The main object of the course is to provide the knowledge necessary for understanding the concepts of sustainability, sustainable development and the planetary boundaries of resources; secondly the fundamentals of chemistry will be treated in order to explore the role exerted by anthropogenic activities on the Earth's ecosystem and on climate change, analyzing the contribution of human intervention in different environmental compartments

Agenda-2030 UN, introduction and principles; substainable developement goals and targets; planetary boundaries; renewable and non-renewable resources; energy sources;

Fundamental knowledge of Chemistry; introduction to the Environmental Chemistry; bio-geochemical cycles of the main elements: carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, water; role of the human activities on natural cycles; properties on the main pollutants and environmental fate; green chemistry; life cycle analysis; circular economy; carbon footprint; ecological footprint

• D1 - Knowledge and understanding ability. Students will be able to describe the fundametal properties of the matter and basic law of chemistry, to describe the main environmental compartments and the role of the anthropogenic activities on the environment. The achievement of these abilities will be tested through an oral examination.
• D2 - Application of knowledge and understanding. Students will be able to utilize the correct chemistry language, to analyze the environmental compartements and identify the role of human activiries on the sustainability. The achievement of these abilities will be tested through a written examination.
• D3 - Judgement autonomy. Students will be able to analyze real case-study.
• D4 - Communication ability. Students will be able to clearly describe the physical-chemical phenomena learned in the course with appropriate language and examples.
• D5 - Learnning ability. Students will be able to grow autonomously and critically their scientific knowledges by using the teaching material provided by the teacher and any other book or scientific article provided by themselves. These abilities will be stimulated by the teacher proposing a critical evaluation of real case-study.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

frontal lecture

Attendance

optional

Course books

for the Sustainability part:

- Francesco Cioffi, Livio De Santoli, Angelo Lalli, Fausto Manes, Luca Persia, Silvia Serranti "Scienze della sostenibilità", Zanichelli

- Vincenzo Balzani Margherita Venturi "Energia, risorse, ambiente", Zanichelli

- Colin Baird Michael Cann, "Chimica ambientale", Zanichelli (english edition available on

for the General Chemistry part:

any book of General Chemistry

Assessment

The final exam is aimed at verifying the acquired knowledge and skills; it consists of an oral exam; students are encourage to explore and expone a real case study 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

frontal lecture

Attendance

optional

Course books

for the Sustainability part:

- Francesco Cioffi, Livio De Santoli, Angelo Lalli, Fausto Manes, Luca Persia, Silvia Serranti "Scienze della sostenibilità", Zanichelli

- Vincenzo Balzani Margherita Venturi "Energia, risorse, ambiente", Zanichelli

- Colin Baird Michael Cann, "Chimica ambientale", Zanichelli (english edition available)

for the General Chemistry part:

any book of general chemistry

Assessment

The final exam is aimed at verifying the acquired knowledge and skills; it consists of an oral exam; students are encourage to explore and expone a real case study 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.