Unit ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSSESMENT AND MITIGATION

Course
Sustainable materials and processes engineering
Study-unit Code
A002430
Curriculum
Processi sostenibili
Teacher
Beatrice Castellani
Teachers
  • Beatrice Castellani
Hours
  • 60 ore - Beatrice Castellani
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2023
Offered
2024/25
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
ING-IND/11
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
The course provides the basics of assessing the environmental impact of products and processes. The course describes:
- the main environmental indicators and frame the environmental status at world and national level.
- technologies, procedures and technological solutions for the mitigation of the environmental impact.
- technologies and processes for waste management and circular economy
Reference texts
Teaching materials edited by teacher
Educational objectives
The main objective of the course is to provide students with the regulatory context and technical tools to address the assessment of the environmental impact of products and processes.
The main knowledge acquired will be:
knowledge of environmental indicators;
knowledge of technologies, procedures and technological solutions for environmental impact mitigation, knowledge of technologies and processes for waste management and circular economy
Prerequisites
Not required
Teaching methods
The course is organized as follows:
- theoretical and practical lessons on all the course topics

Other information

Learning verification modality
Oral test, during which the course topics and the paper produced by the candidate and assigned by the teacher in the initial phase of the course will be discussed.
Extended program
Climate changes.
Causes of climate change, future scenarios and external costs. Indicators correlated with climate change: radiative forcing e
comparison between anthropogenic and natural drivers. The CO2 equivalent and the
indicators related to it: carbon abtment cost, mitigation potential.
- Environmental indicators for products and processes.
Carbon foot print, water foot print, ecological footprint, LCA. Examples
of calculation.
- Environmental impact mitigation methods.
Technologies, procedures and technological solutions.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
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