Dr. Marta Carla Bottero is a full professor in Appraisal and Evaluation in the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) at the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy). She graduated in Engineering for the Environment and Territory and has a PhD in Environmental Geo-Engineering, both from the Polytechnic of Turin. She carries out teaching and research activities on sustainability assessments of urban and territorial transformation interventions using different methods and tools. She is the author of numerous Italian and international publications and a member of various scientific societies, such as the Italian Society of Estimate and Evaluation (SIEV) and the EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding.