francesca miazzo

co founder

About

Francesca Miazzo is the managing director and co-founder of CITIES Foundation. Francesca is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she graduated with a in Research Masters in Metropolitan Studies in 2008. Since then, she has been active in local interventions addressing global urban development problems and developing local solutions. Examples are: - The global platform Farming the City, which spinoff is the revolutionary start up and the sustainable transport business for local food FOODLOGICA. - The research and local intervention as a community initiative for local plastic separation reward scheme, WASTED. Francesca has also curated the following publications published by Trancity*Valiz: "We Own The The City" (2014) and "Farming the City" (2013) and "The WASTED City" (2017), for which she organised the production and set up the international research design, besides writing and sharing the conclusions.

Country

netherlands

City

amsterdam

Industry

architecture & planning

Skill

sustainability, research, urban planning, sustainable development, proposal writing, project management, environmental awareness, data analysis, project planning, strategic communications, management, microsoft office, politics, public speaking, policy analysis, analysis, gis, english, arcgis, public relations, idealist

Experience

researcher

metahaven

2010-6 - 2010-8 · 3 mos

advisor

state of flux

2013-1 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

founder - managing director

cities stichting foundation

2008-11 - Present · 17 yrs 11 mos

mobility manager assistant

arpa lombardia

2006-2 - 2006-7 · 6 mos

After the bachelor degree in Human Science of the Land, the Environment and the Landscape in Milan, I worked at the Commuter Manager Office of the Regional Agency of the Environmental Protection. Firstly as a trainee, then as a project manager, I have set and defined the Commuter Plan of 21 ARPA departments in Lombardy. I developed skills for the creation and management of a project: data collection, research about availability of systematic solutions. Research about the mobility of ARPA Lombardy employees through questionnaires; research about structural and technical conditions of ARPA Lombardy departments. First elaboration of data collected. Description of the “accessibility profile of each department”. Data analysis, reports about general conditions, car users, public transports costumer. Goals, strategies, proposals for solutions. Activity of communication with each department and employees. Public presentation of the whole project.

co founder

foodlogica

2015-6 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

FOODLOGICA is an off the grid, solar powered, cargo e-trike logistical delivery service that links local food producers, businesses and consumers. Delivering fresh food fast and clean, FOODLOGICA maintains a commitment to both sustainable growing and working practices, seeking out high quality local food partners and developing working relationships for the long term.