Structures, Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The objectives are:
- acquire the elements to design the rural structures in mountain areas, with reference to buildings for livestock breeding.
- know the criteria for defining the functional spaces and for the performance of the operations, the methods of surveying and analyzing the territory and the inclusion of rural buildings in a specific territorial context.
- acquire the elements to design the rural structures in mountain areas, with reference to buildings for livestock breeding.
- know the criteria for defining the functional spaces and for the performance of the operations, the methods of surveying and analyzing the territory and the inclusion of rural buildings in a specific territorial context.
Expected learning outcomes
The expected results are to know:
- assessing the functional requirements and methods of use of buildings in the mountain area.
- use cartographic tools to evaluate the inclusion of rural buildings in the mountain territory and for territorial planning.
- interpret remotely sensed maps and treat spatial data with modern geomatic methods for agro-forest planning
- assessing the functional requirements and methods of use of buildings in the mountain area.
- use cartographic tools to evaluate the inclusion of rural buildings in the mountain territory and for territorial planning.
- interpret remotely sensed maps and treat spatial data with modern geomatic methods for agro-forest planning
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
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
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Structures:
General criteria for the design of production buildings. Functional aspects of structures for livestock breeding. Design criteria for livestock buildings in relation to the requirements of animals and the territorial and environmental impact. Relationship between rural buildings and the territory. Problems related to the environmental impact of agricultural activities. (1 ECTS)
Microclimatic parameters in livestock buildings. The minimum requirements to ensure animal welfare. Control of the environment inside agricultural buildings (humidity, temperature, gas). Design criteria for livestock buildings for reducing emissions. (1 ECTS)
Functional and distributive needs of housing structures. Buildings for the breeding of cattle and goats. (1 ECTS)
The ancillary structures of livestock farms. food and forage deposits. Types, design and operation of the milking parlors; structures for the transformation and maturing of cheeses; storage facilities and technologies for the treatment of livestock effluents for their correct agronomic use in compliance with the law. (1 ECTS)
Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories:
The analysis of the territory through the cartographic tool. Cartography elements: the reference geodetic systems; Topographic maps and thematic maps; Exercises Reading and use of maps: Examination of regional cartography through the regional cartographic webgis, analysis and elaboration of the available cartography. Application examples of some regions and normative references. (1 ECTS)
Cadastre, Aims, characteristics and phases. Land and buildings cadastre. The cadastral maps. Analysis of digital information systems of the cadastre at regional level. Application examples on traditional and digital maps. Territorial planning tools at different levels of detail, from the Regional Territorial Plan to the Territory Governance Plan. Regional laws on territorial governance. (1 ECTS)
The use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for agroforestry land analysis. Characteristics and potential of GIS software. Elements of topographic surveying through the use of topographic tools. (2 ECTS)
General criteria for the design of production buildings. Functional aspects of structures for livestock breeding. Design criteria for livestock buildings in relation to the requirements of animals and the territorial and environmental impact. Relationship between rural buildings and the territory. Problems related to the environmental impact of agricultural activities. (1 ECTS)
Microclimatic parameters in livestock buildings. The minimum requirements to ensure animal welfare. Control of the environment inside agricultural buildings (humidity, temperature, gas). Design criteria for livestock buildings for reducing emissions. (1 ECTS)
Functional and distributive needs of housing structures. Buildings for the breeding of cattle and goats. (1 ECTS)
The ancillary structures of livestock farms. food and forage deposits. Types, design and operation of the milking parlors; structures for the transformation and maturing of cheeses; storage facilities and technologies for the treatment of livestock effluents for their correct agronomic use in compliance with the law. (1 ECTS)
Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories:
The analysis of the territory through the cartographic tool. Cartography elements: the reference geodetic systems; Topographic maps and thematic maps; Exercises Reading and use of maps: Examination of regional cartography through the regional cartographic webgis, analysis and elaboration of the available cartography. Application examples of some regions and normative references. (1 ECTS)
Cadastre, Aims, characteristics and phases. Land and buildings cadastre. The cadastral maps. Analysis of digital information systems of the cadastre at regional level. Application examples on traditional and digital maps. Territorial planning tools at different levels of detail, from the Regional Territorial Plan to the Territory Governance Plan. Regional laws on territorial governance. (1 ECTS)
The use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for agroforestry land analysis. Characteristics and potential of GIS software. Elements of topographic surveying through the use of topographic tools. (2 ECTS)
Prerequisites for admission
Fundamental prerequisites for frequency and/or study are knowledge of the main laws of physics, systems of units of measurement, trigonometry.
Teaching methods
frontal lessons, classroom exercises and field trip
Teaching Resources
Structures:
The teaching material consists of:
Notes of the lessons; Booklet on the structures for dairy cattle farms; Selected scientific papers reported during the lessons (ariel.ctu.unimi.it - Costruzioni rurali e Rilievo del territorio)
Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories:
Notes of the lessons available on (ariel.ctu.unimi.it - Costruzioni rurali e Rilievo del territorio).
The teaching material consists of:
Notes of the lessons; Booklet on the structures for dairy cattle farms; Selected scientific papers reported during the lessons (ariel.ctu.unimi.it - Costruzioni rurali e Rilievo del territorio)
Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories:
Notes of the lessons available on (ariel.ctu.unimi.it - Costruzioni rurali e Rilievo del territorio).
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of two tests:
Structures
- Written. Duration 2:30 hours
The written test consists of 3 exercises relating to teaching unit 1 of Structures;
10 multiple choice questions for teaching unit 1 of Structures
Planning, management and surveying of mountain territories
- Oral discussion of a project to be carried out independently and, more generally, of the topics covered in the lesson in Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories teaching unit. The project consists of writing a report containing a territorial framework, to which maps produced using GIS software must be attached. To be submitted in .pdf format only, before the oral exam.
If students do not pass one of the two tests, they will only have to repeat the one in which they failed.
The final grade will be the arithmetic average of the written exam and the territorial analysis.
As a rule, appeals are scheduled at the Edolo headquarters. In the event that students enrolled in the appeal are less than 5, the appeal will take place at the headquarters of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, via Celoria 2, Milan and notice of this will be given in time.
Students enrolled in an exam session and who no longer wish to support it are required to unsubscribe and possibly promptly notify the teacher in the case of registration already closed.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: [email protected] (for students with SLD) o [email protected] (for students with disability).
Structures
- Written. Duration 2:30 hours
The written test consists of 3 exercises relating to teaching unit 1 of Structures;
10 multiple choice questions for teaching unit 1 of Structures
Planning, management and surveying of mountain territories
- Oral discussion of a project to be carried out independently and, more generally, of the topics covered in the lesson in Planning, Management and Surveying of Mountain Territories teaching unit. The project consists of writing a report containing a territorial framework, to which maps produced using GIS software must be attached. To be submitted in .pdf format only, before the oral exam.
If students do not pass one of the two tests, they will only have to repeat the one in which they failed.
The final grade will be the arithmetic average of the written exam and the territorial analysis.
As a rule, appeals are scheduled at the Edolo headquarters. In the event that students enrolled in the appeal are less than 5, the appeal will take place at the headquarters of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, via Celoria 2, Milan and notice of this will be given in time.
Students enrolled in an exam session and who no longer wish to support it are required to unsubscribe and possibly promptly notify the teacher in the case of registration already closed.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: [email protected] (for students with SLD) o [email protected] (for students with disability).
AGR/10 - RURAL BUILDINGS AND AGRO - FOREST LAND PLANNING - University credits: 8
Field activity: 8 hours
Computer room practicals: 8 hours
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 48 hours
Computer room practicals: 8 hours
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 48 hours
Professors:
Finzi Alberto, Riva Elisabetta
Professor(s)