Juan Francisco Sortino Barrionuevo studied geography and land management, graduating with a Master's in Geographic Information Systems and a Master's in Water Resources and the Environment. He works as a professor and researcher in the Department of Geography at the University of Malaga and is a member of the Research Group RNM279, Physical Geography and Territory. His main lines of research are geographic information systems, analysis and territorial management of natural and technological risks, with special emphasis on flood risks and more recently COVID-19. Other lines of research that he develops are the analysis and management of tourist territorial resources and the territorial impact of houses for tourist purposes.