Role
Full Professor of Economic and Political Geography at the University of Pisa
Bio
Michela Lazzeroni, who graduated in Modern Literature with a focus on Geography and holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Geography from the University of Pisa, is a full professor of Economic and Political Geography at the same university, where she also holds the position of Deputy Director and Delegate for the Third Mission of the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge.
Her research focuses on the relationship between knowledge, innovation , and territory, analyzing processes of technological concentration, the role of universities in regional development, territorial disparities , and urban resilience in small cities and peripheral areas, developing research activities (e.g., PRIN) and collaborating with local stakeholders. She has also explored the impact of artificial intelligence in cities , participating in major research projects on the topic, most recently in the PNRR FAIR.
Author of numerous publications of international and national importance, she combines theoretical analysis with empirical study of contemporary socioeconomic transformations.