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Luana Parisi

Lecturer

Construction Engineering and Management

Department of Engineering & Construction , School Of Architecture, Computing And Engineering

Luana is a Lecturer in Construction Engineering and Management at the University of East London, delivering modules on advanced sustainable technologies, construction management, innovation and sustainability. She also covers the role as a Programme Leader for BSc Construction Management.

Areas Of Interest

  • Urban Regeneration
  • Spatial Planning
  • Spatial Innovation
  • Sustainability
  • Multi-scalarity of Sustainable Practices
  • Construction Technologies
  • Construction Management, and
  • Gender gap in the built environment sector.
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OVERVIEW

Luana is a RIBA Chartered member and member of ASF-UK. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and undertakes the roles of Academic Link tutor for UNICAF and of External Examiner at the University of Salford. She is the co-chair of Athena Swan for ACE.

She is ‎actively involved in research on urban regeneration, spatial innovation, sustainability, smart cities, Local Economic Development, construction technologies, SMEs and construction management. Accordingly, she published first author and co-author manuscripts and research reports in scientific journals and presented the findings of her research to technical audiences in several institutions worldwide, including being a guest speaker at a high-profile conference at the India International Centre, in Chennai, where she delivered her talk about the future of the built environment, including the role of women in construction and the wider part played by Higher Education, which unlocked the possibility for her to implement a culture of inclusivity.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Luana is ‎actively involved in research on urban regeneration, spatial innovation, sustainability, smart cities, Local Economic Development, construction technologies, SMEs and construction management.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

  • Adewale, B. & Parisi, L. (2023). Gender-Inclusive Regeneration Strategies for Inner City Housing: A Novel Approach to Addressing Urban Inequalities. Manuscript in preparation.
  • Donyavi, S. & Parisi, L. (2023). An introduction to the paradigm shifts of sustainability in construction. Book in preparation.
  • Parisi, L. & Donyavi, S. (2023). The hubs of transformation dictated by the innovation wave: Boston as a case study. Journal of Regional and City Planning (JRCP).
  • Donyavi, S., Flanagan, R., Assadi-Langroudi, A., & Parisi, L. (2023). Optimising the use of Materials for Construction MSMEs: Building a Comprehensive Framework for Decision-Making and Resource Allocation through an Analytic Hierarchy Process. International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management, 13(1), 50-74.
  • Donyavi, S, Flanagan, R., Assadi-Langroudi, A & Parisi, L. (2023). Understanding the complexity of materials procurement in construction projects to build a conceptual framework influencing supply chain management of MSMEs. Manuscript under publication on the International Journal of Construction Management, DOI - 10.1080/15623599.2023.2267862.
  • Donyavi, S., Flanagan, R. & Parisi, L. (2023). The paradigm shift needed by Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises to operate in the international construction market. Full Manuscript under review.
  • Parisi, L. & Donyavi, S. (2023). Challenging the Concept of Sustainability to Perform Global Actions: Rotterdam as a Case Study. 2023 MCAA Annual Conference and General Assembly. Conference Proceedings.
  • Donyavi, S., Flanagan, R. & Parisi, L. (2022). The paradigm shift needed by Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises to operate in the international construction market. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Leadership and Management of Projects in the digital age (IC:LAMP) 2022, Kingdom of Bahrain, 27 - 28 November 2022.
  • Parisi, L., & Biancuzzo, L. (2021). A new model of urban regeneration and economic revitalisation: the I.D.E.A. District, San Diego. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 45(2), 155–163. https://doi.org/10.3846/jau.2021.14422.
  • Parisi, L., Cantafio, G. U. (2021). Micro-Wineries as Drivers for Local Economic Development and Innovation in lagging-behind contexts. Wine Economics and Policy, 10 (1), 23-32. Doi: 10.36253/wep-8194.
  • Parisi, L. & Eger, J. M. (2020). Exploring Multiculturalism as a Dynamic Factor for Spurring the new Economy, Particularly Present within Port Cities. Urban and Regional Planning. Vol. 5, No. 4, 2020, pp. 114-121. doi: 10.11648/j.urp.20200504.13.
  • Parisi, L. , Cantafio, G. U. (2019). The new Urban Development Paradox: pushing innovation and economic growth, while leaving behind the issue of inequalities. Published on 2019 MCAA Annual Conference and General Assembly 24-25 Feb 2019, Wien.
  • MAPS-LED (2019). Scientific Report: Final results of the maps-led project.
  • Parisi, L., Cantafio, G. U. (2018). Micro-Wineries as Drivers for Local Economic Development and Innovation in lagging-behind contexts. Published on 2018 MCAA Annual Conference and General Assembly 02-03 Feb 2018, KU Leuven, Belgium.
  • Bevilacqua, C., Cantafio, G. U., Parisi, L., Pronestì, G. (2018). Investigating local economic trends for shaping supportive tools to manage economic development: San Diego as a case study. Book series “Smart Innovation, System and Technologies” (2190-3018) by SPRINGER.
  • Bevilacqua, C., Parisi, L., Biancuzzo, L. (2018). Multi-stage strategic approach in spatial innovation: how innovation district matter? Book series “Smart Innovation, System and Technologies” (2190-3018) by SPRINGER.
  • MAPS-LED (2018). Scientific Report: Social Innovation and Territorial Milieu. Local Clusters Territorial Analysis.
  • Bevilacqua, C., Borrello, V., Maione, C., Parisi, L. (2017). The Urban Dimension of Innovation Policy: Roxbury Innovation Centre. In 13th Int’l Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Salford, Conference Proceedings 14-15 Sept 2017, pp. 1040-1053.
  • MAPS-LED (2017). Scientific Report: S3: Cluster Policy & Spatial Planning. Knowledge Dynamics, Spatial Dimension and Entrepreneurial Discovery Process.
  • MAPS-LED (2016). Scientific Report: Research and Innovation Strategies in Cluster Policies. Methodological Approach to Cluster Spatialisation.

TEACHING

BSc (Hons) Construction Management

Learn a broad range of skills in construction management, sharing modules with Civil Engineering and Surveying, and specialise in specific construction management disciplines.

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MODULES

  • EG5014: Advanced Sustainable Technology
  • EG4012: The Built Environment
  • EG3010: Mental Wealth
  • EG5010: Mental Wealth
  • EG6014: Advanced Construction Technology and Innovation
  • EG4013: Construction Technology
  • EG7037: Environmental Sustainable Engineering and Logistics