Educational objectives PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND APPLIED BOTANY
First year – first semester
General objectives
The Course of Phytogeography and Applied Geobotany is focused on the study of the geographical distribution of the plant species and their phytocoenoses that arise from them according to their sociological character and ecological requirements ad tolerance. The course provides the theoretical-methodological and operational tools necessary for the identification and definition of the distribution areas, chorotypes and regional biogeographic units. In particular, the methodological approach of the course will investigate the spatial and spatio-temporal aspects of biodiversity, the spatial dimension of biological evolution based on the causal analysis of the spatial distribution of plant species in their current and historical dimensions.
Specific objectives
Knowledge and ability in understanding
At the end of the course the student will be asked to demonstrate the acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow him to support, from a theoretical-methodological point of view, the setting up of territorial planning strategies consistent with the identity and the floristic-vegetational features of the places majorly based on the knowledge of the native and alien flora and with the risks associated to the use of the naturalized alien flora for issues of environmental mamagement. The verification of knowledge will be carried out through intermediate examination tests both at a theoretical level and at a practical level.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the mastery in the use of manuals for the identification of plant species and the ability to interpret thematic maps of floristic, conservation, vegetational and phytooclimatic type. It will also be able to understand and translate in an applicative sense the syntaxonomic nomenclature occurrig in the main national and European vegetational check-lists and frameworks since these are currently used in programs for the conservation and management of Biodiversity such as the Interpretation Manual of the Habitats Directive or the CoRiNe Biotops project. These skills will be verified both in the theoretical and experimental and design activities. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.
Autonomy of judgment.
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the ability to acquire knowledge and experience, to evaluate and re-elaborate them for the purpose of forming an autonomous and original judgment. In particular, the student must demonstrate skills in autonomous management in landscape planning and design related to the interpretation of the natural Landscape, its flag species, its main plant communities, the models of potential natural vegetation and the spatial and temporal dynamic of the vegetation series. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.
Communication skills.
At the end of the course the student will be asked to demonstrate, after the acquisition and the operational capacity with respect to the theoretical methodological, technical and design knowledge, proper to the teaching, to be able to communicate them correctly and using a consistent scientific terminology. with the issues addressed. It should also be able to use advanced and multimedia survey and processing tools. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.
Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate a high capacity for autonomous learning, which allows to continuously update and increase his knowledge and skills in the field of phytogeography and applied geobotany with particular reference to the cenological and syntaxonomic aspects related to sustainable management of the territory. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere
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Educational objectives The main objective of the course is to transfer to students the theoretical foundations and the methodological basics to proceed in an operative approach in the complex areas of planning and management of parks, forests and trees in urban and peri-urban environments, with
particular reference to the Mediterranean climatic conditions.
A) Knowledge and understanding - The student will be acquainted with fundamental knowledge on the bio-ecological, technical and cultural aspects related to the use of forest trees and shrub plants, and of forestry systems for the management, requalification and ecological recovery of open spaces and ecosystems in urban and peri-urban areas; the context concerns the increase of environmental and energy sustainability in urban areas, thanks to the improvement of the microclimate, the quality of the environment and the mitigation of global changes, for a greater social welfare and the protection and amelioration of the landscape.
B) Applying knowledge and understanding - The student will acquire the skills to analyze the urban environment together with the criteria for the design of tree plantations and urban and peri-urban forests and will be able to plan a proper sustainable management. Students will have learned the geospatial methods and the geographical information systems, with reference to landscape ecology and the interactions between urban ecosystem and vegetation. Students will get: the basics of bioremediation and of ecological restoration of polluted and degraded environments; the fundamentals of the analysis, planning and management of forests in urban environments and of tree stability assessment; the principles of phyto-production techniques, planting and raising of trees and other plants for the urban environment. Students will be able to contribute to assess the quality and quantity of urban green areas as indicators of environmental sustainability as well as the potential and real contribution of the urban forest to the physical, social and economic well-being of urban society
C) Making judgements - Thanks to the knowledge acquired in the course, to the exercises carried out in the field with drafting a written technical report as well as to the laboratory activities, the student will be able to integrate the knowledge and manage the complexity of urban forest systems and to adopt participatory techniques and procedures for social responsibility and ethics.
D) Communication skills - The student will develop the skills to communicate the knowledge acquired; for this purpose the course includes the presentation of projects/case studies developed by the students in working groups.
E) Learning skills -Through the analysis and interpretation of texts, articles, audio-visual materials during the course, the student will enhance the skills of self-managed study, also to continue independently in the study.
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Educational objectives The course aims at teaching skills, both graphical and digital, as primary ways of knowledge and expression of landscape. This is essential for the multidisciplinary integration of the different knowledges that contribute to the formulation of the landscape architecture project. At the end of the course the student will be able to conduct research, analysis and operational processes through the experimentation of different visual communication systems (freehand drawings, perspectives, renderings, photographs).
For this purpose, student will have to:
- know the procedures and methods, operational and technical, to use both in the data acquisition phase and in the representation phase;
- know and critically practice digital methods and tools for representation;
- experiment with new models which, using the possibilities offered by new technologies and recovering the expressiveness of traditional cartography, are able to document the historical and contemporary landscape.
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Educational objectives The main objective of the course is the advanced training on the project of Gardens and Landscape Architecture. It focuses on the international scene, both on the cultural level and the economic and technical feasibility.
The course aims at achieving knowledge and experience of the experimentation on the procedures of identification, reading, programming, planning and management of the urban empty spaces system, in relation to the contemporary needs of use, with a multidisciplinary approach.
The course aims also at enhancing both the constructive traditions and the technical innovation of the landscape project, paying close attention to the relationship between natural and artificial elements, and to vegetation and water systems.
The project will provide design applications and technical details on the transformations of the urban and peri urban landscape, public spaces, squares and avenues, gardens, parks and green areas.
Knowledge and Understanding
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand and interpret the relationships between space, physical and social elements, in order to define an adequate design of open spaces for a contemporary city to satisfy the needs and wants of citizens.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding
Through the acquisition of a project methodology, the student will be able to process the collected data of contextual analysis, to define priorities of interventions, to identify solutions, to choose materials and technologies of natural and artificial systems more adequately.
Making judgements
The individual presentation and reviews of the design process, will be the main means to improve the autonomous assessment.
Communication skills
The student’s presentation about the progress of the project and the application of acquired knowledge, is therefore a crucial moment to represent the improvement both in terms of scientific language and the modalities of representation of the project work.
Learning skills
The valorization of the design process provides a methodological base, which will be applicable in different contexts.
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Educational objectives The main objective of the course is the advanced training on the project of Gardens and Landscape Architecture. It focuses on the international scene, both on the cultural level and the economic and technical feasibility.
The course aims at achieving knowledge and experience of the experimentation on the procedures of identification, reading, programming, planning and management of the urban empty spaces system, in relation to the contemporary needs of use, with a multidisciplinary approach.
The course aims also at enhancing both the constructive traditions and the technical innovation of the landscape project, paying close attention to the relationship between natural and artificial elements, and to vegetation and water systems.
The project will provide design applications and technical details on the transformations of the urban and peri urban landscape, public spaces, squares and avenues, gardens, parks and green areas.
Knowledge and Understanding
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand and interpret the relationships between space, physical and social elements, in order to define an adequate design of open spaces for a contemporary city to satisfy the needs and wants of citizens.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding
Through the acquisition of a project methodology, the student will be able to process the collected data of contextual analysis, to define priorities of interventions, to identify solutions, to choose materials and technologies of natural and artificial systems more adequately.
Making judgements
The individual presentation and reviews of the design process, will be the main means to improve the autonomous assessment.
Communication skills
The student’s presentation about the progress of the project and the application of acquired knowledge, is therefore a crucial moment to represent the improvement both in terms of scientific language and the modalities of representation of the project work.
Learning skills
The valorization of the design process provides a methodological base, which will be applicable in different contexts.
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Educational objectives With reference to the planning, design, implementation and management in operating phase of interventions of integrated design in consolidated areas of the city according to a perspective of urban sustainability due to integrated Principles of Green City the thematic module is intended to propose the characters, the finalities, the multidimensional relations and multi -disciplinary among the value judgments, aimed at estimating the economic value of the tangible and intangible assets included in these interventions, and the judgment of choice, thesis to select among various alternatives, that of greater economic convenience. Taking into account that any convenience judgment is preceded by a value judgment the interventions on the landscape due to the integrated Principles of Green City that include actions of urban forestry encourage the transformation processes in optical of urban sustainability, in the light of the plural multidimensional effects produced by them in the form of eco-systemic services in degree of benefit related to the protection and increase in the consistency of the existing vegetation, the economic growth of the territory and to the psycho-physical well-being of citizens.
DESCRITTORI DI DUBLINO
Knowledge and understanding
At the conclusion of the module the student should have acquired knowledge and comprehension skills as well as the skill that allow to support under the theoretical -methodological profile, the appraisal and evaluation aspects to consider in integrated design interventions of the landscape in optical of urban sustainability according the integrated Principles of Green City. The student must have acquired adequate and specific knowledge of the tools, procedures and operational mechanisms that enable him to respond to the evaluation questions posed by public and private subjects in the management of landscape interventions set and to be carried out with the aim of creating a ecosystem services system that generate positive environmental, social and economic effects. In particular, in the integrated planning of the landscape with a view to urban sustainability according to the integrated principles of the Green City, the student must be able to identify decision nodes and evaluation procedures so that public and private operators can make rational choices.
The verification of the knowledge will be made through tests and exercises ongoing and the test (final) exam proper.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate mastery in the theoretical and operational approaches that allow to express value and convenience judgments and those analytical-projects useful for the finalization of knowledge and understanding skills acquired, to solve even complex problems related to the management of the different phases of the process related to landscape design. In particular, the student must be able to respond to the estimative and evaluative questions that arise in the management of activities related to interventions on the landscape set according to eco-systemic logics, in which the presence of urban forestry actions are able to cause benefits related to the protection and growth of existing vegetation, the economic growth of the territory and the psycho-physical well-being of citizens using the methods, techniques, tools, procedures, operational mechanisms acquired.
These skills will be acquired through frontal and seminar teaching activities, to be carried out in the classroom or at home, referring to concrete cases / experiences, aimed at developing the individual and group approach to application and professional problems.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests ongoing.
Autonomy of judgment.
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the ability to acquire knowledge and experience, to examine and rework them for the purpose of forming an independent and original judgment.
In particular, the student must demonstrate skills in autonomous and conscious management in integrating the issues related to the esteem and the evaluation, with the design ones with the aim of returning adequate solutions to the problems that may arise in the management activities of landscape design based on the integrated Green City principles that include urban forestry actions, be they public or private, or in PPP.
The achievement of these critical and autonomous judgments will be acquired during the frontal and seminar teaching activities.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests ongoing.
Communication skills.
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate, in the face of the acquisition of the operational capacity with respect to the theoretical methodological, technical and design knowledge, proper to the teaching, to be able to communicate them, in an adequate and effective way, also within the documents to be prepared in relation to the different phases and the different areas of settlement production related to landscape interventions, also using advanced and multimedia communication tools in the field of representation and in the various forms of language, verbal and written-graph.
The achievement of these skills will be acquired during the course's teaching and seminar activities, which ensure full possession of the specific expressive and illustrative skills of the plan and the project.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests ongoing.
Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate a significant capacity for independent learning, which will allow him to update and continuously increase his knowledge and skills in the formulation of value and convenience judgments related to the issues related to the management processes of the landscape design. The acquisition of these skills will take place through the specific theoretical contributions given by the teacher during the course, aimed at expanding the framework of skills aimed at using methodologies, tools and even innovative applications in the field of esteem and evaluation in landscape design. and through the constant participation in the seminar activities of the Course, a dialectical field of verification of acquired knowledge, carried out within concrete cases of experimentation.
The assessment of skills will take place, above all, through the exam test, structured so as to highlight the autonomy in organizing their own learning.
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Educational objectives The course in “Landscape and Water Management” aims at introducing the students to the hydrological processes occurring in urban landscapes and at dissecting the role of the hydrological cycle in water resources management. The course will provide:
- Analytical and methodological tools to address water resources monitoring and management in urban landscapes
- Operational approaches to design solutions related to smart water resources management in urban areas.
Upon attendance of the course, the students will:
- Enrich their comprehension of hydrological processes in urban areas (1 knowledge and understanding, 5 learning skills)
- Be able to design simple solutions for smart water and landscape management in urban areas (2 applying knowledge and understanding, 3 making judgements).
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