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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. 



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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...).

Here's a selection of the most important approved EU-projects I contributed writing:

project management

Management and coordination of European projects

urban research

Academic research on urban-related topics. You can find my publications HERE

I am a Board Member of LDnet, the Local Development Network bringing together knowledge and people in local development 

CURRENT Projects

CITISENSE

[2024-present] Lead Expert for the URBACT Innovation Transfer Network CITISENSE led by the Municipality of Piraeus (EL)

S.M.ALL

[2024-present] Ad-hoc Expert for the URBACT Action Planning Network S.M.ALL led by the Municipality of Ferrara (IT)

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)

PAST Projects

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 led by the Municipality of Ferrara (IT).

READ MY EXPERT OUTPUTS HERE

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

READ THE STUDY HERE

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.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

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

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