TRIA (ISSN 2281-4574) is an international journal (founded in 2008), indexed in Web of Science and qualified in “classe A” according to ANVUR. It focuses on the issues of urban planning and design sited in the context of natural and social sciences concerning the settlement process. Scheduled every six months, it exclusively welcomes in the scientific committee emerging personalities from Italian and international universities and research centers (Brescia, Chieti-Pescara, CNR IRISS, CNRS ESPACE, Ferrara, Matera, Naples, Palermo, Parma, Potenza, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Salerno , Turin, Trento, Trieste, Udine, Argentina, France, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Russia, Spain, USA). The journal applies the double blind peer review, in which referees and authors remain anonymous throughout the process.