- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Housing Market and Economics
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Facilities and Workplace Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
University of Florence
2020-2024
Sapienza University of Rome
2013-2021
Real estate and land management are characterised by a complex, elaborate combination of technical, regulatory governmental factors. In Europe, Public Administrators must address the complex decision-making problems that need to be resolved, while also acting in consideration expectations different stakeholders involved settlement transformation. situations (e.g., with aspects considered multilevel actors involved), processes often used solve multidisciplinary multidimensional analyses,...
In Europe, the operating context in which initiatives of settlement transformation are currently initiated is characterized by a complex, elaborate combination technical, regulatory and governance-related factors. A similar set considerations makes it necessary to address complex decision-making problems be resolved through multidisciplinary, comparative approaches designed rationalize process treat elements considered systematic fashion with respect range alternatives available as...
In the European Union, real estate initiatives involving public–private partnerships (PPPs) are characterized by payment of a charge, which is generally used for public purposes (and works). Italy, since 1990s, PPPs have also been to start negotiated giving possibility modifying town planning forecasts. Such aimed at increasing value private properties and, through financing works. This charge was regulated only in 2014 with change Article 16, paragraph 4, point d-ter Presidential Decree...
The legislative framework on territorial and urban planning has become increasingly rich complex in the European Union, particularly Italy. structured – often hindering system of division responsibilities between central State, Regions, local institutions, organisms generates different levels administrative verification. environmental landscape constraints by which each Public Administration with jurisdiction over territory exercises its powers strongly impact management negatively affect...
The effects of the world economic and financial crisis, which began in 2007 is still progress, has made increasingly sharp line demarcation between those able to access home ownership on free market, unable do so. For European Union’s member states, Social Housing (SH) policies include all initiatives aimed at providing housing support for weak segments population; these have declined differently by different Member States according their specific needs. In Italy, growing need SH...
The growing scarcity of public financial in Italy, opposition the more significant problems degradation many urban areas, prompted Legislature to standardise new processes settlement transformation based on negotiation–type public–private partnerships (PPPN). However, these standards have not provided for benchmarks referring contents or assessment procedures aimed at assessing initiatives undertaken with respect utility objectives. This has often led redevelopment geared towards...
According to Italian legislation for a particular type of real property—lands/areas subject buildability, but not yet currently buildable—there is problem related their “qualification”, or whether they must be considered buildable the purposes recurrent taxation. These potentially (POBU) areas, that were previously zoned as “agricultural”, have been rezoned “general urban planning instruments/regulations” (the General Urban Development Plans variances, which regulate land governance), whose...
According to recent estimates (Reuters), the cost of implementing sustainable development goals Agenda 2030 will be USD 176 trillion. This amount seems unattainable, even when considering public resources currently available governments that are part United Nations. It is undoubtedly necessary involve private financial sector, within so-called finance for development. To achieve SDGs, it may also schedule local-level initiatives and actions consider environmental, social, governance (ESG)...
'Public interest' has always been a necessary and unavoidable condition in Public-Private Partnership negotiated-type (PPPN), introduced the Italian law 1992. However, only 2014 that meaning of public interest clarified through art. 17.1 letter g) Law no. 164'2014, by matching it with an extraordinary contribute urbanisation. In this contribution is defined taking into account purely financial criteria. Instead, European Directives case reaffirmed multi-dimensional connotation interest. The...
The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic evaluation process of the environmental consequences urban and territorial plans programs which aims to guarantee high degree protection contribute integrating factors during design, adoption, approval programs. Even if in Europe SEA was already included legislation each European Member State as 2017, these countries—and particularly Italy—there diffuse lack indications on procedures and/or protocols. In this article, use...
The global economic crisis has caused a sharp contraction in many Italian productive sectors, with the construction industry experiencing decline of about 22% over last few years (2009-2013). In residential property market, sale prices for houses have fallen by 40% and rental 30% [. Despite greater supply housing at lower prices, there remains significant demand low-cost from lower-middle-income families, young couples, single-parent families non-resident foreign university students. This is...
Common property represents a particularly topical and complex issue in Italy due to the widespread (10% of) Italian territory, with millions of buildings built on it lack clear legal status regarding their alienability eliminability. Usually known as civic uses, these rights include various forms collective enjoyment that are recognized by system, such grazing; hunting; right fell timber, gather firewood, sow crops. A recent legislative initiative overcame concept “eliminating” use...
In 2009 the Municipality of Rome (MR) started a re-qualification program for street markets through use public-private partnership (PPP). This concerns strategic areas and buildings within city Rome, including Flaminio II market located in Via Guido Reni district. summary, this paper intends to: i) examine pre-feasibility project elaborated by MR; ii) with reference to PPP regulatory framework, show further proposal be compared MR. represents first alternative solution, drawn up order...
In Italy, during the last few years (2008-2013), processes of land development have stalled due to economic and political situation Country. The lack public resources available enable above mentioned processes, as well a complex incomplete legislative regulatory framework are main causes crisis affecting construction industry. This industry, which has always assured turnover 20% Gross Domestic Product (GDP), should be revived through public-private partnerships (PPP). paper shows working...
The acknowledgment of the ongoing economic and financial crisis involving real estate, creates need to formulate proposals scenarios (in estate) with characteristics socially responsible investments. These kind investments aim towards “sustainable” development both environmentally (safeguarding shortage resources such as land, energy, natural elements), (protecting population raising its level well-being) according so-called “ethical finance”, instead a mere “speculative” investment....
The European Green Deal indicates the renovation of both public and private buildings as a key element for improvement energy efficiency in building stock, order to reach goals document itself. New incentives, also including density bonus, can significantly contribute foster diffuse actions. In Italy, bonus is under testing: current framework has produced profitability regeneration some areas unprofitability others. This led non-diffuse renewal, widening differences richness quality...
The growing interest in the enhancement, management, and sale of public building stock has increased importance their valuation and, as a result, need to identify suitable methods for estimating value that take into account peculiarities. They often boast architectural features (interfloor distance, layout, finishings, types wiring/heating systems, etc.) make them ‘extraordinary’ assets; some cases, these also endow with monumental and/or historical importance. Thus, when valuating, it is...
Through urban redevelopment of a degraded area, the deficiency in planning and/or building developments can be remedied, allowing for flourishing activities that provide economic stimulus while improving living conditions citizens; this way local economy relaunched. Evaluation methodologies and procedures contribute to steering choices made by Public Administration (PA) creating programmes hypothesis intervention may considered sustainable shared stakeholders. The text proposes application...
Public authorities address issues related to urban maintenance management on a daily basis. Maintenance is vital for preserving efficient architectural and functional quality, but the economic resources that can be invested in it are increasingly limited. Thus, tend carry out works only when effective emergency situations occur. On contrary, adopting preventive plan would allow better of available budget savings resources. The paper aims present methodology optimize costs by integrating GIS...
The goal of this paper is to present a methodology for setting priorities among interventions in the old city center Florence, going from conservation regeneration its heritage. proposed based on specific methods analysis degradation and parameters optimization construction costs. can be considered an additional part Management Plan site Historic Center Florence (adopted first time 2016 now updated with inclusion buffer zone) that “represents important tool enhancement Heritage also source...
Land is increasingly becoming a precious and limited resource [...]