Gaia Daldanise is a researcher at CNR IRISS, architect and PhD in urban planning and evaluation. Research activities are focused on the following topics: collaborative decision-making processes for planning and multicriteria evaluations; place branding and territorial marketing; urban regeneration; cultural heritage enhancement; creative cultural services and sustainable development.

Since 2014 she has been conducting research at CNR IRISS collaborating with research centers, universities, institutions and associations in Italy and abroad. The research is accompanied by an intense community engagement activity focused on culture and creativity as engines of sustainable development.

She currently collaborates on several projects including the international cooperation project “The 3Rs for a sustainable use of natural resources in Ulaanbaatar” (3R4UB).

She has collaborated on international projects including: “CLIC – Circular models Leveraging Investments in Cultural heritage adaptive reuse” (Horizon 2020), “BESECURE – Best practice Enhancers for Security in Urban Environments” (FP7-SECURITY), “Estudio de la Amenaza Sismica y Vulnerabilidad Fisica del Gran Santo Domingo” (UNDP).

She is a member of the scientific committee (scientific secretary) of RETE “Association for collaboration between ports and cities” and a member of the Commission “Sea and Waterfront” of aniai Campania.

The results of research activities are published and presented at national and international conferences, and she has received scientific recognition and awards. She participates in scientific and organizational committees of national and international conferences and workshops and she is a reviewer of international journals.