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Laura Verdelli is an Associate Professor at the Spatial Planning and Environment Department of the Engineering Polytechnic School of the University of Tours. She is also a researcher at the UMR 7324 CITERES and EA 6294 LÉA laboratories. Her expertise lies in cultural heritage and urban planning, with a focus on Mediterranean landscapes and UNESCO sites.
Education:
- Architecture degree: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Post-diploma in Landscape Architecture
- Co-tutored PhD in Urban and Regional Planning (University of Tours) and Cultural Heritage and Museology (University of Coimbra)
Research Interests: Processes of identification, protection, and valorisation of cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean; contemporary dynamics in UNESCO-labelled sites; interactions between heritagization and strategic spatial planning.
Publications: Key works include Sustainability in heritage protected area (2015), Formes urbaines et développement durable (2013), and Planning and management of urban and landscape heritage (2012). These reflect interdisciplinary approaches to heritage conservation and urban strategies.
Labs: Active in UMR 7324 CITERES (interdisciplinary research) and EA 6294 LÉA (environmental studies).
