The research work of the Centre covers a variety of sectors with particular reference to the problems of the environment, technology and development, and is characterised by its constant effort to elaborate global strategies of cooperation and really effective working methodologies.
Covering such diverse subjects as the use of audio-visual techniques in teaching, comparative studies of legislation in Europe, the humanisation of the automobile and the company image, the Pio Manzù Centre places itself at the heart of a rigorously scientific publishing activity serving modern society. The aim is to identify those models which could improve the human structures and lead to a more sustainable society.
The fields of study and disciplines which are treated specifically or in relation to the environmental sciences are:
. International cooperation
. Euro-Arab issues
. Development problems
. Architecture
. Cybernetics and information technology
. Design
. Interdisciplinary teaching methods
. Ecology
. Aesthetics
. Ergonomics
. Infrastructure and communications
. Linguistics
. Methodology of design
. Territorial planning
. Psychology
. Protection of the environment
. Sociology
. Noise levels in the environment
. History of the cinema
. Television
. Leisure time
. Urbanistics
The research projects carried out on behalf of various Ministries, Institutes and industries include:
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pan-African system of integrated communications and transport for the Maghreb
Italian Ministry of Public Works
The analysis and comparison of European construction systems in the residential building sector
Parking in Urban Areas
Italian Ministry of Education
Restructuring the Fine Arts Academies
Audiovisual teaching techniques in the Upper Secondary Schools
A multi-media equipped teaching unit
Italian Ministry for Special Intervention in Southern Italy
Promotion of Tourism in Southern Italy
Italian Ministry of Scientific Research and Technology
Territorial Planning for the safeguard of the environment
Italian Ministry of Transport
Network of Commercial and Tourist Transport systems in Europe
Comparative Study of Highway Code Legislation in the EEC
Humanisation of Buses for Urban and Suburban travel
Hidden disturbances in the car
Analysis of the structure and products of the tyre industry
Italian Ministry of Agriculture
Positive or negative environmental impact assessment of large water collection and redistribution systems
Analysis of the accounts in the Italian agricultural and food industry
Statistical Indices of International Economics and Agricultural Planning
Identification, prevention and monitoring of pollution caused by agro-chemicals; strategies for safeguarding the environment in the short and long-term.
The Mediterranean agricultural scene: a policy of integration for the two shores
Italian Ministry of the Budget
Better driving – Energy saving
The role of primary goods in Italian/Latin American relations: analysis of the dependence of the Italian economic system and of the prospect for industrial and economic cooperation
Industrial change, innovation, employment Forecasts of a new geo-industrial order: the USA-Japan axis
Globalisation of the firm
Developing new statutes for industry
North East Passage: the difficult transition of Eastern Europe
Italian Ministry of State Participation
State intervention in the economy in a situation of globalisation and new regional zones
CNR – Italian National Research Council
Strategies for technology-transfer to Arab countries
Aspects of advanced technology transfer to the United Arab Emirates: Agriculture and Fishery.
Research Proposal for: A two-wheeled electronically controlled car
ENEL
Renewable sources of electricity in Southern Italy
FIAT
Operation Safety in Italy: the humanisation of the car
Basic-Concept-Car-Fiat: Basic criteria for the basic car
Basic-Concept-Car-Fiat: Experimental model
Montedison
Industrial restructuring and prospects for energy consumption in the chemical industry
Structural problems in Italian industry in relation to the aims of territorial development from the reconstruction period to the present day
Ferruzzi Group
Agriculture, Energy, Services: new convergences
Foundation Agnelli
Strategy for audio-visual information on environment: Two examples
Turin and Urbino
Institute for Professional Training-Isfol
Orientation in the High Schools
The Centre has proposed a study on quality control in Italian industry with a view to increase competitiveness. This proposal includes the establishment of a Centre for “Design-Diagnosis”.
In the field of town planning, research has been carried out on:
Low-cost housing – to live/to industrialize
Environmental planning and reconstruction of the historic city centre
“The Company Image” is an original research in the field of communication.
The Centre’s experts are al so active within a variety of industrial concerns enhancing the innovation of products in terms of industrial design, of ergonomics, of marketing and of their “image”.
The Centre has designed an integrated telecommunications system for use in civil defence.
The Centre also collaborated with UNESCO for the realisation of research and training courses.
