Benedetta Giudice

Benedetta Giudice is a Fixed-term Researcher (Law 240/10 art.24-A) at the Interuniversity Department of Territorial Sciences, Planning and Policies (DIST) of Politecnico di Torino. She contributes to the Responsible Risk Resilience Center (R3C) and actively participates in the National Institute of Urban Planning (INU) Board since 2017.

• Research Focus: Cultural and natural heritage, green infrastructure, landscape planning, urban design
• Scientific Expertise: Urban Planning (CEAR-12/B), Civil Engineering and Architecture (Area 0008)
• ERC Sectors: Cities studies, Environmental policy, Land use planning, Sustainability sciences
• SDG Contributions: Goals 11 (Sustainable Cities), 13 (Climate Action), 15 (Life on Land)

Her work integrates climate resilience strategies with territorial governance, focusing on protected areas' role in urban sustainability. Current projects include MAINCODE (2025-2027) for urban climate shelters in schoolyards and the Driving Urban Transitions initiative. She has contributed to multiple academic publications on urban resilience and biodiversity planning.

• Teaching Roles:
  • Course Lecturer: Territorial Planning (2024/25, 2023/24)
  • Collaborator: Resilience and Heritage, Aerospace Engineering, Urban Restoration
• Leadership: Scientific Director for Memorandum of Understanding projects (2024-2026)