Personal profile
Research areas
Multi-hazard analysis of urban flood and drought; Urban and regional planning; Climate Change Adaptation; Urban Resilience
Research Interests
Maria Pizzorni is a PhD candidate at the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience (SDU.Resilience) at the University of Southern Denmark. Her research focuses on the interplay of floods and droughts in cities. She is developing a multi-hazard analysis framework to analyze the common drivers and shared impacts of these compound and consecutive hazards.
During her studies, she developed a strong interest in sustainable urban development, climate change adaptation, and cultural heritage protection. Working as a Research Assistant at SDU.Resilience, she contributed to research on national climate policies (collab. with UN-Habitat, UNDP, and AfDB) and has developed an interest in water and human settlements—a focus area of the research group for which she is now responsible.
Currently, Maria Pizzorni is working on her PhD project, titled "Planning for Urban Resilience: A Multi-Hazard Approach for Floods and Droughts in Cities," and she is teaching a Sustainable Urban Development course, BSc Architectural and Civil Engineering, SDU.
Education/Academic qualification
Architecture, Archeology and Museography, Architecture and Museum Design for Archeology – Innovative Design and Management of Archaeological Heritage, Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia Onlus
Mar 2020 → Dec 2021
Award Date: 9. Dec 2021
Urban and regional planning, Urban and regional planner, Searching for Urban Content in Climate Change Adaptation Policies. A Comparative Review of National Adaptation Plans for Climate Change in the Global South, Polytechnic University of Turin
Oct 2018 → Feb 2021
Award Date: 26. Mar 2021
Urban and Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Planner Junior, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Monitoring of Impacts of Structural Variants to Municipal Master Plans, Polytechnic University of Turin
Sept 2015 → Sept 2018
Award Date: 27. Sept 2018
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A methodological framework to assess the urban content in climate change policies
Translated title of the contribution :Valutare il contenuto urbano nelle politiche di adattamento al cambiamento climatico: una proposta metodologica Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The relevance of science-policy-practice dialogue. Exploring the urban climate resilience governance in Italy
Caldarice, O., Tollin, N. & Pizzorni, M., 1. Jul 2021, In: City, Territory and Architecture. 8, 1, 11 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Urban Climate Action. The urban content of the NDCs: Global review 2022
Tollin, N., Vener, J., Pizzorni, M., Gázquez, A. S., Gragnani, P., Manez, M., Brunetta, G., Caldarice, O., Morato, J., Grafakos, S., Simon, D. & Matsumoto, T., Apr 2023, Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat. 67 p.Research output: Book/report › Monograph › Research › peer-review
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Paesaggi urbani e cambiamento climatico: Il caso di Copenhagen
Translated title of the contribution :Urban Landscapes and climate change: The case of Copenhagen Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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A Multi-Risk Framework for Assessing Urban Flood and Drought Risk: Lessons from Barcelona
Pizzorni, M., Stolte, T., Mazzoleni, M. & Tollin, N., Jul 2025, Transformative action in an age of planetary crisis: Book of Abstracts - AESOP Annual Congress 2025. Casavola, D., van der Hoeven, F. & Radisavljević, L. (eds.). AESOP, p. 723-724Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Analyzing urban content of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), lecture within the course "MITx: Cities and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation"
Pizzorni, M. (Guest lecturer)
1. Jun 2023 → 20. Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
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Urban Climate Shelter. A blueprint of action to adapt cities to climate change; poster presented at POLITO CLIMATE ACTION
Pincegher, B. (Author) & Pizzorni, M. (Co-author)
13. Oct 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Urban Resilience Intensive Training (URIT)
Tollin, N. (Chairman), Innocenti, A. (Organizer), Pizzorni, M. (Program committee), Heidari, A. (Program committee), Liu, Y. (Program committee), Valinger Sluga, M. (Participant) & Negretto, V. (Program committee)
13. Jun 2022 → 24. Jun 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses or seminars
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Preserving the past or protecting the future? Harmonizing Cultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation in Siena
Pizzorni, M. (Guest lecturer)
9. Oct 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Young Planning Professionals' Workshop
Pizzorni, M. (Participant)
Oct 2024Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses or seminars