New Metropolitan Perspectives: Post COVID Dynamics: Green and Digital Transition, between Metropolitan and Return to Villages Perspectives (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 482)

Preface Organization Programme Chairs Scientific Committee Internal Scientific Board Scientific Partnership Organizing Committee Contents Inner and Marginalized Areas Local Development to Re-Balance Territorial Inequalities The Valuation of Unused Public Buildings in Support of Culture-Led Inner Areas’ Small Villages NRRP Strategies: An Application Model in Southern Italy 1 Introduction 2 Toward a Renovated Attractiveness of Small Villages: Culture and Tourism in Times of Green and Digital Transition 2.1 Post-Covid 19 Pandemic European and National Policy 2.2 Unused Built Public Investments in Times of Scarce Resources 3 The Valuation Culture in Support of Culture-Led Inner Areas’ Small Villages Strategies 3.1 A Specific Enhancement Project for the Territory: The SostEc Model 3.2 The Case Study Area 3.3 The Management Model and the Feasibility Study 3.4 Preliminary Results 4 Conclusion References Communities’ Involvement for the Reuse of Historical Buildings. Experiences in Italian Marginal Areas 1 Premise: Local Communities at the Test of the Pandemic 1.1 The Case of the Convento Dei Padri Riformatiin Petralia Sottana, Madonie 2 Beyond Tourism and Culture Related Functions for Reuse Projects 2.1 Conclusions References Action Research for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Inner Areas: Towards a Methodological Framework 1 Introduction 2 Architectural Heritage Conservation and Communities’ Engagement 3 Architectural Heritage Conservation in Inner Areas: Which Research Approach? 4 Action Research for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Inner Areas: Towards a Methodological Framework 4.1 Action Research: Theoretical Groundings and Main Features 4.2 Action Research for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Inner Areas: A Possible Methodological Framework 5 Conclusions References Community-Driven Initiatives for Heritage Acknowledgement, Preservation and Enhancement in European Marginal Area 1 Built Heritage and Community-Driven Actions in European Marginal Areas: An Introduction 2 Roșia Montană as Part of a Broader Territorial Constellation 3 Community-Driven Initiatives for (Re)Defining the Cultural Identity 4 Possible Threats and Opportunities, from Past to Future: Some Remarks and Open Questions References Hydrological Drivers and Effects of Wildfire in MediterraneanRural and Forest Ecosystems: A Mini Review 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Water Infiltration 3.2 Soil Water Repellency 3.3 Surface Runoff 3.4 Soil Erosion 4 Conclusion References Agro-Food Wastewater Management in Calabria and Sicily (Southern Italy): A General Overview and Key Case Studies 1 Introduction 2 Overview on Agro-Food Wastewater Characteristics 2.1 Production of Agro-Food Wastewater 2.2 Quali-Quantitative Characteristics of Agro-Food Wastewater 3 Management Systems of Agro-Food Wastewater 3.1 Intensive Treatment 3.2 Lagoons 3.3 Constructed Wetlands 3.4 Energy Valorization 3.5 Agricultural Utilization 3.6 Biorefinery Valorization 4 Conclusions References River Transport in Calabrian Rivers 1 Introduction 2 Site Description 3 Methodology 4 Results 5 Conclusions References The Impact of Spatial Location of Function Inside Building to Improve Distinguishing Architectural Forms as an Urban Landmark 1 Introduction: Intelligibility of Urban Environments 1.1 Mental Image-Definitions 1.2 Intelligibility of Architectural Image 2 Research Problem–Aims–Hypothesis and Method 3 Conceptual Structure 3.1 Functions as Centers of Spatial Forces 3.2 Distinguishing Architectural Form 3.3 Spatial Location of Functions 4 Case Study/Practical Method–Results and Conclusion 5 Discuss Results and Conclusions 6 Conclusion of the Research References Shaping Evolving Rural Landscapes by Recovering Human-Nature Harmony Under the Beautiful Countryside Construction in China 1 Introduction 2 Human-Nature Harmony and Evolving Rural Landscapes 3 Beautiful Countryside Construction and Human-Nature Harmony Recovering 3.1 Principles of the Beautiful Countryside Construction Initiative 3.2 Revitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Sociocultural Values 4 Conclusion References Cultural Democracy, Cultural Ecosystems and Urban Development: Grassroot Initiatives at the Crossroads of Social and Cultural Goals in Bologna 1 The Cultural Infrastructure of the City 1.1 A Tale of Two ‘Cities’: Historical Prologue 1.2 From Centripetal Development to Scrambled Eggs: Cultural Democracy and Cultural Ecologies 2 Mapping the Grassroot and Analysing the Plicy 2.1 The Cultural Ecosystem in Bologna: The Context 2.2 Identifying Socially Engaged Cultural Grassroot Initiatives: The Method 2.3 Grassroot Initiatives in Bologna: Places of Sociability and Cultural Experimentation as Urban Nodes 2.4 Cultural Democracy in Bologna’s Urban Cultural Policy 3 The Dual Movement of Cultural Democracy in Bologna – Lessons Learned and Conclusive Remarks References Re-think Building Codes for Indoor Air Quality 1 The Challenge of Complexity 2 Technology and Environment 3 Reducing Emissions and Saving Energy 4 A New Building Hygiene 5 Innovation in Local Building Regulations References Design Opportunities Towards the Ecological Transition ofVillages, Cities, Buildings and Dwellings 1 The (Urban) World We Live in a Post-pandemic Perspective 2 Strategies for the Ecological Transition 2.1 The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals 2.2 The New European Green Deal 2.3 The Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) 3 Design Opportunities for Environmental Quality 3.1 Villages and Cities 3.2 Residential Building and Dwellings 4 Conclusions References Green Transition Towards Sustainability. Design, Architecture, Production 1 Introduction 2 Sustainability. A Complex Concept 3 Fields of Action and Dimensions of Sustainability 3.1 Sustainability, Architecture and Production 3.2 Sustainability in the Urban Environment 3.3 Circular Economy 4 Conclusions References Take Care.The Body of Architecture, the City and the Landscape 1 Foreword 2 The Measure of the Contemporary City. The Case of Calabria 3 Developments and Expectations 4 Conclusions. Take Care References Service Innovation: A Literature Review of Conceptual Perspectives 1 Introduction 2 Service Innovation: A Literature Review of Conceptual Perspectives References Garden Cities 2.0 and Revitalization of Depopulated Rural Communities. A Net Positive Resource Production Approach 1 Introduction 2 From Villages to Modern Cities: A Retrospective on the Historical Context and on the Past Garden City Solution 3 Key Element for Revival Small Communities 4 Conclusions References (Un)earth Vulnerable Chile 1 Introduction 1.1 The Geography of Crisis in Chile 2 Chilean Informal Territory: How to Design a New “Terre” 2.1 Extreme Terre:Risk and Resource in Chile 2.2 Tool and Evaluation Method 3 Expected Results References Exploring the Resilience of Inner Areas: A Cross-Dimensional Approach to Bring Out Territorial Potentials 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Methodological Approach 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Fostering Resilience in Inner Areas. The Sicani Case Study in Sicily 1 Re-inhabiting Inner Areas: How Is This Possible? 1.1 The Vulnerability Factors of Inner Areas and Their Potentialities 1.2 The Objectives of the Research Branding for Resilience and the Case Study Sicani in Sicily 2 Strategies, Policies and Co-creative Communities: Tracks of Vibrancy in Sicani Territory 2.1 Planning Dynamism 2.2 Co-creative Communities 3 Conclusions References “Fit to 55”: Financial Impacts of Italian Incentive Measures for the Efficiency of the Building Stock and the Revitalization of Fragile Areas 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Materials and Method 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Human/Urban-Scapes and the City Prospects. An Axiological Approach 1 Introduction 1.1 Disciplinary Premises 1.2 Topics and Objectives 2 Materials. Syracuse as a Multilayer, Multifaceted and Multi-prospects City 3 Methods. An Urban Multiple Criteria Valuation Model 4 Application Results 4.1 Human Capital 4.2 Urban Capital 5 Discussion and Conclusions References Development Processes in European Marginal Areas: An Investigation in the UNESCO Gastronomic Creative City of Östersund in Sweden 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 The Creative Cities 3 Methodology 4 The UNESCO Creative Gastronomic City of Östersund 5 The Results of the Interview 6 Discussion and Conclusions References Lifestyle Migration and Rural Development: The Experience of Kaxås in the Periphery of Sweden 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Context 3 Methods 4 Key Findings and Discussion 5 Conclusions References Craft Breweries and the Corona Crisis–Exploring the Scandinavian Context 1 Introduction 2 Literature Overview 3 Methodology 4 Results 5 Discussion and Implications 6 Limitations and Future Studies References Cultural Heritage Digitalisation Policy as a Co-creation of Public Value. Evaluation of the Participatory Digital Public Service of Uffizi Galleries in Italy During the COVID-19 1 Introduction 2 Methods. The Cultural Heritage Digitalisation Through Social Networks 3 Enhancing the Digital User-Experience as the Creation of Public Value 3.1 Causal Mechanisms 4 Closing Considerations: So, What? References The Necessary Digital Update of the Camino de Santiago 1 Introduction 2 Tourism and Digitalization in PostCOVID Era 2.1 Tourism in the XXI Century 2.2 Cultural Routes as Resource for the Enhancement and Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Territorial Resilience and Digital Technologies 2.3 Digitalization and New Technologies in Cultural Landscapes 3 The Necessary Digital Update of the Camino de Santiago 3.1 The Role of the Spanish National Administration 3.2 Different Strategies in the Regional Level 3.3 Some Local Examples on Digitalization and Use of New Technologies Around the Camino 4 Final Remarks References A Project of Enhancement and Integrated Management: The Cultural Heritage Agency of Locride 1 Introduction 2 State of the Art 2.1 The Territorial Context 2.2 Methodological Considerations 2.3 Cultural Heritage Sector and Data Collection 3 The Tangible Heritage with Organised Management of the Locride Area – The Results of Survey 4 Concluding Remarks References New Technologies for Accessibility and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage Sites. The Archaeological Areas of Locride 1 Introduction - Cultural Heritage, Digital World and Legislation 2 The Research Context 2.1 The Archaeological Sites of Calabria - The Locride Area 2.2 State of the Art 2.3 Case Study - The Archaeological Park of the Ancient Kaulon 3 Semantic Technologies as an Environment for Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Valorisation of Cultural Heritage 4 Impacts, Relevance and Priorities: Towards Responses to an Overall Vision 5 Conclusions References Accessible Culture: Guidelines to a Cultural Accessibility Strategic Plan (C.A.S.P.) for MArRC Museum 1 Introduction 2 Cultural Accessibility and Museums 3 Case Study 3.1 The National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria 3.2 Toward the Definition of a Cultural Accessibility Strategic Plan for (C.A.S.P.) 3.3 Lessons Learned and Future Perspective 4 Conclusive Remarks References Economic Feasibility of an Integrated Program for the Enhancement of the Byzantine Heritage in the Aspromonte National Park. The Case of Staiti 1 Introduction 2 The Existing Cultural and Natural Heritage 3 The Critical Issues to be Addressed 4 The Integrated Program for the Revitalization of the Village of Staiti 5 The Economic Feasibility Study of the Measures 5.1 Estimation of Tourist Flows 5.2 Management Models and Types of Managers 6 The SostEc Model in Order to Verify the Economic Sustainability of Management Models 7 The Management Models Hypothesized in the Case Study 8 Feasibility of the Intervention 9 Conclusions References Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Framework Definition of a Survey for Passengers’ Behaviour 1 Introduction 2 MaaS System 2.1 Regulation 2.2 Model 3 Method and Survey Tools 3.1 Disaggregated Surveys 3.2 Aggregate Surveys 3.3 Monitoring Systems 4 Survey Design in a MaaS Context 5 Conclusions References Evaluation of the Structural Health Conditions of Smart Roads Using Different Feature-Based Methods 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Investigation (Task 1) 3 Methods Presentation (Task 2) 4 Method Application: Results (Task 3) 5 Conclusions References Framework of Sustainable Strategies for Monitoring Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Secondary Road Network to Guarantee a Safe and Efficient Accessibility 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 2.1 Pavement Condition Assessment 2.2 Maintenance Planning Using Geographic Information System (GIS) 2.3 Predicting Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) 2.4 Automated Detection of Pavement Distresses 3 Conclusions References Accessibility and Internal Areas - Rural Towns of Calabria and the Local Road Network 1 Introduction 1.1 Regional Road Infrastructure System 2 Local Road Network 3 The Dirt Roads 3.1 Unpaved Road Improvement by Geosynthetics 4 Conclusions References Strategies and Measures for a Sustainable Accessibility and Effective Transport Services in Inner and Marginal Areas: The Italian Experience 1 Introduction 2 An Overview of the Methods and Criteria for the Identification of Inner and Marginal Areas 3 Transport Supply Solutions for a Widespread Accessibility 4 The Italian Experience 5 Conclusions References Optimization of Local Road Network Quality 1 Introduction 1.1 The Analysis of the Functional State of a Road Network 1.2 The Construction of a Road Network Information System for the Integrated Maintenance 2 The Mathematical Characterization of the Network Quality 3 Conclusions References Knowledge and Innovation Ecosystem for Urban Regeneration and Resilience1 - Inner and Marginalized Areas Local Development to Re-Balance Territorial Inequalities Adapting Outdoor Space for Post COVID-19 1 Introduction 2 Effect of Pandemics on Settlement Systems in the Past 3 Potential Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Settlement Systems 4 Proposed Changes Post-Covid 5 Proposal for the Development of Melbourne into a 20-min City 6 Conclusion 7 Future Work 8 Scope and Limitations References Reshaping Public Spaces Under Impacts of Covid-19 1 Introduction 2 History of Pandemics and Cities Reshaping 3 Rethinking the Form and the Function of Public Spaces 3.1 Post-pandemic Public Spaces 3.2 Impacts of COVID-19 on Urban Life 3.3 Functional Public Spaces as a Proposal for the Post-pandemic Era 4 Conclusion References Where Do the Children Play? Taxonomy of Children’s Play Areas and Role of the City of Culture in Santiago de Compostela 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review: Towards a Taxonomy of Children’s Urban Spaces 3 Methodology 4 The Case Study: Santiago de Compostela and City of Culture 5 Results 5.1 Taxonomy of Urban Spaces for Children 5.2 The Role of the City of Culture in Urban Spaces for Children 6 Conclusions References A Triadic Framework for Sustaining Metaphorical Conceptualization to Automate Urban Design Creativity 1 Introduction 2 The Theoretical Investigation 3 The Empirical Investigation 3.1 Facts About the Three Perspectives 3.2 A Big Picture About the Features of the Rational and Emotional Realities 3.3 The Visual Modifiers 3.4 The Computational Utilization of the Conceptual Space for Augmenting a Creative Architectural Design Process 3.5 The Conceptual Space 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Sustainability Frameworks and the Recovery and Resilience Plan. Challenges from the Italian Context 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 The PNR 2.2 Sustainable Development: Agenda 2030, National Strategy for Sustainable Development, Fair and Sustainable Welfare 2.3 The Impact of the NRP on Sustainable Development 3 Methodology 4 Results 5 Conclusions, Limitations, and Research Perspective References Investigation on Limits and Opportunities of Rural Social Innovation in the Belluno Dolomites 1 Introduction 2 Rural Social Innovation: Theoretical Framework 3 Belluno Dolomites and Their Main Challenges: Research Setting 4 Data Collection and Analysis 5 Building an Attractive Rural Territory: Participation, Integration and Connections 5.1 Defining Participation 5.2 The Reconstruction of Social Capital 5.3 Attracting People in the Area 6 Conclusion References Culture Leading to Urban Regeneration. Empirical Evidence from Some Italian Funding Programs 1 Introduction 2 Culture-Led Urban Regeneration Processes in Italy: Towards a Nation-Wide Perspective 3 Data and Methods 4 Analysis and Discussion. Urban, Local and Hybrid: The Features of Culture-Led Regeneration 5 Conclusions References Strengthening Community-Based Organizations Through Social Impact Readiness: Lessons from “Periferiacapitale” 1 Introduction: Social Innovation, Community-Based Organization and Impact Readiness 2 The Context of the “Periferiacapitale” Program 3 The SI2Theoretical Framework and Implications in Social Innovation-Based Programs 4 The SI2Early-Stage Impact Readiness Methodology 5 Discussing Preliminary Findings 6 Conclusive Remarks: About the Role of Impact Readiness in Social Innovation Programs References Social Innovation or Societal Change? Rethinking Innovation in Bottom-Up Transformation Processes Starting from Three Cases in Rome’s Suburbs 1 Introduction: Research-Action ‘Situating’ Social Innovation 2 Three Action-Research Paths in Rome’s Suburbs 2.1 A Bottom-Up Development Process in a Public Housing Neighbourhood 2.2 Digital Social Innovation in Suburbs: East Rome Green Belt Participatory Masterplan 2.3 New Public and Social Spaces for a Fragmented and Marginalized Neighbourhood 3 Comparative Analysis and Theoretical Inductions 4 Conclusions: When Social Innovation Meets Societal Change… References Pandemic, Fear and Social Innovation 1 Pandemic, Fear and Social Needs 2 Cities, Social Innovation and Pandemic Effects 3 Conclusions References Impact Assessment for Culture-Based Regeneration Projects: A Methodological Proposal of Ex-post Co-evaluation 1 Introduction 2 Material and Methods 3 Ex-post Co-evaluation for Culture-Based Regeneration Projects: A Methodological Proposal 4 Discussion and Conclusions References “As Found”. The Reuse of Existing Buildings with an Identity Character as a Fundamental Element of Regeneration in the New Community Centers’ Design. A Brutalist Building as a Case Study 1 Premise 2 Community Centers as an Enhancing and Regenerative Element of the Existing Public Heritage 3 The Case of the Proposed Transformation of the Former INAM Building in Paderno Dugnano, Milan, into a Community Center 3.1 The Building Origins: A Plan for a (Brutalist) Civic Center 3.2 The Building Protection Proposal 3.3 The Reuse Project and the New Community Center 3.4 The Regenerative Value of a Community Center Project 4 “As Found”. A Brutalist Building’s Lesson References Consideration of the Potential Strategic Role of the New Community Center. Some International Case Studies: Themes and Design Practices 1 The Origins of a Failed Strategy 1.1 Note on PNRR 2 Analytical Methodology 2.1 As Libraries 3 Design Themes and Practices for a New Definition of Community Center: Examples from Some International Case Studies 3.1 Community Center as a New Centrality 3.2 Community Centers and Urban Public Space 3.3 Community Centers and Green Urban System 3.4 Community Centers and Historical Existing Heritage 3.5 Community Centers and Interior Space 4 Conclusion References Investigating the Health-Planning Nexus in Italy: A Survey on Local and Metropolitan Plans 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Discussion 3.1 Development of Local Community’s Health and Wellbeing 3.2 Improvement of the Healthcare System and Services 3.3 Forms of Proximity in the Configuration of Public Services (with Specific Emphasis on Health Services) 3.4 Spatial and Functional Integration Between Health Services and Other Public Services 3.5 Relationship Between Health Services and Urban Regeneration 4 Conclusion References An Experimental Approach for the City of Health 1 Introduction 2 New Tools for the Design of the Health City 3 Between Research and Urban Planning Practice References Toward the Development of a Planning Protocol for Public Space for Improving Health and Wellbeing of Communities 1 Origin Evolution of the Debate About the Relationship Between Place and Health 2 Urban Changes and Their Influence on the Health and Well-Being of Communities 3 Ecological Perspective in Urban Planning 4 Explanation and Characteristics of the Public Space in the Urban Environment 5 Protocols and Strategy Models for Promoting Wellbeing Through Public Space in Urban Environment 6 Methodological Framework for Developing the Protocol 7 Early Results Achieved for a Protocol for the Developing Protocol for Public Spaces References The Eco-Neighbourhoods: Cases to Learn in the Transition Toward Urban Sustainability 1 Guidelines and Practices for a Healthy, Sustainable Urban Life 2 Built to Be Eco-friendly 2.1 Participated, Mixed Uses and Balanced Densities 2.2 Mobility 2.3 Nature and Open Spaces 2.4 Energy and Water 3 The Perspective: What Has Changed (is Changing) in the Scenario of the 2030 Agenda References Cultural Heritage Enhancement for Health Promotion and Environment Salubrity 1 Healthy Cities and Existing Buildings: A Relationship that Has Long Gone Beginnings 2 Health as a Right and Factor of Development: Community Health Centers and Case Della Salute 2.1 Community Health Centers and Case Della Salute: Not Just a Site for Providing Services but the Place of Identity 3 The Existing Heritage as an Opportunity in the Urban Regeneration Process 4 Some Significant Experiences 5 Conclusions References Beyond the Official City Planning. Tirana Next Pilot for Healthier and Safer Urban Open Spaces in the Post-2020 1 Brief About Tirana 2 Research Issues Growing up from Reality 3 Healthier and Safer Urban Open Spaces: A Methodological Frame 4 Beyond the Official City Plan 5 Study Areas and Applied Methodology References Cyclical Covid Evolution and Transition Towards a Symbiosis Between Metropolitan Model and Widespread Settlement Model 1 Urban Planning to Be Rethought at the Time of the Pandemic 2 Objectives 3 Methodology 4 Results: From Seismic Risk to Global Risk 5 Conclusions References The Community Health Centers: A Territorial Service in the Post-pandemic City 1 Health-Care in the Territory 2 Primary Health of Proximity and Planning Indications 3 Health in Urban Plans in Piacenza 4 First Guidelines for the Community Health Centers in Piacenza 5 Challenges to Address References Healthy Cities with Healthy Streets, Towards a New Normal of Urban Health and Well-Being 1 Introduction 2 Towards Healthy-Friendly Policies of Urban Public Space 3 Case Studies and Best Practice 4 Towards New Urban Policies for Healthy City References Ecological Networks in the Spatial Planning of Campania Region Towards Green Infrastructures 1 Ecological Network and Green Infrastructure 2 EN in the Campania Region Territorial Plan 3 EN in the Caserta Province Territorial Coordination Plan 4 EN in the Salerno Province Territorial Coordination Plan 5 Few Concluding Remarks References Cultural Heritage as a Right to Well-Being and an Engine of Urban Regeneration 1 A New Vision of the Right to Cultural Heritage 2 Flexible and Permeable Collective Spaces for Social, Economic and Urban Innovation 3 Conclusion References Cities and Territories Theatres of the Recovery of the Country System 1 The Transversal Opportunities of the NRRP to Redesign Urban and Territorial Landscapes 2 Urban Regeneration and the National Innovative Program for Housing Quality 3 The Integrated Urban Plans of the NRRP for the Connective Network of Well-Being of Metropolitan Cities References Urban Regeneration and Real Estate Dynamics: A Non-linear Model of the Break-Even Analysis for the Assessment of the Investments 1 Introduction 2 Aim 3 Model 4 Conclusions References An Automatic Tool for the Definition of a Sustainable Construction Investment Index 1 Introduction 2 Current State of Art Related to Composite Indices 2.1 The COIN Tool 2.2 The Steps Leading to the Application 2.3 Interpretation of the Results 3 Conclusions References Urban Regeneration Strategies According to Circular Economy: A Multi-criteria Decision Aiding Approach 1 Introduction 2 The Case Study 3 Methodological Framework. 3.1 Knowledge Process 3.2 Development Process 3.3 Evaluation Process 4 Conclusion References Resilience of Complex Urban Systems: A Multicriteria Methodology for the Construction of an Assessment Index 1 Introduction 2 Aim 3 Methodology 3.1 Phase 1. Urban Resilience Definition 3.2 Phase 2. Territorial Scale Identification 3.3 Phase 3. Identification of the Most Relevant Features that Characterize the Concept of Resilience in the Considered Area and Structuring of the AHP 3.4 Phase 4. Data Collection 3.5 Phase 5. Normalization and Correlation Analysis 3.6 Phase 6. Intensity range’s Detection and Related Local Weights Determination 3.7 Phase 7. Indicators and Criteria Local Weights Determination 3.8 Phase 8. Aggregation of the Indicators into the Index and Assessment of the Resilience Level of the Considered Territorial Scale 3.9 Phase 9. Sensitivity Analysis and Georeferencing of IUR Value Obtained 4 Conclusions References Evaluating the Impact of Urban Renewal on the Residential Real Estate Market: Artificial Neural Networks Versus Multiple Regression Analysis 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Traditional Approaches to Property Price Forecasting 2.2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Approaches for Property Price Forecasting 3 Material and Methods 4 Conclusion References A Bio Ecological Prototype Green Building Toward Solution of Energy Crisis 1 Introduction 2 Prototype Building: A Valuation 2.1 Prototype or Reference or Sample Building 2.2 Insulating Bio Materials and Bio Products 2.3 Energy Performances and Pay Back Estimate 3 Multiple Contextual Benefits: Healthiness, Salubrity and Other Impact Benefits 4 First Conclusions References Green Building to Overcome Climate Change: The Support of Energy Simulation Programs in Gis Environment 1 Introduction 2 Case Study 3 Comparative Building Energy Performance Simulation Programs (BEPSPs) 4 Energy Performances Simulation Outcomes: KWh Consumption and CO2Emission in Alternative Common and Sustainable Scenarios 5 First Conclusions References Attractiveness and Problems in a Rural Village Restoration: The Umbrian Case of Postignano 1 Introduction 2 The Umbrian Case of Postignano 2.1 Case Study Description 2.2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusions References Fostering the Renovation of the Existing Building Stock. Operational Models and Evaluation Tools 1 Introduction 2 Incentive Tools for Urban Regeneration 2.1 Direct Funding 2.2 Tax Incentives 2.3 Density Bonus 3 Evaluation Tools for Density Bonus 4 Conclusions References Towards a More Sustainable Use of Land. A Comparative Overview of the Italian Regional Legislation 1 Introduction 2 The Fragmented Italian Spatial Planning Landscape and Its Impact on Land-Use 3 Methodology of Analysis 4 Comparative Analysis of Regional Laws vis-à-visthe Regional Performance in Terms of Soil Consumption 5 Conclusive Remarks and Future Research Perspectives References Minimum Environmental Criteria, Estimation of Costs and Regional Prices: Preliminary Considerations 1 Introduction 2 State of the Art 2.1 Overview and Introductions to MEC 3 MEC in Regional Price List 4 Concluding Remarks on the Costs of MEC Materials vs. Traditional Materials References An Integrated Model to Assess the Impact on World Heritage Sites. The Case Study of the Strategic Plan for the Buffer Zone of the UNESCO Site “Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplontis” 1 The UNESCO Site “Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplontis” and Its Buffer Zone Between Conservation and Development 2 The Strategic Plan for the Buffer Zone: Motivations and Articulation of the Plan 3 An Integrated Assessment Model for the Strategic Plan of the Buffer Zone 4 Conclusions: Integrated Strategic Assessments for Complex Values. Towards a Holistic Assessment of Sustainability References Preliminary Approach for the Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Building Envelope: Study and Comparison of Actions 1 Introduction 2 The Architectural Envelope Between Habitability and Adaptability 3 Main Methods of Economic Valuation of Built Heritage Envelopes 4 Case Studies and Classification of Action on Building Envelopes: An Approach for Assessing the Sustainability of Envelopes 5 Conclusions References Implementation Tools for Projects Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) 1 Introduction 1.1 The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and the Guidelines for the project’s Technical and Economic Feasibility Issued by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (MIMS) 1.2 Economic Appraisal Tools Cost-Benefit (CBA) and Multi-criteria Analysis (MCA) 2 Materials and Method 2.1 The Role of BIM Within the PFTE Guidelines and Its Possible Future Developments in Public Projects with GIS Data Integration 2.2 Tools for CBA 3 Expected Results and Conclusions References Photovoice and Landscape: Participatory Research-Action to Led Young People to Monitor Policies and Landscapes 1 Problem Statement – Participatory Action Research to Outline Policies in Inner Areas 2 Proposal for PAR in Inner Areas – Reading the Landscape to Read Policies During a PAR (and Suggest New Policies) 3 The Use of the Landscape as a Key to Interpreting the Territory Using the PhotovoiceMethod 4 The Structure of the Photovoice Method Used + Monithon 5 The Link Between the Landscape Reported with the PhotovoiceMethod and the Civic Monitoring Through Monithon:The Case Study of the Calabrian Greek Area 6 Considerations on the Use of the PhotovoiceMethod for Social Innovation and Civic Monitoring References The Mediation Role of the University Tutor to Promote Student Empowerment: A Student Voice Survey Through Documentary Writing 1 Theoretical Framework 2 M