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Andrea Balestrini

Director of Research

I am a landscape architect who studied at the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Stuttgart. During my studies, I delved into the discipline of landscape planning with a focus on green infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage in the context of European metropolitan areas and megacities such as Seoul, Cairo, and Lima. In the Peruvian capital, I interned at SERPAR (Lima’s Parks Service) and developed my thesis in cooperation with universities and local NGOs.

My professional background includes experience in the academic field at the University of Stuttgart and in private firms both in Germany and Italy. During my studies, I obtained a diploma in Arboriculture from the Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza, attended the Terra Institute’s course in Sustainable Development Consulting, and completed the Europa Business School’s Master in Europlanning.

Since 2014, I have been working with the LAND Group, leading several EU-funded projects and innovative consultancies. I am currently an ecological consultant for the Municipality of Merano within the European project JustNature.

Andrea Balestrini

Andrea Balestrini has been Involved in these projects

UNaLab Europe

Gavoglio Park, UNaLab Project, Genoa

Regeneration of the Enel Palladio Plant, Porto Marghera