Alessandro Pezzoli

Tenured Assistant Professor
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

  • Member of Interdepartmental Center R3C - Responsible Risk Resilience Centre
  • Professore Aggregato

Profile

Research interests

Applied meteorology
Bioclimatology
Biometeorology
Climate change

Biography

Dr. Alessandro Pezzoli has a Master Degree in Civil Engineering – Hydraulic Option (Politenico di Torino - Italy) and a PhD in Meteorology and Oceanography (Université de Toulon - France). He is Senior Lecturer (Adjunct Professor) in Weather Risk Management for the MBA in Environmental Economics and in Meteo-Hydrology Risk Assessment for the MSc in Geography and Regional Development of the University of Turin. He has a large expertise in Applied Meteorology and Applied Climatology considering its research about the analysis of the adaptation’s strategies to natural hazards generated by the extreme weather situations. He participated in different research’s programs among which it remembers the “Rede Litoral Project” (Analysis of the Climate Change effect in the Sao Paolo area and Santos coastal zone - Brazil), “Prometeo Project” (analysis of the Climate Change effect in the urban area of Guayaquil – Ecuador), COOPI-Chaco Paraguayan (analysis of the Climate Change effect on the drought’s patterns in the Chaco Paraguayan – Paraguay), UniCoo – Etiopia (analysis of the gender effect on the water’s use in the Ethiopia face to Climate Change effect), Anadia 2 in Niger (analysis of the flood security related to food security around Sirba river) and One Health in Kenya. He is Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation (AFRIN), Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS), and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).

Scientific branch

GEOS-04/C - Oceanography, Meteorology and Climatology
(Area 0004 - Earth Sciences)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE10_3 - Climatology and climate change
PE10_2 - Meteorology, atmospheric physics and dynamics
PE10_8 - Oceanography (physical, chemical, biological, geological)
PE10_13 - Physical geography

SDG

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 13: Climate action
Goal 14: Life below water

Fellowships

  • Fellow - Royal Meteorological Society, Regno Unito (2018-)
    Fellow of Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS)
  • Fellow - Royal Geographical Society, Regno Unito (2014-)
    Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
  • Fellow - Royal Institute of Navigation, Regno Unito (2002-)
    Associate Fellow of Royal Institute of Navigation (AFRIN)

Editorial boards

  • CLIMATE (2013-), Director

Conferences

  • 2013 Hydrology, Ocean and Atmosphere Conference (HAOC2013), Program chair

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Professore a contratto, presso Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (1/6/2015-30/6/2016)
  • Ricercatore, presso Universidade de São Paulo, USP (15/5/2011-1/5/2014)

Research networks

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA PER LA GESTIONE DELLE ACQUE E DEL TERRITORIO, 2008/2009 (25. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA PER LA GESTIONE DELLE ACQUE E DEL TERRITORIO, 2007/2008 (24. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA PER LA GESTIONE DELLE ACQUE E DEL TERRITORIO, 2006/2007 (23. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA PER LA GESTIONE DELLE ACQUE E DEL TERRITORIO, 2005/2006 (22. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA PER LA GESTIONE DELLE ACQUE E DEL TERRITORIO, 2004/2005 (21. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA IDRAULICA, 2003/2004 (20. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA IDRAULICA, 2002/2003 (19. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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Teachings

PhD

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Research

Research projects

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Publications

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