Umberto Baresi

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Talking about urban built environment, what approach would you suggest to measure the 'footprint' of existing buildings?

Energy efficiency is just one of the many criteria that could be used, as 'footprints' are being adapted to measure the impacts of buildings in terms of carbon emissions, water and energy...

26 January 2016 4,938 5 View

Could multivariate analysis support analytical frameworks towards sustainability in urban and regional planning?

On the one side, multicriteria analysis is widely used to combine different phenomena, indicators, and stakeholders' perspectives.On the other one, multivariate analysis seems quite underdeveloped...

26 January 2016 8,443 5 View

Does anybody know if the European Commission is working on an update of the Directive n.42 released in 2001, about Strategic Environmental Assessment?

I have heard some rumors about this (of which I am not sure), but I do not know if the release of a new Directive has already been scheduled.

16 January 2016 9,988 3 View

Is there a 'best' way to introduce footprints (carbon, ecological, water, etc.) in urban and regional planning?

Depending on national institutional framework and planning tradition, can 'footprints' be better implemented:- directly in the urban and regional planning schemes (policies, plans, programs), or -...

05 January 2016 7,205 9 View

What issues de we face when assessing the sustainability of urban and regional plans by computing 'provisioning' ecosystem services (ES)?

Could anyone identify case sudies or publications discussing how 'provisioning' ES could be implemented in urban and regional planning? In this scenario, what are the main factors that are...

05 January 2016 2,507 3 View