Research

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ReCITYing
Reactivating unused urban spaces through architecture and arts
Theme 10. Collective recalling (collective re-affirmation), 4. Mixed-use (& Living) re-typing (typological redefinition), 3. Urban reCitying (urban reactivation)
Leading scientists Giorgia Tucci (Principal Investigator), Manuel Gausa, Nicola Valentino Canessa, Chiara Centanaro, Chiara Maresca
Duration 2023 - 2026
Sponsors EUROPE CREATIVE, LUH, UGM, IAAC, FAV
Total funding 695 k€
Funding for the Institution 200 k€
CID
Circular Innovative Design
Theme 7. Circular (eco)productive re-launching (eco-productive re-circulation)
Leading scientists Manuel Gausa (Principal Investigator), Nicola Valentino Canessa, Giorgia Tucci, Chiara Centanaro, Chiara Maresca
Duration 2023 - 2026
Sponsors EUROPE ERASMUS, IAAC, LUH, UNIGE
Total funding 117 k€
N-Cities
MULTIPLE CITIES. PER UN ATLANTE APERTO DI NUOVE FORME DELLO SPAZIO URBANO
Theme 1. Territorial remeshing (territorial re-articolation)
Leading scientists Manuel Gausa (Principal Investigator), Nicola Valentino Canessa, Giorgia Tucci
Duration 2022 - 2024
Sponsors UNIGE, PRA
RAISE - SPOKE 1
Robotics and AI for Social- Economic Empowerment
Theme 12. Mapping & communicative recording (advanced prospective representation)
Interdisciplinary project, University of Genoa, PNRR funds
Leading scientists Manuel Gausa (Collaborator), Nicola Valentino Canessa, Giorgia Tucci
Duration 2021 - 2023
Sponsors MIUR, UNIGE
Total funding 150 k€

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Publications

Most recent publications

Title	Year	Author	Venue
AI Technologies for Inclusive Smart Cities: Safeguarding Elderly and Disabled Citizens	2026	Di Gregorio, V.; Dameri, P.; Bruzzone, M.; Turci, M.; Vipiana, P.; Olianas, D.; Puppo, E.; Ambrosino, D.; Mangano, S.; Pirlone, F.; Spadaro, I.; Paoli, F.; Gausa, M.; Canessa, N.; Centanaro, C.; Peri, …	Smart city management for wellbeing
From Participation to Co-governance: Open Innovation Between Institutions, Citizens, and University in Urban Co-design Frameworks	2026	Gausa, Manuel; Canessa, Nicola Valentino; Centanaro, Chiara	Smart City Management for Wellbeing Proceeding of the 2nd Conference on Smart Cities, Genoa, Italy
Codice urbano sorgente. Piattaforme proprietarie e governance condivisa	2026	Centanaro, Chiara	Publicness: le sfide della dimensione pubblica nelle città e nei territori. XXVII Conferenza nazionale SIU - Società Italiana degli Urbanisti
Paesaggi boschivi e servizi ecosistemici: metodi integrati per la gestione forestale in Liguria	2026	Bobbio, Roberto Andrea; Cillis, Giuseppe; Palazzo, Fabio; Tucci, Giorgia	Biografie di paesaggi boschivi: nuove ricerche di geografia e storia
Touristification levels of public space based on activities: A comparative study of historic Mediterranean port centers—Genoa and Malaga	2026	Conejo-Arrabal, Francisco; Nebot-Gómez de Salazar, Nuria; Rosa-Jiménez, Carlos; Tucci, Giorgia	JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS

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