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TECHNE, Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, the scientific journal of SITdA, the Italian Society of Architectural Technology, meets the Society's aims by working, at the national and international level, to promote knowledge and the methods and techniques of Architectural Technology, so as to protect and enhance the man-made environment, and to promote innovative applications and interdisciplinary comparison. The journal publishes articles on innovative research and applications, as well as essays and reports.
 
 
Editor-in-Chief:
Elena Mussinelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 
ISSN online: 2239-0243
ISSN print: 2240-7391
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS | TECHNE | 33
Integrated Design. Multi-scale Process and Systemic Design

Timing:
Abstract submission: 29th May 2026 | Abstract acceptance: 6th July 2026
Article submission: 14th September 2026 | Reviewed article result: 30th October 2026 | Reviewed article submission: 30th November 2026
PUBLICATION DATE TECHNE 33: 14th May 2027
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Announcements

Current IssueNo 31 (2026): Risks and built environment: From knowledge to project

Published July 29, 2026

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the issue

Design, technology and the environment in multi-risk scenarios
Mario Losasso
7-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20465

Editorial

Towards a culture of precaution
Elena Mussinelli
10-14
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20466

Dossier

Risk analysis and management in the built environment: knowledge, strategies, and design
Valeria D'Ambrosio, Katia Perini
15-21
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20467
Hazard and risk models in civil protection activities: use and perspectives in Italy
Daniela Di Bucci
22-28
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20471
Climate Change Risk
Filippo Giorgi
29-34
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20470
Climate adaptation and design: from science to action through advanced research and widely shared skills
Paola Mercogliano
35-39
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20469
Risks and urban overheating: From Evidence to Intervention
Konstantina Vasilakopoulou, Qinghua Lv, Matthaios Santamouris
40-49
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20468

Reportage

Reflections on the effects of climate change on cities and territories
Federica Visconti
50-59
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20472

Essays and Viewpoint

Climate change, uncertainty and risk assessment for adaptation strategies in architectural design
Giancarlo Paganin, Cinzia Talamo, Nazly Atta
60-73
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18696
Space, risk, shelter: Designing within the complexity of climate change
Ina Macaione, Enrica Gaia Consiglio
74-84
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18636
Design-based adaptation scenarios to climate risks in 20th-century reclaimed landscapes
Alessandro Raffa
85-95
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18376
“Green Nexus Hub”: towards a design paradigm for ecosystem-based urban risk management
Martina Corti, Diletta Struzziero, Stefano Follesa
96-103
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18629
Risks and opportunities in rural heritage: the case of Yuanjia village’s built environment
Barbara Galli, Emilio Faroldi, Yupeng Wang
104-114
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17863

Research and Experimentation

Digital knowledge-based tools for a proactive approach to climate-risk management in urban design
Martina Di Palma, Marina Rigillo
115-128
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18695
Local climate zones for knowledge and climate-risk-oriented design of urban settlements
Antonio Sferratore, Vittorio Miraglia
129-142
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18603
Disasters and Vulnerability: a multidimensional dynamic approach
Maddalena Coccagna, Elisabetta Schiavone, Stefano Zanut
143-150
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18574
A new tool for mapping climate change in architecture: method and perspectives
Giacomo Chiesa
151-159
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18609
Towards a methodology for assessing urban systemic vulnerability
Cristina Visconti, Martina Bosone
160-171
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18631
Distributed flood adaptation actions across scales: a participatory decision-making framework
Francesca Vanelli, Paul Minifie, Monica Lavagna
172-181
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18569
An integrated multi-scalar framework for assessing climate change risks to cultural heritage
Alessandra Battisti, Angelo Figliola, Adriano Ruggiero, Alberto Calenzo
182-194
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18618
Innovative tools for urban resilience and public health in inner areas
Paola Gallo, Alessandra Donato, Elisa Caruso, Valeria Lingua
195-206
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18616
Risk resilience in historic urban environments: a user-centred approach
Enrico Quagliarini, Mariella De Fino, Elena Cantatore, Fabio Fatiguso, Gabriele Bernardini
207-219
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18619
Provisional public spaces: proximity, inclusiveness, and adaptability for post-earthquake sociality
Ludovica Gregori
220-230
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18626
Assessing urban heat island risk during heatwaves with satellite data and fuzzy clustering techniques
Rosa Cafaro, Barbara Cardone, Ferdinando Di Martino
231-244
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18693
Climate Shelters: an urban network for climate resilience and neighbourhood services
Giovanni Nocerino, Maria Teresa Girardi, Mattia Federico Leone
245-255
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18627
Design support tools for climate and risk-oriented agrivoltaic systems
Federica Marandino
256-267
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18628
Architecture, risk, and co-design. Community-based approaches for risk mitigation in Lomellina
Francesco Airoldi, Francesca Vigotti, Emilia Corradi, Cassandra Cozza, Camillo Frattari, Stefano Sartorio
268-278
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18634
Lassa fever: A review of three treatment centres in Nigeria
Francesca De Filippi, Francesca Pagano, Michele Di Marco, Luca Fontana, Anna Silenzi
279-292
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18620
Integrated risk maps and technical architectures for fragile contexts. The Daunia villages
Nicoletta Faccitondo
293-302
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18633
Reconstruction: The principle of ‘Intolerable Exposure’ in the Ischia Reconstruction Plan
Alessandro Sgobbo
303-310
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18614

Dialogue

From the integration of knowledge to territorial impacts: towards an innovative “risk culture”
Mario Losasso, Andrea Prota
311-313
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20474

Reviews

Critical readings on climate, crisis, and society for technological and environmental design
Roberto Bologna, Maria Vittoria Arnetoli
314-323
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-20473
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