She obtained her PhD in Urban, Landscape and Environmental Design in 2002 from the University of Florence. In 2001 she obtained a European Professional Qualification as Architect, Planner and Restorer of buildings. Her research interests focus on: urban and regional planning and policies; design methods for local sustainable development; “difference-sensitive” planning (multicultural planning), and interactive planning. Currently she is in charge of a PhD Board on Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florence and she is the director of the International Lab of Critical Planning & Design. Camilla collaborates with several international research networks including Aesop (Association of European Schools of Planning) and Inura (International Network for Urban Research and Action).