Study-unit ENVIRONMENT DESIGN/QUALITY OF LIFE LABORATORY
| Course name | Planet life design |
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| Study-unit Code | A003374 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Maria Dolores Morelli |
| CFU | 16 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
| Supplied | 2024/25 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa integrata |
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Climate Changes
| Code | A001930 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Lecturer | Paolina Bongioannini Cerlini |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | FIS/06 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Survey of the Atmosphere: basic concepts. The Earth-Atmosphere’s system: Components of the Earth-Atmosphere’s System and their role in Climate. General circulation of the Atmosphere and the Ocean: basic concepts and equations. The earth’s Carbon Cycle; Climate Sensitivity, Forcings and Feedbacks. The Paleoclimate. The global energy balance. Atmospheric Composition and the Greenhouse effect. Global warming. Copernicus Data Store (CDS): how to access and use climate data. Global reanalysis data sets: Era5 reanalysis (ECMWF, European Commission), Simple statistical analysis of |
| Reference texts | Notes provided by the teacher. Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey 2nd edition by John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs Academic Press, pp 504 |
| Educational objectives | This course aims to make students acquire skills needed to understand the basic concepts of the components of Earth-Atmosphere system, its climate and processes related to them: chemical composition, mass vertical structure, winds, convection and precipitation, radiation. The main knowledge and understanding abilities (Dublin descriptor 1) acquired will be: ¦Knowledge of theoretical base of mechanisms ruling climate and climate feedbacks ¦Knowledge of both traditional methods (statistic, numerical simulations) and innovative ways (COPERNICUS CDS) to use climate data The main skills acquired (Applying knowledge and understanding, Dublin descriptor 2 and Ability of making judgements, Dublin descriptor 3) will be: ¦Ability to choose, apply and combine numerical climate models and data synergically. |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Teaching methods | The course consists of theoretical lectures and practical exercises aimed at application in the course project |
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| Learning verification modality | The exam consists of an individual oral exam. The verification of the educational objectives of teaching (exam) provides an oral exam, which will be carried out on the dates set in the Cds examination calendar . The oral exam consists of an interview of no more than about 30 minutes conducted on the basis of simplified numerical models and the visualization of Copernicus data, aimed at ascertaining: i) the level of knowledge of the theoretical contents of the course (Dublin descriptor 1); ii) the level of competence in presenting their knowledge (Dublin descriptor 2); iii) autonomy of judgment (Dublin descriptor 3). The oral exam also aims to verify the ability of the student to respond with language properties to the questions proposed by the Commission, to support a dialectical relationship during the interview and to demonstrate logical skills, deductive and synthetic in the exposure (Dublin descriptor 4). The final evaluation will be drawn up by the Commission out of thirty. For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA, visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa |
| Extended program | Survey of the Atmosphere: Chemical Composition, Mass, The Vertical Structure, Winds, Convection and Precipitation. Radiation: basic concepts. The Earth-Atmosphere’s system: Components of the Earth-Atmosphere’s System and their role in Climate General circulation of the Atmosphere and the Ocean: basic concepts. Numerical climate models: basic equations. The earth’s Carbon Cycle; Climate Sensitivity, Forcings and Feedback The Paleoclimate: What can the past tell us about the present and future? Past and recent observations. Paleoclimate. Paleotemperatures over the past 70 million years: Electromagnetic spectrum, wavelength and frequency.The global energy balance. Planetary emission temperature. The atmospheric absorption spectrum. The greenhouse effect: A simple greenhouse model. Atmospheric Composition and the Greenhouse effect. Global warming. Copernicus Data Store (CDS): how to access and use climate data. Global reanalysis data sets: Era5 reanalysis (ECMWF, European Commission), Simple statistical analysis of climate data applied to the project variables. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | The following agenda 2030 goals for sustainable development are in line with the course objectives: Objective 13: Climate Action. This course focuses on understanding the components of the Earth-atmosphere system and the mechanisms that regulate climate. This knowledge helps to address climate change and take action to mitigate its impacts. Goal 4: Quality Education. The course aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to understand climate-related processes and concepts. This is in line with the goal of providing inclusive and equitable quality education. Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure This course introduces students to innovative methods, such as the use of COPERNICUS CDS, to access and use climate data. This encourages the development of new approaches and techniques for analyzing and interpreting climate information. Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Understanding the Earth-atmosphere system and climate processes is critical to creating sustainable cities and communities. Knowledge gained from the course can support informed decision-making in urban planning, resource management, and climate resilience. Objective 17: Partnerships for Goals. This course emphasizes the ability to synergistically choose, apply, and combine numerical climate models and data. This skill promotes collaboration and partnerships among diverse stakeholders, including scientists, policymakers, and communities, to collectively address climate change. It is important to note that although these objectives align with the goals and skills of the course described, the integration of the 2030 Agenda goals may also depend on how the course is implemented, the specific context, and additional content or activities related to sustainable development. This course focuses on understanding the components of the Earth-atmosphere system and the mechanisms that regulate climate. This knowledge helps to address climate change and take action to mitigate its impacts. |
| Code | A003376 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Lecturer | Maria Dolores Morelli |
| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Design e comunicazioni multimediali |
| Sector | ICAR/13 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Code | A003377 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Lecturer | Luigi Maffei |
| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Sources of renewable energy: the basic principles, the analysis of potential and possible applications for a sustainable design. Presentation of case studies and elaboration of new proposals. |
| Reference texts | Notes (documents, slides) provided by the teacher |
| Educational objectives | The main objective of the teaching module is to provide students with the knowledge and ability of applied understanding of the potential, but also of the limits, of renewable energy sources for their use in the design and implementation of strategies, products and services aimed at making face in an innovative and effective way the changes taking place at the environmental level. Specific acquired knowledge is foreseen regarding: - potential and applications of renewable energy such as solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, energy from waste and biomass; - to renewable fuels for sustainable transport; - systems for the accumulation of electrical energy and thermal energy; - mechanisms and incentives for the support and diffusion of renewable sources; - the energy, economic and environmental impact analysis of systems based on renewable sources. |
| Prerequisites | Not required |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized as follows: -Lessons in the classroom on all the topics of the course - Classroom exercises with presentation and discussion on case studies - Group work for the elaboration of a proposal for a strategy, product or service that contemplates the use of renewable energy sources |
| Other information | There are both on-site student reception hours and online and group reception hours for the verification of the projects. |
| Learning verification modality | The exam includes an oral test and the presentation of a technical paper and/or project (strategy, product or service) developed independently or in groups during the course. The oral exam consists of a discussion lasting 15 minutes aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding reached by the student on the contents of the program. In the phase of presentation of the paper and/or project and in the phase of request for clarification by the members of the examination commission, for a total duration of 15 minutes, the student will have to demonstrate communication skills with language properties but also critical analysis skills with indication of the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed solutions. |
| Extended program | Theoretical aspects regarding the energy balance of the Earth-Atmosphere-Space system, solar energy, renewable energies, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, waste-derived energy and biomass energy, renewable fuels for sustainable transport (hydrogen, biomethane, etc.). Mechanisms and incentives for supporting the diffusion and exploitation of renewable sources: feed-in tariff, green certificates and all-inclusive feed-in tariff, “Conto termico”, simplified purchase and resell arrangements, net-metering, other EU/national/regional supports. Technologies and Analysis. Electrochemical storage of electrical energy: - operating principles of batteries; - main characteristics of batteries: voltage and capacity; - battery technologies and selection criteria; - batteries in stand-alone or grid-connected systems integrated with renewable sources; - utilization of the energy in the batteries of plug-in electric vehicles for any purpose outside the vehicle (Vehicle-to-Anything, or V2X, approach) Systems for thermal energy storage: - operating principle and classification in terms of operating temperatures, materials, storing time, heat transfer mechanisms; - sensible thermal energy storage; - latent thermal energy storage with Phase-Change Materials (PCM); - thermochemical energy storage; - seasonal/long-term thermal energy storage; - criteria of selection and sizing; Solar cooling systems: - absorption heat pumps; - adsorption heat pumps; - integration and operation of absorption/adsorption heat pumps coupled with solar thermal systems. Energy, economic and environmental assessment of renewable sources-based systems: - calculation of primary energy consumption; - calculation of global CO2 equivalent emissions through an energy output-based emission factor approach; - calculation of simple pay-back and netvalue. Presentation of international, national and locals case studies (strategies, products, services. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | Affordable and Clean Energy;Sustainable cities and communities |