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Laura Lieto

Laura Lieto | City of Naples Naples, Italy
Laura Lieto

Biography

Laura Lieto is a full professor of urban planning at Federico II University, Napoli (Italy). Laura is a planning theorist and an urban ethnographer, her work focuses on urban informality, trans-national urbanism, regeneration policies and planning regulation. She has been visiting professor at Columbia University (New York City) and Copenhagen University and has been chairing national and international research projects, among which a recent project on the impact of platform tourism over Italian cities. She now serves as Deputy Mayor and Council Member for Urban Planning in the City of Napoli.

Sessions

15:45h
Thematic Roundtable | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Urban Planning & Land Policy

Can Densification Deliver Without Displacing?

Rogier van den Berg
Rogier van den Berg WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Global Director Speaker
David Martínez
David Martínez Ajuntament de Barcelona Gerent d'Urbanisme Speaker
Rebecca Cavicchia
Rebecca Cavicchia Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Moderator
Laura Lieto
Laura Lieto City of Naples Deputy Mayor, Councillor for Urban Planning Speaker

#Densification, #Mixed Use Developments, #Right to the City, #Spatial Planning, #Urban Regeneration, #Vulnerable Neighborhoods

2026-11-04 15:45 2026-11-04 16:30 Europe/Madrid Can Densification Deliver Without Displacing?

Growing housing supply does not always mean expanding cities outward. Densification and mixed-use development can help cities make better use of land, expand housing options, and create more liveable neighbourhoods, but denser cities are not automatically more equitable. If not carefully planned, intensification can accelerate displacement, strain public services, and generate social tensions in existing communities. The session will explore what successful densification looks like in practice, and how cities can integrate affordable housing, public space, and essential services into denser development patterns while maintaining social cohesion and neighbourhood stability.

Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Wed 4
15:45h - 16:30h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
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