Daniela De Leo
Daniela De Leo is a full professor of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Naples “Federico II”. She has led and coordinated research activities at national and international level (in Nablus, East Jerusalem and Beirut) and has served as a Visiting Scholar
at the IURD (Institute of Urban and Regional Development) at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a research associate at the DUSP (Department of Urban Studies and Planning) at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on key challenges facing urban planning theories and practices, such as conflicts, sites of stress and significant power asymmetries.
Author's articles
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July 10, 2026Citizen Science and the Quadruple Helix model: collaborating for new policies on climate adaptationCitizen Science (CS) is a participatory research approach that engages citizens, local communities, researchers, businesses, and public institutions in knowledge production and the co-creation of solutions to address complex societal challenges, including climate change. Within this context, the Horizon-Widera ScienceUs project, grounded in the Quadruple Helix model, sought to identify the key challenges that CS initiatives for climate adaptation must address to enhance their effectiveness across different scales.