LARTU - Laboratory of Territorial and Urban Research
This laboratory supports research on urban and territorial analysis, planning and evaluation of environmental impact and on the use of GIS. Furthermore, it plays an active role in Department’s contracts and conventions. It has cartographic material and statistic documentation both on paper and magnetic support along with data processing instruments, including some instruments to process cartographic data.
LARTU supports graduation and doctorate thesis; students final work of the II level master’s degree in Techniques for Environmental Projects and Evaluations and of master’s degree in Plans and projects for cities in Developing Countries, .
Students are allowed to borrow and consult IGM cartography, technical cartography of Piedmont Region, Turin City Council and PRGC of Turin, both on paper and magnetic support. Furthermore LARTU provides students with a computer-aided publishing service for the publishing of “Studi e Ricerche” and “Sviluppo Locale” departmental magazines.
Type | Research laboratory |
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Site |
DIST Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning Politecnico ed Università di Torino Viale Mattioli, 39 10125 Torino - Italia |
Phone | + 39 011 0907464 |
Fax | + 39 011 0907451 |
lartu@polito.it | |
Web site | http://www.lartu.polito.it |
Equipment |
Classroom with 10 personal computers and GIS software |
Staff |
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