ID:
501504
Duration (hours):
44
CFU:
6
SSD:
GEORISORSE MINERARIE E APPLICAZIONI MINERALOGICO-PETROGRAFICHE PER L'AMBIENTE E I BENI CULTURALI
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (29/09/2025 - 12/12/2025)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge regarding the type and distribution of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources as products of planet Earth's activity, their abundances and exploitation. A consequence of resource use is the impact on the environment and society, treated from a technological and sustainability perspective (Ob. 6, 9). The student will acquire the skills to understand the basic and applied aspects of economic geology and commodity science; the student will also be able to understand and analyze the dynamics underlying the search for and exploitation of natural resources, to independently assess the commercial characteristics of raw materials and secondary raw materials. The student will also be able to acquire and understand, act, and know how to self-assess information and data related to major economic trends and interact with different specialists in the field of raw and secondary resource exploitation, with a transdisciplinary approach.
Course Prerequisites
The course has a highly interdisciplinary character and links with other scientific and commodity teachings. It is carried out in such a way that it can be followed with profit by the students without any preliminary preparation. An open approach is required, in particular towards scientific and technical aspects concerning the relationship between natural resources, production cycles and the environment, sustainability.
Teaching Methods
The course is organized in lectures supplemented by advanced seminars given by invited speakers with specific expertise on the subject matter and practical experience. A variety of teaching improvement tools are used throughout the lectures, such as, e.g., powerpoint presentations projected in the classroom, diagrams, bibliographical indications and anything else deemed useful for improving teaching effectiveness. The powerpoint slides will be the cue for the initiation of discussion and dialogue with the student on the lecture topics.
Assessment Methods
The knowledge acquired will be assessed by a final examination, in written form. The examination is organized into a series of 15 multiple-choice questions (3 answers for each question) and a 16, which takes the form of an open question. For the first 15 questions, each correct answer is worth 2 points; incorrect answers will not be considered with negative marks. At the end of the 15 multiple-choice questions there will be a topic to be developed (open-ended answer) that will allow for honors for those who answered the 15 multiple-choice questions exactly, or they can add 0, +1 or +2 depending on the content. The exam has a duration of 1 hour.
There are no in-itinere tests; no supplementation with oral test; no use of supporting materials allowed.
The result of the examination will be announced through the esse3 system. Acceptance or rejection of the vote must be in accordance with the current teaching regulations of the University.
There are no in-itinere tests; no supplementation with oral test; no use of supporting materials allowed.
The result of the examination will be announced through the esse3 system. Acceptance or rejection of the vote must be in accordance with the current teaching regulations of the University.
Texts
AA.VV. (2018), Il Capitale Naturale in Italia. Aria, suolo, acqua e foreste. Un patrimonio da difendere e arricchire, Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio e del mare, pp. 232, ISBN: 9788866272434.
Nocenti M., (2025) Sostenibilità e sviluppo sostenibile. Una lettura transdisciplinare, UTET Università, pp. 246, ISBN; 9788860089564.
Stephen E. Kesler and Adam C. Simon (2015), Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment, First published, Cambridge University Press, pp. 434. ISBN 978-1-107-07491-0.
Giaccio M., Morgante A, Riganti V., Ciraolo L. (1998), Merceologia, seconda edizione, Monduzzi Editoriale, pp. 662. ISBN: 9788832355031
Teaching material is in addition to the recommended texts.
Nocenti M., (2025) Sostenibilità e sviluppo sostenibile. Una lettura transdisciplinare, UTET Università, pp. 246, ISBN; 9788860089564.
Stephen E. Kesler and Adam C. Simon (2015), Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment, First published, Cambridge University Press, pp. 434. ISBN 978-1-107-07491-0.
Giaccio M., Morgante A, Riganti V., Ciraolo L. (1998), Merceologia, seconda edizione, Monduzzi Editoriale, pp. 662. ISBN: 9788832355031
Teaching material is in addition to the recommended texts.
Contents
The course is organized in several modules. The first focuses on natural resources and in particular the geo-resources, their definition and possible classifications, the processes of natural and industrial formation and enrichment, hints of economic geology.
The second focuses on the relationship between the use of resources and production cycles, with regard to the balance between resources, production waste, products and their uses. Some production cycles are treated as examples, highlighting the complexities, the scales of observation and study, the positive and negative interferences with the environment, with the economy, with society (Ob. 6, 9, 12, Agenda 2030).
The third module provides an interdisciplinary overview of the environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability management within the company. Following the Triple Bottom Line model (3P: Planet, Profit and People) and the Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach, environmental, and socio-economic sustainability analysis methodologies will be introduced, considering products at all stages of the life cycle (raw material extraction, production, use, distribution and end of life). Finally, the role of digital technologies in the transformation of production models from linear to circular (Ob. 6, 8, 9, 12, Agenda 2030) will be deepened.
The program includes seminars as a deepening of some of the topics dealt during the course.
The second focuses on the relationship between the use of resources and production cycles, with regard to the balance between resources, production waste, products and their uses. Some production cycles are treated as examples, highlighting the complexities, the scales of observation and study, the positive and negative interferences with the environment, with the economy, with society (Ob. 6, 9, 12, Agenda 2030).
The third module provides an interdisciplinary overview of the environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability management within the company. Following the Triple Bottom Line model (3P: Planet, Profit and People) and the Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach, environmental, and socio-economic sustainability analysis methodologies will be introduced, considering products at all stages of the life cycle (raw material extraction, production, use, distribution and end of life). Finally, the role of digital technologies in the transformation of production models from linear to circular (Ob. 6, 8, 9, 12, Agenda 2030) will be deepened.
The program includes seminars as a deepening of some of the topics dealt during the course.
Course Language
ITALIAN
More information
The teaching materials used during the course is available on the digital teaching platform Kiro
Degrees
Degrees (2)
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICIES
Master’s Degree
2 years
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