Stefania ALBERTAZZI

                                                                                                                  Stefania Albertazzi

                                                                                                                    Curriculum Vitae

Research

04/2021 - ongoing
Research Fellow - A
Department of Environmental and Cultural Heritage, University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan (Italy)
 Research in Geography on socio-environmental conflicts related to nature conservation in the Mau forest protected area in Kenya.
 Research on the relationship between industrial agriculture and space in the Piacenza plain.
 Examination committee member for courses in Development Geography, Environmental Policy, Theory and Methods of Geography.
 Co-supervisor of bachelor's theses.

01/2019 - 12/2020
Junior Researcher
Department of Environmental and Cultural Heritage, University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan (Italy).
 Research on deforestation and conservation of the Mau forest (Kenya), as part of a development cooperation project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

Teaching
01/2022 - 01/2022
Adjunct Professor
Department of Environmental and Cultural Heritage, University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan (Italy).
 Organization, coordination and lecturing for residential geography workshop for bachelor's degree students in Kenya. Topics covered: deforestation, nature conservation, reforestation, food security, climate change, NGO cooperation.

03/2019 - 03/2019
Teaching assistant.
Egerton University, along Nakuru-Mau Narok Road, P.o Box 536 - 20115, Egerton-Njoro (Kenya)
 Teaching activities (12 hours) for the bachelor's degree course in Development Geography.

Publications
15 Albertazzi S., Bini V., Trivellini G. (in press). Forest and Communities: Deforestation, Conservation and Socio-ecological Relations in the Mau Forest (Kenya). Milano: Milano University Press.
14 Albertazzi S., Bini V. (in press). “Socio-ecologia della silvicoltura sostenibile nella foresta Mau (Kenya)”. Memorie Geografiche, NS 20.
13 Albertazzi S. (in press). “Agricoltura industriale e acqua nella pianura piacentina: spunti di ricerca a partire dalla coltura del pomodoro da industria”. Conference paper for the Giornate di Studi Interdisciplinari “Geografia e Cibo”, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici (2021).
12 Albertazzi S., Bini V., Gamberoni E., Morema D. (in press). “Cooperazione internazionale e sistemi locali del cibo: l’apicoltura Ogiek nella foresta Mau (Kenya)”. Conference paper for the Giornate di Studi Interdisciplinari “Geografia e Cibo”, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici (2021).
11 Albertazzi S., Di Matteo Francesca (2022). How politics has subverted conservation efforts to protect Kenya’s Mau Forest. https://theconversation.com/how-politics-has-subverted-conservation-efforts-to-protect-kenyas-mau-forest-187473
10 Albertazzi S., Bini V., Tini S. (2021). “Dopo la deforestazione: agricoltura familiare, tutela ambientale e pratiche di economia circolare nella foresta Mau (Kenya)”. Africa e Mediterraneo, 94: 24-33. ISSN 1121 – 8495.
9 Albertazzi S., Bini V. (2021). “Cooperazione internazionale e imprese private. Il blocco sud-ovest della foresta Mau (Kenya). Memorie Geografiche, NS 19: 567-573. ISBN 9788890892684.
8 Albertazzi S., Bini V. (2021). “La produzione della natura nella postcolonia: la foresta Mau (Kenya)”. Rivista Geografica Italiana, Special Issue, 128, 1: 21-36. https://journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/rgioa/article/view/12030/922
7 Albertazzi S., Bini V., Trivellini G (2020). Combattere la deforestazione in Africa: la foresta Mau (Kenya). Milano: Edizioni ambiente. ISBN 978-88-6627-288-5.
6 Albertazzi S. (2020). “La terra come risorsa contesa: riflessioni sul caso della riserva forestale Mau in Kenya”. In Bini V. (edited by), Africa: la natura contesa. Ecologia Politica a sud del Sahara. Milano: Edizioni Ambiente. ISBN 978-88-6627-293-9.
5 Albertazzi S. (2020). “Usi comunitari e conservazione della natura nell’area protetta di Ndoinet (foresta Mau, Kenya): elementi di conflitto”. Geography Notebooks, 3, 2: 53-72. doi.org/10.7358/gn-2020-002-albe
4 Albertazzi S., Bini V. (2019). “Politica e deforestazione in Kenya: i risultati della Commissione Ndung’u nella regione del South West Mau”. Geography Notebooks, 2, 1: 15-26. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.7358/gn-2019-001-albe
3 Albertazzi S. (2019). “I progetti di cooperazione allo sviluppo nel South West Block della foresta Mau. Approcci, impatti territoriali e contraddizioni”. Memorie Geografiche, NS 17: 285-291. ISBN 978-88-908926-5-3.
2 Albertazzi S., Bini V., Lindon A., Trivellini G. (2018). “Relations of power driving tropical deforestation: a case study from the Mau forest (Kenya)”. Belgeo - Revue belge de géographie, 2: 1-18. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/24223 ISSN: 2294-9135.
1 Albertazzi S. (2018). “Conflitti socio-ambientali nella foresta Mau (Kenya”. Memorie Geografiche, NS 16: 189-194. ISBN 978-88-908926-4-6.

Conferences and seminars
30/03/2022, Nairobi. Workshop relate to Kenyan national elections, organized by the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). Title: Nature Conservation and 2022 Elections in Mau forest of Kenya.
10/12/2021, Napoli. Giornata di Studio "Oltre la globalizzazione" – Catene/Chains, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici. Title: Socio-ecologia della silvicoltura sostenibile nella foresta Mau (Kenya).
20/11/2021, Piacenza. Seminars for the annual meeting of the District 2050 of the Rotary Foundation. Title: Ambiente: il ruolo delle foreste per contenere l’impatto dell’uomo sull’ecosistema terrestre.
10/06/2021, on line. Giornata di studio “Geografia e Cibo”, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici. Title: Cooperazione internazionale e sistemi locali del cibo: l’apicoltura Ogiek nella foresta Mau (Kenya) (with Valerio Bini, Emanuela Gamberoni, Duke Morema).
10/06/2021, on line. Giornata di studio “Geografia e Cibo”, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici. Title: Agricoltura industriale e acqua nella pianura piacentina: spunti di ricerca a partire dalla coltura del pomodoro da industria.
18/02/2020, Milano. Final conference for the ending of the development cooperation project “Imarisha!”. Tile: La foresta Mau e il fenomeno della deforestazione.
29/01/2020, Egerton (Nakuru, Kenya). Presentations of the research and first results at the Geography Department of Egerton University. Title: State projects and community practices in a natural protected area: A case study from Ndoinet forest (South West Mau)
11/07/2019, Padova. Methods, theory and emotions of fieldwork. Title: Fare ricerca tra Stato e comunità nella foresta Mau del Kenya.
19/03/2019, Molo (Nakuru, Kenya). Updating meeting about the research of the development cooperation project “Imarisha!”, with NECOFA and Mani Tese staff.
07/12/2018, Novara. VIII Giornata di Studio "Oltre la globalizzazione" - “Mosaico”. Title: I progetti di cooperazione allo sviluppo nel South West block della foresta Mau: approcci e impatti territoriali
29/11/2018, Helsinki. Presentation of the research at the Earth Change Observation Laboratory of the Department of Geosciences and Geography. Title: State Projects and Community Practices in a Natural Protected Area: a Case Study from the South West Mau.
11/7/2018, Marsiglia. Afriques enchantées, Afriques en chantiers. Cinquième Rencontres Scientifiques des Études Africaines en France. Title: La forêt Mau au Kenya: déforestation et tutelle d'une zone protégée.
20/3/2018, Milano. Festival dei Diritti Umani di Milano. Title: Ambiente e diritti indigeni. La foresta Mau in Kenya (con Valerio Bini e Guido Trivellini).
1/12/2017, Pescara. VII Giornata di Studio "Oltre la globalizzazione" - Barriere/Barriers, organized by the Società di Studi Geografici. Title: Conflitti socio-ambientali nella foresta Mau (Kenya).

Education
10/2017 - 02/2021
PhD in Geographical Studies (33rd Cycle)
University of Padua, Venice Ca' Foscari and Verona (Italy)
Thesis: Deforestation, conservation and community practices in a protected natural area. A case study in South West Mau (Kenya).
The research involved long-term fieldwork in Kenya and the use of several methodologies: satellite data to study land cover changes; historical archival data to examine land conflicts; data from qualitative interviews to analyze ecosystem services benefiting the population; and analysis of national and international reports to investigate government and private environmental policies.

08/2018 - 12/2018
PhD Erasmus+ Program (EU).
University of Helsinki (Finland)
Courses included intensive teaching in the areas of land cover analysis by remote sensing and environmental conflicts.

09/2013 - 06/2016
Master's degree in Geographical Studies (with honors).
University of Milan (Italy)
Thesis: Geographical analysis of Kariba Dam and fisheries in Savionga (Zambia).

09/2009 - 04/2013
Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences of Environment, Territory and Landscape (with honors).
University of Milan (Italy)