SUSTAINABLE
urban innovation
Pietro L. Verga, PhD
I am an international expert and advisor in sustainable urban development with nearly two decades of experience in researching and working on a range of innovative, place-based policies and strategies in several EU countries.
I support cities and urban authorities in the design, management, and/or coordination of European Projects and strategies focusing on community-led and participatory approaches, nature-based solutions, circular economy principles, social innovation, and sustainable mobility.
NEWS
Services
SUPPORT tO CITIES
Capacity bulding and thematic expertise in the fields of sustainable urban planning, nature-based solutions, circular economy, social innovation, mobility, community-led local development.
I am an Expert for the European Urban Initiative Innovative Actions, a Moderator for the EUI City-to-City Exchanges, as well as a Validated Lead Expert for URBACT IV.
eu project design
Design of EU project proposals for urban areas under different programmes and initiatives (European Urban Initiative, URBACT, Horizon Europe, Interreg, etc...)
Projects
WE-Z
[2024-present] EUI-IA Expert for the We-Z Project led by District III of Rome-Montesacro (IT)
Interact green
[2024-present] EUI-IA Expert for the InterACT Green Project led by the Municipality of Varazdin (HR)
centrinno
[2020-2024] Project Manager at the Municipality of Milan (IT) in charge for the coordination of the Horizon2020 Project CENTRINNO
air break
[2021-2024] UIA Expert for the Urban Innovative Actions project AIR BREAK Ferrara (IT).
spire
[2019-2023] Project Manager and Technical & Scientific Coordinator at URBASOFIA for the Urban Innovative Actions project SPIRE Baia Mare (RO)
nextagri
[2021] Ad-hoc Expert for the URBACT UIA Transfer Mechanism Network NEXTAGRI.
REPORTS
A crisis-resilience handbook for innovative urban projects
This study, developed for the Urban Innovative Actions by Experts Pietro L. Verga, François Jegou and Donal O'Herlihy aims at providing cities across the EU with concrete recommendations, derived from the experience of their peers, to help them build their resilience in the face of unforeseen challenges
Towards innovative, inclusive and creative hubs in European cities
This policy report makes use of the learnings from Horizon 2020 CENTRINNO, T-Factor and HUB-IN projects aiming to provide guidance in the implementation of heritage-driven urban regeneration approaches by making cities more creative, resilient, and innovative.
VIDEOS
Air-Break Participatory Air-Quality Monitoring Zoom-In
SPIRE Baia Mare Webinar Series
The Sustainable Smart City Nature, Community & Technology
CENTRINNO 2-Years Anniversary
CENTRINNO Key Concepts
Focus Group Workshop Series
CENTRINNO Final Event