History of the Center

The C.I.R.AM. was activated starting from 01/09/1992 on the initiative of Departments belonging to six former Faculties of the University of Naples Federico II (Agriculture, Architecture, Economics, Engineering, Humanities and Philosophy, Natural Sciences). The Center was born as a consequence of the activity carried out by the Environmental Commission of the University of Naples, coordinated first by Prof. Ghiara and then by Prof. Lirer, who after about two years concluded the work in June 1991 with a conference "Natural risks and anthropic impact in the metropolitan area of ​​Naples", the proceedings of which were later edited by C.I.R.AM. and published in the Acta Neapolitana series. To continue this initial scientific collaboration, the Centre has always had as its primary objective that of promoting, coordinating and carrying out, with a strictly interdisciplinary perspective, scientific research and training activities focused on the different components of the environment, with reference not only to predominantly technical aspects, but also to those of a socio-economic nature.

With the issuing of the new University statute and with the expansion of the skills connected to the solution of the most diverse environmental problems, the Centre immediately adapted to the new needs and now includes ten departments. In close coordination with the promoting and adhering Departments, the main objectives of the Centre are the following:

• to promote the aggregation of cultural spheres of different origins, aimed at the development and promotion of research and innovation in the sector of conservation, protection and redevelopment of the environment; 
• promote multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research (by way of example, certainly not exhaustive, on the issues of safety and prediction/prevention of environmental disasters, protection of ecosystems, integrated and sustainable management of water resources, conservation of architectural and territorial resources, development of policies aimed at optimizing the location of production activities and services), which allow the Center to represent a reference at various levels and a valuable resource for the territory and its institutions, as it has been in the past; 
• promote cooperation and cultural exchanges with national and international, public and private institutions; 
• design, organize and implement training, updating and professional qualification activities, which are also necessarily interdisciplinary; 
• develop service activities in support of the various Interested Parties that operate in the territory, providing technical-scientific assistance to public bodies, companies, consortia, businesses; scientific support to institutions of developing countries.