Conservation and Sustainable Development of Architectural and Urban Heritage

Dr. Tarek Teba is an Associate Professor in Architectural Heritage in School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth and the Chair for ICOMOS UK Digital Technology National Committee. Tarek is the Course leader of MA Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation and the co-chair of the University of Portsmouth Heritage Research Hub. Tarek's research concerns the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage through creating the balance between contemporary values via community engagement and historic, aesthetic and cultural values.Dr. Elisa Pilia is assistant professor in the field of Restauration at the Department of Civil-Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Cagliari. She is Conservator of Architectural and Environmental Heritage, PhD in Civil Engineering and Architecture (in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh - Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies), and Specialist in Architectural and Landscape Heritage (University of Naples Federico II). Also, she is author of publications on the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the historical-architectural heritage, with particular attention to heritage in the state of ruination, the restoration of archaeological monuments and the reuse of military complexes, both nationally and internationally.Dr. Donatella Rita Fiorino is an Associate Professor of Restoration at the Department of Civil-Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Cagliari. She is an Engineer, Ph.D. in Conservation of Architectural Heritage, and Specialist in the Restoration of Monuments at the Milan Polytechnic, ICOMOS and ICOFORT Expert Member, member of the Italian Society for Architectural Conservation/ Restoration (SIRA), member of the Organizing Committee of the School of Specialization in Architectural Heritage and Landscape and member of the Academic Board of the PhD in Civil Engineering and Architecture (University of Cagliari) and of the PhD of National Interest in Defense against natural hazards and ecological transition of the built Heritage (University of Catania).

• Approaches for the Development of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage.- Heritage Under Pressure: Climate-Responsive Conservation and Post-Crisis Planning.- Heritage in Focus: Frameworks for Analysing and Understanding Urban and Architectural Legacies.- Diagnosis Methods and Strategies.- Heritage Contribution to Local Policies and Sustainable Development.- Integrated Digital Methods and Strategies.