Martinotti, Guido

Guido Martinotti (1938–2012) was an Italian urban sociologist whose main areas of interest were the origin and evolution of the metropolitan form and the different new urban forms emerging under conditions of increased mobility and the rapid spread of new information and communication technologies. In addition, he was a public intellectual active in different domains such as the promotion of progressive policies aimed at improving the quality of life in urban areas and at upgrading the system of higher education.