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Dr Gabriella Esposito

Research Associate

Collaborative urban governance and grassroots innovation

University of Turin

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Gabriella studies how public institutions, communities and entrepreneurs collaborate to make urban and regional development more inclusive and sustainable. She has examined how shared tools and spaces support participation in smart city development and how grassroots initiatives put New European Bauhaus principles into practice.

She completed a double doctorate at the University of Turin and Tallinn University of Technology. Her research also examines how public institutions and entrepreneurs govern digital entrepreneurial ecosystems. She teaches systemic design at IAAD in Turin.

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