Michele Pezzagno is an associate professor of Urban and Landscape Planning at the University of Brescia, Italy. She is heading the University research center on the Agenda 2030. Her research activity is focused on technical planning tools for sustainable development in urbanized areas. Author of more than 130 publications her teaching activity is dealing with participatory planning and citizens' engagement in sustainable planning.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Since 1997 Michèle Pezzagno has been involved in research at Brescia University Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Land, Environment and Mathematics coordinated by Prof. Roberto Busi, Prof Giulio Maternini and Prof. Maurizio Tira.

- Accessibility and road safety in urban environment focusing on non-motorized road users and the quality of urban public space. During the research activity traffic calming elements were assessed and studied in relation to Italian law.
- Physical risk analysis and planning tools in relation to town planning and city sustainable development
- Urban morphology and public space morphology in relation to the main city functions re-localizations and developments in different historical periods.
 Linear technological infrastructures in urban and rural areas focusing on road infrastructures and improving relations between technical infrastructures and vegetation.
 Land planning and management tools applying research results to different territorial plans
 Contemporary cities and metropolises: urban renewal and mega attractors in contemporary cities focusing on different levels of complexity generated by “huge” hubs.
 Metropolitan corridors and megalopolises: the figure of metropolitan cities/regions isn’t always representative of the metropolitan phenomenology which is based on high density realities aligned along a line which forms a corridor (that of a linear metropolis) based on a relation-system that we can define “metropolitan”.
 Public spaces renewal applying resilient city concepts
 Land take phenomena, soil sealing and related planning tools
 Downscaling and Territorializing “UN Agenda 2030 and SDGs”

INVOLEMENT IN ACADEMIC BODIES

2019 – ongoing Head of the University research and documentation center for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (CRA 2030) Steering Committee
2022 – ongoing Coordinator of Technology and territory Curriculum - PhD in “Sustainable Development and Climate Change”, Iuss Pavia
2019 – 2024 Member of the Interdepartmental University Research Center on European Affairs (CREAF) Steering Committee
2004 – ongoing Member of the Center for Friendly Cities for Mobility Safety (CeSCAM) Steering Committee
2016 – ongoing Member of the Brixia Accessibility Lab
2016 – 2022 Coordinator of the Master degree in “Building Engineering and Architecture” - University of Brescia
2016 – ongoing Member of the Department Quality Committee
2022 – ongoing Member of PhD Committee “Sustainable Development and Climate Change”, Iuss Pavia
2016 – ongoing Member of PhD Committee in “Civil and Environmental Engineering, International cooperation and Mathematics”, University of Brescia
2013 – 2015 Member of PhD Committee in “Civil and Environmental Engineering”, University of Brescia
2004 – 2012 Member of PhD Committee in “Places and times of the city”, University of Brescia, Polytechnic of Milan, University of Bologna, University of Padova, University of Bergamo, University of Udine, Marche Polytechnical University, Polytechnical University of Madrid
2014 – 2022 Official Delegate of the University of Brescia in Sustainable Universities Network
2016 – 2022 Member of the University of Brescia Sustainability Management Board

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND COMMITTEES

2024 – ongoing Co-chair of Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN) Italia
2016 – 2021 Member of the Board of Directors of Brescia Local Public Transport Agency
2014 – ongoing Member of the Brescia Urban Center Scientific Committee
2002 – ongoing Member of SIU (Italian Society of Urbanists)