Research | Urban Planning Techniques

Presentation

The GTpu Lab - Laboratory of Urban Planning Techniques Research Group - directed by prof. Roberto Gerundo, is responsible for promoting and developing teaching, research and third mission activities in the field of Urban and Regional Planning. The laboratory carries out tasks related to relations with public and private entities requesting various services, such as technical-scientific support for third parties, through the stipulation of specific agreements with the Department of Civil Engineering (DiCiv). The laboratory also encourages scientific and training activities, through the organization of courses and seminars related to specialized studies, on topics of particular interest in the disciplines covered.

Equipment

The laboratory has modern and sophisticated equipment: ten graphic workstations, printers, scanners and plotters for large formats, prototyping for three-dimensional modeling, electric bending machines and advanced software packages. This instrumentation allows the implementation of specific research activities, both theoretical and basic, as well as applied and design.

Services

Over the last ten years, the GTpu has oversaw multiple institutional conventions, stipulated by public authorities with the DiCiv, concerning studies and research on specific problems related to the Territorial Government. Among the agreements concluded and still in progress are those stipulated for the technical-scientific support to the formation of the Municipal Urban Plan, the Municipal Building Regulations and/or the Strategic Environmental Assessment,
in favour of the following municipalities in Campania Region (Italy), belonging to the provinces of Avellino (AV), Caserta (CE) and Salerno (SA), as well as the Metropolitan City of Naples (NA):

• Bagnoli Irpino (AV);
• Baiano (AV);
• Lapio (AV);
• Forino (AV);
• Quindici (AV);
• Villanova del Battista (AV);
• Sant'Angelo all'Esca (AV);
• Lioni (AV);
• Roccabascerana (AV);
• Orta of Atella (CE);
• Camerota (SA);
• Giffoni Valle Piana (SA);
• Olevano sul Tusciano (SA);
• Acerno (SA);
• -Castel San Giorgio (SA);
• Castel Volturno (SA);
• Eboli (SA);
• Pellezzano (SA);
• Pagani (SA);
• San Gregorio Magno (SA);
• Giugliano in Campania (NA);
• Palma Campania (NA).

Internships

The laboratory offers multiple internship opportunities related to scientific research and/or third mission activities carried out in support of public authorities. The internship can be carried out at the laboratory or at the technical offices of the aforementioned public entities, after the stipulation of a special internship agreement with the University of Salerno.

In addition, the laboratory cyclically activates postgraduate scholarships, for graduates in the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Construction-Architecture and Urban Planning. These grants make it possible to collaborate in the research and technical support activities for Local Authorities carried out in the laboratory.