Research

The core of our research activities rests on the physical and spatial transformations of cities and territories generated by the ongoing socio-economic dynamics. We focus on urban regeneration and local sustainable development trying to grasp the complexity of local dynamics by exploring new data-driven approaches.

Since 2011 our aim is to translate the knowledge created into development opportunities for the local community by exploiting the combination of European Research Projects (7FP/Horizon2020) and European Structural Fund (ESF) creating added value for cities and regions.

The on-going Research Projects are based on strong international partnerships aimed to widening the exposure of the Research activities undertaken by the CLUDs Lab.

The CLUDsLab current researches focus on challenging topics for the European Union and regions: Resilience and Transition Management (TREnD), Innovation Ecosystems creation through special opportunity zones (ZES), and Territorial Knowledge Dynamics activation (SOUND). These topics are investigated through EU (Horizon 2020) and National (PRIN) funded Research Projects.

Exploring Urban Complexity

Urban Regeneration and Economic Development
CLUDs 2011

7th EU FP MCA-IRSES Urban Regeneration and Public-Private Partnership
BESECURE 2012

7th EU FP Cooperation Urban Safety and Security through Urban Regeneration
MAPSLED 2014

Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE Regenerate Local Economic Areas through Smart Specialization
TREnD 2018

Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE Transition and Resilience
ZES 2019

Horizon 2020 MSCA-IF Innovatiion Ecosystems and Opportunity Zones
SOUND 2019

PRIN - MIUR IT Territorial Knowledge Dynamics

Research Projects

Over the past ten years the CLUDs Lab has conducted several research projects. Each project has produced a variety of outputs, including edited volumes, papers, international events and reports of different kinds. Our research activity targets different types of audience, including practitioners, policymakers, enterprises and academics.