Spatial Analysis for Complex Territorial Systems : Geo-information Technologies and European Official Statistics

• Offers a multidisciplinary perspective that bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications, making it an invaluable resource for academics, students, policymakers, and practitioners across various fields
• Presents 15 representative case studies that illustrate practical applications of geo-information tools, making complex socio-ecological phenomena accessible to both seasoned researchers and newcomers to quantitative techniques
• Analyzes the role of policies targeting sustainable development goals within diverse European contexts, emphasizing the necessity for place-specific approaches
• Discusses innovative methodologies for monitoring and assessing environmental conditions, including remote sensing and big data integration, providing readers with cutting-edge insights into contemporary research

Luca Salvati is an Associate (staff) professor of applied economics and economic statistics at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Since 2001 he has been staff researcher at the National Council for Research in Agriculture and the Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA). He is an expert in official statistics, spatial statistics, Geographic Information Systems and Remote sensing applied to socioeconomic and environmental issues. He has conducted studies on topics of economic statistics, urban economics, regional demography, and sustainable development, using exploratory multivariate statistics and geographic information systems for decision support. He has held courses in Economic Statistics (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Basic Mathematics (University of Rome La Sapienza), Multivariate Statistics (University of Roma Tre), Regional Economics (University of Camerino, University of Eastern Piedmont), Strategic Evaluation of environmental impact (University of Roma Tre). He has supervised master's and doctoral theses and has published more than 30 printed books and over 600 scientific publications in English.