| INTEGRATED COURSE OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(objectives)
The course aims to (i) provide a basic knowledge of the main environmental issues and problems within the historical dynamism linked to the social, cultural and economic context, and (ii) propose interdisciplinary approaches linked to other disciplines and research fields. The course aims also to provide suitable tools to propose correct assessment and environmental management criteria for complex problems with relevant implications for human society and activities. The program focuses on: i) developing expertise and operational skills in a professional context, in which the ability to formulate correct hypotheses is required and, consequently, collect and exploit data to identify and analyze problems, elaborating possible solutions; ii) realizing sustainable planning and management strategies of sites of environmental, economic and socio-cultural interest; iii) designing protocols for the analysis and mitigation of threats and disturbs to ecosystem services. As for the expected learning outcomes, students are prepared to deal with the analysis and solution of environmental problems, through the understanding and implementation of actions allowing to plan a rationale use of natural resources. At the end of the course, students will acquire skills to critically analyze the environmental implications of transversal problems; they will be also able to distinguish between natural and humane-mediated processes, identify the main drivers causing environmental alterations, and indicate the detrimental critical elements. Students will mainly acquire the ability to propose possible solutions in collaboration with experts of different disciplines through the application of interdisciplinary approaches.
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Code
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20410542 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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| Module: ECOLOGY
(objectives)
The course aims to (i) provide a basic knowledge of the main environmental issues and problems within the historical dynamism linked to the social, cultural and economic context, and (ii) propose interdisciplinary approaches linked to other disciplines and research fields. The course aims also to provide suitable tools to propose correct assessment and environmental management criteria for complex problems with relevant implications for human society and activities. The program focuses on: i) developing expertise and operational skills in a professional context, in which the ability to formulate correct hypotheses is required and, consequently, collect and exploit data to identify and analyze problems, elaborating possible solutions; ii) realizing sustainable planning and management strategies of sites of environmental, economic and socio-cultural interest; iii) designing protocols for the analysis and mitigation of threats and disturbs to ecosystem services. As for the expected learning outcomes, students are prepared to deal with the analysis and solution of environmental problems, through the understanding and implementation of actions allowing to plan a rationale use of natural resources. At the end of the course, students will acquire skills to critically analyze the environmental implications of transversal problems; they will be also able to distinguish between natural and humane-mediated processes, identify the main drivers causing environmental alterations, and indicate the detrimental critical elements. Students will mainly acquire the ability to propose possible solutions in collaboration with experts of different disciplines through the application of interdisciplinary approaches.
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/07
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Contact Hours
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40
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Personal Study Hours
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-
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/07
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Contact Hours
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-
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Laboratory Hours
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10
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Personal Study Hours
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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SCALICI MASSIMILIANO
(syllabus)
1) Ecological principles from ecosystems to populations: Origin and developments of ecology as a science. Theoretical subdivisions and sectors of specialization.
2) From Biomes to Ecosystems: Factors affecting the distribution of Biomes. The main terrestrial Biomes. Biomes and climate change. Ecology of ecosystems. Energy in ecosystems. Thermodynamic aspects of energy flows. Trophic structure. Production and productivity. Primary and secondary production. Methods of measurement of primary productivity. Ecological pyramids. The biogeochemical cycles. Main biogeochemical cycles. Changes to biogeochemical cycles related to anthropic activities.
3) From communities to populations: Community ecology. Analysis of the structure of a community. Community analysis methods. Dynamics of communities. Ecological successions. Methods of study of sequences. Diversity. Meaning and calculation of biodiversity. The factors that regulate diversity. Diversity in different ecosystems. Threats to biodiversity. Red lists of threatened species. Conservation of biodiversity. Introduction to conservation ecology. Protected areas. Exotic species. Examples in Italian flora and fauna. Bioindicators. Population ecology. Structure and dynamics of populations. r and k species. Intraspecific relationships interactions. Interspecific competition and ecological niche. Physical environment and organism-environment relationships. The ecological factors. Response of organisms to environmental factors. Stress-disorder.
4) Landscape and Urban Ecology: Introduction to landscape ecology. Structure and dynamics of the landscape. Fragmentation and connectivity. Landscape and land management. Introduction to urban ecology. Ecological characteristics of the urban ecosystem. Importance of green areas in urban areas.
(reference books)
SMITH, T. & SMITH, R. 2017. ELEMENTI DI ECOLOGIA. PEARSON-B. CUMMINGS
CAIN, M. BOWMAN, W. & HACKER, S. 2017. ECOLOGIA. PICCIN
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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| Module: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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IUS/10
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Contact Hours
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16
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Personal Study Hours
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-
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SECS-P/02
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Contact Hours
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16
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Personal Study Hours
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/07
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Contact Hours
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8
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Laboratory Hours
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10
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Personal Study Hours
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-
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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