In the Volume 25, n.1 (2025), the BDC (Bollettino del Centro Calza Bini Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) published the work of Giuseppe Pace, Luisa Fatigati, and Gabriella Esposito of the CNR-IRISS entitled “Underground built heritage as catalyser of urban regeneration. Case-studies in the Naples metropolitan area”. The paper highlights the role of planning in linking participatory processes and heritage valorisation through integrated approaches that include research, capacity building, community engagement, and mutual
learning. Central to this is the Strategic Transition Practice, a framework developed and tested during Underground4value across several case studies. Applying this framework, the paper explores two UBH sites in the Naples metropolitan city: the Hellenistic Necropolis in
the Vergini district and the Piscina Mirabilis in Bacoli. Both cases offer insight into strategies for promoting sustainable transitions in heritage valorisation while supporting local cultural, educational, and economic initiatives.” The paper is an open access product and can be downloaded at http://www.serena.unina.it/index.php/bdc/article/view/11813