Massimo De Marchi: is Lecturer of social geography (degree in educational sciences), laboratory of social geography (interfaculty degree in development cooperation), geography of environment and landscape (degree in social, cultural, territorial, educator).
Contract professor of participatory methodologies and environmental conflict management (master in environmental engineering) at Faculty of engineering, University of Trento.
Lecturer at master courses about participatory approaches and management of environmental conflicts.
Lecturer at Coimbra Group’s Summer School “Poverty and exclusion” about environmental conflicts.
Responsible of Erasmus exchange with the universities of Praga, Sofia, Linkoping (Sweden), Wroclaw (Poland).
Member of Herodot, thematic network of European and extra-European university teachers for geographical training and professional development of geographical disciplines.
Collaborationth the Postgraduate Erasmus Intensive Programme in “Geography of Water”.
2004 (March), Visiting Professor at Universidade Estadual da Bahia, Departamento de Educação Campus 1, Brasile

Massimo De Marchi: researcher in geography at Faculty of Education, University of Padova (from December 2002).

2007-2009 Scientific coordinator of research project ex 60% “Participation, information and environmental justice in Aarhus Convention: the new territorial governance among cooperation and conflict management”
2006-2008, Scientific coordinator of research project (financed in 2005) “Landscape and territory in sustainability evaluation”
2004-2006, Collaboration with the PRIN “Local development, territory, actors projects” in the Padova Local Unit “Development project, actors and local development on hydraulic territorialization in sahelian-sudanese area”
2002-2003, Collaboration with the research programme ENSURE, Sustainable development impact evaluation of structural found, University of Trento (Department of civil and environmental engeneering) Italian point of European research network REGIONET.
2001, June-July, Visiting Researcher Department of Rural Development Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
2000-2002, Department of Geography, University of Padova, Post Doctoral Fellowship, Research area Earth sciences “From physical space to territory”, Research Program “Land Use/Land Cover diversity and institutional diversity: participation, conflict treatment and natural resources’ sustainable management”
2000-2001, Member of research group for the preparation of Sustainable development Plan of Autonomous Province of Trento, scientific responsible for the biodiversity sector.
2000, PhD in Human and Environment (XII cycle) University of Padova, Department of Geography, with thesis on “Environmental conflict as learning environment” supervisor Prof. P. Faggi, Coordinator Prof. U. Sauro
1999-2007, Scientific coordination of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of development and territorial plans, coordinator EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) groups.
1998-2007, Scientific coordinator of SOE (State of Environment Reports) of different territorial context: Autonomous Province of Trento (1998, 2001, 2004; environmental account 2007); province of Padova (2001, 2006); province di Treviso (2002, 2004, 2006); nord barese ofantino (2005), Consortium municipalities north of Naples (2007)
1998-2007, Coordination of participatory planning processes and local Agenda 21 processes in Trentino, Veneto, Lombrdia, Puglia
1988-1998, Management, program design and evaluation of development programs on rural development, environment and training in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Kenya, Guinea Bissau.
1990-1997, Management of social cooperatives and NGO working in development.

-          De Marchi M. (2009). Tools for managing comprehensive water and environmental security: multi-track diplomacy (MTD) and peace and conflict impact assessment (PCIA). In: Global changes vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation, SOFIA, p. 441-447, ISBN/ISSN: 976-954-07-2900-8

-          With Castiglioni B. (2009), Who owns the landscape? Actors’ participation in characterization, assessment and planning, CLEUP, Padova

-          De Marchi M. (2005), “Breeding Sustainability with daily decision making: the water management plan of the Auotonomous province of Trento”, FOLDRAJZI KOZLEMENYEK, vol. CXXIX/LIII/2005 supplement, Geografical Review, Societas Geographica Hungarica, pp. 47-52

-          De Marchi M. (2005), GIS at Department of Geography University of Padova: state of the art. In: Donert K. Higher education GIS in Geography: an European perspective, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, pp. 66-74

-          De Marchi M. (2005), “Developing geographical professional abilities: experiences in Egypt and Brazil” paper presentato al Congresso . Changing Horizons in Geography Education – POLAND, TORUŃ. 2 – 5 Settembre 2005

-          De Marchi M. (2004), “Good practices for sustainable water and territorial management: experiences from Alps and transferability”, Geografie. Sbornik Ceske, Geograficke spolecnosti (Geography, Journal of Czech geographic society), vol. 109, pp. 65-75

-          Dalla Libera L., De Marchi M., (2002), ” Participatory processes and Strategic Environmental Assessment: looking for regional meshes among actors and ecosystems “, in Diamantini C. (editor), The region: approaches for sustainable development, Temi publisher, Trento, pp. 229-243

-          De Marchi M. (2002), “Environmental security and regional sustainability: focusing on development coalitions and resource flows”, in Diamantini C. (editor), The region: approaches for sustainable development, Temi publisher, Trento, pp. 265-283

-          with Moschini R., Sceiderbauer B., Güthler A., Demattè C., Boso R., Langschwert G., Pössinger R., del volume: Manuale di buone pratiche per lo sviluppo sostenibile dello Spazio Alpino – Good practice Handbuch zur nachaltigen Entwicklung im Alpenraum – Hanbook of good practices for sustainable development of alpine space (2001), Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Bundesministerium für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (Österreich), Bayerisches Staatministerium für Landesentwiklung und Umweltfragen (Deutschland), Joint Pilot Action Programme Alpine Space EU, Trento (pagine 336); elaborazione dell’ipertesto HTML del volume per l’inserimento nel sito Internet del progetto Spazio Alpino:

-          De Marchi M. (2001), “Water and environmental conflicts beyond the rhetoric of scarcity: environmental conflicts and conflicts environment”, in Bertoncin M., Sistu G. Water, Stakeholders, Territory, Acqua, Attori, Territorio, IV European seminar on geography of water “Conflicts on water use in the Mediterranean Area”, Cagliari, 4-11 September 1999, CUEC, Cagliari, pp. 165-173

-          De Marchi M., Diamantini C., Mattolin P.(2000), “Embodying sustainability in current policies the environmental plan for sustainable development of Trento’s Autonomous Province”, in Proceedings of International Symposiun on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Trento, 18-23 September 2000, SIDISA, SIBESA, Hyper Edizioni, Venezia, pp.  49-54

-          De Marchi M. (1997), “Pace e sicurezza: il dividendo che non c’è”, in Oscar Report 14, Rapporto Informativo dell’osservatorio sul commercio delle armi e sull’applicazione della legge 185/90,  Ires Toscana, novembre-dicembre

Massimo De Marchi: researcher in geography at Faculty of Education, University of Padova (from December 2002). Lecturer of social geography, laboratory of social geography, geography of environment and landscape. Contract professor of participatory methodologies and environmental conflict management (master in environmental engineering) at Faculty of engineering, University of Trento. Responsible of Erasmus exchange with the universities of Praga, Sofia, Linkoping (Sweden), Wroclaw (Poland). Collaborationth the Postgraduate Erasmus Intensive Programme in “Geography of Water”. 2007-2009 Scientific coordinator of research project “Participation, information and environmental justice in Aarhus Convention: the new territorial governance among cooperation and conflict management” 2006-2008, Scientific coordinator of research project “Landscape and territory in sustainability evaluation” 2004-2006, Collaboration with the PRIN “Local development, territory, actors projects” 2000-2002, Department of Geography, University of Padova, Post Doctoral Fellowship 2000, PhD in Human and Environment 1998-2009, Scientific coordination of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of development and territorial plans, coordinator EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) groups; Scientific coordinator of SOE (State of Environment Reports) of different territorial context; coordination of participatory planning processes and local Agenda 21. 1988-1998, Management, program design and evaluation of development programs on rural development, environment and training in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Kenya, Guinea Bissau. 1990-1997, Management of social cooperatives and NGO working in development.