Laboratory: Sustainability and Sustainable Development
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The Laboratory "Sustainability and Sustainable Development" is intended for students of this University, regardless of faculty of belonging. It is strictly multi- and inter-disciplinary and pivoted on case studies of incidence and global scope. It has a contextual incidence as well, in that the multi and inter-disciplinary teaching aims at enabling the student to individuate the competences in her/his same institution in terms of sustainability management, in order to better use the skills it is offering in order to better accomplish and disseminate sustainable behaviors.
Expected learning outcomes
Via an ascertained attendance at the 75% of the lessons required for the selected credits, and with a final thesis proportionate in its length to the number of credits chosen, is expected to demonstrate the students' comprehension of the essential characteristics of sustainability and know how to apply means and measures of sustainability or evaluate their impact to a case study, even imagining strategies to be applied in the field of study they have undertaken
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
This workshop will always be run online (Ms Teams platform), even in a regime free from pandemic emergencies at the advantage of our diffused campus.
Course syllabus
The laboratory, sponsored by SHuS and By Campus sostenibile-UniMi, is intended for Italian-speaking students without distinction of faculty affiliation or BA and MA courses. It is strictly multi- and inter-disciplinary and based on case studies of global impact and scope, but also contextual, that is, putting the student in a position to understand the functioning of the same institution he/she is lives in, and what are the skills it offers in terms of sustainability.
The path has been studied according to an upside-down pyramidal structure: from the environment to the social context, to reach the person and his choices. The goal is to involve students in a participatory way in reflecting, elaborating and reproducing, with active commitment, sustainable behaviours and choices, both over the years of study and in their daily lives and in their life choices and work commitment. The course consists of a session common to all [Brainstorming session] of 8 h and a series of sessions organized in 5 Themes among which a program has been selected for a 3 CfU basic course. Some teachings are repeatable, others are fixed every year, in order to meet the widest range of expectations, but also the evolution of the concept of sustainability in a path that will develop at least until 2030. The program follows:
I. CONCEPTUAL MAP OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY "SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT": Cristiana Fiamingo [(SHuS) Sps/13 - History and institutions of Africa] & Riccardo Guidetti [(CS/SHuS) Agr/09 - Agricultural mechanics] 1 h.
THE CHALLENGE OF THE SDGS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: Valerio Bini [M-GGR/01 - Geography], 1.h.
II. WORKSHOP BRAINSTORMING SESSION / ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINITION AND IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: Maurizio Maugeri [Fis/06 - Physics for the earth system and the circumterrestrial medium], 2 h.
TREES, CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY / ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT: Giorgio Vacchiano [AGR/05 - Forest settlement and forestry], 1.h.
USE AND REUSE OF WATER IN AGRO-URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: Daniele Masseroni [AGR/08 - Agricultural hydraulics and hydraulic-forestry arrangements], 1.h.
TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN TERRITORIES: Emanuele Garda [(ICAR/20 - Technique and urban planning - UniBG], 1.h.
III. RIGHTS
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: Leonardo Salvemini [Ius/10 Administrative Law], 2 h.
IV. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BETWEEN PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITY AND P.A.: Luciano Fasano [Sps/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
COMBINING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY / 'ECO-SOCIAL' POLICIES: Marcello Natili [Sps/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
'ANTHROPOTENCY' / THE UNSUSTAINABLE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE GREAT POWERS: Luca Bellocchio [SPS/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
V. ENERGY IMPACT AND MOBILITY
ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT: Marzio Galeotti [Secs-P/01 - Political Economy], 2 h.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT: Riccardo Guidetti [Agr/09 - Agricultural mechanics], 2 h.
Deepening [asynchronous]: SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY: THE COMMITMENT OF UNIMI, curated by Mattea Gelpi [Mobility Manager, UniMi], 2 h.
VI. RECYCLING AND BIO-ECONOMY
BIO-ECONOMY AND CULTURE OF RECYCLING: Fabrizio Adani [(Gruppo Ricicla/Agr/13 - Chimica agraria], 2 h.
VII. ACCESS TO FOOD, FOOD QUALITY & LIFESTYLES
URBAN AND PERI-URBAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR MILK PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Silvana Mattiello [AGR/19 - Special animal husbandry], 2 h.
APPROPRIATE LIFESTYLES: Daniela Lucini [M-Edf/01 - Methods and didactics motor activities], 2 h.
The path has been studied according to an upside-down pyramidal structure: from the environment to the social context, to reach the person and his choices. The goal is to involve students in a participatory way in reflecting, elaborating and reproducing, with active commitment, sustainable behaviours and choices, both over the years of study and in their daily lives and in their life choices and work commitment. The course consists of a session common to all [Brainstorming session] of 8 h and a series of sessions organized in 5 Themes among which a program has been selected for a 3 CfU basic course. Some teachings are repeatable, others are fixed every year, in order to meet the widest range of expectations, but also the evolution of the concept of sustainability in a path that will develop at least until 2030. The program follows:
I. CONCEPTUAL MAP OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY "SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT": Cristiana Fiamingo [(SHuS) Sps/13 - History and institutions of Africa] & Riccardo Guidetti [(CS/SHuS) Agr/09 - Agricultural mechanics] 1 h.
THE CHALLENGE OF THE SDGS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: Valerio Bini [M-GGR/01 - Geography], 1.h.
II. WORKSHOP BRAINSTORMING SESSION / ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINITION AND IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: Maurizio Maugeri [Fis/06 - Physics for the earth system and the circumterrestrial medium], 2 h.
TREES, CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY / ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT: Giorgio Vacchiano [AGR/05 - Forest settlement and forestry], 1.h.
USE AND REUSE OF WATER IN AGRO-URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: Daniele Masseroni [AGR/08 - Agricultural hydraulics and hydraulic-forestry arrangements], 1.h.
TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN TERRITORIES: Emanuele Garda [(ICAR/20 - Technique and urban planning - UniBG], 1.h.
III. RIGHTS
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: Leonardo Salvemini [Ius/10 Administrative Law], 2 h.
IV. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BETWEEN PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITY AND P.A.: Luciano Fasano [Sps/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
COMBINING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY / 'ECO-SOCIAL' POLICIES: Marcello Natili [Sps/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
'ANTHROPOTENCY' / THE UNSUSTAINABLE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE GREAT POWERS: Luca Bellocchio [SPS/04 - Political Science], 2 h.
V. ENERGY IMPACT AND MOBILITY
ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT: Marzio Galeotti [Secs-P/01 - Political Economy], 2 h.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT: Riccardo Guidetti [Agr/09 - Agricultural mechanics], 2 h.
Deepening [asynchronous]: SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY: THE COMMITMENT OF UNIMI, curated by Mattea Gelpi [Mobility Manager, UniMi], 2 h.
VI. RECYCLING AND BIO-ECONOMY
BIO-ECONOMY AND CULTURE OF RECYCLING: Fabrizio Adani [(Gruppo Ricicla/Agr/13 - Chimica agraria], 2 h.
VII. ACCESS TO FOOD, FOOD QUALITY & LIFESTYLES
URBAN AND PERI-URBAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR MILK PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Silvana Mattiello [AGR/19 - Special animal husbandry], 2 h.
APPROPRIATE LIFESTYLES: Daniela Lucini [M-Edf/01 - Methods and didactics motor activities], 2 h.
Prerequisites for admission
Students enrolled on the second and third of the three-year Degree Courses (max. 100 students accepted) and all students of the Master's Degrees (max. 50 students accepted) can enrol on the Lab. Registration procedures are described on the Ariel platform: https://labsossvil.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/.
Teaching methods
The synchronous lessons will be broadcast online on the Ms-teams platform, every Friday from 3 March to 26 May 2023 (excluding holidays), from 14:00 to 17:45. The lessons in detail are described on the program and on the Ariel platform on the page: https://labsossvil.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/. On the same page will be uploaded pdf of the slides, multimedia elements and short, essential bibliographies by subject.
Teaching Resources
Short bibliographies for each subject will be published on the Lab website https://labsossvil.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/ ; the selected tutor of the thesis, chosen among the Lab professors, will give a specific bibliography about the thesis topic.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The evaluation for approval will be calculated on the verification of the presence at 75% of the lessons and a THESIS of mx. 10 pages with a case study chosen in agreement with one of the teachers (mx. 10 theses per teacher).
AAA. Plagiarism (i.e. copying parts of other authors' texts without quoting them) will be excluded from evaluation.
AAA. Plagiarism (i.e. copying parts of other authors' texts without quoting them) will be excluded from evaluation.
Accesso al cibo; qualità del cibo; stili di vita
AGR/01 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL APPRAISAL - University credits: 0.5
Seminars: 4 hours
Brainstorming session
- University credits: 1
Seminars: 8 hours
Diritti
IUS/01 - PRIVATE LAW - University credits: 0.25
Seminars: 2 hours
Diritti Sostenibilità sociale , politica ed economicaImpatto energetico
SPS/04 - POLITICAL SCIENCE - University credits: 0.75
Seminars: 6 hours
Impatto energetico
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 0.25
Seminars: 2 hours
Riciclo e bioeconomiaAccesso al cibo; qualità del cibo; stili di vita
AGR/13 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY - University credits: 0.25
Seminars: 2 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Students can contact the teacher by e-mail or by chat on Microsoft Teams to arrange for day and reception hours on line. Please indicate as e-mail subject: "Student reception: MEETING REQUEST". Prefer Microsoft Teams chat if my undergraduates or students attending my courses.
Room 313 - SPS Department of Social and Political Science, 3rd Floor. During Covid-19 Emergency only for my undergraduates and by previous appointment.
Reception:
The professor receives students at the end of the lessons or by appointment e-mailing to [email protected] to organize a Ms-Teams call or an in-presence meeting, if necessary.
Ist floor, room 10, via Conservatorio 7
Reception:
By appointment via mail. For thesis and dissertation appointment by mail requested
Office N.16 1st floor D.ESP
Reception:
appointment
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape and Agroenergy
Reception:
On appointment (send an email)
Exercise Medicine Units, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, via Pier Lombardo 22
Reception:
From January to Mid-March: Monday from 10.00 to 13.00. During the rest of the year: Monday from 14.00 to 17.00. I am available by appointment. I can be contacted by e-mail and MS Teams.
Department of Social and Political Sciences, Room no. 17, second floor
Reception:
Appointment via email
Students can meet dr. Masieri either at the Department of Private Law and Legal History or via Microsoft Teams. Please contact dr. Masieri via email in advance.
Reception:
The professor meets with students weekly, on campus or online. To make an appointment, please contact the professor by email.
On-campus meetings will be held in the professor's office on the second floor of the building overlooking via Passione (room 206). Online meetings will be held through Microsoft Teams.