PUBLICATIONS

Featured publications
Mahmoud, I. H., Morello, E., Salvia, G., & Puerari, E. (2022). Greening Cities Shaping Cities: Pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities between Shared Governance and Citizen Participation (I. H. Mahmoud, E. Morello, G. Salvia, & E. Puerari, (Eds.; 1st ed.). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-4704-6

Mahmoud et.al (2022). Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning: Greening Cities, Shaping Cities. In Contemporary urban design thinking, springer Nature book series-  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89525-9


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a NEW special issue on the journal of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is now OPEN!

Augmented Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for Cities: Embedding technologies for improving NBS performance and fostering social inclusion in urban greening strategies – see here 


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Special issue on Sustainability is now CLOSED !
As part of Greening Cities Shaping Cities Symposium results, we are proud to announce the call for papers in collaboration with CLEVER Cities project to announce a special issue on Sustainability journal section of Urban and rural development. see here
The special issue looks namely at themes of Shared governance and citizen engagement in Nature-based Solutions ambits in cities. link ,



More than 150 publications produced as outcomes of the research work carried out at the laboratory since 2008. In particular:
– 3 edited books
– 2 journal edited special issues
– Several peer reviewed international articles
– Several book contributions


LIST OF LABSIMURB MAIN PUBLICATIONS 

2022

Frantzeskaki N., Mahmoud I.H., Morello E. (2022) Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient and Thriving Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Planning Future Cities. In: Mahmoud I.H., Morello E., Lemes de Oliveira F., Geneletti D. (eds) Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning. Contemporary Urban Design Thinking. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89525-9_1 

Hosseinalizadeh S., Mahmoud I.H., Morello E. (2022) A Deduced Method for Assessing Safety and Security Perception: Case Study of Biblioteca Degli Alberi Park in Milan, Italy. In: Mahmoud I.H., Morello E., Lemes de Oliveira F., Geneletti D. (eds) Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning. Contemporary Urban Design Thinking. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89525-9_8 

2021

Mahmoud, I.H., Morello E, Vona C, et al (2021Setting the Social Monitoring Framework for Nature-Based Solutions Impact: Methodological Approach and Pre-Greening Measurements in the Case Study from CLEVER Cities Milan. Sustainability 13(17), 9672; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179672

Mahmoud, I. H., Morello, E., Ludlow, D., & Salvia, G. (2021). Co-creation Pathways to Inform Shared Governance of Urban Living Labs in Practice : Lessons From Three European Projects. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3 (August), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.690458  

Castaldo A.G., Mahmoud I., Morello E. (2021Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Approach and Adaptation Planning Support Tools: Potential Implementation for the Urban Context. In: La Rosa D., Privitera R. (eds) Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning. INPUT 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 146. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68824-0_3 

Mahmoud I., Morello E. (2021) “Co-creation Pathway for Urban Nature-Based Solutions: Testing a Shared-Governance Approach in Three Cities and Nine Action Labs. In: Bisello A., Vettorato D., Ludlow D., Baranzelli C. (eds) Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. SSPCR 2019. Green Energy and Technology Book series. Springer, Cham.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57764-3_17 

2020

Ferla G., Caputo P., COLANINNO N., MORELLO E., 2020, “Urban greenery management and energy planning: a GIS-based potential evaluation of pruning by-products for energy application for the city of Milan”, in Renewable Energy, 160, pp. 185-195.

SALVIA G., MORELLO E., Rotondo F., Sangalli A., Causone F., Erba S., Pagliano L., 2020, “Performance Gap and Occupant Behavior in Building Retrofit: Focus on Dynamics of Change and Continuity in the Practice of Indoor Heating”, in Sustainability, 12:24, 5820 pp. 1-25.

SALVIA G. MORELLO E., 2020, “Sharing cities and citizens sharing: Perceptions and practices in Milan”, in Cities.

Mahmoud, I., & Morello, E. (2020). Are Nature-based solutions the answer to urban sustainability dilemma? The case of CLEVER Cities CALs within the Milanese urban context. Atti Della XXII Conferenza Nazionale SIU. L’Urbanistica Italiana Di Fronte All’Agenda 2030. Portare Territori e Comunità Sulla Strada Della Sostenibilità e Della Resilienza, 1322–1327. Retrieved from http://media.planum.bedita.net/78/be/Atti_XXII_Conferenza_Nazionale_SIU_Matera-Bari_WORKSHOP_3.1_Planum_Publisher_2020.pdf

Messori G., Brocchieri F., MORELLO E., Ozgen S., Caserini S., 2020, “A climate mitigation action index at the local scale: Methodology and case study”, in Journal of Environmental Management, 260, pp.1-8.

2019

COLANINNO N. &  MORELLO E., 2019, “Modelling the impact of green solutions upon the urban heat island phenomenon by means of satellite data“, in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1343 012010.

ElDesoky A., COLANINNO N. & MORELLO E., 2019, “An integrated, agile approach for estimating solar radiation on building facades in complex urban environments“, in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1343 012015.

Ferla G., Caputo P., COLANINNO N., MORELLO E., 2019, “Development of a GIS-based Dataset of Urban Green Areas for the Energy Exploitation of Tree Pruning Biomass. The Application to the Case Study of Milan”, in Proceedings of the 14th SDEWES Conference 2019, 1-6 October, Dubrovnik, pp. 1-14.

Messori G., MORELLO E., Perotto E., Infussi F., Mondini G., Faroldi E., Tolentino S., Ugolini M., 2019, “Mobility management at Politecnico di Milano: New infrastructures and behavioural change”, in SBE19 – Resilient Built Environment for Sustainable Mediterranean Countries, 4-5 September, Milan, IOP Conference Series. Earth and Environmental Science, 296, pp. 1-12.

MORELLO E., 2019, “Minimising energy demand for transport” and “Design tips and Checklist”, in Butera F., Energy and Resource Efficient Urban Neighbourhood Design Principles for Tropical Countries: A Practitioner’s Guidebook, UN Habitat.

SALVIA G., Rotondo F., MORELLO E., Sangalli A., Pagliano L., Causone F.,  2019, “Sustainability designed with(out) people? Understanding for what energy is (over-)consumed by tenants in an energy efficient public housing in Milan”, in The LeNS World Distributed Conference – Designing Sustainability for All.

SALVIA G., MORELLO E., Arcidiacono A. (eds.), 2019, Sharing Cities Shaping Cities, MDPI Books, Basel, Switzerland.

2018

Desthieux G., Carneiro C., Camponovo R., Ineichen P., MORELLO E., Boulmier A., Abdennadher N., Dervey S. and Ellert C., 2018, “Solar Energy Potential Assessment on Rooftops and Facades in Large Built Environments Based on LiDAR Data, Image Processing, and Cloud Computing. Methodological Background, Application, and Validation in Geneva (Solar Cadaster)”, in Frontiers in Built Environment, 4:14.

Carneiro C., Susini A., Abdennadher N., Boulmier A., Dubois A., Camponovo R., Beni D., Bach M., Leverington P., MORELLO E., 2018, Solar Cadaster of Geneva: A Decision Support System for Sustainable Energy Management, in Otjacques B., Hitzelberger P., Naumann S., Wohlgemuth V. (eds.), From Science to Society: New Trends in Environmental Informatics, Progress in IS, Springer, Cham. pp. 129-137.

Messori G., MORELLO E. and Caserini S., 2018, “Indice di Implementazione dei Piani d’Azione per l’Energia Sostenibile: metodologia e applicazione alla Città Metropolitana di Milano”, in Ingegneria dell’Ambiente, 5:4, pp. 302-320.

Pastore M.C., MORELLO E., 2018, Resource efficiency and resilience in Sub Saharan African cities: towards community metabolism, in Petrillo A., Bellaviti P. (eds.), Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization, Research for Development, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 407-415.

PIGA, B. E. A., 2017, “The Combined Use of Environmental and Experiential Simulations to Design and Evaluate Urban Transformations”. In Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham, 2018. Pp. 357–64.


2017

DAICH, S., Zemmouri N., MORELLO E., PIGA B. E. A., SAADI MOHAMED Y., Motie Daiche A., 2017, “Assessment of Anidolic Integrated Ceiling effects in interior daylight quality under real sky conditions”. In Energy Procedia, vol. 122. CISBAT 2017 International Conference Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale, pp. 811–16.

MORELLO E., 2017, “Visibility Analysis for Open Spaces in Urban Areas: Coupling Environmental Quality and Human Comfort Assessment”, in Piga B.E.A., Salerno R. (eds.), Urban Design and Representation: A Multidisciplinary and Multisensory Approach, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 57-68.

MORELLO E., 2017, “Rethinking energies in peri-urban areas: potentiality and action criteria”, in Colucci A., Magoni M., Menoni S. (eds.), Peri-Urban Areas and Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Sustainability and Resilience Strategies in the Age of Climate Change, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 131-136.

PIGA B. E. A., SALERNO R., (Eds), 2017, Urban Design and Representation. A Multidisciplinary and Multisensory Approach. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., Boffi M., Rainisio N., di Liberto G., 2017, “Sharing the experience of urban design schemes through immersive simulation”, in Maver T., Chapman P., Platt P., Portela V., Eaton D. (Eds.) Envisioning Architecture: Space, Time, Meaning. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial International Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Mackintosh School of Architecture and the School of Simulation and Visualization at the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK, pp. 244-251.

PIGA B. E. A., Petri, V., 2017, “Augmented Maquette for Urban Design”,in Maver T., Chapman P., Platt P., Portela V., Eaton D. (Eds.) Envisioning Architecture: Space, Time, Meaning. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial International Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Mackintosh School of Architecture and the School of Simulation and Visualization at the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK, pp. 104–13.

PIGA B.E.A., MORELLO E., SALERNO R., 2017, “Introducing a Research Perspective in Urban Design and Representation Barbara E.”, in Piga B.E.A., Salerno R. (eds.), Urban Design and Representation: A Multidisciplinary and Multisensory Approach, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 57-68.

PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., Boffi M., Rainisio N., Di Liberto G., 2017, “Sharing the Experience of Urban Design Schemes through Immersive Simulation”. In T. Maver, P. Chapman, C. Platt, V. Portela, D. Eaton, Envisioning Architecture: Space / Time / Meaning. Glasgow (GB). Mackintosh School of Architecture and the School of Simulation and Visualization at the Glasgow School of Art. pp. 244–51.

PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., Boffi M., Rainisio N., 2017, “Experiential Simulation and Environmental Psychology for Anticipating Users’ Reactions to Design Projects: An Application in Architectural Higher Education”. Proceedings of the International and Interdisciplinary Conference IMMAGINI? Image and Imagination between Representation, Communication, Education and Psychology vol. 1, n. 9:968, pp. 1-9.

PIGA B. E. A., 2017, “Experiential Simulation for Urban Design: From Design Thinking to Final Presentation”. In: B. E. A. Piga & R. Salerno (Eds.), Urban Design and Representation. A Multidisciplinary and Multisensory Approach. Springer International Publishing, pp. 23–36.

SAADI MOHAMED Y., Noureddine Z., PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., DAICH, S., 2017, Towards a new model of light quality assessment based on occupant satisfaction and lighting glare indices. In Energy Procedia, vol. 122. CISBAT 2017 International Conference Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale, pp. 805–810.

SAADI MOHAMED Y., Noureddine Z., PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., DAICH, S., 2017, Developing neural networks to investigate relationships between lighting quality and lighting glare indices, vol. 122. CISBAT 2017 International Conference Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale. Pp. 799–804.

Zara O., MORELLO E., Gomes V., 2017, “Towards an Eco-City Future: A Renewable Energy Supply and Smart Mobility Symbiosis”, in Brotas L., Roaf S., Nicol F. (Eds.), Design to Thrive: Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference3-5 July 2017, Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 4627-4634.

Harris Z., Moynahan H., Vickery H., Henriksen H., MORELLO E., Kasemir B., 2017, “Higher Education Strategic Planning for Sustainable Development: A Global Perspective”, in Filho W.L., Azeiteiro U.M., Alves F., Molthan-Hill P. (eds.), Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education, Vol.4, World Sustainability Series, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 153-164.

Russo M., Fabian L., MORELLO E., Musco F., 2017, “La resilienza al cambiamento climatico come paradigma dell’Agenda urbana”, in Pasqui G., Briata P., Fedeli V. (eds.), Secondo Rapporto sulle città. Le agende urbane delle città italiane, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 229-244.


2016

DAICH S., Zemmouri N., SAADI MOHAMED Y., MORELLO E., PIGA B. E. A., 2016, “Evaluation Quantitative et Qualitative de Système Anidolique Sous Un Climat Chaud et Aride”. In Nicolas Rémy & Nicolas Tixier, Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο. International Ambiances Network & University of Thessalie,, pp. 219-226.

PIGA B. E. A., CHIARINI C., VEGETTI I., Boffi M., Rainisio N., Bonnet A., Signorelli V., Tourre V., 2016, “Mapping Ambiance. A Synopsis of Theory and Practices in an Interdisciplinary Perspective”. In: Nicolas Rémy & Nicolas Tixier, Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο. International Ambiances Network & University of Thessalie, pp. 367-373.

PIGA B. E. A., Romani G., Catrileo L., Segarini P., MORELLO E., 2016, “Multi-Media Guidelines for Instructing Urban Design Contests”. In:  Saleh M. Uddin, Murat Sahin, Ayse Ozbil Torun, e Umit Ceren Bayazitoglu,. Istanbul: Ozyegin University Pubblications, pp. 3495-355.

Servières M., PIGA B. E. A., Siret D., Minviel N., 2016, Emotional Cities: Imaginary Future of Ambiances Explored in the Mobiance Workshop. In: Nicolas Rémy & Nicolas Tixier, Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο. International Ambiances Network & University of Thessalie, pp. 535-540.


2015

MORELLO E., Gori V., 2015, Rendere visibile l’invisibile: simulare per progettare, comunicare e valutare le trasformazioni urbane, in Caggiano P., Gorgeri F. (eds.) Comunicare la trasformazione, Edifir Edizioni Firenze, Firenze, pp. 77-85.

MORELLO E., Bignardi M., RUDINI M.A., 2015, The proposal for a spatial planning support system to estimate the urban energy demand and potential renewable energy scenarios, Proceeding of CISBAT 2015 conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 9-11 September 2015, pp 603-608.

Guidetti R., MORELLO E., 2015, “Da Città studi campus sostenibile a Città studi sostenibile: le università per il rinnovamento della città”, in Scienze del Territorio: Rivista di Studi Territorialisti, 3, Ricostruire la città, pp. 131-139. © 2015 Firenze University Press ISSN 2284-242X, DOI:10.13128/Scienze_Territorio-16259.

MORELLO E., PIGA B. E. A. (Eds), 2015, Experiential Simulation in Architecture and Urban Design, International Journal of Sensory Environment, Special Issue: Architecture and Urban Space.

PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., 2015. Environmental design studies on perception and simulation: an urban design approach, in International Journal of Sensory Environment, Architecture and Urban Space: Special Issue on Experiential Simulation in Architecture and Urban Design, pp 2-21.

MORELLO E., PIGA B. E. A. , 2015. The image of productive landscapes: A method for the perceptual analysis of industrial heritage. In: Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta, Envisioning Architecture: Image, Perception and Communication of Heritage, 12th International Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association Conference, Lodz (Poland), 23-26 September 2015, pp 92-100.

PIGA B. E. A., MORELLO E., Shokry G., Salerno R. , 2015. A toolkit for collaborative design: envisioning and sharing the identity of place through traditional and emergent techniques of simulation. In: Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta, Envisioning Architecture: Image, Perception and Communication of Heritage, 12th International Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association Conference, Lodz (Poland), 23-26 September 2015, pp. 418-426.

PIGA B. E. A., 2015. Re-Presenting Experience: Perceptual Simulation for Urban Design. In: Cocchiarella, L. (ed.), The Visual Language of Technique, Volume 1 – History and Epistemology. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp XX-XX.

MORELLO E., 2015. Mapping Environmental Quality: Making the Invisible Visible. In: Cocchiarella, L., The Visual Language of Technique, Volume 1 – History and Epistemology. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 163-164.


2014

PIGA B. E. A. , MORELLO E., Signorelli V., 2014, The combined use of urban models to support a collaborative approach to design towards the sustainable university campus: participation, design, transformation. In: Uddin S.M., Welty C. (eds.), Design & Graphic Palimpsest: Dialogue, Discourse, DiscussionProceedings of the Design Communication Conference 2014. Atlanta, Georgia –USA, 53-58. ISBN 978-1-4951-2763-2

CARNEIRO C., GORI  V., DESTHIEUX G., BALOCCO C., GOLAY F., MORELLO E., 2014, Urban morphology and energy consumption: simplified tools for the estimation of energy needs and solar income at the urban and district level, in PINTO N. (ed.), Virtual Cities and Territories, IGI, Lisbon.

MORELLO E., STROPPI E., VISAGGIO G., PAREGLIO S., 2014, “Per una tassonomia delle azioni di mitigazione e adattamento alla scala urbana”, in Musco F., Zanchini F., Il clima cambia le città, Franco Angeli, Milano.


2013

MORELLO E., PIGA B. E. A. (editors), 2013, Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma

MORELLO E., PIGA B.E.A., SIGNORELLI V., CIBIEN L., 2013, “Envisioning the sustainable campus: the urban model as the hub that supports the transformation” in Morello E., Piga B. E. A. (eds.), Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. V-XI

PIGA B.E.A., MORELLO E., 2013, “Perceptual simulation for urban design: its use for developing and sharing urban design guidelines” in Morello E., Piga B. E. A. (eds.), Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 259-266

PIGA B.E.A., CIBIEN L., Legnani A., Mungo S., Zappa D., SIGNORELLI V., MORELLO E., 2013, “A sense-archive of urban space” in Morello E., Piga B. E. A. (eds.), Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 251-258

Puerari E., MORELLO E., 2013, “Achieving sustainability through a cyclical process of evaluation and adjustment: a support system for urban design” in Morello E., Piga B. E. A. (eds.), Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 85-92

MORELLO E., 2013, “Dalla dismissione alla riqualificazione energetica degli spazi della produzione”, in Lanzani A., Alì A., Gambino D., Longo A., Moro A., Novak C., Zanfi F. (editors), Quando l’autostrada non basta. Infrastrutture, paesaggio e urbanistica nel territorio pedemontano lombardo, Quodlibet Studio, Città e Paesaggio, Macerata, pp. 236-247

SIGNORELLI V., “Soundwalking in virtual ambiances. Applying Game Engine Technologies in soundscape studies”, in Morello E., Piga B. E. A. (eds.), Envisioning Architecture: Design, Evaluation, Communication – Proceedings of the 11th conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 281-288


2012

MORELLO E., S. Pareglio, S. Ronchi, S. Rispoli , 2012. The spatial dimension of energies: urban patterns and energy strategies. In: Aesop2012 E-Book of Abstracts, 26th Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning. Ankara, 11 – 15 07 2012, Ankara: ARBER Professional Congress Services, p. -2, ISBN/ISSN: 9789754293067

MORELLO E., C. Ratti, 2012. From evaluation to design of the urban form through the assessment of environmental indicators. In: Tigran Haas. Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond: Rethinking Cities for the Future. p. 117-119, New York: Rizzoli International, ISBN/ISSN: 9780847838363

PIGA B.E.A., SIGNORELLI V., MORELLO E., 2012. Anticipating Urban Design Projects Impacts Starting from the Pedestrians’ Experience. In: Aesop2012 E-Book of Abstracts, 26th Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning. Ankara, 11-15 07 2012, Ankara: ARBER Professional Congress Services, p. -1, ISBN/ISSN: 9789754293067


2011

Carneiro, F. Golay, F. Joost, G. Desthieux, A. Vieira de Mello, MORELLO E., C. Balocco, V. Gori. (2011). 3-D visualization of urban environmental quality indicators using the CityGML standard. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Virtual Cities and Territories. Lisbon, 11/10/2011 -13/10/2011, Lisbon: University of Coimbra, Nova University of Lisbon, p. 19-28, ISBN/ISSN: 9789729652462

CIBIEN L., SECCHI F., PIGA B.E.A. (2011). The “Tavolo Luminoso” How To Built A New Tool Suitable For Supporting Representation, Communication And Participation. In: Envisioning Architecture – Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association. Delft, 14/09/2011 – 17/09/2011, Delft: Delft Digital Press, p. 253-258, ISBN/ISSN: 9789052694009

Desthieux, C. Carneiro, MORELLO E., R. Camponovo, P. Gallinelli, F. Golay (2011). GIS tool to estimate the solar radiation on buildings roofs in the Canton of Geneva. In: Proceedings of the World Engineers Convention 2011 (WEC2011). Ginevra, 4/09/2011 – 9/09/2011, p. 1-9

Fior, L. Imbres, SIGNORELLI V. (2010). Un nuovo respiro per la città diffusa: la porosità come risorsa progettuale. TERRITORIO, vol. 53; p. 122-123, ISSN: 1825-8689

Gori, C. Balocco, C. Carneiro, G. Desthieux, MORELLO E. (2011). The evaluation of solar energy potential and energy needs for heating and lighting using LIDAR data: Applications on two real built-up areas. In: PLEA 2011: Architecture & Sustainable Development. Louvain-la-Neuve, 12/07/2011 – 15/07/2011, Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaire de Louvain, p. 789-794, ISBN/ISSN: 9782874632761

MORELLO E. (2011). Urban morphology and environmental quality: tools for evaluation and design. KIEN TRUC, vol. 193; p. 98-103, ISSN: 0866-8617

Offenhuber, D. Lee, M. Wolf, L. Girod, A. Boustani, J. Dunham, K. Kloeckl, MORELLO E., R. Britter, A. Biderman, C. Ratti (2011). Urban Digestive Systems. In: Mark Shepard. Sentient City: ubiquitous computing, architecture, and the future of urban space. p. 90-109, Cambridge MA: MIT Press, ISBN/ISSN: 9780262515863

PIGA B.E.A. (2011). The Urban Simulation and Projects Evaluation Laboratory at the Politecnico di Milano: an educational and research facility. In: -. Cottbus, Germany, 24/09/2009 – 26/09/2009w.e.b., 2011, p. 114-119, ISBN/ISSN: 3942411318

 PIGA B.E.A. (2011). Simulazione e percezione dell’ambiente urbano. In: Rossella Salerno. Teorie e tecniche della rappresentazione contemporanea. p. 183-194, Maggioli, ISBN/ISSN: 8838760039

 PIGA B.E.A., SIGNORELLI V., MORELLO E. (2011). The experience of an academic simulation laboratory: The use of visual simulations for education and research . In: Respecting Fragile Places: Proceedings of the 29th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe . Ljubljana, 21/9/2011 – 24/9/2011, Ljubljana: ecaade and UNI Ljubljana, p. 734-741, ISBN/ISSN: 9789491207013

PIGA B.E.A., TANGREDI C., SIGNORELLI V. (2011). Investigating the traveler experience: the use of eye-tracking for urban design purposes. In: Envisioning Architecture – Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association. Delft, 14/09/2011 – 17/09/2011, Delft: Delft Digital Press, p. 161-168, ISBN/ISSN: 9789052694009

Radaelli, G. Salerno, V. Villani, PIGA B.E.A., MORELLO E. (2011). Designing child-friendly urban environments: a proposal for a method of investigation based on visual simulation. In: Envisioning Architecture: Proceeding of the 10th Conference of the European Architectural Envisioning Association. Delft, 14/9/2011 – 17/9/2011, Delft: Delft Digital Press, p. 181-188, ISBN/ISSN: 9789052694009

Salerno, SIGNORELLI V. (2011). Simulazione – Modellazione | nuove dimensioni del progetto. In: Realtà, simulazione, progetto: Il ruolo del Modello. Milano, 16-17 giugno 2011, Milano: -, p. 179-186, ISBN/ISSN: 8838760632

SIGNORELLI V. (2011). Game engines in urban planning. Visual and sound representations in public space. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Virtual Cities and Territories. Lisbon, 11/10/2011 – 13/10/2011University of Coimbra, Nova University of Lisbon, p. 533-536, ISBN/ISSN: 9789729652462

Zanfi, A. Ali, A. Bortolotti, D. Gambino, A. Lanzani, A. Longo, MORELLO E., A. Moro, C. Novak, L. Valtorta (2011). Gli ultimi spazi aperti della città diffusa. Prospettive di tutela e strategie infrastrutturali per i territori non urbanizzati della regione pedemontana lombarda. In: Acqua e città. Pianificazione, protezione e gestione, Atti del IV convegno Nazionale di Idraulica Urbana, Venezia, 21-24 giugno 2011. Venezia, 21/06/2011 – 24/06/2011, Milano: Centro Studi Idraulica Urbana, p. 1-15, ISBN/ISSN: 9788890322358


2010

Carneiro C., MORELLO E., T. Voegtle, F. Golay. (2010). Digital urban morphometrics: Automatic extraction and assessment of morphological properties of buildings. TRANSACTIONS IN GIS, vol. 14; p. 497-531, ISSN: 1361-1682, doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2010.01218.x

Carneiro C., MORELLO E., G. Desthieux, F. Golay (2010). Urban Environment Quality Indicators: Application to Solar Radiation and Morphological Analysis on Built Area. In: Proceeding of the 3rd WSEAS Int. Conf. on VISUALIZATION, IMAGING and SIMULATION (VIS ’10). Faro Portugal, 3/11/2010 – 5/11/2010WSEAS, p. 141-148, ISBN/ISSN: 9789604742462

MORELLO E., C. Carneiro, G. Desthieux (2010). The use of digital 3-D information to assess urban environmental quality indicators. In: Future Cities: Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. Zurigo, 15/9/2010 -18/9/2010, Zurich: Verlag der Fachvereine Hochschulverlag AG an der E, p. 388-395, ISBN/ISSN: 9783728132796


2009

Angelotti, MORELLO E. (2009). 2. Il calcolo del fabbisogno energetico invernale; 2.1 Le norme tecniche per il calcolo del fabbisogno energetico invernale. In: A. Campioli, M. Lavagna. Raccomandazioni per la progettazione di edifici energeticamente efficienti. p. 13-16, Laterservice, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8138-125-8

Angelotti, MORELLO E. (2009). 2.2 Procedura semplificata per il calcolo del fabbisogno energetico per il riscaldamento invernale. In: A. Campioli, M. Lavagna. Raccomandazioni per la progettazione di edifici energeticamente efficienti. p. 17-26, Laterservice, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8138-125-8

Angelotti, C. Monticelli, MORELLO E. (2009). 2.3 Procedure per il calcolo termico in regime stazionario e in regime dinamico sinusoidale. In: A. Campioli, M. Lavagna. Raccomandazioni per la progettazione di edifici energeticamente efficienti. p. 27-32, Laterservice, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8138-125-8

Angelotti, MORELLO E. (2009). Il ruolo della massa: analisi e valutazione delle caratteristiche dinamiche di chiusure verticali opache. In: A. Campioli, M. Lavagna. Raccomandazioni per la progettazione di edifici energeticamente efficienti. p. 35-42, Laterservice, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8138-125-8

 MORELLO E., A. Biderman, F.M. Rojas, C. Ratti (2009). Monographic Insert: SENSEable City – MIT Laboratory. In: Paolo Fusero. E-City: Digital networks and cities of the future. p. 128-157, Barcelona: Actar D List, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-95623-06-1

MORELLO E. (2009). Progettazione ambientale della forma urbana. In: Marisa Bertoldini, Andrea Campioli. Cultura tecnologica e ambiente. p. 111-131, Milano: UTET Città Studi Edizioni, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-251-7342-0

Carneiro, MORELLO E., G. Desthieux (2009). Assessment of solar irradiance on the urban fabric for the production of renewable energy using LIDAR data and image processing techniques. In: Advances in GIScience. Berlin: Springer, p. 83-120, ISBN/ISSN: 9783642003172, doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-00318-9

Desthieux, C. Carneiro, MORELLO E., P. Gallinelli, R. Camponovo (2009). GIS-based assessment of solar irradiance on the urban fabric and potential for active solar technology. In: Proceedings of the International Conference CISBAT 2009. Lausanne, 2/9/2009 – 3/9/2009, Lausanne: EPFL, p. 525-530

 MORELLO E. (2009). Le soluzioni di involucro per la realizzazione di edifici energeticamente efficienti. In: Andrea Campioli, Monica Lavagna. Raccomandazioni per la progettazione di edifici energeticamente sostenibili. p. 62-65, Roma: Laterservice, ISBN/ISSN: 978-88-8138-125-8

MORELLO E., V. Gori, C. Balocco, C. Ratti (2009). Sustainable urban block design through passive architecture: A tool that uses urban geometry optimization to compute energy savings. In: Architecture Energy and the Occupant’s Perspective. Quebec City, 22/6/2009 – 24/6/2009, p. 146-151, ISBN/ISSN: 978-2-7637-8939-2

 MORELLO E., C. Ratti (2009). A Digital Image of the City: 3-D isovists in Lynch’s Urban Analysis. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN, vol. 36; p. 837-853, ISSN: 0265-8135, doi: 10.1068/b34144t

MORELLO E., C. Ratti. (2009). SunScapes: ‘solar envelopes’ and the analysis of urban DEMs. COMPUTERS, ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, vol. 33; p. 26-34, ISSN: 0198-9715

Ratti, A. Biderman, MORELLO E., F.M. ROJAS (2009). WikiCities. DIID. DISEGNO INDUSTRIALE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, vol. 39; p. 80-85, ISSN: 1594-8528


2008

Angelotti, MORELLO E. (2008). Inerzia Termica: C’è muro e muro – Speciale Energia”, in Costruire, n. 305, Abitare Segesta, Milano, pp. 96-106. COSTRUIRE, vol. 305; p. 96-106, ISSN: 1121-6336

ARCIDIACONO A., PIGA B.E.A. (2008), “Visual Simulation And Large Projects Evaluation: initial experience of the Urban Simulation Laboratory at the Politecnico di Milano in a case study of the Garibaldi Repubblica area”, In S. Davoudi & C. Winkle (Eds.), International conference: Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City, ACSP – AESOP 4th Joint Congress. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 6-11/07/2008, pp. 1-15

Carneiro, MORELLO E., C. Ratti, F. Golay (2008). Solar radiation over the urban texture: LIDAR data and image processing techniques for environmental analysis at city scale. In: J. Lee, S. Zlatanova. 3D Geo-information Sciences. p. 319-340, Berlin: Springer, ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-540-87394-5, doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-87395-2

Mangiarotti, I. Paoletti, MORELLO E. (2008). A model for programming design interventions aimed at reducing thermal discomfort in urban open spaces. JOURNAL OF GREEN BUILDING, vol. 3; p. 119-129, ISSN: 1552-6100

PIGA B.E.A. (2008). Attualità dei laboratori di simulazione urbana. La lezione dell’Environmental Simulation Laboratory di Berkeley a Times Square, New York. TERRITORIO, vol. 45; p. 63-68, ISSN: 1825-8689

ARCIDIACONO A., PIGA B.E.A. (2008). Il caso di Garibaldi-Repubblica: simulazioni spaziali e valutazione dell’impatto cumulato dei progetti urbani. TERRITORIO, vol. 43; p. 40-53, ISSN: 1825-8689


2007

ARCIDIACONO A., PIGA B.E.A. (2007). Il caso di Garibaldi Repubblica: simulazioni spaziali e valutazione dell’impatto cumulato dei progetti urbani. TERRITORIO, vol. 43; p.40-52, ISSN: 1825-8689

 MORELLO E., C. Ratti (2007). Raster Cities: image processing techniques for environmental urban analysis. In: Kevin Thwaites, Sergio Porta, Ombretta Romice, Mark Greaves. Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design: approaches to time, people and place responsive urban spaces. p. 119-122, London, New York: Routledge, ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-415-38480-3

MORELLO E., C. Ratti (2007). Raster Cities: image processing techniques for environmental urban analysis. In: Kevin Thwaites, Sergio Porta, Ombretta Romice, Mark Greaves. Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design: approaches to time, people and place responsive urban spaces. p. 119-124, London, New York: Routledge, ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-415-38480-3

MORELLO E., D. Villa, P. Carli, E. Pensa (2007). La candidatura di Milano per Expo 2015: linee di progetto per riparare l’ambiente delle aree di frangia milanesi. TERRITORIO, vol. 43; p. 53-61, ISSN: 1825-8689