Enrico Murtula
Strategic Planning, Heritage and Environment Adviser
Enrico provides legal and strategic advice on spatial planning, environment, and cultural heritage. He has extensive international experience supporting private entities and as an in-house legal advisor for local governments on territorial development projects in Italy and Saudi Arabia.
Enrico's experience
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Advising Royal Commissions and Regional Development Authorities on planning matters, including heritage protection, tourism regeneration, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), environment, water and agriculture.
- Saudi Arabia
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Supported the devolution of powers from national ministries and authorities to the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU).
- Saudi Arabia
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Served as in-house regulations and public policies manager at the Royal Commission for AlUla, developing frameworks for cultural heritage where Saudi law lacked coverage. Led initiatives on landscape and intangible heritage protection, and established key processes like Heritage Impact Assessments, heritage asset designation, and protection zone implementation.
- Saudi Arabia
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Spearheaded the creation of regulatory and policy solutions for biodiversity conservation, including Other Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs) and human-wildlife coexistence & conflict.
- Saudi Arabia
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Conducted gap analyses and benchmarking studies for the Art Business sector.
- Saudi Arabia
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Led the scoping of a proposal for a National Law.
- Saudi Arabia
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Researcher on environmental crimes in Indonesia and Gaza for Forensic Architecture.
- United Kingdom
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Led negotiations on major urban planning procedures, including the Westfield Milano mega-retail project (integrating rail and metro infrastructure), mobilizing €1.4 billion in investment.
- Italy
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Advised the Mayor of Segrate (Italy) on the City Plan, overseeing its drafting from inception to final approval.
- Italy
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Advised on establishing a metropolitan-level framework agreement to guide agricultural investment, including a new long-term lease model (up to 30 years) to support farmers’ capital investments.
- Italy
Credentials
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2023Royal Commission for AlUla, Senior Cross-Policy Manager
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2019Royal Commission for AlUla, Regulations Manager
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2018United Kingdom and Italy, Legal Consultant and Researcher
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2018University of London – MA in Research Architecture
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2015Municipality of Segrate, Italy, Legal Advisor to the Mayor
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2012Municipality of Milan, Italy, Legal Advisor to the Deputy Mayor
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2010Italy, Independent Legal Practice
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2000Università degli Studi di Milano – Law Degree
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