**About the Special Issue Editors**

**Lucia Della Spina**, Ph.D., Aggregate Professor at the University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) since 2002 (SSD ICAR/22). She graduated in Architecture (University of Reggio Calabria, 1989) and obtained her Ph.D. in Assessment Methods in Urban Planning and Architectural Design (University of Reggio Calabria, 1994). In 1995, she received a scholarship from the Institute for Housing and Social Infrastructure (IRIS), Bari (Italy). From 1999 to 2003, she was a postdoctoral researcher with the research program on "Evaluation Processes in Complex Urban Programs" with the Department of Architecture of Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria. She conducts management tasks for the University of Reggio Calabria (Member of the Board of Directors of the spin-off URBAN LAB S.r.l. as of 2020; delegate for the orientation activities as of 2019; member of the Administrative Board from 2016 to 2018). Since 2019, she has been a member of the committee of: the Ph.D. program in Architettura; Urban Regeneration and Economic Development from 2013 to 2018; and Conservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage from 2008 to 2012. Since 2011, she has been scientific co-director of LaborEst—Economic Evaluations and Real Estate Appraisals Lab (http://www.laborest.unirc.it/) and co-Editor-in-Chief of LaborEst, an open access scientific journal by Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) http://pkp.unirc.it/ojs/index.php/LaborEst. She has been on the scientific organizing committee of the International Symposium "New Metropolitan Perspectives" since 2014, biennial symposium (4th edition) http://www.nmp.unirc.it/. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Scientific Committee for the II level University Master in Strategic Assessment and Planning of the City and Territory at University of Reggio Calabria. In 2013, she was Visiting Professor at the School of Public Affairs San Diego University (U.S.); in 2016, at the Universidade Tras-os-Montes ´ Alto Douro (UTAD) (Portugal); and in 2017 at the University of Salford, Manchester (U.K.). Since 2020, she has been an Editorial Scientific Committee Member for Valori e Valutazioni (Section Board for Cultural Heritage and Intangibles Valuation) a peer-reviewed and open access journal of the Italian Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Decision Society (SIEV). Since 2019, she has been an Editorial Board Member for Sustainability (Section Board for Economic, Business and Management Aspects of Sustainability) and Land, an open access journal by MDPI. Since 2007, she has been an ordinary member of the Italian Society of Valuation and Assessment (SIEV). Since 1990, she has conducted scientific research activities with the Architecture Department of the University of Reggio Calabria, mainly in the following areas: economic evaluation of the feasibility and sustainability of public and private programs and projects, economic evaluation of environmental and cultural heritage, complex decision-making processes and integrated evaluations, governance of local development processes, and plans and models for managing cultural and environmental assets. She is responsible for research projects for public and private bodies and is the author of numerous publications registered in the SCOPUS and WoS databases*\**.

\*SCOPUS Author ID: 55988148100 \*WOS ResearcherID: K-6682-2015 \*ORCID: 0000-0001-8754-3523 \*GOOGLE scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations? hl=it&user=FxndRHUAAAAJ&view\_op=list\_works&sortby=pubdate **Francesco Calabr `o**, Ph.D., Researcher and Aggregate Professor at the University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) since 2007 (SSD ICAR/22). He teaches Real Estate Appraisal and Economic Assessment of Plans and Projects (ICAR SSD 22) in the degree courses in Architecture and Engineering at the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria. He graduated in Architecture in 1995 and, in 2003, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Conservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage (estimate curriculum) – XIII cycle. Since 1996, he has conducted scientific research as an Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow with the Department of Urban and Architectural Heritage through a structured process, but consistent with the contents of the specification ICAR/22. He is the head of 2nd level University Post Graduate Programme in Strategic Valuation and Planning of City and Territory. Since 2011, he has been a scientific co-director of LaborEst—Economic Evaluations and Real Estate Appraisals Lab (http://www.laborest.unirc.it/) and co-Editor-in-Chief of LaborEst, an open access scientific journal by Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) (http://pkp.unirc.it/ojs/index.php/LaborEst)/ He has been a Scientific Coordinator, along with other colleagues, of the International Symposium "New Metropolitan Perspectives" since 2014, biennial symposium (4 edition) http://www.nmp.unirc.it/. In 2013, he was a Visiting Scholar at the School of Public Affairs San Diego University (U.S.); in 2016, at Universidade Tras-os-Montes ´ Alto Douro (UTAD) (Portugal); and in 2017, at the University of Salford, Manchester (U.K.). Since 2019, he has been a member of the committee of Ph.D. program in Architettura. His research activities of local and national interest, in partnership with both public and private entities, are mainly aimed at economic evaluation of the feasibility and sustainability of complex programs of urban transformation and for the enhancement of historic centers, public and private investments in real estate and infrastructure, and plans and models for managing cultural and environmental assets. This research also includes estimating the real estate market, building production, and the quality in the building process. He is an ordinary member of the SIEV-Italian Society of Valuation and Assessment, a Member of the Board of ICOMOS Italia, and a Member of ICOMOS Italia Scientific Committees on Conservation Economics and Intangible Heritage. He is the President of the Urban Lab university spin-off. He has joined national and international scientific conferences and has several publications registered in SCOPUS, WoS, and Google Scholar
