Giulio Giovannoni
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Giulio Giovannoni Tenured researcher Department of Architecture, University of Florence |
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Dr. Giulio Giovannoni (b. 1972) holds a MSc five year degree in Architecture (1998), University of Florence (Italy) - and a Doctoral degree in Urban Planning and Design (2003), University of Florence.
He teaches Urban Design in the International Curriculum in Architectural Design, Department of Architecture, University of Florence. He also taught courses in Urban Management and Urban and Regional Analysis.
In 2012-13 he was a Visiting Scholar at IURD – Institute of Urban and Regional Development, UC Berkeley (CA). Research topic: urban fragmentation and public life in the outskirts. Host Professor: Margaret Crawford.
2007-2008 Research Fellow in Urban Studies, Institute for Policy Studies, John’s Hopkins University, Baltimore (MD), U.S.A. Research topic: Growth Management and Housing Markets.
Jan.-Feb. and Jul.-Aug. 2006: Visiting scholar at the Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University, Cambridge (MA). Research topic: Urban Management and Cross-sector Planning.
His current research focuses on sprawl, urban fragmentation and public life.
In his 2010 book Contenimento urbano, piano e mercato. Il caso dell'Oregon e dell'area di Portland (Urban Contaiment, Plans and Markets: the Case of Oregon and of the Portland Area), he examines the interdependencies between urban containment, plans and markets in Oregon and in the Portland area, proposing price mechanisms to curb sprawl.
In his 2004 book Governare il territorio. Una riflessione sul caso toscano (Territorial Management. Valuations on the Tuscan Case), he examines the conditions for the efficacy of the planning process in Tuscany and the relations between urban planning and distributive justice.
He co-edited the 2005 book Politiche di Settore e Piani Provinciali (Sector Policies and Regional Plans), by means of which he analyses the relationships among several sector policies – such as housing policies, transportation policies, agricultural policies, and others – and Regional Planning.