Teacher
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DE ANGELIS Paolo
(syllabus)
PROGRAMME TOPICS - Module 1 • Morphologic and functional features of the main organs of plants and trees • Plants and microclimate: basic elements • Environmental drivers of transpiration and plant water relations • Environmental drivers of photosynthesis and carbon allocation • Impact of urban areas on soil and water contamination • Application of phytotechnologies for soil remediation • Application of phytotechnologies for storm water management • Site assessments, project design and monitoring • Other multipurpose green infrastructures • Analysis of case studies
PROGRAMME TOPICS - Module 2 - Role of BVOC emission in urban air quality - Carbon sequestration of urban trees - Air pollution uptake of urban trees (O3, PM, SO2) - Effects of the main air pollutants on plants - Pollen emission by urban trees - Models to estimate air quality improvement and ecosystem services - Choice of the best species to improve air quality and ecosystem services - Biomonitoring air pollution - Urban environment as simulation of climate change - Urban Plant Physiology: adaptation and mitigation of plants
(reference books)
Textbooks
Thomas P. Trees: their natural history. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Hirons A. D., Thomas P. Applied tree biology Wiley, 2018.
A.A. Ansari, S.S. Gill, R. Gill, G.R. Lanza, L. Newman (Eds.) Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 1. Springer 2015
A.A. Ansari, S.S. Gill, R. Gill, G.R. Lanza, L. Newman (Eds.) Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 2. Springer 2015
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