Giusepe Filocomo

Giusepe Filocomo is a visiting scholar at the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the City University of New York and a researcher at the Housing and Human Settlements Laboratory at the University of São Paulo, as well as the Institute of Science and Technology for Housing and City Production in Brazil. His current research focuses on urban housing provision in São Paulo and New York. Through this work, Filocomo engages with urban, sociological, and historical studies, considering both the national context and local specifics to understand the production of urban space. He is also a doctoral candidate at the University of São Paulo, where he conducts research on housing provision, urban development, and housing and urban policies. Additionally, he has served as a specialized consultant for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Brazil.