RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND CONEIXEMENT TRANSFER
09/2023 - NEWS
Postdoctoral researcher and technical coordinator of the Chair of Innovation and Tourism Research Salou Costa Daurada (URV), funded by the Provincial Council of Tarragona and the City Council of Salou.
01/04/2020 - 31/08/2023
Predoctoral Researcher in Training. Research Group in Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies (GRATET) , Department of Geography, URV. Predoctoral grant FI-AGAUR.
International research stays:
Geography, Geomatics and Anthropological Studies of the Caribbean, University of Quintana Roo (UQroo), Mexico. 1 month (10/01/2023-10/02/2023).
Research Center for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being (CinTurs), Universidade do Algarve (UAlg), Portugal. 3 months (10/01/2022-12/31/2022).
Landscape and Territory Research Group, National University of Costa Rica (UNA). 4 months (30/09/2021-04/02/2022).
01/10/2018 - 31/03/2020
Project Manager and Junior Researcher of INDECIS – Integrated approach for the development across Europe of user oriented climate indicators for GFCS high-priority sectors . ERA4CS Cofund Grant Agreement nº69046. IP: Dr. Enrique Aguilar Center of Climate Change , URV.
01/04/2016 - 31/12/2019
Management and research support staff for COODTUR – International Network of Researchers in Tourism, Cooperation and Development. Coordinator: Dr. Marta Nel-lo. URV.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2021- 2025
The adaptability of complex tourist destinations in the present era of social, economic and environmental transformations: innovative paths towards destination resilience. (ADAPTOUR). PID2020-112525RB-I00. Funding entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation. IPs: Dr. Salvador Anton-Clavé, Dr. Aaron Gutiérrez (URV).
06/2024 - 09/2024
Bases for an accessible and inclusive tourism model in the territorial scope of the GALP Costa Daurada , aid for participatory local development (GALP) framed within the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund in Catalonia for the period 2024-2028, convened by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food. IP: Dra. Marta Nel-lo (URV).
01/2022 - 12/2022
The Costa Daurada and Terres de l'Ebre Coastal Path: an excellent ally for sustainable and well-being tourism. 2022PRD-DIPTA-URV32 Funding entity: Collaboration agreement between the Provincial Council of Tarragona (DIPTA) and the Rovira i Virgili University (URV). IPs: Dra. Marta Nel-lo and Alba Font.
01/2022 - 12/2022
Adaptation of depopulated rural environments for rural innovation activities (ADEQUAR). 2022PRD-DIPTA-URV17. Funding entity: DIPTA-URV Collaboration Agreement. IP: Dr. Antonio Paolo Russo.
09/2021 - 03/2022
Blue Spaces and Coastal Well-being: a source of health, well-being and balance for the territory. 2021PRD-DIPTA-URV. Funding entity: DIPTA-URV collaboration agreement, co-financing by the Aj. de Salou. IPs: Dra. Marta Nel-lo and Alba Font.
2020 - 2021
Well-being tourism. Co-creation of tourist experiences. 2020CM23. Funding entity: DIPTA-URV collaboration agreement. IPs: Dra. Marta Nel-lo and Alba Font.
11/2020 - 05/2021
Identification of mountain-plain-coastal ecological connectors in the Demarcation of Tarragona. 2020CM20. Collaboration agreement between DIPTA and URV. IP: Dr. Óscar Saladié.
09/2017 - 06/2018
Research support at the Department of Geography (URV). Research project: Protected Natural Areas, connectivity and landscape.Proposal applied to the territorial area of Penedès (Final degree thesis) . Scholarship for collaboration of students in university departments for the academic year 2017-2018, granted by the Ministry of Education.
Research support: protected areas, connectivity and GIS application. Landscape and Territory Research Group, National University of Costa Rica. IP: Dr. Carlos Morera. Curricular internships for the Degree in Geography and Territorial Planning (300h) / MOU International SCHOLARSHIP.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROJECTS
2022 - 2023
Wellness tourism and blue spaces: creativity techniques for the design of tourist experiences. Transfer and training in Bacalar (Mexico) of international cooperation URV Solidària. IP: Dr. Marta Nel-lo. Mobility: 10/01/2023-10/02/2023.
2021 - 2022
Towards an effective and equitable tourism governance of local communities. The case of the Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica)” of international cooperation URV Solidària.
IP: Dr. Marta Nel-lo. Mobility: 08/09/2022 – 22/09/2022.
2018 - 2019
Áreas protegidas y servicios ecosistémicos para el bienestar humano y el desarrollo local: el caso del Departamento de Huila, Colombia de cooperació internacional URV Solidària. IP: Dra. Alba Font.
Mobilitat: 31/08/2019 – 11/09/2019.
2017 - 2018
Conservation and sustainable management of the resources of the Tatacoa Desert. Emerging tourist destination in the Department of Huila (Colombia) of international cooperation URV Solidària. IP: Dra. Marta Nel-lo. Mobility: 18/04/2018 – 10/05/2019.
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
03/2025 - NEWS
Scientific-technical coordination of the project Planning the public use of the Bosc de la Marquesa , result of the contract between the URV Foundation and the Bosc de la Marquesa Foundation, signed on March 3, 2025.
09/2022 - 12/2022
Member of the drafting team of the Territorial and Urban Diagnosis of the Catalan Coast within the framework of the Coastal Protection and Management Plan (PPOL) of Catalonia, directed by the Directorate General for Mountain and Coastal Policies. Coordination of the document: Dr. Sergi Saladié.
12/2018 - 09/2019
Coordination and writing of the document: The profile of the camper of Mont-roig del Camp and Miami Platja. Trends and links with the destination. Tourist Board, Mont-roig del Camp City Council.
Link to the news from Mont-roig City Council .
02/2019 - 05/2019
Coordination and writing of the Tourism Development Strategy of the Masia de Castelló. Department of Culture, Vandellòs and l'Hospitalet de l'Infant City Council. Curricular internships for the Master's Degree in Management of Tourism Destinations (150h).
10/2017 - 01/2018
Drafting of the Basic Report for the drafting of a future urban plan for the Masia de Castelló. Department of Urban Planning, Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant City Council.