Prof. AntòniaCasellasis a professor and researcher in the Geography Department at Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona. Her research focuses on the interaction among economic viability, governance and urban morphology. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development and a Master in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) from Rutgers University (USA) and two bachelor degrees, in Philosophy from Universitat de Barcelona, and in Communication Science from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). Prior to returning to Spain she worked at the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Utah, and the Departments of Geography and Government at New Mexico State University.