Climate crisis and spatial planning. Green infrastructure and supply of ecosystem services

Carmela Gargiulo; Beniamino Murgante; Corrado Zoppi

doi:10.6093/1970-9870/12807

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Carmela Gargiulo Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-0908
Beniamino Murgante School of Engineering, University of Basilicata https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2409-5959
Corrado Zoppi Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture, University of Cagliari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-5380

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Carmela Gargiulo, Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II

Carmela Gargiulo is a Full Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Naples Federico II. Since 1987, her research activity has focused on the governance of urban and territorial transformations. Her work addresses urban regeneration processes and smart cities, urban accessibility to foster inclusion and social participation of vulnerable groups, energy efficiency in cities, and urban adaptation strategies aimed at mitigating the negative effects of climate change.
Over the years, she has led several research groups as the Scientific Responsible for operational units and for competitive national and international projects.
As Principal Investigator, she led the project “Smart Energy Master for territorial energy governance”, funded by PON 04A2_00120 R&C Axis II (2012–2015). Previously, she coordinated the PRIN project “Impatti delle politiche di mobilità sulla trasformabilità urbana, ambiente e mercato immobiliare” (2011–2013). She subsequently served as Scientific Responsible for the Cariplo Foundation project “MOBILAGE. Mobility and ageing: support networks for daily life and welfare at neighbourhood level” (2018–2020) and for the ERASMUS+ Key Action 2 project “Development of a Master Program in the Management of Industrial Entrepreneurship for Transition Countries” (MIETC) (2018–2020), developed in collaboration with European and Asian partners.
Her commitment to international research cooperation has further expanded in recent years. In 2025, she serves as Scientific Responsible of the DICEA Operational Unit of the University of Naples Federico II within the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project “Unleashing Sustainable Growth Through Applied Technologies” (USGAT), Selection Year 2023, carried out with Latin American and European partners. In 2026, she is Scientific Responsible of the same Operational Unit for the MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS – Staff Exchanges (SE) Call HORIZON-MSCA-SE-2025 project “GENDEII (Gender & DEI Indicators)”, focused on the development of Gender and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) indicators for European and Latin American technological companies and related training strategies.
Since 2004, she has been a member of the PhD Programme in Hydraulic Engineering, Transport, and Territorial Systems at the University of Naples Federico II. She is the author of over 190 scientific publications.
Since 2024, she is the Coordinator of the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes in Building Engineering for Sustainability at the University of Naples Federico II.

Beniamino Murgante, School of Engineering, University of Basilicata

Professor of Spatial Planning at the University of Basilicata, where he directs the Laboratory of Urban and Territorial Systems and coordinates Civil and Environmental Engineering programs.

Corrado Zoppi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture, University of Cagliari

He is a civil engineer, a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (USA, 1997), a Doctor of Research in Territorial Planning (Italy, 1992), and an MSc in Economic Policy and Planning (USA, 1990). He is a Professor at the University of Cagliari (Sector CEAR-12/A – Spatial planning). He is presently teaching at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture of the University of Cagliari in the Undergraduate Program in Environmental and Territorial Engineering, in the Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development, and in Management of Tourism and Sustainability (Regional and Urban Planning, Strategic Planning and Environmental planning).

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Carmela Gargiulo, Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II

Beniamino Murgante, School of Engineering, University of Basilicata

Corrado Zoppi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture, University of Cagliari

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