Flooding is a threatening human/climate-induced hazard and the expected increase in the
frequency and severity of floods is challenging cities worldwide. Modern flood risk …

This article deals with housing illegality/informality in Italy, where it represents an
established aspect of urban development. It presents a case study focused on Desio, a town …

Illegal land use is an important environmental issue that is attracting increasing attention.
Taking the neo-institutional literature as a starting point, this article outlines an approach …

Italian coastal areas have been subject to strong anthropogenic pressure and urbanization
processes over the past 60 years. Urbanization of the protected 300-m strip from shoreline …

Purpose This paper aims to present a comparative analysis of noncompliance with planning
laws in advanced-economy countries. Most research to date has focused on the widespread …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between housing values and a set of
determinants, related both to the urban environment and to the structural characteristics of …

This study investigates the socio-economic and environmental drivers shaping renewable
energy demand and supply within a meso-level setting (Italian regions, 2004–2020) …

This paper proposes an econometric approach based on Discrete choice models to identify
and analyze the residents' needs and expectations concerning the spatial organization of …

1 ABSTRACT1 This paper proposes an econometric approach based on Discrete Choice
Models to identify and analyze the residents' needs and expectations concerning the spatial …

Active participation of local civic communities in the planning process implementation not
only is a necessary condition for the process effectiveness, but also, and mainly, a …