Giulia Urso
Biographic Data
| ID | 4457146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giulia Urso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giulia |
| FAMILY NAME | Urso |
| SIGNATURE | URSO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gran Sasso Science Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0696-0363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Remote Habitability as Method
This paper focuses on the theoretical and methodological configuration of what we define as the ‘Remote Habitability Method’ (RHM). This place‐sensitive epistemological and research‐making approach aims at understanding what makes remote places inhabitable. While quantitative, economic growth‐oriented approaches have long set research and policy agendas regarding marginalised areas, we argue that more fine‐grained, fieldwork‐based approaches are …
Resilience or lock-in? Path dependency and structural change after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake
Focusing on the devastating 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila (Italy), we investigate how local economies adapt and specialise after disasters. We apply a large-scale synthetic control across multiple indices (specialisation, diversity, complexity) over a long period (2004–20). Results show persistent specialisation and concentration, a halving of diversity, and a delayed decline in complexity, with resilience stemming from the administrative continuit…
The more labelled, the more resilient? Place branding and the 2008 Great Recession in Italian inner areas
This paper addresses the theoretical and empirical gap regarding the relationship between place branding and regional economic resilience during the 2008 Great Recession, focusing on Italian inner areas as defined by the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI) classification. Specifically, it investigates whether labels linked to preservation and quality of nature and landscape, agriculture and livestock production, and cultural–historical–archi…
The cultural and creative economy in Italy
In this article, we analyse the structure of the Italian cultural and creative economy, focusing on peripheral areas. We highlight patterns of specialisation and spatial dependency through employment data and firms’ data. In addition, we develop a novel data set by collecting data that use the least aggregated territorial unit, that is, Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 4 (from the French version Nomenclature des Unités terri…
Discontent in the ‘peripheries’
The concept of periphery, going beyond the mere interpretation in geographical terms, incorporates a ‘relational’ character that is implicitly characterized by connotations of power and inequality. Peripheries can be actively created as an outcome of shifts in economic and political decision-making at various scales. The recent populist wave has brought to the fore the issue of peripheries as ‘left behind’ places, striking back in the ballot boxe…
Italian cultural and creative industries following the Great Recession
The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have variously been seen as a stimulus for urban and regional development. They were also one of the few sectors in the UK and European Union countries to weather the storm of the 2008 Great Recession. Starting from the curiosity aroused by these premises, and given the paucity of studies on Italian CCIs, we analyse the growth trend of the sector following the economic shock of the Great Recession to as…
Economies, Institutions and Territories
If individuals don't like bribery but it's widespread, then how does bribery happen?The question of how people choose to engage in bribery-and what their choices imply for individuals and for the market for bribes-remains unanswered.In a novel analysis of the logic of first moves-how invitations to exchange bribes are extended and by whom-I reveal that, in a context where bribery is prevalent and the threat of punishment is weak, service-provider…
Distant but Vibrant Places. Local Determinants of Adaptability to Peripherality
Against the discourse according to which peripheral areas are places doomed to an inevitable fate of constant demographic decline, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the local determinants fostering adaptability to prolonged challenges connected to a condition of peripherality. Exploiting the classification produced within the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas, we investigate the determinants of positive demogr…
Migration propensity of peripheral youth
The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are at risk of exacerbating the pre-existing intergenerational and interregional inequalities between and within countries, such as those between core and peripheral areas. In particular, in the latter, especially in Italy, the lack of opportunities and access to essential services may affect the current and new generations to come, while also compromising the development of the countr…
Shocking events. Institutional reactions to abrupt changes
Can extreme events be an opportunity? Depopulation and resilience of rural communities in Central Italy after the 1997 earthquake
Metropolisation and the challenge of rural-urban dichotomies
The challenge of governing metropolitan regions calls urban-rural relationships into question. Rural actors’ silence within it and the blurring of boundaries between urban and rural are still much debated issues. This paper explores the rural perspective on metropolisation processes, considering local actors’ perceptions towards incorporation into a larger urban entity, urban-rural cooperation and the barriers hindering it. Our case investigates …
Discontent in the ‘peripheries’
The concept of periphery, going beyond the mere interpretation in geographical terms, incorporates a ‘relational’ character that is implicitly characterized by connotations of power and inequality. Peripheries can be actively created as an outcome of shifts in economic and political decision-making at various scales. The recent populist wave has brought to the fore the issue of peripheries as ‘left behind’ places, striking back in the ballot boxe…
Migration propensity of peripheral youth
The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are at risk of exacerbating the pre-existing intergenerational and interregional inequalities between and within countries, such as those between core and peripheral areas. In particular, in the latter, especially in Italy, the lack of opportunities and access to essential services may affect the current and new generations to come, while also compromising the development of the countr…
Can extreme events be an opportunity? Depopulation and resilience of rural communities in Central Italy after the 1997 earthquake
Distant but Vibrant Places. Local Determinants of Adaptability to Peripherality
Against the discourse according to which peripheral areas are places doomed to an inevitable fate of constant demographic decline, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the local determinants fostering adaptability to prolonged challenges connected to a condition of peripherality. Exploiting the classification produced within the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas, we investigate the determinants of positive demogr…
Italian cultural and creative industries following the Great Recession
The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have variously been seen as a stimulus for urban and regional development. They were also one of the few sectors in the UK and European Union countries to weather the storm of the 2008 Great Recession. Starting from the curiosity aroused by these premises, and given the paucity of studies on Italian CCIs, we analyse the growth trend of the sector following the economic shock of the Great Recession to as…
Metropolisation and the challenge of rural-urban dichotomies
The challenge of governing metropolitan regions calls urban-rural relationships into question. Rural actors’ silence within it and the blurring of boundaries between urban and rural are still much debated issues. This paper explores the rural perspective on metropolisation processes, considering local actors’ perceptions towards incorporation into a larger urban entity, urban-rural cooperation and the barriers hindering it. Our case investigates …
The cultural and creative economy in Italy
In this article, we analyse the structure of the Italian cultural and creative economy, focusing on peripheral areas. We highlight patterns of specialisation and spatial dependency through employment data and firms’ data. In addition, we develop a novel data set by collecting data that use the least aggregated territorial unit, that is, Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 4 (from the French version Nomenclature des Unités terri…
Can extreme events be an opportunity? Depopulation and resilience of rural communities in Central Italy after the 1997 earthquake
Metropolisation and the challenge of rural-urban dichotomies
The challenge of governing metropolitan regions calls urban-rural relationships into question. Rural actors’ silence within it and the blurring of boundaries between urban and rural are still much debated issues. This paper explores the rural perspective on metropolisation processes, considering local actors’ perceptions towards incorporation into a larger urban entity, urban-rural cooperation and the barriers hindering it. Our case investigates …
Shocking events. Institutional reactions to abrupt changes
Economies, Institutions and Territories
If individuals don't like bribery but it's widespread, then how does bribery happen?The question of how people choose to engage in bribery-and what their choices imply for individuals and for the market for bribes-remains unanswered.In a novel analysis of the logic of first moves-how invitations to exchange bribes are extended and by whom-I reveal that, in a context where bribery is prevalent and the threat of punishment is weak, service-provider…
Distant but Vibrant Places. Local Determinants of Adaptability to Peripherality
Against the discourse according to which peripheral areas are places doomed to an inevitable fate of constant demographic decline, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the local determinants fostering adaptability to prolonged challenges connected to a condition of peripherality. Exploiting the classification produced within the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas, we investigate the determinants of positive demogr…
Migration propensity of peripheral youth
The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are at risk of exacerbating the pre-existing intergenerational and interregional inequalities between and within countries, such as those between core and peripheral areas. In particular, in the latter, especially in Italy, the lack of opportunities and access to essential services may affect the current and new generations to come, while also compromising the development of the countr…
Discontent in the ‘peripheries’
The concept of periphery, going beyond the mere interpretation in geographical terms, incorporates a ‘relational’ character that is implicitly characterized by connotations of power and inequality. Peripheries can be actively created as an outcome of shifts in economic and political decision-making at various scales. The recent populist wave has brought to the fore the issue of peripheries as ‘left behind’ places, striking back in the ballot boxe…
Italian cultural and creative industries following the Great Recession
The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have variously been seen as a stimulus for urban and regional development. They were also one of the few sectors in the UK and European Union countries to weather the storm of the 2008 Great Recession. Starting from the curiosity aroused by these premises, and given the paucity of studies on Italian CCIs, we analyse the growth trend of the sector following the economic shock of the Great Recession to as…
The cultural and creative economy in Italy
In this article, we analyse the structure of the Italian cultural and creative economy, focusing on peripheral areas. We highlight patterns of specialisation and spatial dependency through employment data and firms’ data. In addition, we develop a novel data set by collecting data that use the least aggregated territorial unit, that is, Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 4 (from the French version Nomenclature des Unités terri…
The more labelled, the more resilient? Place branding and the 2008 Great Recession in Italian inner areas
This paper addresses the theoretical and empirical gap regarding the relationship between place branding and regional economic resilience during the 2008 Great Recession, focusing on Italian inner areas as defined by the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI) classification. Specifically, it investigates whether labels linked to preservation and quality of nature and landscape, agriculture and livestock production, and cultural–historical–archi…
Remote Habitability as Method
This paper focuses on the theoretical and methodological configuration of what we define as the ‘Remote Habitability Method’ (RHM). This place‐sensitive epistemological and research‐making approach aims at understanding what makes remote places inhabitable. While quantitative, economic growth‐oriented approaches have long set research and policy agendas regarding marginalised areas, we argue that more fine‐grained, fieldwork‐based approaches are …
Resilience or lock-in? Path dependency and structural change after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake
Focusing on the devastating 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila (Italy), we investigate how local economies adapt and specialise after disasters. We apply a large-scale synthetic control across multiple indices (specialisation, diversity, complexity) over a long period (2004–20). Results show persistent specialisation and concentration, a halving of diversity, and a delayed decline in complexity, with resilience stemming from the administrative continuit…
Regional resilience and development (9 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Economy (3 works) · Psychological resilience (3 works) · Business (2 works)