Journal Publications

Pietrostefani, E. (2022). Urban Transformations and Complex Values: Insights From Beirut, Urban Planning, 7 (1), 1–13

Mintchev, N., Daher M., Jallad, M., Pietrostefani, E., Moore, H.L., Ghamrawi, G., Al Harrache, A., Majed A., Younes Y., (2022) Sustained Citizen Science From Research to Solutions: A New Impact Model for the Social Sciences, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 1-16

Jallad, M., Mintchev, N., Pietrostefani, E., Daher, M. & Moore, H.L.,(2021) Citizen Social Science and Pathways to Prosperity: Co-designing Research and Impact in Beirut, Lebanon, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 25 (6), 769-782

Pietrostefani, E. & Holman, N. (2020) The politics of conservation planning: A comparative study of urban heritage making in the Global North and the Global South, Progress in Planning, 100505

Ahlfeldt, G. & Pietrostefani, E. (2019) The economic effects of density: a synthesis, Journal of Urban Economics, 111, 93-107

Pietrostefani, E. (2015) Valuating Urban Heritage in the Perspective of Holistic Development: Illustrating the Lebanese Case, La valeur économique du patrimoine, Techniques Financières et Développement, Epargne Sans Frontière (ESF), N° 118 – Mars 2015


Working Papers

Boeri, F., Di Cataldo, M., Pietrostefani, E. (2022) Localised Effects of Re-allocated Real Estate Mafia Assets.

Pietrostefani, E. Conservation Planning and Informal Institutions: heterogenous patterns in Italian cities.

Pietrostefani, E., Sleiman, Y., Assessing Vulnerabilities in Post-Blast Beirut.

Pietrostefani E., Melios, G. Makki, D, Sleiman Y., & Moore H.L., Understanding livelihood-related choices between formal and informal labour markets in Lebanon.

Melios, G., Pietrostefani E., Sleiman Y., Who needs Job Security in a crisis? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Lebanon. Working Paper.

Ahlfeldt, G., Pietrostefani, E., Schumann, A., Matsumoto, T. (2018) Demystifying compact urban growth: Evidence from 300 studies from across the world, OECD Regional Development Working Papers, 2018/03, OECD Publishing, Paris

Ahlfeldt, G. & Pietrostefani, E. (2017) The compact city in empirical research: A quantitative literature review (SERC Discussion Paper)


Report, blogs and media

Pietrostefani, E., Dabaj, J., Jallad M., Maassarani S., Makki, D., Mersalli, T., Mintchev, N., Sleiman, Y., Sleiman, M., Moore, H.L., (2022) Prosperity Report - El Mina, Tripoli. University College London and CatalyticAction.

Pietrostefani, E., Dabaj, J., Sleiman, Y., Jallad M., Maassarani S., and Charalambous E., (2022) Assessing Vulnerabilities for Urban Recovery Solutions. University College London and CatalyticAction.

Charalambous E., Pietrostefani E., Woodcraft S., (2021) Ethnicity and prosperity in east London: How racial inequalities impact experiences of the good life. UCL Institute for Global Prosperity: London, UK. 

RELIEF Centre & UN-Habitat Lebanon, (2020) Hamra Neighbourhood Profile 2020, Beirut: UN-Habitat Lebanon.

Ahlfeldt, G., Pietrostefani, E., The economic effects of density: A synthesis, VoxEU CEPR’s Policy Portal on 22 February 2019

Ahlfeldt, G., Pietrostefani, E., The costs and benefits of density in cities, The Planner, 13 June 2019

Ahlfeldt, G., Pietrostefani, E., Schumann, A., Matsumoto, T. Demystifying compact urban growth: Evidence from 300 studies from across the world, OECD Regional Development Working Papers, 2018/03, OECD Publishing, Paris

Fawaz, M., Salamé I., Serhan, D., Pietrostefani E., Abdo N., Feghali D., You Can Stay in Beirut: Towards Inclusive Urban Housing Policy, American University of Beirut, Social Justice and the City, AUB Policy Institute Brief #8/2017

IMG_2534 copy.jpg