Emanuela Casti

Emanuela Casti (born 1950 in Mira, Venice, Italy) is an Italian geographer and a cartography theorist. Considered an innovator, she has formalized a semiotic theory for the interpretation of maps in their various forms: from historical maps to cybercartography systems. She was full professor from 2001 to 2020 at the University of Bergamo (Italy) and is currently professor emeritus. In 2004 Casti founded the [https://cst.unibg.it/it/ricerca/diathesis-lab Diathesis Cartographic Lab], a permanent laboratory devoted to territorial analysis, cartographic innovation and experimentation and, in 2019, designed and activated the interclass master's degree, in ''Geourbanistica. Analisi e pianificazione territoriale, urbana, ambientale e valorizzazione del paesaggio'' at the University of Bergamo Provided by Wikipedia