[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and healthcare facilities: a decalogue of design strategies for resilient hospitals

S Capolongo, M Gola, A Brambilla… - Acta Bio Medica …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: The authors conducted observations at hospitals, during public health webinars
and through experts working groups from March to May 2020. Results: In this commentary …

How to assess urban regeneration proposals by considering conflicting values

S Capolongo, L Sdino, M Dell'Ovo, R Moioli… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Urban regeneration has to be based on rigorous methodological frameworks able to find a
balance among preservation instances, economic development, urban quality and the well …

Analysis of functional layout in emergency departments (ED). Shedding light on the free standing emergency department (FSED) model

A Brambilla, S Mangili, M Das, S Lal, S Capolongo - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ever-increasing number of hospital Emergency Department (ED) visits pose a challenge
to the effective running of health systems in many countries globally and multiple strategies …

Redesigning and repurposing healthcare facilities for the new normal, COVID-19: A review on new approaches in hospital systems

J Jayasekara, CSA Siriwardana, D Amaratunga… - … 2020: Proceedings of …, 2022 - Springer
Without any doubt, the outbreak of novel coronavirus; mostly known as COVID-19 has
divided the recent timeline of world into three periods namely, before COVID-19, during …

Health tourism and thermal heritage: assessing Italian spas with innovative multidisciplinary tools

E Faroldi, V Fabi, MP Vettori, M Gola… - Tourism …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The recent evolution of European health policies and tourism market trends highlights the
increasing attention to health promotion strategies along with healthcare tourism innovation …

Re-Thinking the Environment, Cities, and Living Spaces for Public Health Purposes, According with the COVID-19 Lesson: The LVII Erice Charter

D D'Alessandro, A Rebecchi, L Appolloni, A Brambilla… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Adaptive reuse practices and sustainable urban development: Perspectives of innovation for european historic spa towns

V Fabi, MP Vettori, E Faroldi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spa towns represented, for decades, a point of reference for the European panorama of
health, tourism and cultural exchange. They have been the first tourist destination in the …

The relevance of indoor air quality in hospital settings: From an exclusively biological issue to a global approach in the Italian context

G Settimo, M Gola, S Capolongo - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the context of the architectures for health, it is an utmost priority to operate a regular and
continuous updating of quality, efficacy, and efficiency's processes. In fact, health promotion …

Existing guidelines for indoor air quality: the case study of hospital environments

G Settimo - Indoor air quality in healthcare facilities, 2017 - Springer
In recent years, indoor air quality (IAQ) became a primary issue that needs more and more
focus because of the increasing number of exposed population. The paper reports the …

Structuring the decision problem. A spatial multi-methodological approach

M Dell'Ovo, A Oppio, S Capolongo, M Dell'Ovo… - … Support System for the …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) allows to establish preferences about
multiple options by considering both qualitative and quantitative data. MCDA is structured in …