Alice Furtado

Alice Furtado is a researcher at University of Paris Cité specializing in geography, with primary focus on vine and wine studies, social geography, and risk geography. Her work examines territorial development, societal impacts, and globalization dynamics through wine production and consumption.

• Geography of vines and wine: Territories, landscapes and societies of Douro and Porto wines; wine-driven territorial development and competitiveness; metropolisation through wine; rural heritage patrimonialization; oenotourism; consumer markets and practices; epistemological foundations
• Social geography: Social workers' experiences during Covid-19 pandemic; poverty dynamics in French territories
• Geography of risks (former): Tsunami risk assessment in Indonesia

Geographical focus spans Mediterranean regions, Maghreb, Morocco, oases, and cultural landscapes. Current research includes the TransAgri project (2021-present) analyzing agricultural crises in France as associate researcher, and the ANR-funded COSI program (2021-2022) studying social innovations during the pandemic. Past projects include INNOVINE & WINE (2016-2019) on wine markets and TSUNARISQUE (2005-2007) on Indonesian tsunami risks involving multiple French and Indonesian institutions. Collaborates extensively with LAPEA laboratory and international research networks across France, Portugal, and Indonesia.