Viviana Ferrario, PhD, is professor of landscape geography at the Iuav University of Venice, where she has coordinated the research unit CULTLAND-Cultural Landscapes since 2016. Active in the field of landscape studies, she coordinates research about rural landscape transformations, with particular reference to agricultural change, urbanisation, and heritagisation. She is the President of the Comelico-Dolomites Foundation, a member of the scientific committee of the International Library of Agriculture “La Vigna”, and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Alpine Adriatic Rectors' Conference.