Prof. Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi is Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering of Politecnico di Milano while previously she was professor in Universities in Cyprus (Neapolis University of Cyprus) and in Greece (International University of Greece) and visiting professor in several Universities (ZUST University – China, Hellenic Open University – Greece, Thessaly University – Greece). In the last 25 years she has been leading more than 40 European and other Programmes (e.g.HARMONIA as coordinator, HOMEE, YADES, proGIreg, GREENLINK, PERIURBAN, GARDEN ART DESIGN) with an emphasis on Nature Based Solutions, Climate Change, Cultural Landscapes, Environmental Projection and Design through: HORIZON 2020, RISE, JPI, INTERREG IVC, FP7, LIFE+.
Julia is fellow of the Landscape Institute (UK), member of AIAPP (Italy), PHALA (Greece), ETEK (Cyprus), IFLA and served for 15 years as Executive Professional in Landscape Architecture at the Ministry of Environment, Urban Planning and Energy – Climate Change of Greece. There she was the National contact for LIFE projects, special scientist at Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and general project manager at the Environmental Awareness Park Organisation of Antonis Tritsis, the largest urban park in Greece.
