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Emanuele Sciuva

Ph.D. in Urban And Regional Development , 38th cycle (2022-2025)

Ph.D. obtained in 2026

Dissertation:

Infrastructuring Silicon Valley Mimicry: Digital Nomadism, (Geo)Arbitrage, and the Making of Lisbon’s Nomadland

Tutors:

Francesca Governa Andrea Pollio Sonia Sallazzaro Arbaci

Profile

Research topic

Collateral Infrastructures of Silicon Valley Mimicry: Digital Nomadism, (Geo)Arbitrage, and the Making of Lisbon’s Nomadland

Research interests

Urban studies
Human, economic and political geography

Biography

Emanuele Sciuva is a geographer examining how Silicon Valley’s models of innovation and development inform urban transformations elsewhere. He is currently a PhD candidate in Urban and Regional Development at the Politecnico di Torino. His dissertation "Collateral Infrastructures of Silicon Valley Mimicry: Digital Nomadism, (Geo)Arbitrage, and the Making of Lisbon’s Nomadland" explores how the global circulation of tech-driven imaginaries reshapes urban infrastructures and economies.

Awards and Honors

  • Ai vincitori delle borse di studio, la Fondazione Zegna finanzia programmi di specializzazione internazionale in tutti i settori presso alcune delle più rinomate università del mondo o centri di ricerca accreditati. La borsa di studio ha finanziato otto mesi da visiting researcher ad UCL (2024)

Teaching

Teachings

Bachelor of Science

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Publications

Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris

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