Alessandro Balducci (Chairman)

Alessandro Balducci born in Rome (1954) is Full Professor of Urban and territorial Planning.
Head of  the Dipartimento di Architettura e Pianificazione, Politecnico di Milano.
1994-1997, President of the permanent working group  Planning Research of AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning)
since 1997, member of the Executive Committee of  European Urban Research Association,  international association of researchers in the filed of urban policies
since 1999, professor and member of the scientific committee of the Master 3eme cycle on Management Urbaine, Université de Géneve
2001, in Shanghai is elected President of AESOP for 2002-2004
since  2002, member of the Editorial Board of the journal Planning Theory and Practice, headed by Patsy Healey
2002, member, with M. Botta, C. Carlone, A. De Maio, M. Perini, G.Sapelli,  M.Vitale, of the experts’group for the definition of Guidelines for the renewal projet od Falck’areas in Sesto San Giovanni.
since 2002, director as national responsible, the research programme  funded by the EU V research framework  Participation, Leadership and Urban Sustainability.
since 2004, coordinator for  DiAP, of the reearch group for the Strategic Plan of Comune di Jesi 
since 2004, scientific coordinator, for DiAP, of the research programme promoted by the Province of Vicenza for the elaboration of  Strategies for the reduction of soil consumption in the processes of productive sprawl.
since 2004, coordinator for DiAP of the research group charged of the revision of the urban planning tools for the  Comune di San Donato Milanese (MI)
since 2004, coordinator for DiAP of the research group charged by the Province of Milan, of a explorative study on the feasibility of a Strategic plan for the Province territory
since 2005, coordinator for DiAP of the research promoted by the Province of Vicenza for the studies preparatory of the  Documento preliminare del Piano territoriale di Coordinamento
since 2006, director as national responsible, the research programme funded by the EU VI research framework  G-Fors.

Selected Pubblications:
Balducci A., Bertolini L., 2007, “Reflecting on Practice or Reflecting with Practice?”, Planning Theory and Practice, vol. 8, n. 4.
Balducci A., 2007, “Milano, città di città”, Dialoghi Internazionali, n. 4.
Balducci A., 2007, “Politiche e progetti per la città contemporanea”, in A. Piva, F. Bonicalzi, P. Galliani, a cura di, Architettura e politica, Gangemi editore, Roma.
Balducci A., Fedeli V., a cura di, 2007, I territori della città in trasformazione, Franco Angeli, Milano
Balducci A., Fedeli V., Manfredini F., Pucci P., 2006, I territori della produzione. Riorganizzare gli spazi della produzione in Provincia di Vicenza, Alinea, Firenze.
Balducci A., 2006, “Milano Città contemporanea”, Domus, n. 890.
Balducci A., 2005, “Una visione per la regione urbana milanese”, in Aa.Vv., Milano, nodo della rete globale. Un itinerario di analisi e proposte, Bruno Mondatori, Milano.
Balducci A., Calvaresi C., 2005, “Participation and leadership in planning theory and practice”, in Haus M., Heinelt H. And Steward M. (eds.), Urban governance and democracy, Routledge, London.
Balducci A., 2004, “La produzione dal basso di beni pubblici”, Urbanistica, vol. 123.
Balducci A., 2004, “Pianificazione strategica e questioni di area vasta: alle origini del tema e attualità nel contesto italiano”, in Fedeli V., Gastaldi F. (a cura di), Pratiche strategiche di pianificazione, Angeli, Milano.
Balducci A., 2004, “Creative governance in dynamic city regions. Dealing with a ‘wicked problem’ in Milan”, Disp, vol. 158, n. 3.
Balducci A., Kunzmann K., Sartorio F., 2004, “Towards creative city region governance in Italy and Germany”, Disp, vol. 158, n. 3.
Hyslop J., Balducci A., Wiewel W., Albrechts L., Healey P., Friedmann J., Bryson J., 2004, “Strategic spatial planning and the longer range”, Planning Theory and Practice, vol. 5, n. 1.
Balducci A., 2003, “A progressive learning approach: the experience of Milan Italy”, in Burton H., Mitcham C. and Tsouros C,. Healthy urban planning in practice: experience of european cities (in collaboration with Bellaviti P., Donisetti L., Cazzani E.), World Health Organisation.
Balducci A., 2003, “Policies, plans and projects. Governing the city-region of Milan”, Disp, vol. 152, n. 1.

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Stefano Boeri

Stefano Boeri, born in 1956, is a Milan-based architect. He studied architecture in Milan and obtained his PhD in 1989 from IUAV in Venice.
He is currently editor in chief of ABITARE magazine  and teaches Urban Design at Milan Polytechnic. His studio in Milan (Boeri Studio) focuses on architecture and urban design. He has organised numerous interdisciplinary exhibitions as well as initiating various research projects, among which Uncertain States of Europe (USE) and Border Device(s), as well as the Multiplicity network. A Multiplicity installation, Solid Sea, was exhibited at Documenta XI in Kassel in 2002

Selected Pubblications:
Boeri S., Multiplicity Lab, 2007, a cura di, Cronache dell’abitare, Bruno Mondatori, Milano.
Boeri S., 2006, “Frammenti di una fenomenologia delle tag/Fragments of a tag phenomenology”, Domus, n. 890.
Boeri S., 2006, “Poesia concreta/Concrete poetry - Paulo Mendes da Rocha interviewed by Hans Ulrich Obrist e Stefano Boeri”, Domus, n. 892.
Boeri S., 2006, “Anti-città/Anti-city”, Domus, n. 894.
Boeri S., 2006, “Gli enzimi dell’architettura/The enzymes of architecture”, texts by Stefano Boeri, Vittorio Gregotti, Domus, n. 895.
Boeri S., 2006, a cura di, 78 Chinese architects and designers, China Architecture & Building Press, Beijing.
Boeri S., 2006, “Glancing Movements”, in Hauptmann D. (ed.), The Body in Architecture, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam.

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Selected Pubblications:
Maggi E., Mariotti I., Boscacci F., 2007, Impatto dell’internazionalizzazione sul settore della logistica. Il caso dei distretti industriali veneti, In Polidori G., Borruso G., Danielis R. (a cura di), I trasporti ed il mercato globale, Franco Angeli, Milano.
Boscacci F., Maggi E., Mariotti I., 2007, Il ruolo delle multinazionali logistiche in Italia. Analisi dell’internazionalizzazione passiva, Osservatorio Nazionale sul Trasporto e la Logistica, www.isfort.it sito/osslog/fe/index.asp, pp.42.
Maggi E., Mariotti I., Boscacci F., 2007, The indirect effects of manufacturing internationalisation on logistics: evidence from the Italian districts, Economics and Statistics discussion paper n. 31/07, Università degli Studi del Molise, Dept.SEGeS, www.unimol.it.
Boscacci F., 2007, Logistica e localizzazione industriale, IX Riunione Scientifica della Società Italiane Economisti dei Trasporti (SIET), 3-5 ottobre, Napoli, cd-rom.
Boscacci F., 2006, “Il valore dello spazio. Rendita fondiaria e nuovi luoghi dell’economia “, in Spaziante A. (a cura di), Il dominio dello spazio: scienze, tecniche, rappresentazioni, Csi-Piemonte, Torino.
Boscacci F., Maggi E., Mariotti I., 2006, International relocation and the employment growth in the transport services. The case of Italian industrial districts, paper presented at the 46° Congress of the European Regional Science Association (Ersa), 30 August- 2 Sept., Volos, Greece.
Maggi E., Mariotti I., Boscacci F., 2006, L’internazionalizzazione dei distretti industriali veneti. Effetti sull’occupazione nella logistica, proceedings of the XXVII Conference of the Italian Regional Science Association (Aisre), 12-14 October, Pisa, Italy.

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Selected Pubblications:
Bricocoli M., de Leonardis O., Tosi A., 2008, L'Italie. Les politiques sociales, du logement et de sécurité: inflexions néolibérales dans les politiques locales in Donzelot J., a cura di, Ville, violence et dépendance sociale. Les politiques de cohésion sociale, La Documentation Francaise, Paris.
Bricocoli M., Savoldi P., a cura di, 2008, Villes en observation. Politiques locale de Sécurité urbaine en Italie, Plan Urbain Construction Architecture, Paris.
Bricocoli M., 2008, Contracts fagiles. Activation des destinataires et politiques de quartier en Italie, in Morin P., a cura di, L'habitation comme vecteur de lien social, Les Presses de l'université du Québec,  Montréal.
Bricocoli M., con Bifulco L., Monteleone R., 2008, Activation and Local Welfare in Italy. Trends, Issues and a Case Study, Social Policy & Administration, 2, April.
Bricocoli M., 2007, Working on change: Institutions, organisations and the development of neighbourhood policies in Northern Italy, in Oktay D., a cura di, Inquiry into Urban Environment. Issues concerning Urban, Housing and the Built Environment, Eastern Mediterranean University Press, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus.
Bricocoli M., 2007, Territorio, contrattualizzazione e politiche urbane: scomposizioni e ri-composizioni dell’azione pubblica nelle politiche di quartiere, in Monteleone R., La contrattualizzazione nelle politiche sociali: forme ed effetti, Officina, Roma.Breckner I., Bricocoli M., 2007, Un-sicherheiten in urbanen raeumen. Wirklichkeiten und handlungsstrategien in Europaeischen Grosssdtadten, in Sessar K., Stangl W., van Swaaningen R., Grosstadtaengste-Anxious Cities. Untersuchungen zu Unsicherheitsgefühlen und Sicherheitspolitiken in europäischen Kommunen, LIT Verlag, Wien Zuerich.

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Selected Pubblications:
Moroni S., 2007, La città del liberalismo attivo. Diritto, piano, mercato, CittàStudi, Torino.
Moroni S., 2007,Planning, Liberty and the Rule of Law, Planning Theory, 2007, vol. 6, n. 2
Moroni S, Chiappero-Martinetti E., 2007,An Analytical Framework for Conceptualizing Poverty and Re-examining the Capability Approach, The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2007, vol. 36.
Moroni S., Patassini D., a cura di, 2006, Problemi valutativi nel governo del territorio e dell’ambiente, Angeli, Milano
Moroni S., 2006, The Ethics behind Evaluation: Lichfield’s Approach and Utilitarianism, in E.R. Alexander, ed., Evaluation in Planning, Ashgate, 2006
Moroni S., 2006, Planning, Evaluation and the Public Interest, in E.R. Alexander, ed., Evaluation in Planning, Ashgate
Moroni S., 2005, L’ordine sociale spontaneo. Conoscenza, mercato e libertà dopo Hayek, Utet, Torino.

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Pier Carlo Palermo

Since 2002 he is the Dean of the School of Architecture and Society
In 2003 member of the Scientific commitee for the implementation of the National Operative Program on Networks at the National Ministry for infrastructures and Transports and experts designated for the national conference on the issue Territory and Infrastructures.
In 2004-2005, scientific Director of the project Focus aimed at developing job training policies for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies.
2005-2006 with Alberto Clementi, scientific coordinator of the national project The infrastructural network and urban systems in Italy at 2020. Principles, scenarios and objectives for the National Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports.
Founding member of AiSLO, Italian Association for Local Development.

Selected Pubblications:
Palermo P.C., 2008, Thinking over the urban landscape. Interpretations and courses of action, in V.Maciocco, ed., Urban Landscape Perspectives, Springer Verlag.
Palermo P.C., 2006, Innovation in Planning. Italian experiences, Actar, Barcellona
Palermo P.C., Pasqui G., 2006, “Temi emergenti”, in Clementi A., Reti e territori al futuro, Dicoter, Roma.
Palermo P.C., Pasqui G., 2006, “Territori, reti e contesti identitari”, in Clementi A., Reti e territori al futuro, Dicoter, Roma.
Palermo P.C., 2006, “Tendenze evolutive dell’urbanistica italiana”, in Tosi M.C., Di cosa parliamo quando parliamo di urbanistica, Meltemi, Roma.
Palermo P.C., 2005, “Requisiti strategici dei progetti urbani”, Urbanistica, n. 126, Inu Edizioni, Roma, pp. 20-22, pp. 25-26.
Palermo P.C., 2005, “Urbanistica e politiche pubbliche. Dieci temi per un programma di ricerca ed azione”, Territorio, n. 32, Angeli, Milano, pp. 139-148.

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Gabriele Paqui

Gabriele Pasqui (1965), is Associate Professor of Urban Management and Local Development Policies at Milan Polytechnic, and scientific director of a Master in Development and cohesion programmes and policies. His key scientific interests include local development policies, strategic planning, urban governance. During the last two years member of research groups about Local development projects in Lombardy (coordinator: Gabriele Pasqui), Metropolitan innovation, governance and social capital in four italian metropolitan areas in the ‘90s (coordinator: Bruno Dente) and Milan region strategic plan (coordinator: Alessandro Balducci).

Selected Pubblications:
Pasqui G., 2007, Città, luoghi, popolazioni: la prospettiva delle pratiche, in A. Piva, F. Bonicalzi, P. Galliani, a cura di, Architettura e politica, Gangemi editore, Roma.
Pasqui G., 2007, Chi decide la città. Campo e processi nelle dinamiche del mercato urbano, in M. Bolocan Goldstein, B. Bonfantini, a cura di, Milano incompiuta. Interpretazioni urbanistiche del mutamento, Franco Angeli, Milano.
F.Governa, Pasqui G., 2007, Lo sviluppo locale in territori fragili, Urbanistica, n.133.
Pasqui G., 2007, Il foglio-mondo della città: popolazioni urbane tra pratiche e politiche, in A. Balducci, V. Fedeli, a cura di, I territori della città in trasformazione, Franco Angeli, Milano
Pasqui G., 2006, Questioni di governance per le piattaforme, in AaVv, Reti e territori al futuro. Materiali per una visione, Dicoter, Ministero delle infrastrutture Roma.
Pasqui G., 2005, Territori: progettare lo sviluppo. Temi, processi, politiche, Carocci, Roma.
Pasqui G., 2005, Progetto, governo, società. Ripensare le politiche territoriali, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

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Luisa Pedrazzini

Degree in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, Specialization in planning.
Professor Jean Monnet Course on The process of Territorial Cohesion in Europe (2002-2005) and professor at PhD on Urban Regional and Environmetal Planning, course on:European Spatial Planning Programmes and Policies (2003-2008). Untenured Professor at Politecnico di Milano in Urban Planning and Urban and Land Structure Analysis (1991-2003); Visiting Scholar at School of Planning of University of Cincinnati (1997); Member of National Institute of Urban planning (INU).
Manager at Regione Lombardia as supervisor of Interreg IIIB Programme, Manager - Regione Lombardia (Head of the Office Regional Spatial - DG Territorio e Urbanistica); Coordinator for the making of the Regional Spatial Plan, provincial territorial planning, large area plans (Master Plan Malpensa Airport, Montichiari Airport); involved in European Programmes (Interreg, ERDF, other) Lead Partner of the project CulturALP Interreg IIIB Alpine space Programme. Manager at Town and Country Department (1994-2000): coordination of urban and spatial planning and of the related GIS and observatory; Regional Coordinator of EU projects (Ecos-Ouverture, TERRA, Interreg IIC MedOcc, Alpine Space art.10 ERDF); Member of the National Committee of the Ministry of Public Work for Interreg IIIA, B and C; Regional representative in the National Committee for ESPON and ESDP (Ministry of Public Works); collaboration with Joint Research Centre (DG Research) Spatial Application Unit for Remote System Analysis applied in territorial planning.

Selected Pubblications:
Pedrazzini L., 2008, The ESDP and Territorial Agenda: The Policy Application of Territorial Cohesion in the Regional Spatial Plan of Lombardy in The ESDP, Spatial Development and Territorial Cohesion edited by Nadia Farrugia, Malta 
Pedrazzini L., edited by, 2007, La coesione territoriale in Europa: un nuovo tema della formazione avanzata, Territorio, n. 42.
Pedrazzini L., 2006, Le prestazioni della regione metropolitana milanese in una visione europea, Territorio, n. 40.
Pedrazzini L., 2006, a cura di, The Process of Territorial Cohesion in Europe, Franco Angeli, Milano
Pedrazzini L., 2006, La cooperazione transnazionale come modalità innovativa della pianificazione, in Igor Jogan, Domenico Patassini, a  cura di, Lo spazio europeo a livello locale, INU Edizioni, Roma
Pedrazzini L., 2005, Applying the ESDP trough Interreg IIIB: a Southern Perspective, Southern Perspectives on European spatial Planning special issue for European Planning Studies, London

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Marco Ponti

Marco Ponti (Varese 1941) is at present full professor of Transport Economics at the Politecnico University of Milan, president of the TRT Ltd consulting company, and member of the scientific committee of the World Conference of Transport Research.
He has been consultant for the European Commission, the OECD-CEMT, and, for several years, of the World Bank and the Italian railways.
He has been economic advisor of several transport ministers in Italy, responsible for chapters of both the first and the second national transport plans, and consultant for  the ministry of Economic Affairs for the regulation of toll highways and airports.
He is author of an extended number of scientific publications, and writes regularly on Italian newspapers on transport-related issues.

Selected Pubblications:
Ponti M., 2007, Una politica per I trasporti italiani, Laterza, Bari.
Ponti M., 2006, “Alta velocità: recupero funzionale ed economico di linee sottoutilizzate”, in Brunetta G., Fistola R., Trasformazioni, Coesioni, Sviluppo Territoriale: temi emergenti nelle scienze regionali, Angeli, Milano.
Ponti M, Erba S., Brambilla M., 2006, “La pianificazione e la valutazione delle infrastrutture in Italia: la legge obiettivo ed il caso del ponte sullo stretto di Messina”, in Camagni R., Gorla G. (a cura di), Valutazione economica e valutazione strategica di programmi e progetti territoriali, Angeli, Milano.
Ponti M., Brambilla M., Boitani A., 2006, “Politica per la mobilità ed i trasporti nell’area milanese”, in Frigerio M., Proposte per ripensare Milano, Libreria Clup, Milano.
Ponti M., Brambilla M., 2006, “L’ideologia delle grandi opere come fattore di sviluppo”, L’industria, n. XXVII/3.
Ponti M., 2005, “The regulatory issues of transport infrastructures, and of toll highways in particular”, in Ragazzi G., Rothengatter W., Procurement and financing of motorways in Europe, Research in transportation economics, vol. 15, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Ponti M., Erba S., 2005, “Un approccio public choice alla governance della mobilità urbana e metropolitana”, in Venezia E. (a cura di), Urban Transport, Angeli, Milano, pp. 55-70.

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Selected Pubblications:
Ranci C., Torri R., a cura di, 2007, Milano tra coesione sociale e sviluppo, Bruno Mondatori, Milano.
Cerea S., Ranci C., 2007, Lacoseione sociale a rischio:una nuova sfida per Milano, in E. Zucchetti, a cura di, Rapporto sulla città. Milano 2007, Franco Angeli, Milano.
Ranci C., 2006, Volontariato, Il Mulino, Bologna.
Ranci C., 2006, “Costruire il welfare locale: la sfida del social planning”, Prospettive Sociali e Sanitarie, n. 10-11, speciale “Social planning: temi e competenze per la programmazione e progettazione delle politiche sociali”.
Ranci C., 2005, “Le sfide del welfare locale. Problemi di coesione sociale e nuovi stili di governance”, Rivista delle politiche sociali. vol. 2.
Ranci C., 2005, “Problemi di coesione sociale a Milano” in Magatti M. (a cura di), Milano nodo della rete globale. Un itinerario di analisi e proposte, Mondadori, Milano.
Ranci C., Pellegrino M., Pavolini E., 2005, “The Third Sector and the Policy Process in Italy: Between Mutual Accomodation and New Forms of Partnership”, in Third Sector European Policy Working Papers, n. 4, TSEP Network, Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, June.

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