**Patrizia Lombardi**

Professor Patrizia Lombardi, full professor of Projects Appraisal and Planning Evaluation at Politecnico di Torino, she is currently vice-rector for Sustainable Campus Development and Community Inclusion, after having been deputy rector and Urban and Regional (DIST) Department director. Since 2015, she has been coordinating the University Green Team, dedicated to the implementation of Agenda2030, in the context of the university's third mission. She is also president of the Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS), of which she has been a promoter since 2013 and advisor of a number of Industries, NGOs, European Think Thanks, Joint Research Center of the European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility. At international level, she is an established figure in the field of sustainable development evaluation for over 25 years and has coordinated or served as core partner several pan-European projects. Her research concerns issues of sustainable development assessment of the built environment with reference to decision support tools, including interactive Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support Systems. She is the author of more than 240 publications (h-index 32 Google Scholar with more than 4700 citations) and member of the Editorial boards of various international scientific journals. She has received several scientific and career awards.
