Staff

Ph.D. candidate in Urban And Regional Development , 40^th cycle (2024-2027)
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

bruna.pincegher@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Research focuses on Urban Climate Shelters as NbS to enhance urban health, transform schoolyards, and support climate adaptation through co-design and innovative planning tools.

Tutors

Ombretta Caldarice
Nicola Tollin
Ana Terra Amorim Maia

Keywords

Urban and regional governance

Spatial planning

Climate change

Sustainable land use and territorial resilience

Risk prevention and management

Biography

Bruna Pincegher is an architect, urban planner and a PhD candidate in Urban and Regional Development at the Politecnico di Torino - Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, where she investigates climate adaptation strategies through the transformation of urban spaces. She is the project manager of DUT MAINCODE – Mainstreaming nature to co-design urban climate shelters in schoolyards, a project focused on transforming schoolyards into Urban Climate Shelters through Nature-based Solutions and co-design approaches, promoting urban regeneration while addressing climate resilience. With a background in urban planning, Bruna actively engages in science communication and international cooperation. Her research supports cities adapting to the growing effects of climate change through place-based strategies that integrate spatial planning, community involvement, and long-term adaptation goals.

Teaching

Teachings

Bachelor of Science

Interpretare la città e il territorio (Atelier) (modulo di Interpretazione del sistema insediativo e infrastrutturale per pianificare). A.A. 2026/27, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Collaboratore del corso
Atelier Città e Territorio B (modulo di Urbanistica). A.A. 2025/26, ARCHITETTURA. Collaboratore del corso
Interpretare la città e il territorio (Atelier) (modulo di Interpretazione del sistema insediativo e infrastrutturale per pianificare). A.A. 2025/26, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Collaboratore del corso
Atelier Città e Territorio B (modulo di Urbanistica). A.A. 2024/25, ARCHITETTURA. Collaboratore del corso
Interpretare la città e il territorio (Atelier) (modulo di Interpretazione del sistema insediativo e infrastrutturale per pianificare). A.A. 2024/25, PIANIFICAZIONE TERRITORIALE, URBANISTICA E PAESAGGISTICO-AMBIENTALE. Collaboratore del corso

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Publications

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Pincegher, Bruna (2026)
From emergency shelters to urban climate shelters: enabling conditions for long-term climate adaptation. In: URBAN RESEARCH & PRACTICE. ISSN 1753-5077
Contributo su Rivista
Caldarice, Ombretta; Abastante, Francesca; Mecca, Beatrice; Ozeren, Zeynep; Pincegher, ... (2026)
Urban Experimentation as a Driver of Climate Adaptation: A European Review of Climate Shelter in National Adaptation Policies and Practices. In: SUSTAINABILITY, vol. 18, pp. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050
Contributo su Rivista
Jaksa, Renata Anna; Salamin, Géza; Locsei, Hajnalka; Igari, András; Csizovszky, Anna; ... (2025)
ESPON TERRES [Territorialising Resilience: Transforming Europe for an Age of Crisis] - Final report. In: ESPON TERRES [Territorialising Resilience: Transforming Europe for an Age of Crisis] - Final report, Luxembourg City, ESPON EGTC pp. 1-78
Altro
Pincegher, Bruna; Caldarice, Ombretta; Pizzorni, Maria; Tollin, Nicola (2024)
Co-Production As A Planning Strategy. Insights From Implementing Urban Climate Shelter In Schoolyards. In: GAME CHANGER? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions - book of abstracts, Paris, July 8-12, 2024, pp. 341-341
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Caldarice, Ombretta; Brunetta, Grazia; Abastante, Francesca; Cotella, Giancarlo; ... (2024)
Territorialising Resilience Through Planning. Some Preliminary Insights. In: GAME CHANGER? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions", Paris (FR), July 8-12, 2024, pp. 799-799
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

Knowledge Valorisation

Public engagement

DUT MAINCODE - La scuola come presidio. Progettare rifugi climatici nei cortili scolastici di Torino (2025)
Debates, science festivals and science cafés, online consultations, citizen science, legal clinics, etc., aimed at the proactive involvement of citizens in research and/or innovation

Other people involved: Francesca Abastante, Maurizio Marco Bocconcino, Francesca Caterina Bragaglia, Ombretta Caldarice, Benedetta Giudice, Beatrice Mecca, Zeynep Ozeren, Mariapaola Vozzola
DUT MAINCODE - Urban Climate Shelters in Schoolyards. A Pathway towards Heat Resilient and Healthy Cities (2025)
Debates, science festivals and science cafés, online consultations, citizen science, legal clinics, etc., aimed at the proactive involvement of citizens in research and/or innovation

Other people involved: Francesca Abastante, Maurizio Marco Bocconcino, Francesca Caterina Bragaglia, Ombretta Caldarice, Benedetta Giudice, Beatrice Mecca, Mariapaola Vozzola

Bruna Pincegher

Ph.D. candidate in Urban And Regional Development , 40th cycle (2024-2027) Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)