Degree Course: Forestry and Environmental Sciences
A.Y. 2022/2023 
Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione
I laureati magistrali in SFA (acronimo del titolo italiano) hanno conoscenze e capacità di comprensione che estendono quelle tipicamente associate ai corsi di primo ciclo dedicati alla conoscenza delle risorse ambientali e delle risorse forestali.
Queste conoscenze e capacità consentono loro di elaborare e applicare idee originali, anche in un contesto di ricerca, con specifico riferimento al settore della gestione forestale sostenibile, delle produzioni agroforestali e della progettazione e gestione del verde urbano.
In particolare, i laureati magistrali in SFA sono capaci di esaminare e risolvere problemi complessi di pianificazione e gestione forestale e di coordinare interventi complessi per la tutela e la valorizzazione delle risorse forestali e ambientali, anche in contesti urbani.
A tal fine hanno una solida preparazione culturale di base e una buona padronanza dei metodi scientifici di indagine nei settori: bio-ecologici, delle tecniche di rilevamento territoriale e della gestione, dell'ingegneria applicata e dell'industria del legno.
Le conoscenze sono acquisite dagli studenti durante le lezioni in aula, con attività pratiche in laboratorio e in foresta, con visite guidate presso impianti sperimentali e comprensori forestali gestiti a fini produttivi e/o conservativi.
I docenti guideranno gli studenti nello studio proponendo e spiegando in aula gli argomenti più rilevanti e favorendo i collegamenti interdisciplinari, nell’ottica di una conoscenza e comprensione integrata della funzionalità degli ecosistemi agro-forestali e dei territori montani, alla base della gestione sostenibile delle risorse naturali.
Approfondimenti a carattere seminariale su temi specialistici, con esperti esterni o proposti dagli studenti stessi a partire dall’analisi della letteratura internazionale tecnico-scientifica, amplieranno il quadro di conoscenze sviluppato dalla classe in un ambiente collaborativo e dinamico.
Le attività di laboratorio serviranno a far conoscere gli strumenti utilizzati per l’analisi dei sistemi forestali e delle risorse naturali al fine di una loro corretta gestione/conservazione e valorizzazione.
Le visite in esterno condotte con la guida di un docente serviranno a far confrontare gli studenti con i gestori e con gli esperti di settore al fine di comprendere in una dimensione applicativa le conoscenze specialistiche acquisite con lo studio.Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione
I laureati magistrali in SFA sono capaci di applicare le conoscenze, possiedono capacità di comprensione e abilità per risolvere problemi complessi, anche su tematiche nuove o non familiari e/o inserite in contesti interdisciplinari, connessi alla gestione sostenibile delle risorse forestali, alla mitigazione dei cambiamenti climatici e alla riqualificazione ambientale, anche negli ambienti urbani.
In particolare, al termine del corso di laurea magistrale gli studenti saranno in grado: di applicare metodologie complesse per l'analisi, il monitoraggio e la pianificazione dei sistemi agro/forestali e del verde urbano; di predisporre progetti di recupero ambientale e dei sistemi di controllo idrologico utili a ridurre i fenomeni erosivi e di dissesto idrogeologico; di definire e attivare piani per il monitoraggio della biodiversità animale, vegetale e territoriale, dello sviluppo di patologie vegetali di particolare gravità; di applicare metodologie innovative per l'analisi e la pianificazione della gestione dei sistemi agro/forestali a scala territoriale, di comprensori forestali e di aree forestali frammentate in matrici urbanizzate; di definire e attivare strategie e piani per la valorizzazione delle risorse forestali e per lo sviluppo economico basati sulla gestione sostenibile delle risorse forestali-ambientali e dei prodotti legnosi.
Avranno altresì capacità di supportare lo sviluppo di attività di sperimentazione e ricerca, così come sviluppare progetti di divulgazione e formazione ambientale, in particolare sui sistemi forestali e sul verde urbano.
Saranno infine capaci di fornire assistenza tecnica e di consulenza specialistica nel campo forestale-ambientale e del “carbon farming”.
La capacità di applicare le conoscenze acquisite con la frequentazione delle attività didattiche disciplinari, sarà sviluppata in particolare nella preparazione di una tesi originale guidata da un docente, che partendo da un’analisi approfondita di un caso reale proponga nuovi approcci metodologici di indagine ovvero fornisca nuove conoscenze utili alla valorizzazione e gestione delle risorse forestali e più in generale dei servizi ecosistemici.
Ulteriore elemento utile a sviluppare le capacità di applicare le conoscenze acquisite in un contesto professionale, è rappresentato dal tirocinio presso operatori esterni all’università e laboratori di ricerca e sviluppo, anche internazionali.
Infine, attraverso la preparazione degli esami disciplinari lo studente avrà la possibilità di verificare il grado di comprensione raggiunto nello specifico disciplinare.Autonomia di giudizio
I laureati magistrali in SFA hanno capacità di integrare conoscenze interdisciplinari e di gestire in modo autonomo la complessità, nonché di formulare giudizi, anche sulla base di informazioni limitate o incomplete, inclusa la riflessione sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche collegate al settore delle produzioni forestali o a quello della protezione ambientale.
In tal senso, durante il corso gli studenti:
- sviluppano la capacità di condurre ricerche bibliografiche su fonti scientifiche e tecniche, anche tramite accesso a banche dati elettroniche;
- hanno capacità di consultare e di interpretare banche dati, normative in generale e norme di interesse ambientale;
- hanno la capacità di valutare progetti e piani complessi.
L'autonomia di giudizio è sviluppata mediante le attività, sia autonome sia di gruppo, che richiedono allo studente uno sforzo personale individuale (redazione di elaborati nell'ambito dei corsi, valutazione della didattica e delle altre attività formative) e il confronto con i colleghi soprattutto durante le esercitazioni di laboratorio e in campo, dove dall’interazione fra i partecipanti possono emergere le individualità e le capacità di leadership.
Il raggiungimento di questo obiettivo formativo è inoltre dimostrato in modo peculiare dalle attività autonomamente condotte nella preparazione della tesi finale.Abilità comunicative
Il corso di laurea magistrale in SFA è strutturato in modo che i suoi studenti sviluppino capacità di comunicare in modo chiaro e privo di ambiguità le loro conclusioni, nonché le conoscenze e le motivazioni a esse sottese, a interlocutori specialisti e non specialisti e siano in grado di operare con competenze specialistiche nel settore della divulgazione: le capacità e i comportamenti acquisiti consentiranno al laureato magistrale di partecipare ad attività di educazione e formazione specialistiche nel settore ambientale e tecnico-professionale.
In particolare, lo studente impara a presentare in forma scritta o verbale, anche multimediale, le proprie argomentazioni e i risultati del proprio studio o lavoro, con particolare riferimento all'elaborazione e presentazione di progetti e piani, alla trasmissione e divulgazione dell'informazione specialistica su temi di attualità forestale e ambientale e su attività scientifiche e professionali nel settore della gestione forestale sostenibile, dimostrando anche capacità di lavorare in gruppo.
Le abilità comunicative sono sviluppate anche durante le esercitazioni, il tirocinio, le esperienze presso università straniere e durante la presentazione della tesi, prova strutturata per verificare anche questa abilità.Capacità di apprendimento
Il corso di laurea magistrale in SFA si propone che gli studenti comprendano i metodi di indagine e di lavoro in settori specialistici ambientali e forestali, caratterizzati da accentuato dinamismo e che richiedono un continuo aggiornamento scientifico.
Questo obiettivo è raggiunto anche attraverso la realizzazione di seminari tematici e altri momenti di incontro, anche durante le esercitazioni, con ricercatori, tecnici ed esperti del settore.
Gli studenti sviluppano adeguate capacità per l'approfondimento delle competenze anche con riferimento a: consultazione di materiale bibliografico, consultazione di banche dati e altre informazioni in rete, utilizzo di strumenti conoscitivi di base per l'aggiornamento continuo delle conoscenze.
Tale capacità è sviluppata durante i singoli corsi, il tirocinio, le eventuali esperienze presso università straniere e durante la preparazione della tesi.
La verifica del raggiungimento dell'obiettivo è legata ai risultati di profitto nell'ambito dei singoli corsi e della tesi.
I laureati magistrali in SFA sono in grado di continuare a studiare sia nell'ambito di dottorati di ricerca nel settore forestale e ambientale, sia in modo auto-diretto o autonomo per migliorare la propria specializzazione e qualificazione professionale.Requisiti di ammissione
L'iscrizione al corso di laurea magistrale in SFA-LM è possibile a tutti coloro che sono in possesso di laurea o di titolo equipollente conseguito all'estero, in possesso dei seguenti requisiti curriculari: aver acquisito, nel corso di laurea di provenienza, almeno 5 CFU in ciascuno dei seguenti settori scientifico-disciplinari o di settori a essi affini: CHIM/03/06, BIO/01-03, AGR/05.
Nel caso di titoli di studio esteri si utilizzerà un criterio di equivalenza disciplinare.
L'adeguatezza della personale preparazione è verificata con una prova di ammissione secondo le modalità definite nel Regolamento didattico del corso di laurea magistrale.
Tale prova avrà comunque la finalità di valutare la preparazione individuale nelle aree di conoscenza specifiche ritenute propedeutiche per l'accesso al corso (Ecologia forestale, Economia forestale, Selvicoltura, Zoologia forestale).
E' ulteriormente richiesto un livello B2 (o superiore) di conoscenza della lingua Inglese, certificato da istituzioni universitarie e/o altre istituzioni abilitate al rilascio di certificazioni internazionali equivalenti, secondo quanto riportato di seguito: TOEFL > 87; IELTS > 5.5; City and Guilds (PITMAN) > IESOL B2 communicator; Cambridge ESOL > FCE; Trinity College London > ISE II; British Institute > ESOL B2.
Certificazioni diverse potranno essere valutate dalla commissione in fase di ammissione.
In assenza di una certificazione attestante un livello B2 (o superiore) di conoscenza della lingua inglese, la preparazione individuale sarà verificata in fase di ammissione con il superamento di un test che si svolgerà presso la sede di Viterbo.Prova finale
Le attività formative relative alla preparazione della tesi finale per il conseguimento del titolo e la relativa verifica consistono nella preparazione e discussione di una tesi elaborata in modo originale dallo studente sotto la guida di un relatore, relativa a tematiche affrontate nel percorso didattico e con un impegno complessivo di 20/30 CFU (in accordo al curriculum).
Su richiesta dello studente la tesi può essere redatta in lingua italiana, nel curriculum libero da accordi per il rilascio di titolo multipli (F&E).
Per essere ammessi alla prova finale occorre avere conseguito tutti i crediti nelle attività formative previste dal piano di studi, meno quelle per la tesi finale.Orientamento in ingresso
Le attività di orientamento per le lauree magistrali realizzate dall'Università degli Studi della Tuscia si collocano a livello centrale (Ateneo) e periferico (Dipartimento).
Il Dipartimento di afferenza del corso di studio programma annualmente diverse attività di informazione agli studenti per consentire una scelta informata e consapevole del proprio percorso universitario.
L'obiettivo è di sostenere gli studenti nella scelta del percorso magistrale, nella convinzione che una scelta motivata sia la premessa indispensabile per un percorso universitario di successo.
In particolare questa forma di orientamento si realizza nelle seguenti attività:
h) incontri con gli studenti dei corsi di laurea, dedicati alla presentazione dei CdS, di cui sono specificatamente illustrati, oltre agli obiettivi formativi, ai piani di studio e agli sbocchi professionali, anche le strutture a supporto della didattica, i servizi di assistenza e quelli per lo svolgimento di periodi di formazione sia all'esterno, sia all'estero;
i) organizzazione di giornate di sensibilizzazione su tematiche di interesse generale e specifiche per i diversi corsi di laurea (giornata mondiale del suolo, delle foreste, sulla sicurezza alimentare), dove si alternano attività seminariali con audiovisivi, posters e dimostrazioni pratiche;
j) sportello di orientamento attivato dal Dipartimento, a cui rivolgersi per acquisire informazioni sull'offerta formativa e sui servizi del Dipartimento di afferenza del corso;
k) partecipazione dei docenti a saloni / manifestazioni di orientamento di carattere nazionale o regionale, a giornate aperte ed eventi culturali organizzati nel territorio, finalizzati a presentare in modo ampio e dettagliato i percorsi formativi offerti dalla struttura didattica;
l) aggiornamento del sito web e del materiale informativo stampato per la più ampia diffusione.
A livello di Ateneo sono inoltre realizzati due eventi comuni per tutti i corsi di studio:
- il primo evento è di orientamento ai corsi LM presenti in Ateneo, con presentazioni e approfondimenti delle diverse offerte formative curate dai CdS si svolge presso la sede centrale;
- un secondo evento, il career day, tende ad informare e a mettere in contatto gli studenti degli ultimi anni con il mondo del lavoro.
Con questa iniziativa gli studenti al termine del percorso di I livello hanno modo di comprendere gli sbocchi lavorativi dei percorsi LM dell'Ateneo.
Per lo svolgimento delle attività di orientamento la struttura didattica si avvale del supporto degli studenti senior e dei dottorandi selezionati in base a concorsi banditi dalla strutture stesse per il conferimento di assegni per attività di tutorato e orientamento.Il Corso di Studio in breve
Obiettivi formativi
Gli obiettivi formativi specifici del corso di laurea magistrale in Scienze Forestali e Ambientali (SFA) scaturiscono dall'esigenza di disporre di una figura di laureato magistrale con conoscenze ed esperienze per operare, a livello dirigenziale e di coordinamento, nei settori della gestione sostenibile delle risorse forestali e dello sviluppo dei territori rurali e montani, con particolare attenzione alle peculiarità dell'ambiente Mediterraneo, della progettazione e gestione delle infrastrutture verdi delle aree urbane finalizzate anche alla mitigazione delle criticità ambientali, e in settori operativi innovativi in cui è necessaria una conoscenza approfondita dei sistemi forestali.
La spiccata multidisciplinarità del corso di studio favorisce l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro, ma anche la prosecuzione della formazione per i settori di ricerca e sviluppo, attraverso il dottorato di ricerca.
Competenze e conoscenze
Il corso è organizzato su tre curriculum, totalmente in lingua inglese, sviluppati anche con altre università estere (con rilascio di titoli multipli), allo scopo di offrire una formazione comune ma orientata ad ambienti ed esperienze professionali diverse
- Il curriculum Forests and Environment, è il percorso principale per il completamento della formazione forestale-ambientale, in forte continuità con un profilo professionale di competenze consolidato.
Gli insegnamenti sono tutti impartiti nella sede di Viterbo.
- Il curriculum Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR), con rilascio di titolo multiplo, è orientato ad accogliere studenti da tutto il mondo (grazie al supporto finanziario europeo – Erasmus+) interessati ad approfondire le proprie competenze nella gestione sostenibile delle foreste mediterranee; il primo anno è svolto presso le sedi estere di Lisbona (PT) o Lleida (SP).
Per ammissione e altre info www.medfor.eu
- Il curriculum Management and design of Urban Green Infrastructures (UGI), con rilascio di doppio titolo (convenzione con Peoples' Friendship University of Russia di Mosca), è orientato a fornire le competenze necessarie per operare nel settore delle infrastrutture verdi delle aree urbane finalizzate anche alla mitigazione delle criticità ambientali.
Gli insegnamenti del primo anno sono impartiti nelle rispettive sedi di iscrizione, mentre quelli del secondo anno presso la sede partner.
Al termine del percorso gli studenti possono ottenere il doppio titolo sostenendo l'esame finale anche nella sede partner.
Le attività per la Tesi possono essere condotte presso il DIBAF o presso le altre sedi consorziate (Università del consorzio MEDfOR e RUDN Mosca).
È previsto lo svolgimento dei Tirocini presso strutture esterne, anche estere con il programma ERASMUS+.
Sbocchi Professionali
Il laureato magistrale in SFA può trovare sbocchi occupazionali, in qualità di funzionario o dirigente presso istituzioni pubbliche, organizzazioni, enti e imprese nazionali ed internazionali.
Per lo svolgimento delle attività libero professionale il laureato magistrale in SFA può accedere, previo superamento dell'esame di stato, all'Albo Professionale dei Dottori Agronomi e Forestali sezione A settore Agronomo e Forestale.
Ad un anno dal conseguimento della laurea SFA-LM il tasso di occupazione è pari al 70%, mentre a tre e cinque anni raggiunge il 100%.
Le competenze acquisite durante gli studi sono pienamente utilizzate dal 100% dei laureati, ad un anno dal conseguimento del titolo di studio.
La quasi totalità dei laureati esprime un giudizio positivo sul corso seguito (90%).
Lo studente espliciterà le proprie scelte al momento della presentazione,
tramite il sistema informativo di ateneo, del piano di completamento o del piano di studio individuale,
secondo quanto stabilito dal regolamento didattico del corso di studio.
Forests and Environment
Percorso STANDARD
FIRST YEAR
First semester
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Course
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Credits
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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Contact Hours
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Exercise Hours
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Personal Study Hours
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Type of Activity
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Language
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17697 -
Forest genetics and Biotechnology
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Forest biotechnology
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AIMS
The course will introduce students to principles and experimental approaches, continuously evolving, of plant biotechnology. This course is intended to strengthen basic knowledge on plant biotechnology applied to forest trees (green biotechnologies, categories of biotech processes and products, model plants, plant tissue culture, recombinant methods, molecular tools), by offering a framework to approach current scientific problems (i.e. the use of transgenic trees) and also provide a basis for specialized studies in the field of in vitro clonal propagation, tree breeding and functional genomics. In the laboratory classes, students will perform some of the techniques currently used to obtain micro-propagated plants, callus cultures, and protoplasts of forest species, and to detect genetic variation. The key concepts of the course will be integrated in a series of case studies, and students will enhance their ability to apply them to novel situations in problem-solving sessions, especially devoted to the Mediterranean region.
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6
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AGR/05
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40
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8
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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Forest genetics
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AIMS
Let the student know the nature, modification, functioning and transmission of genetic information of living organisms, with particular reference to forest trees. Provide the principles and methods for assessing the genetic variability of forest species for its use in tree improvement.
EXPECTED RESULTS
After completing the course, students must demonstrate that they: 1) have acquired the tools for the analysis of the transmission and recombination of hereditary characters; 2) are able to interpret the results of genetic crosses; 3) have acquired knowledge on the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in forest trees; 4) have acquired the principles and the methods for the study of genetic variability of forest trees; 5) are able to analyse the effects of inbreeding and evolution factors on the genetic structure of natural populations of forest trees; 6) have acquired the principles and the methods for the study of quantitative traits in forest tree species; 7) have acquired knowledge on the basic principles of genetic improvement of forest trees.
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6
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AGR/07
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44
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4
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Core compulsory activities
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17926 -
Forest ecophysiology
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OBJECTIVES:
To know the environmental constrains of the main physiological processes, at tree and stand levels; to understand the acclimation responses to climate changes and to water scarcity; to gain familiarity with techniques and methodological approaches used in tree ecophysiology
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
knowledge and understanding
• A scientific based knowledge and understanding of the acclimation and adaptation of plant traits as response to the environmental conditions.
• An updated knowledge and understanding of the environmental drivers of carbon, water and nutrient cycles in plant and forest ecosystems.
• A basic knowledge and understanding of the process-based models as scaling tools
applying knowledge and understanding
- defining proper strategies and plans to improve the resilience of the forest ecosystems, also in a context of climate changes
- defining monitoring plans to support the management of trees and forests
- supporting screening strategies of resistant varieties and provenances of trees and shrubs, in reforestation programmes
- supporting the sustainable management of forest ecosystems, analysing the main functional processes in response to the management practices
making judgements
- analyse the results of survey and monitoring activities, providing scientific supported interpretation of the most probable cause-effects relationships
- interpret results of trials and pilot systems for the management or the re-establishments of trees and forest ecosystems/plantations
communication skills
- writes reports and prepares oral presentations on different subjects at professional and wide information levels
- explain proposed solutions to specific management questions in a multidisciplinary context
- presenting results of testing and experimental activities in scientific contexts
learning skills
- reading and understanding the international scientific literatures in the sector of forest and environmental relationships
- new methods and tools for the functional analyses of plant and forests
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6
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AGR/05
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40
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8
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119721 -
Monitoring forests resources and ecosystems carbon cycle
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Monitoring terrestrial ecosystems carbon cycle
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The course will provide the knowledge needed to design and implement a carbon monitoring system targeted to the specific ecosystem and research question/application. It will provide also the knowledge to find existing data and information from existing sources and critically evaluate them.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES.
1) Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course the student will have the necessary tools to define the best strategy to monitor the ecosystem carbon cycle, the different options available and the overall knowledge to monitor the terrestrial ecosystems carbon and other greenhouse gases (GHG) exchange with the atmosphere in context of climate change.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: the course will provide the necessary cognitive tools to allow the choice of the most suitable techniques for the study of the ecosystem carbon and other GHGs balances and the options to correctly collect, organize, store and analyse the measurements.
3) Making judgments: once the training course is over, the student will have the tools for a strong autonomy of judgement on issues related to the interactions between climate, atmosphere and ecosystems in the context of the carbon exchange and sequestration and on the options available for the quantification and monitoring of the GHGs exchange in natural ecosystems..
4) Communication skills: at the end of the training course, the student must demonstrate that he or she is able to communicate and discuss in a concise but effective way the issues dealt with during the course, demonstrating the ability to integrate the knowledge acquired.
5) Learning skills: at the end of the course the student must have learned the concepts and techniques addressed and know how to define limits and fundamentals.
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6
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AGR/05
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24
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24
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Remote sensing in forests resource management
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The course is designed to give an introduction on how to generate information from remote sensing data and how to analyse these data in a geographic information system, in order to map forest resources and monitor relevant changes in forest canopy cover.
The course examines the basics of theoretical issues and image classification to help students understand and choose remote sensing solutions for forest classification and forest monitoring problems. The main topics are covered with many practical exercises of forest classification and forest change detection.
Expected Learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding: comprehensive knowledge of the basics of theoretical issues behind optical remote sensing and image classification
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to select, conceptualize, and implement image classification techniques of multispectral RS images in QGIS with respect to a given practical application in forest cover mapping and change detection
3) Making judgments: critical analysis and evaluation of the potentials and limitations of different image classification methods
4) Communication skills: Refined presentation skills of an own image classification project for forest applications
5) Learning skills: an own mental model for addressing simple tasks exercises of forest classification and forest change detection (competent practitioner of RS)
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6
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AGR/05
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24
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24
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Core compulsory activities
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Optional Group:
New group - (show)
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12
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Soil pollution and monitoring
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1 - COURSE OBJECTIVES
The aim of the course is to present the soil as a proper ecosystem, and to make students capable of understanding and predicting: i) the behaviour and fate of natural and xenobiotic compounds (pollutants) in soils after addition; ii) the possible effects of these compounds on soil ecosystems; iii) the possible resilience of soils upon pollution. Information will be provided on soil abiotic and biotic components, the relative physical, chemical and biochemical properties, and the mutual interactions and relationships (minerals-microbes-plants) to achieve the targets mentioned. Information will also be supplied on the nature and features of main soil pollutants. Various approaches in monitoring natural and polluted soil ecosystems will also be illustrated together with some remediation technologies.
2 - LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students should demonstrate:
- The knowledge of the various components of natural soils and the interactions between these components.
- The knowledge of the physical, chemical and physicochemical principles affecting the interactions between natural and anthropic compounds (e.g. contaminants) with the diverse soil components.
- The knowledge of the natural and polluted soil monitoring approaches and systems (traditional vs innovative) and soil remediation technologies.
ABILITY TO USE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION
Students should demonstrate integration and application of the information assimilated in the course in specific contexts such as:
- Identification of natural vs polluted soil ecosystems.
- Analysis of perturbed soil ecosystems to understand the dynamics and fate of pollutants and the effects on biota.
- Identification of suitable monitoring systems to assess the presence of pollutants in soil ecosystems.
- Identification of appropriate remediation technologies to recover distinctly polluted soils.
MAKING JUDGEMENT
Students should demonstrate the capacity of evaluating information resulting from observations and measurements (monitoring) to assess the extent of soil perturbation and possible actions to make.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Students should show:
- Active listening during the course.
- Situation analysis of different contexts, catching the main features characterising natural vs perturbed soils.
- Synthetic but persuasive argumentation of concepts, dynamics and processes in soil ecosystems as described in the course, demonstrating technological competency.
- Public speaking with respect.
LEARNING SKILLS
- Analytical-thinking and text interpretation of the various materials provided in the course to achieve suitable knowledge of natural and polluted soil ecosystems
- Curiosity in understanding the causes of events occurring in perturbed soils, relative to the natural ones
- Open-mindedness towards other opinions, with critical thinking and without prejudices.
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6
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AGR/13
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44
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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118547 -
Trees and plants to improve air quality of urban areas
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Also available in another semester or year
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118550 -
Wood-based biocomposites
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Also available in another semester or year
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119269 -
Micropropagation of woody plants
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Also available in another semester or year
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118546 -
Phytotechnologies to protect water and soil in urban areas
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Also available in another semester or year
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119268 -
Propagation of woody plants and disease management
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Propagation of woody plants
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Also available in another semester or year
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Disease management in plants propagation
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Also available in another semester or year
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17125 -
Urban forestry
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Also available in another semester or year
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119549 -
Digital technologies for climate-smart forestry
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Also available in another semester or year
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17703 -
Vertebrates of forest ecosystems
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Also available in another semester or year
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118985 -
Management of forests and agroforest soils
(objectives)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Conduct basic field analyzes of forest and agricultural soils, including description of soil profiles and soil shapes, classification and basic description of the study site. Understand the basic properties and processes of forest and agricultural soils and their relationships with tree growth / site productivity.
Know the effects of forest management practices on forest soil properties and processes and how to use silvicultural techniques to influence soil properties and processes to improve productivity and sustainability.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Ability to recognize the correct type of management to be applied in relation to the type of ecosystem. Pedological investigation to establish the connection between the different types of soil, vegetation and management. Application of pedological survey methodologies: identification of homogeneous areas for pedogenesis factors and analysis and description of a soil profile. Ability to recognize the main types of environmental management.
MAKING JUDGMENT
Being able to interpret the processes that occur in a forest and agricultural ecosystem. Ability to evaluate the characteristics of the environment. Ability to evaluate forest and agricultural lands in relation to the type of management.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Being able to expose scientific topics with clarity and synthesis.
LEARNING SKILLS
Being able to describe topics related to the management of forest and agroforestry soils in written and / or oral form. This skill will be developed through the active involvement of students through oral class and field discussions on specific topics related to the course.
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6
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AGR/14
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24
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24
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-
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-
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
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Second semester
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Course
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Credits
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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Contact Hours
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Exercise Hours
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Laboratory Hours
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Personal Study Hours
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Type of Activity
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Language
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14366 -
Optional courses
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12
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96
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-
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-
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-
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Elective activities
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ENG |
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118983 -
Invasive forest pathogens and global changes
(objectives)
invasive Forest Pathogens and Global Changes course approaches the International context of Plant Protection and, specifically, of protection of forests within global change scenarios, including climatic changes and biological invasions. The course aims to provide the single elements that make the complex picture of prevention, monitoring, diagnosis, and control of forest pathogens, considering, time by time, the issues of international agreements, regulations, and the new frontiers of prevention, new diagnostic tools, and the advances in knowledge on biological invasions.
a) Knowledge and understanding. The course will provide the students with the concepts and information needed to develop the single issues and integrate them within the general context of plant protection. Through an analytical process, open discussions, and the stimulation of the attitude to the analysis, the students will be able to assimilate and elaborate on the issues and to collocate them within the complex context of plant protection, integrating ecological, biological concepts with socio-economic ones. b) Applying knowledge and understanding; the body of information on a specific topic that the student will receive through an interactive and practical approach will allow perceiving the applicability into the professional activity at the national and international levels. Moreover the course includes several practical activities specifically for laboratory diagnostics. c) Making judgments; the interactive teaching method based on the framing of the general topics, and their development through practical examples and class braining storms, will stimulate the student skills in elaborating their own judgment. d) Communication skills; the body of information and concepts provided by the course will enable the student to efficiently communicate the topic of biosecurity in forest protection and the complex of agreements and rules that regulate the quarantine system at a global level. e) Learning skills. The use of a teaching approach based on general concepts and practical activities (literature reading, laboratory activities) helps the students in the process of learning and concepts assimilation.
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6
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AGR/12
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40
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-
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8
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-
|
Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
|
17927 -
Monitoring soil quality
(objectives)
Course aims:
1. To present soil as a living, dynamic, vulnerable resource
2. To introduce the concept of soil quality, health and security
3. To present a basic set of indicators to monitor soil quality
4. To suggest how to choose the right indicators in relation to specific case studies in forest environment
At the end of the course the student will
1) increase the knowledge and understanding about soil vulnerability and methods to monitor its quality
3) be able to making judgements on soil issues
4) be able to use a proper language and improve the communication skills in relation to soil science
5) increase the learning skills getting in contact with a wider sphere of scientific knowledge
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6
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AGR/13
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44
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4
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-
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-
|
Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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Optional Group:
New group - (show)
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12
|
|
|
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17123 -
Soil pollution and monitoring
|
Also available in another semester or year
|
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118547 -
Trees and plants to improve air quality of urban areas
(objectives)
Understanding the role of vegetation in urban environment in improving air quality.
Providing tools for the choice of the best tree species to improve environmental quality with particular focus on air quality.
Assessing air pollution and carbon sequestration by urban vegetation.
Using tools in urban green planning and management
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6
|
AGR/05
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44
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4
|
-
|
-
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Related or supplementary learning activities
|
ENG |
|
118550 -
Wood-based biocomposites
(objectives)
Bioindustry in forest-wood chain. Knowledge of wood cascade use and exploitation of biomass to produce traditional and innovative wood-based composites. Wood improvements chracateristics by eco-frIendly and susitainable modification. All the topic will be related to regulations and to European technical standards (EN).New wood polymer composites
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6
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AGR/06
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40
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8
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-
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-
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
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119269 -
Micropropagation of woody plants
(objectives)
Acquire the theoretical and practical bases for the propagation of woody plants belonging to species used in the green infrastructures.
1) Knowledge and understanding
Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them (also in unfamiliar areas) to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of productive tree plants for short rotation forestry (SFR) or ornamental woody plants, as well as historical trees. Students will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary contexts in order to detect and solve problems related with the production of healthy plants for green infrastructures (landscape architectures, city planners, etc..).
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will have a thorough knowledge of the principles of woody plant propagation to the obtainment of healthy plant material for SRF and green infrastructures. The students will be able to develop protocols for the propagation of woody species not included in the course on the base of the acquired knowledge in order to obtain woody plants suitable for the productive, environmental, historical and cultural contexts where they will work.
3) Making judgements
Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during the course and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points, as well as make judgments even with incomplete data.
4) Communication skills
During the lessons, it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered, as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination in order to ameliorate the future communication skills of the students towards specialist and non-specialist interlocutors in relation to the approaches used and the results obtained.
5) Learning skills
Students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices will develop those skills.
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6
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AGR/05
|
24
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24
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-
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-
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
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118546 -
Phytotechnologies to protect water and soil in urban areas
(objectives)
OBJECTIVES:
Provide the basic elements of plant-environment interactions, as necessary knowledge to use the plant processes (phytotechnologies) to reduce the impact of the urban environment on soil and water resources. Provide examples and create capacity of design and managing phytotechnologies in urban areas.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
knowledge and understanding
• A scientific based knowledge and understanding of the acclimation and adaptation of plant traits as response to the environmental conditions.
• An updated knowledge and understanding of the environmental drivers of carbon, water and nutrient cycles in plants.
• A basic knowledge and understanding of Urban Green Infrastructures
applying knowledge and understanding
- defining proper strategies and plans to improve the resilience of the urban areas using green infrastructure, also in a context of climate changes
- design phyto-technological systems to improve soil and water quality in polluted areas
- defining monitoring plans to support the management of green infrastructures
making judgements
- analyse the results of survey and monitoring activities, providing scientific supported interpretation of the most probable cause-effects relationships
- interpret results of trials and pilot systems for the management or the re-establishments of green infrastructures
communication skills
- writes reports and prepares oral presentations on different subjects at professional and wide information levels
- explain proposed solutions to specific management questions in a multidisciplinary context
- presenting results of testing and experimental activities in scientific contexts
learning skills
- reading and understanding the international scientific literatures in the sector of urban green infrastructures and environmental pollution and remediation
- new methods and tools for the design of green infrastructures
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6
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AGR/05
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44
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-
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4
|
-
|
Related or supplementary learning activities
|
ENG |
|
119268 -
Propagation of woody plants and disease management
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|
|
-
Propagation of woody plants
(objectives)
Acquire the theoretical and practical bases for the propagation of woody plants belonging to species used in the green infrastructures.
1) Knowledge and understanding
Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them (also in unfamiliar areas) to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of productive tree plants for short rotation forestry (SFR) or ornamental woody plants, as well as historical trees. Students will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary contexts in order to detect and solve problems related with the production of healthy plants for green infrastructures (landscape architectures, city planners, etc..).
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will have a thorough knowledge of the principles of woody plant propagation to the obtainment of healthy plant material for SRF and green infrastructures. The students will be able to develop protocols for the propagation of woody species not included in the course on the base of the acquired knowledge in order to obtain woody plants suitable for the productive, environmental, historical and cultural contexts where they will work.
3) Making judgements
Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during the course and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points, as well as make judgments even with incomplete data.
4) Communication skills
During the lessons, it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered, as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination in order to ameliorate the future communication skills of the students towards specialist and non-specialist interlocutors in relation to the approaches used and the results obtained.
5) Learning skills
Students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices will develop those skills.
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2
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AGR/05
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8
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8
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-
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-
|
Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
|
-
Disease management in plants propagation
(objectives)
Acquire the theoretical and practical bases for the propagation of pathogen-free plants belonging to species used in the green infrastructures.
1)Knowledge and understanding
Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them (also in unfamiliar areas) to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of ornamental plant, as well as historical trees. Students will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary contexts in order to detect and solve problems related with the production of healthy plants for green infrastructures (landscape architectures, city planners, etc..).
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course students will have a thorough knowledge of the basic principles of plant propagation to the obtainment of healthy material for green infrastructures. The students will be able to develop protocols for the propagation of species not included in the course on the base of the acquired knowledge in order to obtain plants suitable for the environmental, historical and cultural contexts where they will work.
3) Making judgements
Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during the course and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points, as well as make judgments even with incomplete data.
4) Communication skills
During the lessons it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered, as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination in order to ameliorate the future communication skills of the students towards specialist and non-specialist interlocutors in relation to the approaches used and the results obtained.
5) learning skills
Students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices, will develop that skill.
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4
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AGR/12
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16
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16
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-
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-
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
|
17125 -
Urban forestry
(objectives)
- Understanding the role of forests and urban spaces in global sustainability challenges
- Analysis of forest ecosystem services and urban green infrastructures
- Ecological design of urban green spaces
-Monitoring and evaluation systems for professionals
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6
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AGR/05
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44
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4
|
-
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-
|
Related or supplementary learning activities
|
ENG |
|
119549 -
Digital technologies for climate-smart forestry
(objectives)
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of digital technologies that have application in forest monitoring and management. In particular, students will be given the opportunity to learn about the potential of today's most cutting-edge technologies with regard to the basics of microelectronics, Internet of Things (IoT) , wireless connections, the use of ground-based and aerial platform LIDARs, and the methods and algorithms used in monitoring systems.
Specific cases will be addressed such as the assessment of water transport in plants, diametric and biomass growth, air quality, tree stability and ecosystem services.
The theoretical lectures will also be supported by laboratory and field experiments.
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6
|
AGR/05
|
24
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24
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-
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-
|
Related or supplementary learning activities
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ENG |
|
17703 -
Vertebrates of forest ecosystems
|
Also available in another semester or year
|
|
118985 -
Management of forests and agroforest soils
|
Also available in another semester or year
|
|
|
119722 -
Silviculture of Mediterranean and temperate forests
(objectives)
The course forms part of the field of knowledge of the multi-purpose and sustainable management of the forest resources and the utilization of wood and non wood-based products. The course will provide students with the knowledge on corology, ecology and silviculture of the main forest species in Europe, in the perspective to apply this knowledge to the management of complex territorial systems. Students completing the course will develop a good ability to:
- choose of the best silvicultural system to achieve the forest management objectives.
- evaluate the effects of silvicultural systems on the forest attitude to provide specific goods and services.
- estimate the ecological and social consequences of forest management at a territorial scale.
1. Knowledge and understanding.
To develop during the lessons the knowledge on the characteristics of the main Mediterranean and temperate forests in an integrated perspective with ecological and silvicultural aspects. Ability to understand the evolving dynamics of forest systems, both natural and/or man-made, in relation to the objectives of sustainable forest management.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding in order to define culture criteria and modalities for adaptive forest management of forest formations. To be able to apply methodologies for analysis and planning of forest management systems on a territorial scale. Describe and provide scientific and application topics related to the various forest management issues.
3. Making judgement.
Being able to develop interdisciplinary connection skills and critical discussion of course content. Develop critical interpretation skills and discussion of experiences or experimental results in the forestry sector similar to those discussed during lessons.
4. Communication skills.
Ability to communicate with clarity and conviction the forestry knowledge acquired during the course or through the analysis of scientific articles or other publications in the forestry sector. These skills will be developed through the active involvement of students in class discussions or during practice sessions on different forest issues.
5. Learning skills
Condition for successful learning skills is to develop the ability to re-organise and synthesize in autonomy the interdisciplinary knowledge on forest science to be applied to the silviculture of Mediterranean and temperate forests.
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7
|
AGR/05
|
44
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
SECOND YEAR
First semester
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Course
|
Credits
|
Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
|
Contact Hours
|
Exercise Hours
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Laboratory Hours
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Personal Study Hours
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Type of Activity
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Language
|
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17700 -
Forest management planning
(objectives)
As part of the general objective of the Master's Degree Course in Forestry and Environmental Sciences, that is, to train professionals capable of governing forest management processes in relation to the role that forest ecosystems play today, and the challenges that socio-environmental systems must address in the face of Global Change processes, at the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
a) knowledge and understanding of the phases of the sustainable and multifunctional forest planning process, i.e. developed according to ecological criteria, on a single forest property and landscape scale;
b) knowledge and understanding of how to apply theoretical knowledge to forest planning decisions through case studies regarding the estimation of allowable cut, the recognition and protection of the social and environmental functions provided by forest stands, the integration of wood production with the conservation of the complexity of forest systems;
c) autonomy of judgment and decision regarding the validity of the different approaches to forest planning applicable in a given socio-ecological context in relation to the multiplicity of objectives to be achieved through forest management;
d) better ability to communicate and discuss the objectives and methods of forest management planning with the various stakeholders involved in the planning process, with particular reference to the environmental impact of the plan decisions.
e) better ability to learn the complexity of issues relating to the management of natural resources.
|
7
|
AGR/05
|
48
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8
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
|
17930 -
Forest economics and policy
(objectives)
Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of the environmental economy
Ability to analyze information and insights on relevant global issues
Acquire an ability to analyze issues and make assessment judgments
Ability to expose economic and policy issues on a large scale
Acquire ownership of the main basic and integral concepts in your technical-cultural background
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6
|
AGR/01
|
44
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
|
15912 -
Internship in research laboratories, enterprise, public administation and other organisations
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4
|
|
-
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-
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-
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-
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Other activities
|
ENG |
|
Optional Group:
New group - (show)
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second semester
|
Course
|
Credits
|
Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
|
Contact Hours
|
Exercise Hours
|
Laboratory Hours
|
Personal Study Hours
|
Type of Activity
|
Language
|
|
17929 -
Applied Hydrology
(objectives)
The course aim is the advancement of knowledge of hydrological processes for enhancing the comprehension and the management of hydrological practical problems. Specifically, the course will focus on small and ungauged basins.
It is possible to identify two main aims:
Refresh of notions about hydrological processes and their modelling, with particular emphasis of the design discharge concept and its practical usefulness.
Learning the design hydrograph concept and the event-based modelling approach either theoretically and in practice.
Moreover, the course will provide some soft-skills about GIS tools particularly useful for hydrological applications.
Expected outcomes following the Dublin descriptors:
Knowledge and understanding.
hydrological phenomena, specifically, rainfall and runoff formation. Design hydrograph notion and its practical implications.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Rainfall-runoff modelling. A freeware software, nowadays adopted by the professional community, will be introduced to the students and they will be asked to develop a practical project. The software application will guarantee the full comprehension of the hydrological applications.
Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills
Students will be asked to develop a project that, other to provide a practical example for estimating the design hydrograph, will allow them to investigate on the role of the physical parameters. The project will be assigned without a rigid scheme, student will be invited to identify himself a scientific question on which he can investigate with the software application. During the project he will identify the answer to the scientific question and motivate his conclusions. Setting small groups and interacting with the lecturer will stimulate Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills under the hydrological perspective.
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6
|
AGR/08
|
40
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
|
17559 -
Tesi di laurea
|
20
|
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
|
Final examination and foreign language test
|
ENG |
|
118984 -
Technical english language
(objectives)
The course aims to increase the students' competence in the English language.
This linguistic improvement will allow the application of the new knowledge in the students' field of study and may also be extended and include other disciplinary areas.
The communicative skills acquired will allow the students to increase their social skills both when relating their specific areas of study and in a wider relational sphere.
Students will learn how to implement different learning strategies as they will be challenged to learn how to learn best, on the base of their previous requisites and in relation to new topics.
Through dynamic relationships, students will also be able to measure their own progress and provide a self-assessment.
|
4
|
L-LIN/12
|
32
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other activities
|
ENG |
|
Teachings extracurricular:
(hide)
|
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118558 -
Forest genetics
(objectives)
AIMS
Let the student know the nature, modification, functioning and transmission of genetic information of living organisms, with particular reference to forest trees. Provide the principles and methods for assessing the genetic variability of forest species for its use in tree improvement.
EXPECTED RESULTS
After completing the course, students must demonstrate that they: 1) have acquired the tools for the analysis of the transmission and recombination of hereditary characters; 2) are able to interpret the results of genetic crosses; 3) have acquired knowledge on the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in forest trees; 4) have acquired the principles and the methods for the study of genetic variability of forest trees; 5) are able to analyse the effects of inbreeding and evolution factors on the genetic structure of natural populations of forest trees; 6) have acquired the principles and the methods for the study of quantitative traits in forest tree species; 7) have acquired knowledge on the basic principles of genetic improvement of forest trees.
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6
|
AGR/07
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48
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-
|
-
|
-
|
|
ENG |
|
118981 -
Monitoring terrestrial ecosystems carbon (ICOS)
(objectives)
The course will provide the knowledge needed to design and implement a carbon monitoring system targeted to the specific ecosystem and research question/application. It will provide also the knowledge to find existing data and information from existing sources and critically evaluate them.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES.
1) Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course the student will have the necessary tools to define the best strategy to monitor the ecosystem carbon cycle, the different options available and the overall knowledge to monitor the terrestrial ecosystems carbon and other greenhouse gases (GHG) exchange with the atmosphere in context of climate change.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: the course will provide the necessary cognitive tools to allow the choice of the most suitable techniques for the study of the ecosystem carbon and other GHGs balances and the options to correctly collect, organize, store and analyse the measurements.
3) Making judgments: once the training course is over, the student will have the tools for a strong autonomy of judgement on issues related to the interactions between climate, atmosphere and ecosystems in the context of the carbon exchange and sequestration and on the options available for the quantification and monitoring of the GHGs exchange in natural ecosystems..
4) Communication skills: at the end of the training course, the student must demonstrate that he or she is able to communicate and discuss in a concise but effective way the issues dealt with during the course, demonstrating the ability to integrate the knowledge acquired.
5) Learning skills: at the end of the course the student must have learned the concepts and techniques addressed and know how to define limits and fundamentals.
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6
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AGR/05
|
24
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24
|
-
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-
|
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ENG |
|
118982 -
Remote sensing in forest resource management
(objectives)
The course is designed to give an introduction on how to generate information from remote sensing data and how to analyse these data in a geographic information system, in order to map forest resources and monitor relevant changes in forest canopy cover.
The course examines the basics of theoretical issues and image classification to help students understand and choose remote sensing solutions for forest classification and forest monitoring problems. The main topics are covered with many practical exercises of forest classification and forest change detection.
Expected Learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding: comprehensive knowledge of the basics of theoretical issues behind optical remote sensing and image classification
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to select, conceptualize, and implement image classification techniques of multispectral RS images in QGIS with respect to a given practical application in forest cover mapping and change detection
3) Making judgments: critical analysis and evaluation of the potentials and limitations of different image classification methods
4) Communication skills: Refined presentation skills of an own image classification project for forest applications
5) Learning skills: an own mental model for addressing simple tasks exercises of forest classification and forest change detection (competent practitioner of RS)
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6
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AGR/05
|
24
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24
|
-
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-
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|
ENG |
Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDFOR)
Percorso STANDARD
FIRST YEAR
First semester
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Course
|
Credits
|
Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
|
Contact Hours
|
Exercise Hours
|
Laboratory Hours
|
Personal Study Hours
|
Type of Activity
|
Language
|
|
17701 -
Forest economics and policy
(objectives)
Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of the environmental economy
Ability to analyze information and insights on relevant global issues
Acquire an ability to analyze issues and make assessment judgments
Ability to expose economic and policy issues on a large scale
Acquire ownership of the main basic and integral concepts in your technical-cultural background
|
6
|
AGR/01
|
44
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4
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
|
17705 -
Forest management planning
(objectives)
As part of the general objective of the Master's Degree Course in Forestry and Environmental Sciences, that is, to train professionals capable of governing forest management processes in relation to the role that forest ecosystems play today, and the challenges that socio-environmental systems must address in the face of Global Change processes, at the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
a) knowledge and understanding of the phases of the sustainable and multifunctional forest planning process, i.e. developed according to ecological criteria, on a single forest property and landscape scale;
b) knowledge and understanding of how to apply theoretical knowledge to forest planning decisions through case studies regarding the estimation of allowable cut, the recognition and protection of the social and environmental functions provided by forest stands, the integration of wood production with the conservation of the complexity of forest systems;
c) autonomy of judgment and decision regarding the validity of the different approaches to forest planning applicable in a given socio-ecological context in relation to the multiplicity of objectives to be achieved through forest management;
d) better ability to communicate and discuss the objectives and methods of forest management planning with the various stakeholders involved in the planning process, with particular reference to the environmental impact of the plan decisions.
e) better ability to learn the complexity of issues relating to the management of natural resources.
|
6
|
AGR/05
|
40
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
Core compulsory activities
|
ENG |
|
14366 -
Optional courses
|
12
|
|
96
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Elective activities
|
ENG |
|
118986 -
Biological sciences for sustainable forest management
|
|
|
-
Invasive forest pathogens and global changes
|
Also available in another semester or year
|
|
-
Vertebrates of forest ecosystems
(objectives)
The course of Vertebrates of Forest Ecosystems aims to provide the student with basic knowledge and ability to understand the composition and complexity of the European and Mediterranean fauna of vertebrates, with particular regard to Italian forest ecosystems. Such knowledge and understanding will find application in species conservation. The student will also be able to make independent judgments by examining case studies. Communication skills and the ability to learn will also be developed.
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6
|
BIO/05
|
40
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8
|
-
|
-
|
Related or supplementary learning activities
|
ENG |
Second semester
|
Course
|
Credits
|
Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
|
Contact Hours
|
Exercise Hours
|
Laboratory Hours
|
Personal Study Hours
|
Type of Activity
|
Language
|
|
17702 -
Applied hydrology
(objectives)
The course aim is the advancement of knowledge of hydrological processes for enhancing the comprehension and the management of hydrological practical problems. Specifically, the course will focus on small and ungauged basins.
It is possible to identify two main aims:
Refresh of notions about hydrological processes and their modelling, with particular emphasis of the design discharge concept and its practical usefulness.
Learning the design hydrograph concept and the event-based modelling approach either theoretically and in practice.
Moreover, the course will provide some soft-skills about GIS tools particularly useful for hydrological applications.
Expected outcomes following the Dublin descriptors:
Knowledge and understanding.
hydrological phenomena, specifically, rainfall and runoff formation. Design hydrograph notion and its practical implications.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Rainfall-runoff modelling. A freeware software, nowadays adopted by the professional community, will be introduced to the students and they will be asked to develop a practical project. The software application will guarantee the full comprehension of the hydrological applications.
Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills
Students will be asked to develop a project that, other to provide a practical example for estimating the design hydrograph, will allow them to investigate on the role of the physical parameters. The project will be assigned without a rigid scheme, student will be invited to identify himself a scientific question on which he can investigate with the software application. During the project he will identify the answer to the scientific question and motivate his conclusions. Setting small groups and interacting with the lecturer will stimulate Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills under the hydrological perspective.
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6
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AGR/08
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40
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8
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17852 -
Silviculture II and Wood products
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Silviculture of Mediterranean and temperate forests
(objectives)
The course forms part of the field of knowledge of the multi-purpose and sustainable management of the forest resources and the utilization of wood and non wood-based products. The course will provide students with the knowledge on corology, ecology and silviculture of the main forest species in Europe, in the perspective to apply this knowledge to the management of complex territorial systems. Students completing the course will develop a good ability to:
- choose of the best silvicultural system to achieve the forest management objectives.
- evaluate the effects of silvicultural systems on the forest attitude to provide specific goods and services.
- estimate the ecological and social consequences of forest management at a territorial scale.
Students completing the course will develop a good ability to:
- choose of the best silvicultural system to achieve the forest management objectives.
- evaluate the effects of silvicultural systems on the forest attitude to provide specific goods and services.
- estimate the ecological and social consequences of forest management at a territorial scale.
1. Knowledge and understanding.
To develop during the lessons the knowledge on the characteristics of the main Mediterranean and temperate forests in an integrated perspective with ecological and silvicultural aspects. Ability to understand the evolving dynamics of forest systems, both natural and/or man-made, in relation to the objectives of sustainable forest management.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding in order to define culture criteria and modalities for adaptive forest management of forest formations. To be able to apply methodologies for analysis and planning of forest management systems on a territorial scale. Describe and provide scientific and application topics related to the various forest management issues.
3. Making judgement.
Being able to develop interdisciplinary connection skills and critical discussion of course content. Develop critical interpretation skills and discussion of experiences or experimental results in the forestry sector similar to those discussed during lessons.
4. Communication skills.
Ability to communicate with clarity and conviction the forestry knowledge acquired during the course or through the analysis of scientific articles or other publications in the forestry sector. These skills will be developed through the active involvement of students in class discussions or during practice sessions on different forest issues.
5. Learning skills
Condition for successful learning skills is to develop the ability to re-organise and synthesize in autonomy the interdisciplinary knowledge on forest science to be applied to the silviculture of Mediterranean and temperate forests.
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6
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AGR/05
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48
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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Wood-based biocomposites
(objectives)
Bioindustry in forest-wood chain. Knowledge of wood cascade use and exploitation of biomass to produce traditional and innovative wood-based composites. Wood improvements chracateristics by eco-frIendly and susitainable modification. All the topic will be related to regulations and to European technical standards (EN).New wood polymer composites based polymers
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6
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AGR/06
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48
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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118986 -
Biological sciences for sustainable forest management
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Invasive forest pathogens and global changes
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Advanced Plant Pathology course approaches the International context of Plant Protection and, specifically, of protection of forests within a global changes scenarios, including climatic changes and biological invasions. The course aims to provide the single elements that make the complex picture of prevention, monitoring, diagnosis and control of forest pathogens, considering, time by time, the issues of international agreements, regulations, and the new frontiers of prevention, new diagnostic tools and the advances in knowledge on biological invasions
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6
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AGR/12
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40
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8
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Core compulsory activities
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Vertebrates of forest ecosystems
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Also available in another semester or year
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SECOND YEAR
First semester
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16340 -
Forest ecophysiology
(objectives)
OBJECTIVES:
To know the environmental constrains of the main physiological processes, at tree and stand levels; to understand the acclimation responses to climate changes and to water scarcity; to gain familiarity with techniques and methodological approaches used in tree ecophysiology
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
knowledge and understanding
• A scientific based knowledge and understanding of the acclimation and adaptation of plant traits as response to the environmental conditions.
• An updated knowledge and understanding of the environmental drivers of carbon, water and nutrient cycles in plant and forest ecosystems.
• A basic knowledge and understanding of the process-based models as scaling tools
applying knowledge and understanding
- defining proper strategies and plans to improve the resilience of the forest ecosystems, also in a context of climate changes
- defining monitoring plans to support the management of trees and forests
- supporting screening strategies of resistant varieties and provenances of trees and shrubs, in reforestation programmes
- supporting the sustainable management of forest ecosystems, analysing the main functional processes in response to the management practices
making judgements
- analyse the results of survey and monitoring activities, providing scientific supported interpretation of the most probable cause-effects relationships
- interpret results of trials and pilot systems for the management or the re-establishments of trees and forest ecosystems/plantations
communication skills
- writes reports and prepares oral presentations on different subjects at professional and wide information levels
- explain proposed solutions to specific management questions in a multidisciplinary context
- presenting results of testing and experimental activities in scientific contexts
learning skills
- reading and understanding the international scientific literatures in the sector of forest and environmental relationships
- new methods and tools for the functional analyses of plant and forests
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6
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AGR/05
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40
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8
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16343 -
Forest tree cropping
(objectives)
Teaching activities will be oriented to provide basic elements and methods of forest tree cropping and to gain familiarity with the techniques and technologies currently being used. The context of forestry and agroforestry plantations under the Mediterranean environment will be also emphasized.
1. Knowledge and understanding.
To develop during the lessons the knowledge on the characteristics of the main Mediterranean forest tree cropping systems. Ability to understand the evolving dynamics of forest and agroforestry systems in relation to the objectives of a sustainable management.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding.
Ability to apply the knowledge and understanding in order to define criteria and modalities for the management of forest plantations and agroforestry systems. To be able to apply methodologies for analysis and planning forest tree cropping systems on a territorial scale. Describe and provide scientific and application topics related to the management of forest plantation.
3. Making judgement.
Being able to develop interdisciplinary connection skills and critical discussion of course content. Develop critical interpretation skills and discussion of experimental results in the forest tree cropping sector similar to those discussed during lessons.
4. Communication skills.
Ability to communicate with clarity and conviction the knowledge acquired during the course or through the analysis of scientific articles or other publications in the forest tree cropping sector. These skills will be developed through the active involvement of students in class discussions or during practice sessions on different agroforestry issues
5. Learning skills
Condition for successful learning skills is to develop the ability to organise and synthesise in autonomy the interdisciplinary knowledge on forest science to be applied to the forest tree cropping in the Mediterranean environment.
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6
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AGR/05
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40
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8
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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16365 -
Forest biotechnology
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AIMS
The course will introduce students to principles and experimental approaches, continuously evolving, of plant biotechnology. This course is intended to strengthen basic knowledge on plant biotechnology applied to forest trees (green biotechnologies, categories of biotech processes and products, model plants, plant tissue culture, recombinant methods, molecular tools), by offering a framework to approach current scientific problems (i.e. the use of transgenic trees) and also provide a basis for specialized studies in the field of in vitro clonal propagation, tree breeding and functional genomics. In the laboratory classes, students will perform some of the techniques currently used to obtain micro-propagated plants, callus cultures, and protoplasts of forest species, and to detect genetic variation. The key concepts of the course will be integrated in a series of case studies, and students will enhance their ability to apply them to novel situations in problem-solving sessions, especially devoted to the Mediterranean region.
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course students will have a thorough knowledge of the basic principles of forest biotechnology and of the modern techniques to obtain technological products (in vitro material characterized by clonal fidelity or somaclonal variants, secondary metabolites, transgenic and cisgenic trees, molecular tools for the study of genetic variability). Finally, they will have gained the ability to understand the potential use of biotech trees in order to increase the productivity of forest plantations also in disadvantaged environments (biotic and abiotic stress) or to use biotech trees for the recovery of barren lands (salinity, pollution);
Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of ameliorated genotypes or somaclonal variants resistant to biotic or abiotic stress or characterized by high wood productivity, as well as the conservation of endangered species or provenances;
Making judgements: Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during class and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points;
Communication skills: during the lessons it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination;
Learning skills: students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices, will develop that skill.
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6
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AGR/05
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40
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8
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Core compulsory activities
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15912 -
Internship in research laboratories, enterprise, public administation and other organisations
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4
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Other activities
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ENG |
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118987 -
Monitoring Terrestrial Ecosystems Carbon Cycle (ICOS)
(objectives)
The course will provide the knowledge needed to design and implement a carbon monitoring system targeted to the specific ecosystem and research question/application. It will provide also the knowledge to find existing data and information from existing sources and critically evaluate them.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES.
1) Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course the student will have the necessary tools to define the best strategy to monitor the ecosystem carbon cycle, the different options available and the overall knowledge to monitor the terrestrial ecosystems carbon and other greenhouse gases (GHG) exchange with the atmosphere in context of climate change.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: the course will provide the necessary cognitive tools to allow the choice of the most suitable techniques for the study of the ecosystem carbon and other GHGs balances and the options to correctly collect, organize, store and analyse the measurements.
3) Making judgments: once the training course is over, the student will have the tools for a strong autonomy of judgement on issues related to the interactions between climate, atmosphere and ecosystems in the context of the carbon exchange and sequestration and on the options available for the quantification and monitoring of the GHGs exchange in natural ecosystems..
4) Communication skills: at the end of the training course, the student must demonstrate that he or she is able to communicate and discuss in a concise but effective way the issues dealt with during the course, demonstrating the ability to integrate the knowledge acquired.
5) Learning skills: at the end of the course the student must have learned the concepts and techniques addressed and know how to define limits and fundamentals.
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6
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AGR/05
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24
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24
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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118988 -
Remote sensing in forest resource management
(objectives)
The course is designed to give an introduction on how to generate information from remote sensing data and how to analyse these data in a geographic information system, in order to map forest resources and monitor relevant changes in forest canopy cover.
The course examines the basics of theoretical issues and image classification to help students understand and choose remote sensing solutions for forest classification and forest monitoring problems. The main topics are covered with many practical exercises of forest classification and forest change detection.
Expected Learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding: comprehensive knowledge of the basics of theoretical issues behind optical remote sensing and image classification
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to select, conceptualize, and implement image classification techniques of multispectral RS images in QGIS with respect to a given practical application in forest cover mapping and change detection
3) Making judgments: critical analysis and evaluation of the potentials and limitations of different image classification methods
4) Communication skills: Refined presentation skills of an own image classification project for forest applications
5) Learning skills: an own mental model for addressing simple tasks exercises of forest classification and forest change detection (competent practitioner of RS)
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6
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AGR/05
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24
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24
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
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119548 -
Management of forests and agoforest soils
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6
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AGR/14
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24
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24
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Core compulsory activities
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ENG |
Second semester
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Course
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16355 -
Thesis
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26
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Final examination and foreign language test
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