of development and implementation, it has the potential to revolutionize the way how businesses can interact with customers through both the virtual and real world. In particular, service industries are already exploring the opportunity to utilize the metaverse to provide more immersive, interactive and engaging customer experiences. However, the holistic overview of the future applications, opp…
Close to digital heritage? Proximity moderator effects in virtual reality heritage experience
This paper aims to advance immersive technology and cultural heritage research by investigating how and to what extent geographical, social and cognitive proximity moderate the effects of VR-based information systems on both heritage immersive experience (immersion and sense of presence) and users’ satisfaction and then, drive continuance intention using VR. Although research on digital experiences and innovation in cultural heritage has increase…
Tourism (13 works) · Geography (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Marketing (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Cultural heritage (5 works)