In recent years, there has been a growing interest in rural areas, affected by profound changes mainly in the shift of economic activity and population to urban areas. These phenomena have led to a crisis in the traditional structure and organization of rural areas, exposing them to the risk of economic, social and environmental decline. To combat demographic decline and promote sustainable territorial competitiveness, the Italian National Strategy for "Inner Areas" (SNAI) was born in 2013. Rural tourism has a high potential to stimulate local economic growth and social change because of its complementarity with other economic activities. These positive externalities can stop Inner Areas (IAs) population loss. This study proposes a theoretical model for the construction of a synthetic index to measure rural tourism in IAs, starting from 22 basic indicators declined in three Pillars: 1) Infrastructural density and touristic fluxes; 2) Economic impact of touristic sector and 3) Agricultural sector support. It was used a multisource approach (statistical and administrative sources, big data), by analysing 8 data sources: survey and administrative sources, Statistical registers and Big Data on Agritourisms. The research focused on the areas of the Campania Region and the complexity of rural tourism in the Peripheral, Ultraperipheral Areas (165 Municipalities) was compared with the Urban Centres and Belt (260 Municipalities) and the Intermediate municipalities (126). The result provides a tool for monitoring tourism sector by stakeholders and policy makers, useful to promote sustainable territorial competitiveness of IAs.

Gender differences are an inherent part of human existence. However, beyond biological disparities, social structures have historically established gender-based roles, distinct societal functions, and varying social status across genders. The gender gap affects everyone: our families, communities, workplaces, societies and this influenced women health, well-being and quality of life. The EU has made significant progress in terms of gender equality in recent decades. A European-level tool that monitors disparities between men and women in different member countries is the Gender Equality Index, developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in 2013. Starting from the analysis proposed by EIGE, the aim of this work is to represent gender differences in Italian regions in 3 domains: Health, Well-being and Quality of life. Using a multisource approach, simple indicators, both objective and subjective, were chosen for each domain. A total of 14 indicators were calculated, starting from Multipurpose survey on households “Aspects of daily life”, Life tables and Multipurpose Survey: time use (all by Istat). The analyses were carried out with a model based on the use of multivariate analysis techniques and the construction of synthetic indices, one for each domain, capable of providing an overall view, which cannot be obtained by considering individual elements separately. The results show for Quality life satisfaction and Health a gap in favour of men, except for some territorial differences; instead, women reveal a better lifestyle, so the results of Well-being domain are to the advantage of them.