SECOND CYCLE DEGREE EARTH RESOURCES ENGINEERING PROGRAMME/MASTER

BOLOGNA

ERE is about the conscientious stewardship of finite natural resources, namely minerals, fuels, energy, water, and land. The focus is on water resources, pollution prevention, energy, resource economics, recycling, waste and bio-waste valorisation, alternative and renewable raw materials, reclamation, and health.

The programme is intended to prepare environmental engineers with firm technical bases and decision- making and leadership potential. It prepares graduates to practice thier profession at an advanced level with a unique exposure to an international environment to better understand the global issues of environmental engineering and circular economy.

Admissions Read the Call for Applications on the website for information on deadlines, registration rules and scholarship opportunities. Who might apply: Students who either hold a BSc and/or a MSc, or expect to hold one by the end of the enrolment period, in the following topics: • Environmental Engineering • Civil Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Petroleum Systems Engineering • Resources Engineering • Biotechnology A B2 level of English proficiency is required.

About the programme: Environmental Engineering

All courses and activities are given in English. The master’s duration is two years (4 semesters) during which there are core and curriculum courses. The core modules, common for all students, aim at consolidating fundamentals and improving capabilities in the areas of Environmental Engineering, while in the second year students choose a group among:

• GROUP "ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES ENGINEERING": Urban a peri-urban areas need to undergo a transition tackling with natural risks in the context of and minimising the impacts for a sustainable growth. • GROUP "RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINEERING": Material and energy flows through industrial systems and connections between operators within the “industrial ecosystem” will be tackled from a systemic point of view.

A committee will help students to select the courses to build their own curriculum. In order to obtain the Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale), students must successfully complete all the courses and discuss a final dissertation, for a minimum of 120 Credits (ECTS).

page 1 of 10 The courses will be organized with in-class teaching activities, practice, design and laboratory activities. The final exam consists in the public discussion of a dissertation (the master thesis).

Even more international Thanks to Dual Degree agreements, students can obtain two qualifications in two years. The partners are University of Miami (Florida, USA); Université de Liège (Belgium).

A cooperation agreement regulates the exchange of students with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland.

Furthermore, international agreements allow students to spend part of their studies abroad (for exams, research, or internships).

Course Structure Diagram

First Year SSD (scientific sector) ECTS Compulsory courses 95936 CIRCULAR ECONOMY: BASICS AND IMPLICATIONS 6 73315 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 6 73312 INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODS MAT/08 6 81944 LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ENERGY ECONOMICS 3 70040 RESOURCES AND RECYCLING ING-IND/29 9 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED LANDS 73316 AND WATERS CHIM/11 6 95938 INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (73317) 6 LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (95939) ING-IND/25 3 95940 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRY AND DEVELOPMENT SECS-P/06 6 81944 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS ICAR/02 6

page 2 of 10 Second year SSD (scientific sector) ECTS

Final examination (18 ECTS) GROUP A 60750 FINAL EXAMINATION 18 GROUP B 86296 INTERNSHIP FOR PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION 12 90054 INTERNSHIP ABROAD FOR PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION 12 90053 PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION ABROAD 12 86301 FINAL EXAMINATION 6 Elective courses (33 ECTS) GROUP "ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES ENGINEERING" 73315 APPLIED GEOMATICS ICAR/06 6 73360 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY GEO/05 6 95934 MODELING AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS ICAR/01 6 95942 APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 3 95941 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FOR LAND PROTECTION ICAR/07 6 95935 SMART AND SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT ICAR/02 6 GROUP "RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINEERING" 95944 CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES ING-IND/24 6 90029 GEOSTATISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING ING-IND/28 6 73362 PETROLEUM GEOSYSTEM ING-IND/30 6 95942 APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 3 95943 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY TRANSITION ING-IND/25 6 73319 MINERAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ING-IND/28 6 Elective courses (12-18 ECTS) 93252 BIOPOLYMERS CHEMISTRY CHIM/07 6 88369 ECOLOGY BIO/07 6 78594 FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK MANAGEMENT ICAR/02 6 78593 GROUNDWATER AND CONTAMINATION PROCESSES ICAR/01 6 73370 MANAGING ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES ING-IND/35 6 35409 COASTAL ENGINEERING ICAR/01 6 73371 COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS ICAR/08 6 73505 LABORATORY OF MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION M ING-IND/22 3 78650 LABORATORY OF PHOTOCATALYSIS 3 78647 LARGE-SCALE WATER AND WASTEWATER STRUCTURES ICAR/02 6 73529 POLYMER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGIES AND RECYCLING M ING-IND/22 6 78965 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IUS/10 6 93724 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING WORKSHOP I.C. PLANNING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE (93723) ICAR/20 4 PLANNING IN A CHANGING SOCIETY (93722) ICAR/20 8 72748 IN CONSTRUCTION ICAR/09 6 81509 SUSTAINABLE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES M ICAR/04 6

page 3 of 10 Syllabus Code Aims and objectives Course (alph. order)

Through this course the student acquires knowledge to integrate modern surveying technologies offered by Geomatics for the metrical study of objects, sites, and territory in a consistent way. The student learns the use of space-geodetic techniques suitable for multi-scale measurements (global to local), and 73315 APPLIED GEOMATICS thus he is able to integrate in situ observations, airborne surveying and satellite imagery. 3D data acquisition and modeling is in particular discussed, either for environmental applications and for civil and architectural surveys.

At the end of the laboratory, the student: - knows the basic principles of the main geophysical exploration techniques (seismic, electric, magnetic, 95942 electromagnetic and gravimetric methods); APPLIED GEOPHYSICS - the application fields and limitations of each technique in respect to different environmental, geotechnical, subsoil exploitation and protection problems, at small and large scale.

The course is focused on the effect of the synthesis of monomers and biopolymers on the environment, with a particular attention on their current and potential eco-sustainable developments and their effects BIOPOLYMERS 93252 on recyclability and biodegradability. At the end of the course the student will acquire important CHEMISTRY knowledge on the different types of biopolymers and their overall impact on the environment.

BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE To provide the students with the basics for understanding the roles of microbial populations in natural 73316 RECLAMATION OF and contaminated habitats and with the main microbial and technological aspects related the CONTAMINATED LANDS AND WATERS M

At the end of the course the students will have a thorough knowledge of the basics of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), an important driver of environmental governance issues of developed Countries. Spiraling from carbon cycle activity and analysis of greenhouse gases effect on global climate, the students will see how CCS could be an important mitigation strategy for carbon emissions. They will CARBON CAPTURE AND 95944 learn the main capture technologies for CO2 control and reduction including the cost issues related to STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES the different solutions. In addition, they will investigate the main criticalities related to transport and storage of captured CO2 with particular reference to the important features of the geological sites suitable for long term storage and possible use of CO2 injection to improve oil and gas extraction.

Provide fundamentals about green and circular economy priorities and the economical, environmental and social implications associated with their adoption in the major industrial sectors and in the CIRCULAR ECONOMY: management of infrastructures and the natural patrimony. Basics and industrial implications of the 95936 BASICS AND integrated valorization of the waste types of the most relevant biological and non-biological value chains will be presented, also in cooperation with industrial experts, along with the ones associated with the IMPLICATIONS use of alternative resources.

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The course will introduce the student to technologies for the production and valorisation of energy resources in the energy transition scenario. The students attending the course will gain knowledge CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES of the main processes involving the production of biofuels, synthetic fuels and energy vectors, as well as 95943 FOR ENERGY of their integration with conventional fuels. The students will also be introduced to technical and environmental performance parameters of the processes, in the framework of sustainability and life-cycle TRANSITION analysis.

Aim of the course is to provide tools for static analysis and basic skills for the evaluation of coastal structures impact and design. The course will introduce and describe processes that characterize the 35409 oceanic and littoral environment and provide tools for the analysis and design of coastal defences, COASTAL ENGINEERING harbours and offshore structures. Observations and physical intuition for understanding physical processes are emphasized..

The course is an introduction to computational mechanics of solids and structures. The goal of the COMPUTATIONAL 73371 course is to provide the students with the fundamental concepts and operating tools to solve current MECHANICS structural problems using computer technology

The course is aimed at the comprehension of the fundamental principles of how ecological systems work. It will focus on the ecological problems caused by human activities as well. Fundamental and applied aspect of ecology will be empathized. An understanding of the scope of the problems facing us (climate change, unsustainable use of resources, pollution, extinctions and the erosion of natural 88369 ECOLOGY biodiversity) and the means to counter and solve these problems depend on a proper grasp of ecological fundamentals. Although we will analyze all the main types of ecosystems, we will work in particular on river ecosystems and their basin. We will cover concepts such as , ecosystem services, environmental monitoring in detail

The course is aimed at studying the engineering and environmental problems which may arise as a result of the interaction between geology and human activities. The main goal of the course is to improve the knowledge of geological and geomorphological processes, developing skills in the analysis of their effects on civil engineering design. On completion of this course, students will be able to: make 73360 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY preliminary site assessments on the basis of desk-study information; plan a programme of site investigation, selecting suitable invasive and non-invasive ground techniques; contribute to hydro- geological hazard assessment and to the development of measures for prevention and remediation of geological hazards.

The course, initiated in the first year, continues with some individual activities concerning with the preparation of the final dissertation: the organization of a complex and integrated project in the field of 86301 FINAL EXAMINATION environmental engineering, or the state-of-art analysis of a research problem, selected at the beginning of the course.

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At the end of the course students have an understanding of the factors causing and aggravating both river floods and drought, and a knowledge of the options and measures available for reducing and managing such risks. In particular, the course will provide advanced theoretical bases, knowledge of FLOOD AND DROUGHT 78594 the tools and applied skills for (i) the assessment of flood and drought risk, in terms of hazard and RISK MANAGEMENT vulnerability and (ii) the appraisal and design of measures for mitigating and managing such risks (such as structures for flood protection/mitigation, flood and drought policies/plans/mapping; forecasting and managing flood and drought emergencies).

GEOSTATISTICS AND The course aims to provide the elements needed to characterize and model a georesource for 90029 ENVIRONMENTAL exploitation and environmental rehabilitation projects. MODELLING

The corse aims at applying the principles and the basic concepts of geotechnical engineering to the numerous problems encountered in the land protection. In particular, at the end of the course the student shall: GEOTECHNICAL 95941 - learn the methods of analysis for the stability of slopes and for the defense of large areas; ENGINEERING FOR LAND - know how to identify the main intervention strategies for the mitigation of the hydrogeological risk; PROTECTION - be able to examine the main geotechnical issues related to the execution of infrastructural works for the land protection and to define their design solution.

At the end of the course students will be able to understand the main legal issues concerning the environmental law and the interactions between international, European and national laws, as far as land and sea are concerned. They will also be equipped with the outline of: 1- the historic development GLOBAL 95937 of international environmental law identifying its basic principles and rules; 2- the role of the concept of ENVIRONMENTAL LAW sustainable development and its impact on international environmental law in terms of attempts to reconcile developmental and environmental objectives

The course provides fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the primary role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to hydrogeological properties, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Effective methods for the prediction and interpretation of groundwater processes will be discussed together with engineering implications. GROUNDWATER AND 78593 These include basics of infrastructure design related to the subsurface environment. Particular attention CONTAMINATION will be reserved to well hydraulics having several implications in water exploitation, monitoring and PROCESSES remediation. Description and analysis of both synthetic and real case studies will provide the opportunity to jointly apply concepts and methods discussed during the course.

The course introduces the student to the connection between technological, environmental, economic and social impacts of industrial production processes, in the light of sustainable development and 73317 circular economy. The student will gain knowledge on the evaluation of the life-cycle environmental INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY impacts from industrial activities, on the EU environmental policy and on the main pollution prevention and control techniques applicable to energy production.

INTERNSHIP ABROAD Promoting students' knowledge of the work field through thesis preparation abroad, based on a 90054 FOR PREPARATION FOR internship project agreed with the supervisor. THE FINAL EXAMINATION

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INTERNSHIP FOR Promoting students' knowledge of the work field through thesis preparation, based on a internship 86296 PREPARATION FOR THE project agreed with the supervisor. FINAL EXAMINATION

A successful learner from this course will be able to: a) deal with numerical analysis topics such as: accuracy, truncation and round-off errors, condition numbers, convergence, stability, curve-fitting, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical linear algebra; b) deal with numerical INTRODUCTION TO 73312 methods for solving ordinary and partial differential equations, with finite difference and finite element NUMERICAL METHODS methods for parabolic and elliptic partial differential equations, applications of computer programs to case studies derived from civil engineering practice.

The students will learn the importance of energy consumption for environment, especially for its CO2 emissions, the main cause of climate change. They will understand the challenge engineers LABORATORY OF have ahead in facing the dichotomy between growing energy consumption, that will rely still for long on ENVIRONMENTAL 81944 fossil fuels, and the urgency to stop CO2 emission growth. The course will discuss the Kyoto Protocol of ENGINEERING AND 1997 and the COP 21 Agreement of Paris of 2015. They will learn the main tools so far adopted like white certificates, CO2 emission trading mechanisms and externalities evaluation. All this will be achieved ENERGY ECONOMICS also through class exercises

The course introduces the student to the application in practical case-studies of the techniques for LABORATORY OF 95939 lifecycle assessment and sustainability assessment of industrial production processes INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

LABORATORY OF Ability of performing basic characterization of mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of 73505 MATERIALS materials. CHARACTERIZATION M

At the end of the course the student has knowledge about the fundamentals of photocatalytic reaction LABORATORY OF 78650 and design of photocatalytic processes and the about use of materials suitable for the PHOTOCATALYSIS photocatalyticapplication in environmental protection

The course provides advanced theoretical basis, knowledge of the tools and applied skills for: (1) the design of large scale wastewater systems, with particular emphasis on sewer systems and water supply systems for large cities; (2) the design of large dams, with particular emphasis on the estimation of the forcings, the design of dam's LARGE-SCALE WATER hydraulic facilities, the prevention and detection of leakage, and the 78647 AND WASTEWATER design of large scale power plants. Student gain expertise on the hydraulic and management challenges of STRUCTURES large scale infrastructures and their environmental impact. Case studies related to large scale sewer systems and recently built large scale dams are considered and provide the way forward through the learning of the concepts

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A successful learner from this course will know the principles, methods and tools necessary to manage MANAGING design and construction processes, elements of planning, estimating, scheduling, bidding and ENGINEERING AND 73370 contractual relationships, valuation of project cash flows, critical path method, survey of construction CONSTRUCTION procedures, cost control and effectiveness, field supervision. PROCESSES

Students will acquire training that will be able to plan, direct, control open and underground mining MINERAL PRODUCTION 73319 and produce and/or examine properly technical documents in support of procedures of concessions to SYSTEMS exploit mineral deposits.

After passing the final exam, the student gains a deep understanding of the dynamics of water flow in MODELING AND natural hydraulic systems. Moreover, the student is able to manage data and apply risk MANAGEMENT OF 95934 assessment tools in order to predict the environmental status and the vulnerability of a water body to NATURAL HYDRAULIC natural and anthropic pressures. SYSTEMS

The Course is addressed to provide the basic knowledge of petroleum systems and petroleum engineering, with special reference to exploration, drilling and production engineering. These topics 73362 represent strategic elements as far as world energy supply is concerned. The Course is completed with PETROLEUM GEOSYSTEM an introduction to the study of petroleum economics, project management and engineering phases of the petroleum industry, with applicative exercises and laboratory practices.

At the end of the course the student will know how to intepret the characterisitcs of the contemporary city, qith particiular reference to the sustainable development goals. The student will know the main available tools and methods to understand, plan and desing the urban and rural areas, taking into PLANNING IN A 93723 account the peculiarities of the urban and rural contexts. CHANGING CLIMATE

At the end of the course the student will know how to intepret the characterisitcs of the contemporary city, with particiular reference to the new challenges of urban and rural contexts. The student will know PLANNING IN A 93722 the main available tools and methods to understand, plan and desing the urban and rural areas, aiming CHANGING SOCIETY at improving the quality of life and the wellbeing of the citizens both in urban and rural areas.

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Given the aims of this degree, through this course the student acquires knowledge in the field of political economy of industry and territorial economic development with particular reference both to company strategy and government policy perspectives. The evolution of the debate and the main theoretical contributes in this filed will be analysed and discussed. Relevant case studies will be studied POLITICAL ECONOMY OF and offered to the classroom as material for the understanding of “real world” issue with reference to 95940 INDUSTRY AND Italy, Europe, highly industrialised and the so called emerging countries. The course is structured in three modules: a) introduction to the main concepts and tools in political DEVELOPMENT economy, economics, economic policy; b) industry, company strategy and government policy; c) structural change, development and sustainability. Teaching consists of formal lectures and classes that require the active participation of students.

The course provides notions on the correlations between chemical, mechanical and thermal behaviour of POLYMER SCIENCE, 73529 macromolecules and their structure and microstructure. The complete life-cycle of polymeric material is TECHNOLOGIES AND analysed and discussed RECYCLING M

With the preparation for the final examination abroad, the students get a direct knowledge of the PREPARATION FOR THE 90053 possible professional developments linked to the specific work and research field in line with master's FINAL EXMINATION programme. ABROAD

The aim of the course is to give a complete survey of the juridical and judicial landscape of the Italian 78965 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT and European systems in the topic of public procurement and contract.

To develop cultural, scientific and engineering aspects for the enhancement and sustainable use and recycling of both raw materials and primary-secondary resources. Moreover, they will be RESOURCES AND 70040 developed the design aspects and feasibility of Appropriate Technologies for the developing countries, RECYCLING particularly with regard to water supply, wastewater management and solid waste.

A successful learner from this course will gain (a) theoretical understanding of and (b) practical experience on key factors and main hydrological design variables of water management in anthropogenic SMART AND 95935 landscapes, in the light of sustainable development and climate resilience. In particular, the course will SUSTAINABLE WATER address three main subjects: (1) smart water systems management, including energy recovery; (2) MANAGEMENT distributed hydropower generation; (3) sustainable urban drainage and urban flood-proofing.

Course overview, introduction to sustainability. Definitions, trends, measurements. Aspects on sustainability (environmental, economic, social). Environmental footprint of engineered systems, with emphasis on civil engineering (energy consumptions, CO2 emissions, etc). Performance-based design and life-cycle planning. The various aspects to be considered for sustainability in construction: material's production and transformation, management of construction process, occupancy (use costs energy and cost consumptions), occupancy (maintenance and durability issues), end-of-life SUSTAINABILITY IN 72748 costs, reuse/recycling. Life-cycle analysis (LCA): Cradle-to-grave analysis, LCA as a min-max problem. CONSTRUCTION Mathematical tools required (Optimization techniques, multi-criteria decision making methods, simulation methods, statistics). Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) and Ecologically based LCA (Eco-LCA). Safety as a prerequisite. Energy efficiency in buildings. Renewable energy with emphasis to building applications (solar thermal and photovoltaic energy, geothermal energy). Protocols for rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings (LEED system, Ithaca).

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Students of this course will learn advanced methods for the design of water resources systems. The main focus will be (1) the estimation of water resources in the presence of human impact and climate change, (2) the estimation of water demands, and (3) the evaluation of alternative solutions for SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF reconciling the availability of water resources with the increasing water needs and the preservation of 78596 WATER RESOURCES ecosystems and the environment. Decision theory will be considered as an effective and transparent means to evaluate competitive solutions, while uncertainty assessment will provide the basis for a SYSTEMS pragmatic design. The joint analysis and modeling of water resources systems and societal systems will be the driving concept of the course.

A successful student will know how roads are designed and built as well as learn about the construction SUSTAINABLE ROAD 81509 materials and technologies either traditional and innovative. The approaches to evaluate the interaction INFRASTRUCTURES M and management of storm and ground waters through the infrastructure are taught.

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