Politecnico di Torino | DIST – Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning Castello del Valentino | Viale Mattioli 39 10125, Turin (Italy)
Corso Indipendenza 48 10086, Rivarolo Canavese, Turin (Italy)
Date of birth 8 April 1979, Cuorgnè, Turin (Italy)
Gender Male
Work experience
Dates December 2011-present
Occupation or position held Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Universitario) in Spatial Planning
Main activities and responsibilities Research and Teaching Activities
Name and address of employer DIST - Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning | Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Dates November 2011-December 2012
Occupation or position held Alexander von Humboldt Post-doctoral Research fellow
Main activities and responsibilities Research topic: “EU territorial governance and spatial planning domestic contexts. The role of territorial knowledge communities in promoting spatial planning policy shifts”
Name and address of employer IPS - Department of International Planning System | University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Dates January 2007-July 2013
Occupation or position held Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
Main activities and responsibilities AESOP Young Academics Officer (2007); AESOP Communication Officer (2008-2013), Organization of international events and seminars (2007-2013)
Name and address of employer AESOP, Brussels (Belgium)
Dates May 2011-present
Occupation or position held Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities Spatial planning research & consulting
Name and address of employer GC EUROCONSULTING di Giancarlo Cotella – Individual Research and Consulting Company, Rivarolo Canavese, Turin (Italy)
Dates September 2008; July 2009; July 2010; July 2011; July 2012; July 2013
Occupation or position held Lecturer & Tutor
Main activities and responsibilities Teaching and students’ supervision
Name and address of employer Alta Scuola Politecnica – Politecnico di Torino & Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Name and address of employer Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland)
Dates February 2011-April 2011
Occupation or position held Visiting Professor
Main activities and responsibilities Teaching
Name and address of employer Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu (Estonia)
Dates November 2008-October 2010
Occupation or position held Research fellow
Main activities and responsibilities Research in the context of the project: “European spatial planning: international debate and research perspectives”
Name and address of employer Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, Politecnico e Università di Torino (Italy)
Dates April 2008-October 2008
Occupation or position held Research fellow
Main activities and responsibilities Research in the context of the project: “LisGo – The Potentials for Regional Policy Instruments, 2007-2013, to Contribute to the Lisbon and Goteborg objectives for Growth, Jobs and Sustainable Development”
Name and address of employer Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, Politecnico e Università di Torino (Italy)
Dates January 2005-May 2009
Occupation or position held PhD Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities Research in the context of the Ph.D. thesis: “European Territorial Governance: Building on the eastward Enlargement of the European Union”
Name and address of employer Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, Politecnico e Università di Torino (Italy)
Dates February 2005-July2011
Occupation or position held Teaching assistant in Spatial and Urban Planning
Main activities and responsibilities Lecturing & Tutoring
Name and address of employer Faculty of Architecture I and II, Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Dates October 2003-May 2004
Occupation or position held Visiting Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities Research in support the development of the Master thesis: “Urban Requalification in Cracow: Limits and future perspectives in four study cases”
Name and address of employer Cracow University of Technology (Poland)
Education and training
Dates January 2005-May 2009
Title of qualification awarded Ph.D. in Spatial Planning and Local Development
Principal subjects/occupational skills Thesis: European territorial governance and spatial planning systems: building on the eastward enlargement of the European Union. Thesis submitted on 31 March 2009 – Defended on 29 May 2009.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Dates August 2006-November 2006
Title of qualification awarded EU Fellowship FUTURE “Future Urban Research in Europe” – Urban Governance
Principal subjects/occupational skills Urban governance
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Orebro University (Sweden) / Weimar University (Germany)
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Title of qualification awarded Postgraduate Certificate in European Spatial Planning
Principal subjects/occupational skills Research field: Spatial Planning, Geography, Political Science
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
SAPL – School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
Dates July 2005
Title of qualification awarded Chamber of Architects’ Professional Qualification
Principal subjects/occupational skills Architecture, Urban planning, Landscape planning, Conservation
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Dates September 1998-July 2004
Title of qualification awarded M.Sc. in Architecture (5 yrs.)
Principal subjects/occupational skills Thesis: Urban Requalification in Cracow: Limits and future Perspectives in four study cases Awarded publication honour http://www.architesi.polito.it/scheda_tesi.asp?id_tesi=3627
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Dates October 2003-May2004
Title of qualification awarded / (Visiting Researcher scholarship in support to Master thesis development)
Principal subjects/occupational skills Research field: Urban development, Brownfield requalification, Spatial Planning
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Cracow University of Technology (Poland)
Dates September 2002-July2003
Title of qualification awarded / (Erasmus visiting student)
Principal subjects/occupational skills Architecture, Urban development, Brownfield requalification, Spatial Planning
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Cracow University of Technology (Poland)
Dates September 1993-July 1998
Title of qualification awarded Scientific High School Diploma
Principal subjects/occupational skills Mathematics, Informatics, Natural science, social science and humanities
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Role/Position held Member of the Politecnico di Torino research team – Lead Partner: HafenCity University (Germany))
Dates January 2013-ongoing
Funding body/framework MIUR - Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italy)
Title of the research PRIN 2010: Post-metropolitan territories as emergent forms of urban space: coping with sustainability, habitability, and governance.
Role/Position held Member of the Politecnico di Torino research team – Lead Partner: Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Dates October 2012-ongoing
Funding body/framework EU 7th Framework Programme
Title of the research MILESECURE-2050: Multidimensional Impact of the Low-carbon European Strategy on Energy Security,and Socio-Economic Dimension up to 2050 perspective
Role/Position held Member of the Politecnico di Torino research team – Lead Partner: Politecnico di Torino
Funding body/framework ESPON - European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion
Title of the research TANGO – Territorial Approaches for New Governance
Role/Position held Member of the Politecnico di Torino research team – Lead Partner: Nordregio (Sweden)
Dates November 2011-December 2012
Funding body/framework A. von Humboldt postdoctoral research fellowship
Title of the research EU territorial governance and spatial planning domestic contexts. The role of territorial knowledge communities in promoting spatial planning policy shifts
Role/Position held Post-doctoral researcher
Dates January 2010-December 2012
Funding body/framework ARL - Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (Germany)
Title of the research ARL European Working Group “Comparative Spatial Planning Research”
Role/Position held Member of the working group – Expert in relation to the context of Poland
Dates April 2011-July 2012
Funding body/framework Compagnia di Sanpaolo, Turin (Italy)
Title of the research Torino e i territori piemontesi fra locale e globale al 2020. Politiche, reti e ancoraggi territoriali nella prospettiva place-based per la nuova programmazione 2014-2020.
Role/Position held Member of the EUPOLIS (Politecnico di Torino, DITER) research team (Employed as GC EUROCONSULTING)
Dates January 2011-April 2011
Funding body/framework ERASMUS – European Lifelong Learning Programme
Title of the research IP-Upward: Urban Project Workshop and responsible design
Role/Position held Member of the Organization Team
Dates September 2008-December 2010
Funding body/framework ESPON - European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion
Title of the research ESPON FOCI – Future Orientations for Cities. Subcontracting partner.
Role/Position held Sub-contractor in relation to the Piedmont Urban system Case study (together with Carlo Salone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy) – Lead Partner: IGEAT (Belgium)
Dates November 2008-October 2010
Funding body/framework Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio (DITER)
Title of the research European Spatial Planning: International debate and research perspective
Role/Position held Individual researcher - Coordinator: Umberto Janin Rivolin, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Dates May 2009
Funding body/framework Hungarian Ministry for Development and Economy (Hungary)
Title of the research Experiences of Local Level Urban Planning in Europe
Role/Position held Expert for the case of Italy – Coordinator: VATI - Hungarian Public Non-profit Company for Regional Development and Town Planning
Dates August 2008
Funding body/framework Hungarian Ministry for Development and Economy (Hungary)
Title of the research Regularize the entitlements of planning activities in regional development in Hungary
Role/Position held Expert for the case of Italy – Coordinator: VATI - Hungarian Public Non-profit Company for Regional Development and Town Planning
Dates April 2008-October 2008
Funding body/framework DG-Regio | European Commission
Title of the research LisGo – The Potentials for Regional Policy Instruments, 2007-2013, to Contribute to the Lisbon and Goteborg objectives for Growth, Jobs and Sustainable Development
Role/Position held Member of the EUPOLIS (Politecnico di Torino, DITER) research team – Lead Partner: Nordregio (Sweden)
Dates January 2005-October 2007
Funding body/framework MIUR - Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italy)
Title of the research PRIN 2005 Sviluppo Locale: Attori, Progetti, Territorio, Territorialità. Lead Partner: Paolo Faggi
Role/Position held Member of the EUPOLIS (Politecnico di Torino, DITER) research team – Lead Partner: University of Padova (Italy)
Dates January 2005-January 2007
Funding body/framework ESPON – European Spatial Planning Observation Network
Title of the research Application and Effects of the ESDP in the Member States
Role/Position held Member of the EUPOLIS (Politecnico di Torino, DITER) research team – Lead Partner: Nordregio (Sweden)
Dates January 2005-January 2007
Funding body/framework ESPON – European Spatial Planning Observation Network
Title of the research Governance of Territorial and Urban Policies from EU to Local Level
Role/Position held Member of the EUPOLIS (Politecnico di Torino, DITER) research team – Lead Partner: University of Valencia (Spain)
Dates May 2005-Spetember 2005
Funding body/framework INTERACT
Title of the research Programme INTERACT Toolbox
Role/Position held Subcontractor – Responsible for the analysis of the operative aspects of the cross-border cooperation programmes ITERREG IIIA Italy-Slovenia, Italy-Malta, Italy-Albania, Cross-border Adriatic.
Dates January 2005-December 2006
Funding body/framework INTERREG III B – Alpine Space
Title of the research E-Motion | E-learning for Population Mobility
Role/Position held Member of the Politecnico di Torino Research Team, responsible for the development of the Unit 7 Riqualificazione / riuso delle aree industriali dismesse nelle strategie di trasformazione delle città, Track 6 “La Progettazione”
Dates January 2005-May 2009
Funding body/framework MIUR - Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italy)
Title of the research European Territorial Governance and Spatial Planning systems: Evidence from the Eastward Enlargement of the European Union – Ph.D. Research developed at Politecnico di Torino
Module Title Atelier di Architettura, Urbanistica e Strutture (Architecture, Spatial Planning and Building Structures Atelier) – B.Sc. in Architecture, 22 ETCS
Role Module Coordinator (together with Giovanni Durbiano and Luca Bruno in 2011/2012; together with Roberto Dini and Luca Bruno in 2012/2013, 2013/2014), Lecturer and tutor.
Module Title Politiche Urbane e Territoriali in Italia e in Europa (Territorial and Urban Policies in Italy and Europe) M.Sc. in Spatial Planning, 6 ETCS
Role Lecturer (Coordinator: Umberto Janin Rivolin)
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Module Title European Spatial Development: Policies, Concepts and Strategies – M.Sc. Urban and Regional Development
Role Module Coordinator, lecturer
Academic year(s) 2010/2011
Institution Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Faculty of Architecture I and II (Interfaculty)
Module Title Atelier di Architettura e Urbanistica (Architecture and Spatial Planning Atelier) – B.Sc. in Architecture, 22 ETCS
Role Tutor & Teaching assistant (Coordinators: Flavio Bruna and Umberto Janin Rivolin)
Academic year(s) 2010/2011
Institution Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland), Faculty of Architecture
Module Title RESIEUNI Studium Generale – Urban Planning Module
Role Lecturer and Tutor (Coordinator: Izabela Mironowicz)
Academic year(s) 2010/2011
Institution Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland), Faculty of Architecture
Module Title Urban Dimension – M.Sc. in Spatial Planning, 6 ETCS
Role Lecturer and Tutor (Coordinator: Izabela Mironowicz)
Academic year(s) 2010/2011
Institution Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland), Faculty of Architecture
Module Title European Spatial Planning and Spatial Planning in Europe – M.Sc. in Spatial Planning, 4 ETCS
Role Module Coordinator, Lecturer
Academic year(s) 2010/2011
Institution University of Tartu (Estonia), Faculty of Science and Technology
Module Title European Spatial Planning and Spatial Planning in Europe – M.Sc. in Geography, 3 ETCS
Role Module Coordinator, Lecturer
Academic year(s) September 2010
Institution Association of European Schools of Planning, UN-Habitat, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland)
Module Title European Urban Summer School
Role Lecturer and Tutor (Coordinators: Izabela Mironowicz (AESOP), Krzysztof Mularczyk (UN-Habitat) )
Academic year(s) 2009/2010, 2010/2011 (2 years)
Institution Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Faculty of Architecture I
Module Title Strategie e Progetti di Trasformazione territoriali (Strategies and Projects of Territorial Transformation) – M.Sc. in Architecture, 8 ETCS
Role Invited Lecturer (Coordinator: Agata Spaziante)
Academic year(s) 2009/2010
Institution University of Tartu (Estonia), Faculty of Science and Technology
Module Title Practical Exercise in Development Strategy – M.Sc. in Geography, 7 ETCS
Role Tutor (Coordinator: Garri Raagma)
Academic year(s) September 2009
Institution Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland)
Module Title International Urban Workshop Gardens of Art
Role Lecturer and Tutor (Coordinator: Izabela Mironowicz)
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Institution Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Faculty of Architecture I
Module Title Laboratorio di Architettura e Urbanistica (Architecture and Spatial Planning Workshop) – B.Sc. in Architecture Science, 22 ETCS credits
Role Tutor and Teaching Assistant (Coordinators: Francesca Camorali and Umberto Janin Rivolin (2009/2010), Flavio Bruna and Umberto Janin Rivolin (2008/2009), Riccardo Palma and Umberto Janin Rivolin (2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008) )
Academic year(s) 2005/2006
Institution Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Faculty of Architecture II
Module Title Politiche Urbane e Territoriali (Territorial and Urban Policy), B.Sc. in Spatial Planning, 6 ETCS
Role Tutor and Teaching assistant (Coordinator: Umberto Janin rivolin)
Invited Lectures & Talks
2013 Polish Ministry for Regional Development - Presentation of report on “Place-based territorially sensitive and integrated approach”, Warsaw (Poland), 11 October Presentation of the contribution: Feedback review of the report and introduction to the discussion
2012 Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Studi Urbani, Rome (Italy), 7 December Presentation of the Contribution: Urbanistica a Varsavia ed in Polonia
University of Thessaly, Department of Planning and Regional Development, Volos (Greece), 21 November Presentation of the Contribution: Understanding the Europeanization of Spatial Planning. A Conceptual Framework
Wroclaw University of Technology – Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw (Poland), 17 October Presentation of the Contribution: European Spatial Planning – A Contested Field
Department of International Planning Systems, University of Kaiserslautern (Germany), 5 October Presentation of the Contribution: Torino 1980-2011 – The New, many Souls of a City
Seminari della Scuola di Eddyburg: Movimenti e Istituzioni – Soggeti Antagonisti o Sottoscrittori di un Nuovo Patto? Sezano (Italy), 31 August Presentation of the Contribution: Evoluzione del Governo del Territorio in Polonia fra Unione Europea e Mercato
A. Von Humboldt foundation Annual Meeting, Berlin (Germany), 19-20 June Presentation of the Contribnution: The Europeanization of Spatial Planning – A Conceptual Framework
Department of International Planning Systems, University of Kaiserslautern (Germany), 16 February Presentation of the contribution: EU Territorial governance and Spatial Planning Domestic Contexts – The role of actors and Communities in Promoting Spatial Planning Shifts.
2011 Debaty Habeas Lounge – Debaty na Czerwoney Kanapie, Wroclaw (Poland), 25 April Presentation of the Contribution: Rewitalizacja miasta poprzemyslowegona przykladzie Turynu
2010 SoNorA Round Table ‘Reaching Out to Corridor Citeis’, Venice (Italy), 29 September Presentation of the Contribution: Visions and Strategies for the Successful positioning of cities in economically linked corridor regions
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2006 Politecnico di Torino, Doctoral programme in Environment and Territory, Spatial Planning and Local Development Section Presentation of the Contribution: Il Postgraduate course in European Spatial Planning dell’Università di Newcastle – Raccontando un’Esperienza.
2005 Associazione Italiana Insegnanti di Geografia, Seminar “Sguardi sull’Est Europeo”, Università di Torino (Italy), 5 December Presentation of the Contribution: Il Processo di Transizione nelle Nazioni dell’Europa Centro Orientale: Una Nuova Struttura Spaziale
Thesis Supervision
2012-2013 Politecnico di Torino Supervision of Bachelor Thesis in Architecture Science Title: Il Ruolo della Comunicazione nei Programmi di Rigenerazione Urbana di Ultima Generazione: Il PISU “Urban Barriera di Milano”. Candidate: Ambra Faletto | Co-supervisor: Dr. S. Bighi. Defended in July 2013
2012-2013 Politecnico di Milano – Politecnico di Torino Co-supervision of Master Thesis in Architecture Title: Città Sesia. Progetto di un parco botanico sulle sponde del fiume. Candidate: Luca Maccarinelli | Supervisor: Prof. M. Fosso
2012-2013 Politecnico di Torino Co-supervision of Master Thesis in Spatial, Urban, Landscape and Environmental Planning Title: The Europeanization of Spatial Planning. The Case of Sweden Candidate: Alys Solly | Supervisor: Prof. U. Janin Rivolin
2012-2013 University of Turin, Faculty of Economics Co-supervision of Master Thesis in Economics and International Management Title: L’integrazione comunitaria della Polonia. Verso nuove politiche economiche e territoriali. Candidate: Alessio Fenoglio | Supervisor: Prof. S. Conti
2012 University of Kaiserslautern Co-supervision of Diploma thesis in Spatial Planning Title: European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs). Candidate: Beate Caesar | Supervisor: Prof. K.M. Pallagst. Defended in August 2012
2010-2011 University of Turin, Faculty of Political Science Co-supervision of Master Thesis in International Political Sciences Title: La Realizzazione della Politica di Coesione Europea attraverso la Governance e le Politiche Regionali Italiane. Candidate: Emanuele Galazzo | Supervisor: Prof. E. Dansero. Defended in March 2011.
2009-2010 Alta Scuola Politecnica | Politecnico di Torino - Politecnico di Milano, 4th Cycle Co-supervision of Master Thesis in Product Service System Design Title: Progetto di comunicazione del territorio nella città contemporanea. In cerca di un’identità per il distretto di Ventura Lambrate e Milano. Candidate: Francesco Franci | Supervisor: Prof. M. Piazzi. Defended in May 2010.
2008-2009 Politecnico di Torino, Faculty of Architecture I Co-supervision of Bachelor Thesis in Architecture Science Title: The “Cogne” industrial area in Aosta: transformations and perspectives. Candidate: Elisabetta Trussoni | Supervisor: Prof. U. Janin Rivolin. Defended in September 2009
2007-2008 Politecnico di Torino, Faculty of Architecture I Co-supervision of Bachelor Thesis in Architecture Science Title: The airport: a “decentred” centre. Candidate: Caterina Kerihalla | Supervisor: Prof. U. Janin Rivolin. Defended in July 2008
2006 Politecnico di Torino, Faculty of Architecture I Co-supervision of Bachelor Thesis in Architecture Science Title: Participatory Planning: Experiences in Turin. Candidate: Giovanni Marinosci | Supervisor: Prof. U. Janin Rivolin. Defended in July 2006
Other Academic Activities
Membership of Associations and Organizations
2010-ongoing ARL - Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (Germany)
2005-ongoing Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
2005-ongoing Aesop Young Academics Network
2006-ongoing EquaTerritoria Action & Research Network
2005-2008 Associazione Italiana di Scienze Regionali (AISRE)
2005-2008 European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
2006-2007 Regional Studies Association
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Member of the Editorial Board of EUROPA XXI | Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization. http://www.igipz.pan.pl/wydaw/Europa.htm
European Urban and Regional Studies (http://eur.sagepub.com/)
European Planning Study (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/ceps)
Journal of Rural Studies (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-rural-studies/)
European Journal of Spatial Development (http://www.nordregio.se/EJSD/)
DisP – The Planning Review (http://www.nsl.ethz.ch/index.php/en/content/view/full/96)
Regional Development and Regional Policies (http://www.igsegp.amu.edu.pl/en_publikacje.html#Bulletin_of_the_Institute_of_Socio-Economic_Geography_and_Spatial_Management )
Participation to international institutions’ activities
2006-2013 Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of European Schools of Planning (www.aesop-planning.eu)
2008-2013: AESOP Communication Officer
2008: Member of the “Aesop Teaching Excellence Price” Team
2007: AESOP ExCo Young Academics Officer
2006: Member of the AESOP Communication Team
2006-2008 Member of the AESOP Young Academics Network Coordination Team (www.aesop-youngacademics.net)
2008: Young Academics Senior Advicer
2007: Young Academics ExCo Officer
2006: Young Academics Outreach Officer
2006 Co-Founder of the International Action & Research Network EquaTerritoria.
Institutional activities at Politecnico di Torino
2013-ongoing Member of the Scientific board of the Doctoral Programme in “Urban and Regional Development”
2012-2013 Member of the Scientific board of the Doctoral Programme in “Environment and territory”, “Spatial planning and local development” section
Conference organization and coordination
2012 1-ICAUD First International Conference on Architecture and Urban design, Epoka University, Tirana (Albania), 19-21 April Member of the Scientific Committee
2011 Promoting urban development in contemporary European cities. Comparing Turin and Wroclaw experiences, Politecnico di Torino, 13 October Organizer and Chair
2011 IP-Upward Urban Project Workshop and Sustainable Design, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 3-16 April. Member of the Scientific Committee
2011 Expert Seminar Issues of Urban Project in Planning Education. Present State and Perspective Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 12 April Co-organizer
2009 4th meeting of the ARL working group “Comparative Spatial Planning Research”, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 14-15 December. Organizing Team
2008 VII Congress of the Italian Phd Network in urban and spatial planning Territori di Ricerca – Ricerche di Territorio, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 26-28 October Member of the Organizing Committee, Discussant
2007/2008 AESOP PHD Workshop 2008, Doing Planning Research, Norwegian University of Life Science, Jotunheimen National Park (Norway), 11-14 June Member of the Organizing Committee, Discussant
2007/2008 2nd Young Academics Network Meeting, Association of European Schools of Planning Looking Beyond One’s Nose: Planning, Policies and Institutions for Integration, North West Academy of Public Administration, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) 6-8 February Founder, Coordinator, Track Chair/Discussant
2006/2007 1st Young Academics Network Meeting, Association of European Schools of Planning CE3 Central and Eastern European Engagement, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava (Slovakia), 8-10 February Founder, Coordinator, Track Chair/Discussant
2005 PRIN International Seminar Local Development: Theoretical references, Policy and Experiences, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 15-16 December Member of the Organizing Committee
Publications
Edited Books and Journal Special issues
2012 COTELLA G. (ed.) (2012), ‘Territorial Development and Cohesion in a Multi-Scalar Perspective’, Europa XXI, 22/2012, ISSN: 1429-7132
2011 STEAD D. and COTELLA G. (eds.) (2011), ‘Differential Europe: Domestic Actors and Their Role in Shaping Spatial Planning Systems’, DISP – The Planning Review, 186(3). ISSN: 0251-3625
ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (eds.) (2011), Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and Policy Development in an Enlarged EU. London, Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-55194-6
2010 GEPPERT A. and COTELLA G. (eds.)(2010) ‘European Urban System: Metropolization and Networking’, Planning Education, 2. ISSN: 1998-216X
COTELLA G. (eds.)(2010) ‘The role of Networks and Clusters in Urban and Regional Development’, Europa XXI, 19/2010, ISSN: 1429-7132
BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (eds.) (2010), ‘Torino e Piemonte fra locale e globale: Politiche di rete e ancoraggi territoriali. Tre percorsi per la ricerca’, Working Paper , 32/2010, Torino: Dipartimento Interateneo territorio | Politecnico e Università di Torino
2009 ALBANO R., CONFIENZA E., COTELLA G. and ROSA E. (eds.) (2009), Territori di Ricerca, Ricerche di Territorio, Firenze, Alinea, ISBN: 978-88-6055-473-4
2008 NUNES, R., CIDRE, E. and COTELLA, G. (eds.) (2008) ‘Special Issue: Central and Eastern European Enlargement. New Challenges and Opportunities for Urban Environments’, ALFA SPECTRA STU, Planning Studies - Central European Journal of Architecture and Planning, 12(1). ISSN 1135-2679
2007 NUNES, R., CIDRE, E. and COTELLA, G. (eds.) (2007) ‘Special Issue: Central and Eastern European Engagement: Planning, Development and Sustainability’, ALFA SPECTRA STU, Planning Studies - Central European Journal of Architecture and Planning, 11(2). ISSN 1135-2679
Journal Articles
2013 ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (2013), ‘The engagement of territorial knowledge communities with European spatial planning and the territorial cohesion debate: a Baltic Perspective’, European Planning Studies, pp. 1-23. ISSN: 1469-5944
CARUSO N., COTELLA G., JANIN RIVOLIN U. (2013), ‘Post-metropoli e strumenti di piano’, Planum. The Journal of Urbanism, no.27, vol.2(2013), pp.1-11, ISSN: 1723‐0993
COTELLA G. (2013), ‘La formazione del pianificatore nel panorama europeo’, TAO TRANSMITTING ARCHITECTURE ORGAN, 14, pp. 36-38, ISSN 2038-0860
2012 COTELLA G., ADAMS N. And NUNES R. (2012), ‘Engaging in European Spatial Planning: A Central and Eastern European Perspective on the Territorial Cohesion Debate’, European Planning Studies, 7(20), pp- 1197-1220, ISSN: 1469-5944.
COTELLA G., (2012), ‘Central and Eastern European Actors in the European Spatial Planning Debate: Time to Make a Difference?’, Europa XXI, 22/2012, pp.21-36, ISSN: 1429-7132
COTELLA G., (2012), ‘Cohesion and Development in the EU: A Multi-level Issue’, Europa XXI, 22/2012, pp.5-12, ISSN: 1429-7132
COTELLA G., MIRONOWICZ I., (2012), ‘How to Manage Planning Schools in the Time of Crisis – Lessons Learnt over 25 Years of Experience’, DISP – The Planning Review, 186(3), pp. 114-117. ISSN: 0251-3625
2011 STEAD D. and COTELLA G. (2011), ‘Differential Europe: Domestic Actors and Their Role in Shaping Spatial Planning Systems’, DISP – The Planning Review, 186(3), pp.14-22. ISSN: 0251-3625
COTELLA G. and STEAD D. (2011), ‘Spatial Planning and the Influence of Domestic Actors: Some Conclusions’, DISP – The Planning Review, 186(3), pp. 78-84. ISSN: 0251-3625
COTELLA G. and JANIN RIVOLIN U. (2011), ‘Europeanization of Spatial Planning through Discourse and Practice in Italy’, DISP – The Planning Review, 186(3), pp.43-54. ISSN: 0251-3625
COTELLA G. (2011), ‘Knowledge Exchange in Planning: Research, Creativity, Mobility, Innovation’, DISP – The Planning Review, 185(2), pp.80-83. ISSN: 0251-3625
COTELLA G., (2011), ‘EU Cohesion Policy in the Light of Lisbon and Gothenburg Objectives. The Case of Italy’, CRS Discussion Papers, Special Issue. Hungarian Academy of Science, Pecs, pp. 18-39. ISSN 0238-2008
COTELLA G. (2011) ‘AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting – A Platform of Interaction and Confrontation for European Planning Schools’, DISP – The Planning Review 184(1), pp.84-85, ISSN: 0251-3625
COTELLA G. (2011) ‘Postsocjalistyczne miasta w okresie przejsciowym – miedzy nowymi wyzwaniami a ewolucja pogladow politycznych... wloski punkt widzenia’, Tematy z Szewskiej, 1(5), 246-251. ISSN: 1898-3901
2010 GEPPERT A., COTELLA G. (2010) ‘Editorial. Quality Issues in a changing European Higher Education Area’, Planning Education, 2, pp.7-9. ISSN: 1998-216X
COTELLA G. (2010) ‘Editorial: The Role of Networks and Clusters in Urban and Regional Development’, Europa XXI, 19/2010, pp. 5-8. Warsaw, ISSN 1429-7132
COTELLA G. (2010) ‘Modelli di insediamento in tempi di crisi. In Lettonia il villaggio neorurale chich perde l’appeal’, Il Giornale dell’Architettura, 87, p.29. ISSN: 1721-5463
2008 CIDRE E., COTELLA G., NUNES R. (2008), ‘Central and Eastern European Enlargement. New Challenges and Opportunities for Urban Environments’, ALFA SPECTRA STU, Planning Studies - Central European Journal of Architecture and Planning, 12(1), pp- 1-3, ISSN 1135-2679.
2007 NUNES R., COTELLA G., CIDRE E. (2007) ‘Central and Eastern Europe in the Face of European Integration: New Challenges for Planning, Development and Sustainability’, ALFA SPECTRA STU, Planning Studies - Central European Journal of Architecture and Planning, 11(2), pp.1-3, ISSN 1135-2679
COTELLA, G. (2007) ‘The Importance of the Operational Dimension in Cross-border Cooperation Initiatives: Italy Looks South-East’, Europa XXI, 16/2007, pp.131-152. ISSN 1429-7132
COTELLA, G. (2007) ‘(R)Evolution of Central and Eastern European Spatial Planning Systems: Trends Towards Divergence or Uniformity?’ ALFA SPECTRA STU, Planning Studies - Central European Journal of Architecture and Planning, 11(2), pp.11-19. ISSN 1135-2679
COTELLA, G, (2007), ‘Polish Enterprises in Transition between State Intervention, Foreign Direct Investments and Domestic Capital’,CRS Discussion Papers, Special Issue. Hungarian Academy of Science, Pecs, pp.104-121. ISSN 0238-2008
COTELLA, G. (2007), ‘Central and Eastern Europe in the Global Market Scenario: Evolution of the System of Governance in Poland from Socialism to Capitalism’, Jurnal fur Entwicklungspolitik, XXIII(1), pp.98-124. ISSN 0258-2384
2006 COTELLA, G. (2006), ‘Economic Growth and Territorial Cohesion in CEECs. What Chances for Local Development?’, Geograficky Casopis, 58(4), pp.259-278. ISSN 0016-7193
COTELLA, G. (2006), ‘ESDP Application in Italian Spatial Policies’, Europa XXI, 14/2006, pp.171-190. ISSN 14297132
COTELLA, G. (2006), ‘Due Giornate di Seminari sullo Sviluppo Locale’, Rivista Geografica Italiana, Annata CXIII (2), ISSN: 0035-6697
Books & Book Chapters
2014 JANIN RIVOLIN U., SANTANGELO M., COTELLA G., GOVERNA F., CARUSO N., DE LUCA A. (2014), Towards Better Territorial Governance in Europe – A Handbook for Practitioners, Policy and Decision Makers, Luxembourg: European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON), pp. 1-58, ISBN: 978-2-919777-40-2
CARUSO N., COTELLA G., JANUN RIVOLIN U. (2014 - forthcoming), ‘Territorial Approaches for New Governance (ESPON TANGO)’, in PREZIOSO M. (ed)
JANIN RIVOLIN U., COTELLA G. (2014 - forthcoming), ‘A Conceptual Device for Spreading (Good) Territorial Governance in Europe’, in 2nd ESPON Scientific Report, Luxembourg: European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON).
2013 COTELLA G. (2013) ‘Spatial Planning in Poland between European Influences and Dominant Market Forces’, in REIMER M., GETIMIS P. and BLOTEVOGEL H. (eds.) Spatial Planning Systems and Practices in Europe. A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change, pp. , London: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-415-72724-2
COTELLA G. (2013), ‘From Cities of Tomorrow to Tomorrow for Cities - What is the Future for European Cities?’ In MIRONOWICZ I., (ed.) AESOP Yearbook - Silve Jubilee Ediition. AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Leuven, pp. 185-191. ISBN 9788374937733
COTELLA G. (2013), ‘How to Manage Planning Schools in the Times of Crisis: The Lessons Learnt from 25 Years of Experience’, In MIRONOWICZ I., (ed.) AESOP Yearbook - Silve Jubilee Ediition. AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Leuven, pp. 150-155. ISBN 9788374937733
COTELLA G. (2013), ‘Knowledge Exchange in Planning: Research, Mobility, Creativity, Innovation’, In MIRONOWICZ I., (ed.) AESOP Yearbook - Silve Jubilee Ediition. AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Leuven, pp. 144-149. ISBN 9788374937733
BONAVERO P., COTELLA G., ROSSIGNOLO C. (2013), ‘I territori europei fra strategie e orientamenti comunitari’, In GIACCARIA P., ROTA F.S. and SALONE C. (eds.) Praticare la territorialità Riflessioni sulle politiche per la green economy, l'agroindustria e la cultura in Piemonte, Roma: Carocci, pp. 19-44, ISBN 9788843069910
COTELLA G., SALONE C. (2013) ‘Indicazioni per le politiche’, In GIACCARIA P., ROTA F.S. and SALONE C. (eds.) Praticare la territorialità Riflessioni sulle politiche per la green economy, l'agroindustria e la cultura in Piemonte, Roma: Carocci, pp. 193-212, ISBN 9788843069910
COTELLA G., JANIN RIVOLIN U., SANTANGELO M. (2013) ‘Transferring Territorial Governance Practices in the European Union’, In PALNE KOVACS I., SCOTT J. and GAL Z. (eds.) Territorial Cohesion in Europe, Pecs: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, pp. 309-327, ISBN 9789639899698
2012 STEAD D., COTELLA G. (2012), ‘Urban and Regional Planning Systems: Transformations, Distinctiveness and Policy Styles’, in BEAUCLAIR A., MITCHELL E. (eds.) Network Regions and Cities in Times of Fragmentation: Developing Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Places, Regional Studies Association, pp. 177-178. ISBN: 978-18-9772-141-4
2011 COTELLA G. (2011), ‘Turin reloaded. The new, many souls of a city’, in: MIRONOWICZ I. and RYSER J. (eds.) Urban Change, Warsaw: UN-Habitat, pp.98-111. ISBN: 978-83-7493-570-8
ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (2011), ‘Spatial Planning in Europe: the Interplay between Knowledge and Policy in an Enlarged EU’, in: ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (eds.) Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and Policy Development in an Enlarged EU, London: Routledge, pp.1-25. ISBN: 978-0-415-55194-6
ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (2011), ‘Territorial Knowledge Channels in a Multi-jurisdictional Policy Environment: a Theoretical Framework’, in: ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (eds.) Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Building Knowledge and Policy Development in an Enlarged EU, London: Routledge, pp.26-55. ISBN: 978-0-415-55194-6
ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (2011), ‘Territorial Knowledge Channels: Contexts for ‘Situated Learning’, in: ADAMS N., COTELLA G. and NUNES R. (eds.) Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and Policy Development in an Enlarged EU, London: Routledge, pp. 422-449. ISBN: 978-0-415-55194-6
2010 COTELLA G. (2010) ‘Post-socialist cities in transition between new challenges and evolving policy approaches’, in: MIRONOWICZ I. and CLERICI A. (eds.) Gardens of Art, Wroclaw: Wroclaw University of Technology, pp.130-135. ISBN: 978-83-7493-491-6
COTELLA G. and TECCO N. (2010), ‘La Governance Territoriale nel dibattito scientifico. Spunti di riflessione e prime indicazioni operative’, in: BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (eds.), Torino e Piemonte fra locale e globale: Politiche di rete e ancoraggi territoriali. Tre percorsi per la ricerca, Working Paper, 32/2010, Torino: Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio | Politecnico e Università di Torino, pp.31-58
BIGHI S., CHIUSANO G., COTELLA G. and DE LUCA A. (2010), ‘Coesione territoriale e multiscalarità’, in: BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (eds.), Torino e Piemonte fra locale e globale: Politiche di rete e ancoraggi territoriali. Tre percorsi per la ricerca, Working Paper, 32/2010, Torino: Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio | Politecnico e Università di Torino, pp.59-80
BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (2010), ‘Territori fra locale e globale, tre percorsi per la ricerca’, in: BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (eds.), Torino e Piemonte fra locale e globale: Politiche di rete e ancoraggi territoriali. Tre percorsi per la ricerca, Working Paper, 32/2010, Torino: Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio | Politecnico e Università di Torino, pp.1-4
BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (2010), ‘Considerazioni conclusive e prospettive future’, in: BIGHI S., COTELLA G. and ROTA F.S. (eds.), Torino e Piemonte fra locale e globale: Politiche di rete e ancoraggi territoriali. Tre percorsi per la ricerca, Working Paper, 32/2010, Torino: Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio | Politecnico e Università di Torino, pp.81-85
2009 COTELLA G. (2009) ‘Exploring the Territorial Cohesion/Economic Growth Multidimensional Field: Evidences from Poland’, in: MARKOWSKI T. and TURALA M. (eds.) Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Urban and Regional Development, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Science – Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, pp.71-95. ISBN: 978-83-89693-37-2
ALBANO R., CONFIENZA E., COTELLA G. and ROSA E. (2009), ‘L’esperienza di un convegno interdottorato’, in: ALBANO R., CONFIENZA E., COTELLA G. and ROSA E. (eds.), Territori di Ricerca, Ricerche di Territorio, Firenze: Alinea, pp. 21-26. ISBN: 978-88-6055-473-4
COTELLA G. and VITALE BROVARONE E. (2009), ‘La metafora della rete nella ricerca territoriale. Proposte di riflessione’, in: ALBANO R., CONFIENZA E., COTELLA G. and ROSA E. (eds.), Territori di Ricerca, Ricerche di Territorio, Firenze: Alinea, pp.53-58. ISBN: 978-88-6055-473-4
COTELLA, G. (2009), ‘Bruxelles e la caduta dal muro. Retoriche di coesione nella politica territoriale della nuova Unione Europea’, in: ALBANO R., CONFIENZA E., COTELLA G. and ROSA E. (eds.), Territori di Ricerca, Ricerche di Territorio, Cd-Rom allegato, Firenze: Alinea. ISBN: 978-88-6055-473-4
2008 COTELLA G. (2008), ‘La riscoperta della dimensione locale in Europa centro orientale – Riforma istituzionale, strumenti e attori nello scenario in transizione’, in: DANSERO, E, GIACCARIA, P. and GOVERNA, F. (eds.) Lo sviluppo locale al nord e al sud, Milano: Franco Angeli, pp.171-195. ISBN: 978-88-464-9691-1
2006 COTELLA, G. (2006), ‘La Transizione Produttiva in Europa Centro-Orientale. Il Difficile Ruolo degli Attori Locali’, in: DANSERO, E. and SANTANGELO, M. (eds.) Progetti, Attori, Territorio, Territorialità. Sviluppo locale fra Nord e Sud del mondo, Working paper, 28/2006, Torino: Politecnico e Università di Torino, Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, pp.60-62
COTELLA, G. (2006), ‘Strutture Spaziali in Transizione in Europa Centro Orientale. La Strategia di Sviluppo Nazionale in Polonia in Cerca del Difficile equilibrio fra Coesione Territoriale e Sviluppo Economico’, in: XXVII Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali Impresa, Mercato, Lealtà Territoriale, AISRE, Pisa, 12-14 October 2006. ISBN 88-87788-07-3
2005 COTELLA, G. (2005), ‘Interventi di Riqualificazione Urbana a Cracovia’. In: XXVI Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali Città e Regioni del Sud Europa, AISRE, Napoli 17-19 Oct. 2005. ISBN 88-8778-06-5
Book Reviews
2012 COTELLA G. (2012 – forthcoming), review of FALUDI A. (2011),Cohesion, Coherence Cooperation: European Spatial Planning Coming of Age? (Routledge), Archivio di Studi Urbani e Regionali, n°XX/2012, pp.XX-XX. ISSN: 0004-0177
2011 COTELLA G. (2011), review of DUHR S., NADIN V. and COLOMB C. (2010), European Spatial Planning and Territorial Cooperation (Routledge), Town Planning Review, 82(2), pp.225-230. ISSN: 0041-0020
2010 COTELLA, G. (2010), review of KNIELING J. and OTHENGRAFEN F. (eds.) (2009), Planning Cultures in Europe. Decoding Cultural Phenomena in Urban and Regional Planning (Ashgate), Planning Perspectives, 25(4), pp.46-47. ISSN: 0266-5433
COTELLA, G. (2010), review of ADAMS N., HARRIS N. and ALDEN J., (eds.) (2006), Regional Development and Spatial Planning in an Enlarged European Union (Ashgate), Urban Research & Practice, 3(1), pp.114-118. ISSN: 1753-5069
COTELLA, G. (2010), review of BEST E., CHRISTIANSEN T. and SETTEMBRI P. (eds.) (2008), The institutions of the Enlarged European Union – Continuity and Change (Edward Elgar), European Spatial Research and Policy 17(1), pp.161-164. ISSN 1231-1952
COTELLA, G. (2010), review of BRADFORD C. I. Jr and LINN J. F (eds.) (2007), Global Governance Reform – Breaking the Stalemate (Brooking Institutions Press), Journal of International Development, 22(5), pp.697-698. ISSN: 0954-1748
2009 COTELLA, G. (2009), review of GOVERNA F., JANIN RIVOLIN U. and SANTANGELO M. (eds.) (2009), La costruzione del territorio europeo – sviluppo, coesione, governance (Carocci), Archivio di Studi Urbani e Regionali, 95/2009, pp.XX-XX. ISSN: 0004-0177
2008 COTELLA, G. (2008), review of FABBRO. S. (2007) Il Progetto della Regione Europea (Franco Angeli), Archivio di Studi Urbani e Regionali, 91/2008, pp.212-214. ISSN: 0004-0177
2007 COTELLA,G. (2007), review of DORIA L., FEDELI V. and TEDESCO C. (eds.) (2006) Rethinking European Spatial Policy as a Hologram (Ashgate), European Spatial Research and Policy, Vol.14(2), pp.114-116. ISSN 1231-1952
COTELLA G. (2007), review of ALTROCH U., GUNTNER S., HUNING S. and PETERS, D. (eds.) (2006) Spatial Planning and Urban Development in the New Member States (Ashgate), Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 22(4) December 2007, pp.409-410. ISSN 1566-4910
Others
2012 BONAVERO P., COTELLA G. and ROSSIGNOLO C. (2012 – forthcoming), Strategie e Orientamenti comunitari in Materia di Sviluppo Territoriale, Torino: Compagnia di Sanpaolo
COTELLA G. (2012 – forthcoming), Case Study Region Lubelskie, ESPON INSTED – Institutions for Territorial Development, Luxembourg: ESPON
COTELLA G. (2012 – forthcoming), Case Study Region Dolnoslaskie, ESPON INSTED – Institutions for Territorial Development, Luxembourg: ESPON
2011 SALONE C. and COTELLA G. (2010), Case Study Italy – Piedmont Urban System, ESPON FOCI – Future Orientations for Cities, Luxembourg: ESPON
2009 COTELLA G. (2009), Governance Territoriale Comunitaria e Sistemi di Pianificazione. Riflessioni sull’Allargamento ad Est dell’Unione Europea, Ph.D. Thesis, XX Cycle. Supervisor: Prof. Umberto Janin Rivoli (Politecnico di Torino), Defended on 29th May 2009 at Politecnico di Torino.
NUNES R., ADAMS N., COTELLA G. (2009) Policy framing and evidence based planning: ‘epistemic communities in the multi-jurisdictional environment of an enlargement European Union. In: RSA Annual Conference: Understanding and Shaping Regions: Spatial, Social and Economic Futures, RSA, Leuven, 6-8 April 2009. http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2009/apr-leuven/papers/Nunes.pdf
COTELLA G. (2009), Questionnaire International Experiences of Local Level Urban Planning – Italy, Budapest: VATI.
2008 COTELLA G., JANIN RIVOLIN U., SANTANGELO M. (2008), National Report: Italy, The potential for regional policy instruments 2007-2013 to contribute to the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives for growth, jobs and sustainable development, Brussels: DG-REGIO.
COTELLA G. (2008), Questionnaire regarding the regulation of entitlements for doing regional (spatial) planning in Italy, Budapest: VATI.
2006 COTELLA G. and SALONE C. (2006), National Report – Italy. ESPON 2.3.1 Application and effects of the ESDP in the Member State, Luxembourg: ESPON
COTELLA G., GOVERNA F., JANIN RIVOLIN U., ROSSIGNOLO C., SANTANGELO M. and SERVILLO L., (2006), National Overview – Italy. ESPON 2.3.2 ‘Governance of territorial and urban policies from EU to local level’, Luxembourg: ESPON
2004 COTELLA G. (2004), Interventi di Riqualificazione Urbana a Cracovia, Limiti e Prospettive Future in Quattro Casi Studio, Master Thesis. Supervisor: Prof. Agata Spaziante (DITER - Politecnico di Torino), Defended on 19th July 2004. Mentioned at: http://www.architesi.polito.it/scheda_tesi.asp?id_tesi=3627
Participation to Conferences and Seminars
2013 Conference ‘Cities in Crisis’, Hamburg (Germany), 5-6 December Presentation of the contribution: Turin in the crisis scenario: Dynamics of change and emerging models of governance (written together with Nadia CARUSO and Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN)
Warsaw Regional Forum 2013 ‘Territorial Capital – Concepts, Indicators and Policy’, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), 8-12 October Presentation of the contribution: Transferring Territorial Governance in the EU: Why, What, How and Through Whom?
ESPON Scientific Conference ‘Science in support of European Territorial Development and Cohesion’, Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg), 12-13 September Presentation of the contribution: A conceptual device for spreading (good) territorial governance in Europe (written together with Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN
XXVII AESOP Congress ‘Planning for Resilient Cities and Regions’, Dublin (Ireland), 15-19 July. Presentation of the contribution: Policy Transfer in Territorial Goverannce – The European Case (written together with Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN)
International Conference for the 70th Anniversary of the Transdanubian Research Institute ‘ Territorial Cohesion in Europe’, Pecs (Hungary), 27-28 June Presentation of the contribution: Transferring Territorial Governance in the EU (written together with Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN and Marco SANTANGELO)
XVI Natioanl Conference of the Italian Society of Urban Planners ‘Urbanism for a Different Kind of Growth’, Napoli (Italy), 9-10 May Presentation of the Contribution: Post-metropoli e strumenti di piano (written together with Nadia CARUSO e Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN)
ESPON TANGO Stakeholders Workshop ‘Towards Better Territorial Governance. Potentials and pathways for transferring good practices across Europe’, Brussels (Belgium), 20 March
2012 11th International Conference on The transformation of regional spatial/functional structures, Wroclaw (Poland), 15-16 October. Presentation of the contribution: The Role of Institutional Capacity in Promoting Successful Regional Development Policies. Evidences from two Polish Regions
XXVI AESOP Congress ‘Planning to Achieve / Planning to Avoid’, Ankara (Turkey), 11-15 July. Presentation of the contribution: Engaging with the European Spatial Planning Debate. The Differential Merger of Central and Eastern European Actors, (written together with Karina PALLAGST) Presentation of the contribution: Spatial Planning Change across Europe: Clustered Europeanization and Policy Styles, (written together with Dominic STEAD) Presentation of the contribution: The need for a ‘European Turn’ in planning education. Evidence from Germany and Italy, (written together with Kirsten MANGELS)
ESPON INSTED Final Conference: ‘Enhancing Institutional Capacity for a more effective Cohesion Policy on the ground: Lessons from the mechanisms’ approach’, Barcellona (Spain), 28-29 June Presentation of the contribution: Impact of the decentralisation of the EU cohesion policy framework (ERDF) in Poland in the programming period 2007-2013. The case of Lubelskie Voivodship (written together with Dorota Skwarek)
A. Von Humboldt foundation Annual Meeting, Berlin (Germany), 19-20 June
AESOP-IFHP Lecture Series: ‘From Cities of To-morrow to a Tomorrow for Cities’, Paris (France), 2 June
Regional Studies Association Annual European Conference ‘Networked regions and cities in times of fragmentation: Developing smart, sustainable and inclusive places’, Delft (The Netherlands), 13-16 May Organization of the special session: ‘Urban and regional planning systems: transformations, distinctiveness and policy styles’ (organized together with Dominic STEAD) Presentation of the contribution: ‘Urban and regional planning systems: transformations, distinctiveness and policy styles’ (written together with Dominic STEAD)
IP Upward Seminar – Urban Project Workshop and Responsible Design, Turin (Italy), 11 May Presentation of the contribution: Bending over Backwards to Please Private Investors. Polish Spatial Planning at the Mercy of the Market
6th AESOP Heads of School Meeting, Oslo (Norway), 4-5 May
A. von Humboldt Foundation Network Meeting, Aachen (Germany), 25-27 April Presentation of the contribution: The Europeanization of Spatial Planning – A Conceptual Framework
AESOP-IFHP Lecture Series: ‘Europe: 25 Years of Planning Education and Policies that Impact’, Dortmund (Germany), 28 January
2011 ESPON Internal Seminar ‘Evidence-based cohesion Policy: Territorial Dimensions’, Polish Presidency of the European Union, Cracow (Poland), 28-30 November
Warsaw Regional Forum 2011 ‘Functional Regions – Towards a New Paradigm of Territorial and Cohesion Policy’, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw (Poland), 21-24 October Presentation of the contribution: The Engagement of Central and Eastern European Actors Communities with the European Spatial Planning Debate. Time to Make A Difference? Presentation of the contribution: Making things happen. How spatial planning tools can make a difference in the implementation of local transformations (written with Katarzyna PISKOREK)
World Planning Schools Congress ‘Planning’s Future – Futures Planning: Planning in an Era of Global (un)Certainty and Transformation’, Perth (Western Australia), 4-8 July Presentation of the contribution: Structure, Tools, Discourse and Practices: A Multi-dimensional Comparative Approach to EU Territorial Governance (written with Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN and Mario REIMER)
Polsko-Niemiecko-Czeski Przegląd Opracowań Planistycznych, Wroclaw (Poland), 7-8 April 2011 Presentation of the contribution: Transgraniczna Współpraca Terytorialna oraz Wielopoziomowe Zarządzanie Obszarami Górskimi – Na Przykładzie Programu Interreg Alpine Space (written with Katarzyna PISKOREK)
6th AESOP Heads of School Meeting, Tirana (Albania), 6-8 May
2010 European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop ‘Planning for Soft spaces across Europe’, Delft (The Netherland), 8-10 December Presentation of the Contribution: Local Administration Reform in Hungary: Multi-purpose Microregional Associations as an Example of Soft Spaces?
3rd East-Central European Regional Seminar, Hungarian Academy of Science. Pecs - Orfu (Hungary), 7-10 October. Presentation of the Contribution: EU Cohesion Policy in the Light of Lisbon and Gothenburg Objectives. The Case of Italy
5th Meeting of the ARL Working Group ‘Comparative Spatial Planning Research’, Hannover (Germany), 4-5 October. Presentation of the Contribution: Spatial Planning in Poland. Past, Present and Future
XXIV AESOP Congress ‘Space is Luxury’, Helsinki (Finland), 7-10 July. Presentation of the contribution: Institutions, discourse and practices: towards a multi-dimensional understanding of EU territorial governance (written together with Umberto JANIN RIVOLIN) Presentation of the contribution: Territorial knowledge channels: mapping territorial governance arrangements in the enlarged EU (written together with Neil ADAMS and Richard NUNES)
Expert Workshop ‘Territorial Governance in Europe: Convergence, Divergence or Constancy?’, Hamburg (Germany), 21-22 June Presentation of the contribution: The role of Territorial Knowledge Communities in Policy Transfer. A Focus on Central and Eastern Europe (written with Neil ADAMS and Richard NUNES)
5th AESOP Heads of School Meeting, Istanbul (Turkey), 17 April
Conference ‘Socio-economic spatial systems and territorial governance’, University of Tartu, Tartu (Estonia), 3-5 March Presentation of the contribution: MappingTerritorial knowledge channels in the European Union (written with Neil ADAMS and Richard NUNES)
2009 Warsaw Regional Forum 2009 ‘Networking in the European, Regional and Local Space’, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw (Poland), 21-24 October Presentation of the contribution: Rethinking Spatial Planning in the new European Union. Europeanization Evidences from the Eastward Enlargement.
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XXIII AESOP Congress ‘Why can’t the future be more like the past?’, Liverpool (United Kingdom), 15-18 July Presentation of the contribution: Europeanization of Spatial Planning: Evidences from EU’s Eastwards Enlargement Presentation of the contribution: Policy ‘framing’ and evidence-based planning: ‘epistemic communities’ in the multi-jurisdictional environment of an enlarged Europe (written with Neil ADAMS and Richard NUNES)
‘Contemporary Society and Cultural Shifts in Public Policy’, University of Aveiro (Portugal), 22-23 June. Presentation of the contribution: Action-Learning Across Disciplines and Cultures: The Benefits of Early-Stage Researcher Networks (written with EQUATERRITORIA)
The UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference ‘Unequal places: Planning and territorial cohesion’, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom), 1-3 April Organization of the round table: The value-added of postgraduate research and training programmes in planning (Convenor: Stuart Cameron, Newcastle university. Organizer: EQUATERRITORIA)
4th AESOP Heads of Schools meeting, Lille (France), 28 March
2008 VII Convegno della rete interdottorato in Pianificazione urbana e territoriale ‘Territori di ricerca, ricerche di territorio’, Turin (Italy), 26-28 October Presentation of the contribution: Bruxelles e la caduta dal muro. Retoriche di coesione nella politica territoriale della nuova Unione Europea
3rd AESOP Heads of Schools meeting, Lodz (Poland), 29-30 March
2nd AESOP Young Academics Meeting ‘Looking Beyond One’s Nose: Planning, Policies and Institutions of Integration’, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation), 6-8 February
2007 Warsaw Regional Forum 2007 ‘Contemporary Dilemmas of Spatial Planning in Europe’, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw (Poland), 19-20 September. Presentation of the contribution: The importance of the operational dimension in Cross-border Cooperation Initiatives: Italy looks South-East
Napoli: XXI AESOP Congress ‘Planning for the Risk Society’, Naples (Italy) 11-14 July Presentation of the Contribution: Exploring the Territorial Cohesion/Economic Growth Multidimensional Field: Evidences from Poland
2nd AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting, Leuven (Belgium), 12 April
1st AESOP Young Academics Meeting ‘CE3: Central and Eastern European Enlargement’, Bratislava (Slovakia), 7-10 February Presentation of the contribution: (R)evolution of Central and Eastern European spatial planning systems: trends towards divergence or uniformity?
2006 FUTURE Conference ‘Urban Governance’, Orebro (Sweden), 24-26 November Presentation of the Contribution: The new Italian planning season – EU impact on territorial governance and spatial policies
AISRE, XXVII Conferenza Italiana di Scienza Regionali ‘Impresa, Mercato, Lealtà Territoriale’, Pisa (Italy), 12-14 October Presentation of the Contribution: Strutture spaziali in transizione in Europa centro orientale. La strategia di sviluppo nazionale in Polonia in cerca del difficile equilibrio fra coesione territoriale e sviluppo economico
1st East-Central European Regional Seminar, Hungarian Academy of Science. Budapest, Gyor, Kecskemet (Hungary), 4-8 October Presentation of the Contribution: Economic growth and territorial cohesion: the crucial role of local development initiatives in Poland
Aesop PHD workshop 2006, University of West England, Bristol (UK) 24-27 July Presentation of the Contribution: Changing in CEECs spatial planning systems before and after EU enlargement: a contribution to a shared definition of European Territorial Governance
First EURA Bi-annual Conference ‘Cities in City Regions’, Warsaw (Poland) 11-14 May Presentation of the Contribution: Difficult steps from short-term spatial polarization to long-term territorial cohesion. Collocating Polish National Polycentric Strategy into a multidimensional historical framework.
13-15/11/2006 – Espon Final Seminar, Finnish Presidency of the EU, Espoo/Helsinki (Finalnd)
2005 AISRE, XXVI Conferenza di Scienze Regionali ‘Città e Regioni del Sud Europa’, Napoli (Italy), 17-19 October Presentation of the Contribution: Interventi di Riqualificazione Urbana a Cracovia
1st ESPON Scientific Seminar, ‘European Territorial Research’, Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg), 13-14 October 2005
Warsaw Regional Forum 2005 ‘The Central and Peripheral Region of Central and Eastern Europe’, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), 4-8 October Presentation of the Contribution: ESDP application in Italian spatial policies
Aesop Congress, ‘The Dream of a Greater Europe’, Vienna (Austria), 13-17 July
