Valerio della Sala is an urban geographer and Adjunct Professor in the Departmentof Geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is a member of the Sport Research Institute (IRE-UAB) of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and member of the Interdepartmental Research Centre in Urban Studies and Events (OMERO) of the University of Turin. His academic research coversgeneral topics on urbanism, human geography, environment, landscape and urban culture, including applied projects on the sport, spatial policy and the retrofitting of urban space and cultural-led regeneration programs.