Degree in architecture at the Milan Politecnico in 1978, with a thesis on the landscapes and rural architecture of the southeast of Milan.

Since 1993 to 2012, Professor of Landscape ecology at Genoa University, degree in Landscape Architecture. Since 1988, Professional in Milano as a Landscape architect working in the fields of landscape planning, strategic assessment and landscape architecture.

Member of few scientific and professional associations, actual President of the IALE Italian Region (International Association for Landscape Ecology).

Since 2001 to 2004, Delegate member at the Transport and Urban Development COST Action C10 “Outskirts of European cities”, European Research Area: structural aspects.

Consultant for several Italian regions and provinces on the themes of landscape and environment, among which:

Scientific Responsible of the workgroup “Ecological network and green System” inside the regional general Plan of Liguria.

Scientific responsible for the “River Contracts “ a participated process for the development of the basin strategic plan and the governance the Olona, Seveso and Lambro river basin. (Lombardy Regional Agency for Agricoltural and Forestry Services. ERSAF)

Since 2006 to 2011 and again in 2014, Landscape Committee’s Vice President of the Milano Province, now Metropolitan City.

Among the most important projects we remember the project participated of the “rice fields Park” in Milan, winner of the prize Pays Med in 2010 and the landscape project of the Expo 2015 waterways.

Author of more than 100 publications.