Contrasting sustainability: Community initiatives and private ventures

with Stefano Tornieri

6 Aug 2024 | Urban Planning

We explore what's better for a community: big companies coming in and building, or letting locals decide what happens. Stefano Tornieri (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden) shares his research on a small town in Italy, comparing it to a massive power plant to see which approach benefits the community and the planet.

Episode based on the article

Ordinary vs. Extraordinary: An Urban Comparison in the Delta Po Area
By Stefano Tornieri

About the Speaker

Stefano Tornieri holds a master’s degree in architecture (2010) and a PhD in architectural composition (2015) from the University Iuav of Venice. From 2016 to 2023, he was a research fellow at IR.IDE (Infrastructure Research Integral Design Environment) at the University Iuav of Venice, and he is currently a senior lecturer at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. He was the winner of the Lerici Foundation Grant in 2020 and the Canon Foundation Research Fellowship in 2023.