Providing students with notions about the environmental impacts related to anthropic activities, classifying and describing the impacts, also illustrating the sustainability concept, and describing environmental impact assessment procedures and environmental certification protocols. Describing the Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations 2030 Agenda. Illustrating the concept of environmental footprint (carbon and water footprint) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Describing the Green Economy sectors, with regard to renewable energy sources and sustainable transport, and the related energy, environmental and economic effects. Illustrating, by means of significant case studies, examples of environmental impact assessment and impact mitigation, with special regard to marine and coastal applications.
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Basics of thermodynamics, heat transmission, acoustics and lighting.
Sustainable movement, population and prosperity, climate change, comparison between energy efficiency and renewable energy, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, basic theory of the atmosphere, adiabatic temperature gradient.
Introduction to the concept of sustainability: history of sustainability and sustainable development, the pillars of sustainability and the 2030 Agenda.
Environmental sustainability indicators: general information, PSR and DPISR models, common European indicators, Global Warming Potential and CO2 equivalent. Ecological Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Life Cycle Analysis, Water Footprint.
Environmental impact of energy systems: types of polluting emissions, main smoke treatment techniques and environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies.
Global pollution phenomena: acid rain, ozone and the greenhouse effect.
Environmental impact assessment: legislation, procedures, methodologies, contents and phases.
Air pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution and pollution of the seas.
Green Buildings.
Sustainable energy: energy from the sun, energy from the wind, energy from the sea, energy from the earth and biomass.
Programme
Topics covered in the courseBasics of thermodynamics, heat transmission, acoustics and lighting.
Sustainable movement, population and prosperity, climate change, comparison between energy efficiency and renewable energy, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, basic theory of the atmosphere, adiabatic temperature gradient.
Introduction to the concept of sustainability: history of sustainability and sustainable development, the pillars of sustainability and the 2030 Agenda.
Environmental sustainability indicators: general information, PSR and DPISR models, common European indicators, Global Warming Potential and CO2 equivalent. Ecological Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Life Cycle Analysis, Water Footprint.
Environmental impact of energy systems: types of polluting emissions, main smoke treatment techniques and environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies.
Global pollution phenomena: acid rain, ozone and the greenhouse effect.
Environmental impact assessment: legislation, procedures, methodologies, contents and phases.
Air pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution and pollution of the seas.
Green Buildings.
Sustainable energy: energy from the sun, energy from the wind, energy from the sea, energy from the earth and biomass.
Core Documentation
Educational material provided by the professorType of delivery of the course
Lessons will take place in the classroom, at the Ostia headquarters.Type of evaluation
The final exam will be carried out through a written test characterized by open questions on the topics covered in the course.