Daniela Anna Festa

Daniela Anna Festa is a Researcher at the Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance at Sapienza University of Rome. Her work integrates legal and urban geographical perspectives, focusing on urban transformations, spatial justice, and housing policies. She teaches Political and Economic Geography and leads national and international research projects.

• Current national research: PNRR-CHANGES on Cultural Heritage and Overtourism
• Collaborative research on housing policies in European cities and Rome with the city of Rome
• Principal Investigator (PI) for a 2020-2022 project on innovative housing policies in the U.S. and France
• Contributor to the national research 'Short-Term City: Digital Platforms and Spatial Justice' (2019-2023)

Her research explores the intersection of collective actions, urban democracy, and the governance of urban commons, emphasizing property dynamics and equitable spatial development. She has collaborated with institutions including Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Sciences Po, and Columbia University.