An urban intervention has to deal with a pre-existing context. It follows that the design phase
must be preceded by a careful and in-depth preliminary analysis addressing historical …

Background: Hospital facilities are an essential part of healthcare systems, making the
assessment of their quality and sustainability pivotal. Most existing evaluation tools lack a …

The challenges currently facing the EU in the energy sector include increasing import
dependence, limited diversification, high and volatile energy prices, decarbonization, and …

Background. Urban planning is a key tool to promote health in cities. The COVID-19
emergency accelerated several social, environmental, and digital challenges, stressing the …

The rapid expansion of tourism, transportation, energy, and agricultural infrastructure in
mountain areas raises concerns about landscape fragmentation and impacts on aesthetic …

The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, as in many countries around the world, has imposed rigid
restrictions on outdoor activities, resulting in forced confinement. The new condition requires …

Cities represent the places with the highest environmental and energy impact in the world.
Transforming them in a sustainable way has the potential to reduce the pressures of these …

The marginal territories require new tools to support the construction of policies capable of
activating sustainable regeneration processes. This research, inspired by the ongoing …

Paraguay and Brazil-partner countries of the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world
(ITAIPU), in terms of electricity production-are currently in the preparation phase to review, in …

Paraguay and Brazil-partner countries of the second largest hydroelectric power plant in the
world (ITAIPU)-are currently in the preparation phase to review, in the year 2023, the …