Profile
V.A. is an urban planner specializing in Appraisal and Evaluation, with a focus on supporting transformations of cities, territories, and landscapes. She is currently a fixed-term researcher (type b) in Appraisal and Evaluation (CEAR-03/C) at the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna.
Education
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PhD in Urban and Regional Development (33rd cycle, 2021), Politecnico di Torino – dissertation “Assessing the Resilience of Socio-Ecological Systems to Shape Scenarios of Territorial Transformation”, excellent cum laude.
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National Scientific Qualification (ASN) 2023 – Area 08/A3 (Infrastructure and Transport Systems, Appraisal and Evaluation), Associate Professor level.
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Licensed Architect (2021), University of Catania.
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MSc in Territorial, Urban, and Landscape-Environmental Planning (2016), Politecnico di Torino.
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BSc in Territorial, Urban, Landscape and Environmental Planning (2013), Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 110/110 cum laude.
Academic and Research Experience
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Researcher in Appraisal and Evaluation, University of Bologna (since 2022).
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant (2018–2022), Politecnico di Torino – research on models and procedures for dynamic evaluation of territorial systems.
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Visiting Researcher at:
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Centro de Mathematica and Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção (Universidade do Minho, Portugal, 2018–2019)
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Information Systems, Supply Chain Management & Decision Support Department (NEOMA Business School, France, 2022)
Awards
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Edoardo Mollica Award – Young Researcher of the Year (Environment, Energy, Landscape section), New Metropolitan Perspectives 2018.
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Outstanding Presentation Award, Creative Decisions Foundation – ISAHP 2020.
Current Research Activities
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Economic evaluation of urban plans.
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Development of evaluation models for urban and territorial planning.
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Involved in the following European projects:
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AQUAGREEN (European Urban Initiative), 2024 – ongoing
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RescueME (Horizon Europe), ongoing
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ET4Digital (Erasmus+), ongoing
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SPOT – Sustainable Spatial Planning of Tourism Destinations (2019-1-PL01-KA203-064946)
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ResCult – Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage: a Supporting Decision Tool for the Safeguarding of Cultural Assets (Horizon Europe) (ECHO/SUB/2016/742499/PREV12)
Publications
Author of several peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
