Simonetta Armondi is a researcher in political and economic geography, and Professor of Urban and Regional Analysis at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research and teaching activities focus on the geography of urban change related to economic restructuring, contemporary capitalisms and urban policies.

Stefano Di Vita is a Research Fellow and adjunct Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, where he carries out research and teaching activities in the fields of regional and urban planning and design. His main interests concern phenomena and tools of urban change processes supported by both ordinary and extraordinary projects.