Marcelo Balbo

Prof. Balbo is Professor of Urban Planning at Università Iuav di Venezia, Director, Master’s Programme in Urban and Regional Planning for Developing Countries and co-ordinator of the Network-Association of European Researchers on Urbanization in the South (N- Aerus). He has carried out research work for UN-Habitat; Nairobi; ECLAC, Santiago de Chile; FAO, Rome on urban development issues, lecturing in Italy and abroad. He is a consultant for the United Nations, the European Commission and the Italian Government.