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Francesca Caterina Bragaglia

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Fixed-term assistant professor
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

  • Member of Interdepartmental Center R3C - Responsible Risk Resilience Centre

Profile

Keywords

Co-production
Social innovation
Temporary uses
Urban governance
Urban regeneration

Biography

I am Assistant Professor in Urban Planning (CEAR 12/A) at DIST – Politecnico di Torino, where I focus on collaborative urban governance processes, social innovation and urban regeneration, including through forms of tactical urbanism. I obtained my PhD with honors in Urban and Regional Development (Politecnico di Torino – Università di Torino) in 2022 and have collaborated with several foreign universities, including Sciences Po Paris, the University of Reading, Université Paris PSL and ENSA Saint-Étienne. I am the author of numerous publications in international scientific journals and contributions to edited volumes. I also undertake editorial and peer review work for journals in the field. During my career, I received the INU (Italian National Urban Planning Institute) ‘Urban Planning Literature’ award (2022) for an article published in Planning Theory and the INU ‘Civic University’ award (2025), the latter linked to the third mission and public engagement activities I carry out through the AuroraLAB action research laboratory.

Curriculum

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Scientific branch

CEAR-12/A - Urban and Regional Planning
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)

Skills

ERC sectors

SH7_7 - Cities; urban, regional and rural studies
SH7_6 - Environmental and climate change, societal impact and policy
SH7_8 - Land use and planning

SDG

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Awards and Honors

  • Premio Fondazione Caligara per l'Alta Formazione Interdisciplinare conferred by Fondazione Caligara, Italy (2016)
  • Premio di Laurea 2017 (X Edizione) - Associazione Consiglieri Emeriti della Città di Torino conferred by Città di Torino (Associazione Consiglieri Emeriti) (2018)
  • Riuso 06 Rigenerazione Urbana Sostenibile - Sezione: Fotografia conferred by CNAPPC - Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori (2018)
  • Premio INU Letteratura Urbanistica 2022 - Miglior articolo pubblicato in rivista conferred by INU (2022)
  • Premio INU Università Civica 2025 conferred by INU - Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (2025)

Fellowships

Editorial boards

  • JOURNAL OF PLACE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (2025-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
  • EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT (2023-2025), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

Conferences

  • Traverser les communs. Figures, motifs & narrations urbaines (12/12/2024-12/12/2024), Program committee
  • NMP - Networks, Markets & People (22/5/2024-24/5/2024), Organizzatrice di Sessione
  • SSPCR - Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions Conference (18/7/2022-22/7/2022), Organizzatrice di Sessione
  • New Metropolitan Perspectives (25/5/2022-27/5/2022), Organizzatrice di Sessione
  • Colloque International «Vous avez dit espace commun?» (20/11/2019-22/11/2019), Steering commitee

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Attiv. didatt. e di ricerca-Pers. EPR (art.6 c.11 L.240/10), presso Sciences Politiques (26/11/2025-16/1/2026)
  • Attiv. didatt. e di ricerca-Pers. EPR (art.6 c.11 L.240/10), presso Università degli Studi di TORINO (14/11/2024-21/11/2024)
  • Attiv. didatt. e di ricerca-Pers. EPR (art.6 c.11 L.240/10), presso Université PSL (8/4/2024-12/4/2024)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso University of Reading (14/3/2020-1/7/2020)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso Sciences Politiques (3/2/2020-13/3/2020)

Other titles

  • Partecipazione al gruppo di ricerca dell'unità locale Polito - PRIN PNRR 2022 "Urban co-production and inclusive planning in marginalised contexts. Are Living Labs and the University capable of enhancing the active citizenship of fragile inhabitants?" (2023-2025)
  • Co-responsabile del PATTO DI COLLABORAZIONE PER LA CURA E LA RIGENERAZIONE DEGLI SPAZI ESTERNI (MARCIAPIEDI E FACCIATA) E DEL CORTILE DELLA SCUOLA PRIMARIA PARINI, CORSO GIULIO CESARE 26, ATTRAVERSO AZIONI DI MICRO-RIGENERAZIONE URBANA E SOCIALE (2024-2027)

Teaching

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Master of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Bachelor of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Research

Research projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Projects funded by commercial contracts

Publications

Last years publications

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