Research Areas

The main areas of research are:

• Economic geography and local governance
  Spatial analysis of socio-economic phenomena (e.g. economic activities, local development, housing) and local public policy
  
   
• Environment and climate change
  Environmental analysis and policy at global, local and firm level
  
   
• Circular Green and ESG Finance
  Analysis of the relation between Sustainability and Finance, currently in terms of Circular Economy (CE) and Finance – Circular Finance –, Green Finance and Transition/ESG Finance.

• Networks and public utilities
  Economic analysis of specific sectors such as transportation, energy markets, telecoms, water and sanitation, solid waste management, geopolitics of international networks 

   

• Art, Societies, Knowledge Economies (ASK)
  Interdisciplinary research focused on heritage and its environments; art and visual histories; contemporary artistic practices, markets, and institutions; art and intellectual property law; creative and information industries and media.
   

The research approach is highly multidisciplinary and oriented towards addressing policy-relevant issues at local and global scale.