evidence-based

urban innovation

Pietro L. Verga, PhD

I am an international expert and advisor in sustainable local development with a decade of educational and professional experiences in Italy, Romania, Germany, Belgium and the USA.

I specialise in the design, management and delivery of highly innovative European Projects for urban areas, and I offer thematic expertise in the fields of integrated strategic urban planning, nature-based solutions, circular economy and community-development.


NEWS

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Current Projects

centrinno

Project Manager at the Municipality of Milan for the Horizon2020 Project CENTRINNO

spire

Project Manager and Technical & Scientific Coordinator at URBASOFIA for the Urban Innovative Actions project SPIRE Baia Mare

air break

UIA Expert for the Urban Innovative Actions project AIR BREAK Ferrara

nextagri

Ad-hoc Expert for the URBACT UIA Transfer Mechanism Network NEXTAGRI.

Services

eu project design

Design of ERDF project proposals for urban areas under different programmes and initiatives (Urban Innovative Actions, URBACT, Horizon Europe, Interreg, etc...)

project management

Management and coordination of European projects

thematic expertise

Thematic expertise in the fields of integrated strategic urban planning, nature-based solutions, circular economy and community-development.

I am an URBACT Validated Lead Expert for Urban Strategic Planning

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

VIDEOS

Air-Break Participatory Air-Quality Monitoring

CENTRINNO 2-Years Anniversary

The Sustainable Smart City Nature, Community & Technology

SPIRE Baia Mare Webinar Series

Contacts

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