Laboratory: Sustainability and Sustainable Development
A.Y. 2025/2026
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
Course syllabus
BRAINSTORMING SESSION (8 hours common to all: 3, 4 and 6 credits)
MONDAY 2 MARCH 2025
[14:00-14:15]
OPENING / THE CONCEPTUAL MAP OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY
Cristiana Fiamingo (SHuS) GSPS-04/C & Riccardo Guidetti / (CS/SHuS) AGRi-04
SDG'S
[14:15-15:45]
THE CHALLENGE OF THE SDGS: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Patrizio Ponti GSPS-05/A - General Sociology
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[16:00-17:45]
DEFINITION AND IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Maurizio Maugeri PHYS-05/B - Physics of the Earth system, planets, space and climate
MONDAY 9 MARCH
[14:00-14:45]
TREES, CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY: ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
Matteo Vizzarri AGRI-03 - Science and technology of arboreal and forest systems
[15:00-15:45]
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER
Guglielmina A. Diolaiuti GEOS-03/A - Physical geography and geomorphology
[16:00-17:45]
SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN TERRITORIES
Ruben Baiocco CEAR-12/B - Urban Planning
RIGHTS
MONDAY 16 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Leonardo Salvemini GIUR-06 - Administrative and Public Law
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Lucia Musselli GIUR-06 - Administrative Law
MONDAY 23 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: CLIMATE POLICIES IN AFRICA
Valerio Bini GEOG-01/A - Geography
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY: CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
Giorgia Pane GIUR-09 - International Law
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
MONDAY 30 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY
Rossella Sobrero CSR- Koinètica
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] THE (POLITICAL) SUSTAINABILITY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICARoberto Cammarata GSPS-01 - Political Philosophy
MONDAY 13 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] MIGRATIONS AND DEMOGRAPHY IN AFRICA
Luca Ciabarri SDEA-01 - Demo-ethno-anthropological sciences
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] COMBINING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY: 'ECO-SOCIAL' POLICIES Marcello Natili GSPS-02 - Political Science
MONDAY 20 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH: COMBATING HEALTH AND DIGITAL POVERTY TO ACCESS THE NHS
Franca Maino GSPS-02 - Political Science and Lab. Second Welfare
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Marzio Galeotti ECON-01 - Political Economy
ENERGY IMPACT AND MOBILITY
MONDAY 27 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Riccardo Guidetti AGRI-04 - Agricultural, Forestry and Biosystems Engineering
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Luca Studer CEAR-03/B - Transport and Mobility Lab. and Transport, PoliMI
RECYCLING AND BIO-ECONOMY
MONDAY 4 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO WASTE
Carlo Masieri GIUR-11/A - Comparative Private Law
[16:00-17:45]
THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF AGROECOLOGY
Pietro de Marinis AGRI-02 - Agronomy and herbaceous and horticultural cropping systems
MONDAY 11 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)Claudia
Bianchi CHEM-04 - Industrial Chemistry
[16:00-17:45]
BIO-ECONOMY AND RECYCLING CULTURE
Fabrizio Adani AGRI-06/B - Agricultural Chemistry and Recycle Group
ACCESS TO FOOD, FOOD QUALITY & LIFESTYLES
MONDAY 18 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
URBAN AND PERI-URBAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR MILK PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Silvana Mattiello Agr/19 - Special Animal Husbandry
[16:00-17:45]
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
Ernestina Casiraghi Agr/15 - Food Science and Technology
MONDAY 25 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] APPROPRIATE LIFESTYLES
Daniela Lucini MEDF-01/A - Methods and didactics of motor activities
[16:00-17:45]
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION: CHANGES IN CONSUMER CHOICES
Alessandro Banterle AGRI-01 - Agricultural Economics, Food and Rural Appraisal
MONDAY 2 MARCH 2025
[14:00-14:15]
OPENING / THE CONCEPTUAL MAP OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY
Cristiana Fiamingo (SHuS) GSPS-04/C & Riccardo Guidetti / (CS/SHuS) AGRi-04
SDG'S
[14:15-15:45]
THE CHALLENGE OF THE SDGS: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Patrizio Ponti GSPS-05/A - General Sociology
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[16:00-17:45]
DEFINITION AND IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Maurizio Maugeri PHYS-05/B - Physics of the Earth system, planets, space and climate
MONDAY 9 MARCH
[14:00-14:45]
TREES, CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY: ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
Matteo Vizzarri AGRI-03 - Science and technology of arboreal and forest systems
[15:00-15:45]
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER
Guglielmina A. Diolaiuti GEOS-03/A - Physical geography and geomorphology
[16:00-17:45]
SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN TERRITORIES
Ruben Baiocco CEAR-12/B - Urban Planning
RIGHTS
MONDAY 16 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Leonardo Salvemini GIUR-06 - Administrative and Public Law
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Lucia Musselli GIUR-06 - Administrative Law
MONDAY 23 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: CLIMATE POLICIES IN AFRICA
Valerio Bini GEOG-01/A - Geography
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY: CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
Giorgia Pane GIUR-09 - International Law
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
MONDAY 30 MARCH
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY
Rossella Sobrero CSR- Koinètica
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] THE (POLITICAL) SUSTAINABILITY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICARoberto Cammarata GSPS-01 - Political Philosophy
MONDAY 13 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] MIGRATIONS AND DEMOGRAPHY IN AFRICA
Luca Ciabarri SDEA-01 - Demo-ethno-anthropological sciences
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] COMBINING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY: 'ECO-SOCIAL' POLICIES Marcello Natili GSPS-02 - Political Science
MONDAY 20 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH: COMBATING HEALTH AND DIGITAL POVERTY TO ACCESS THE NHS
Franca Maino GSPS-02 - Political Science and Lab. Second Welfare
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Marzio Galeotti ECON-01 - Political Economy
ENERGY IMPACT AND MOBILITY
MONDAY 27 APRIL
[14:00-15:45]
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Riccardo Guidetti AGRI-04 - Agricultural, Forestry and Biosystems Engineering
[16:00-17:45]
[4 CFU] SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Luca Studer CEAR-03/B - Transport and Mobility Lab. and Transport, PoliMI
RECYCLING AND BIO-ECONOMY
MONDAY 4 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO WASTE
Carlo Masieri GIUR-11/A - Comparative Private Law
[16:00-17:45]
THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF AGROECOLOGY
Pietro de Marinis AGRI-02 - Agronomy and herbaceous and horticultural cropping systems
MONDAY 11 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)Claudia
Bianchi CHEM-04 - Industrial Chemistry
[16:00-17:45]
BIO-ECONOMY AND RECYCLING CULTURE
Fabrizio Adani AGRI-06/B - Agricultural Chemistry and Recycle Group
ACCESS TO FOOD, FOOD QUALITY & LIFESTYLES
MONDAY 18 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
URBAN AND PERI-URBAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR MILK PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Silvana Mattiello Agr/19 - Special Animal Husbandry
[16:00-17:45]
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
Ernestina Casiraghi Agr/15 - Food Science and Technology
MONDAY 25 MAY
[14:00-15:45]
[4 CFU] APPROPRIATE LIFESTYLES
Daniela Lucini MEDF-01/A - Methods and didactics of motor activities
[16:00-17:45]
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION: CHANGES IN CONSUMER CHOICES
Alessandro Banterle AGRI-01 - Agricultural Economics, Food and Rural Appraisal
Prerequisites for admission
All three-year and master's students except three-year freshmen may attend the workshop.
Teaching methods
Online face-to-face lectures about 6 main themes on sustainability.
Teaching Resources
Presentations in PDF, granted by the experts.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Mandatory 75% online attendance (Ms_Teams), a diversified final test for attending 3 / 4 or 6 cfu, and a final paper in consultation with one of the workshop lecturers.
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:
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