Tenured Associate Professor
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Associate professor of urban and regional planning (2002-…). Expert of renewable natural resources, disaster risk reduction, struggle against desertification, urban land management, informal settlements upgrading. Responsible of vocational training programs, research projects, and overseas consultant for multi-bilateral and decentralized development assistance projects in Central and Sahelian Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, South East Asia, and Eastern Europe on the above mentioned topics. Co-director of the collection The Third World City for L’Harmattan, Turin (1998-…), director of SSPVS working papers (1996-03), of the CCTM on-line working papers (2003-…), secretary general of the journal Urban History for Franco Angeli, Milan (1990-…). Author of 17books, 25 articles, 45 chapters of books, 10 working papers and 18 technical papers.
Scientific branch
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Conferences
- UICCA 3 - Urban Impact of Climate Change in Africa, Program chair
- UICCA 2 - Urban Impact of Climate Change in Africa 2: Planning with Scant Information, Program chair
- UICCA - Urban Impact of Climate Change in Africa, Program chair
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2018/2019 (34. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Architettura e Design. Componente
- Collegio di Pianificazione e Progettazione. Componente
Teachings
PhD
- Urban planning for climate change. A.A. 2024/25, URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Main teacher
- Urban planning for climate change. A.A. 2022/23, URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Main teacher
- Urban planning for climate change. A.A. 2021/22, URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Main teacher
- Urban planning for climate change. A.A. 2020/21, URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Main teacher
- Urban planning for climate change. A.A. 2019/20, URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Main teacher
Master of Science
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2025/26, PIANIFICAZIONE URBANISTICA E TERRITORIALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2024/25, PIANIFICAZIONE URBANISTICA E TERRITORIALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2023/24, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2022/23, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2021/22, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2020/21, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Titolare del corso
- Spatial Planning for Climate Change (Studio) (modulo di Climate Planning). A.A. 2019/20, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Titolare del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Urban planning. A.A. 2025/26, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2024/25, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2023/24, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2022/23, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2021/22, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2020/21, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
- Urban planning. A.A. 2019/20, ARCHITETTURA (ARCHITECTURE). Titolare del corso
Research
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- SLAPIS Sahel - Sistema di Allerta Precoce Inondazione nel Sahel, (2023-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
Development cooperation - ANADIA 2.0 - ADAPTATION AU CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE, PRÉVENTION DES CATASTROPHES ET DÉVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE POUR LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE – Phase 2, (2017-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Development cooperation - ADATTAMENTO AI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI, PREVENZIONE DELLE CATASTROFI E SVILUPPO AGRICOLO PER LA SICUREZZA ALIMENTARE (ANADIA-NIGER), (2012-2013) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research - PIANI D'AZIONE LOCALI PER L'AMBIENTE IN AFRICA OCCIDENTALE: SISTEMI DI REPORTING E METODOLOGIE DI PIANIFICAZIONE, (2011-2013) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE INNOVATIVE PER LA GOVERNANCE AMBIENTALE IN AFRICA SAHELO-SUDANESE: GESTIONE LOCALE DELLE RISORSE NATURALI, (2008-2010) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN
Supervised PhD students
- Elena Corona. Programme in Urban And Regional Development (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
Publications
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Ganora, Daniele; Abraiz, Muhammad; Belcore, Elena; Cannella, Giorgio; Housseini Ibrahim, ... (2025)
Flood risk assessment of agricultural areas along the Niger river upstream Niamey. In: EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Tiepolo, Maurizio; mohamed housseini, Ibrahim; Abraiz, Muhammad; Bacci, Maurizio; Baoua, ... (2025)
Flood Damage Risk Mapping Along the River Niger: Ten Benefits of a Participated Approach. In: CLIMATE, vol. 13, pp. 1-30. ISSN 2225-1154
Contributo su Rivista - Cannella, Giorgio; Pezzoli, Alessandro; Tiepolo, Maurizio (2024)
Comparative Trend Analysis of Precipitation Indices in Several Towns of the Sirba River Catchment (Burkina Faso) from CHIRPS and TAMSAT Rainfall Estimates. In: CLIMATE, vol. 12, pp. 1-18. ISSN 2225-1154
Contributo su Rivista - Belcore, Elena; De Filippis, Tiziana; Ganora, Daniele; Piras, Marco; Tarchiani, Vieri; ... (2024)
Geospatial Capacity Building for Flood Resilience in the Sahel: the SLAPIS project case study. In: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRY, REMOTE SENSING AND SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCES, vol. XLVIII-5-2024, pp. 1-7. ISSN 2194-9034
Contributo su Rivista - Tiepolo, Maurizio; Macchi, Silvia (2014)
Climate Change Vulnerability in Southern African Cities. Cham, Springer, P. 246. ISBN: 978-3-319-00672-7
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