From November 2017 to December 2020, Claudia was a PhD student (XXXIII cycle) in SSD CEAR- 12/A. Her doctoral thesis, entitled “Greening the City: an ecosystem-based framework to support planning towards urban sustainability and resilience”, focused on the strategic role of nature as a lever for urban sustainability and resilience, developing a methodological framework based on ecosystem services (ES) that is useful for environmental assessment and planning in urban contexts. The research explored tools for mapping regulatory ES (climate, air, water) and cultural ES, proposing solutions to integrate these dimensions into city planning and decision-making processes.
She obtained her PhD in May 2021.From January 2021 to January 2022, she worked as a research fellow on European projects (TExTOUR, ACTonNBS, RURITAGE), focusing on two main areas: on the one hand, the role of urban planning in climate adaptation, and on the other, the regeneration of inner areas with a participatory approach.
Since January 2022, the candidate has been an RTDa researcher, initially funded by PON-Green and currently through European projects Horizon Europe – RURACTIVE and Rescue-ME – and PNRR – QUI Val di Fiastra. In this role, in addition to leading and contributing to research activities around ongoing projects, coordinating research fellows and doctoral students whom she supervises, she teaches master's degree courses, supervises PhD and master's theses, and participates in the institutional bodies of the Department.
The “Planning and regeneration” group, of which Claudia has been a member since 2017, work and research around urban and territorial planning, addressing the challenges related to the environmental, climate and social crisis, with a focus on participatory and interdisciplinary approaches. The group's activities are divided into four main areas: urban and rural regeneration, low-emission mobility, sustainability and social inclusion in planning, and sustainable, healthy and resilient cities.
