Francesca Carion is a PhD, independent researcher and project designer working on spatial justice, social innovation and critical urban studies. She collaborates with CNR IRISS and works as Head of Project Design, developing national and EU-funded proposals.
Founder of Niutopia Research Unit, she combines participatory urban regeneration, civic technologies, social impact evaluation and feminist/intersectional approaches to spatial transformation.
Livia Russo is an architect, PhD and independent researcher working on spatial justice, collaborative governance and the political production of space. She is founder of Niutopia Research Unit and has developed Co.Re.M., a hybrid analytical model for reading multi-actor relations and power asymmetries in collaborative urban processes.
She currently works within the Public Administration, where she is also active in promoting equal opportunities. Her research focuses on territorial actors, publicness, collaborative cultures and more inclusive forms of spatial production.
Remo Santagata is a PhD, working at researcher at ENEA, on sustainability assessment, renewable energy systems and circular economy. His research combines Life Cycle Assessment, emergy analysis and environmental accounting to evaluate the socio-environmental impacts of energy and resource systems.
He has worked across academia and public research institutions, contributing to research on ecological transition, sustainable technologies and integrated environmental decision-support frameworks.
Maria is a PhD and works across territorial development, social impact and sustainable innovation, with a particular focus on inner and marginal areas. Her research and professional practice explore creative and cultural ecosystems, festivals, sustainable finance, B-Corp models and impact-oriented strategies for inclusive local development.
She combines cultural production, territorial research and operational design to support social innovation and long-term transformation in fragile territories.
Niutopia Research Unit
Independent interdisciplinary research platform
Italy
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