The course aims at developing expertise to:
- Be able to understand the topics on the environmental changes, “land use”, and energy sources, as well as the main international strategies for the sustainable economic growth
- Know the suitable statistical tools which support the evaluation of environmental policies
- Be able to interpret results from statistical methods tailored to the economic and environmental needs and to the problem solving.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Knowledge and understanding:
The student should be able to understand the main theories for the analysis of socio-economic phenomena in the environmental framework, the data sources (primary and secondary), and some statistical tools for the analysis of environment in the spatial and temporal perspectives.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
The student should be able to build the data matrix using information from external sources (archives, surveys) and to manage it using statistical software. He/she should be able to interpret correctly the output from software.
Making judgements:
The student should be able to use the acquired knowledge and to “think” autonomously a work project and carry on in all its phases, from the definition of the environmental subject to the data searching and to the implementation of the statistical methods.
Communication:
The student should be able to communicate clearly and competently the (individual and/or group) work projects to the teacher and to the other colleagues of the Course. The student should be able to answer clearly and in-depth the questions of the oral examination.
Lifelong learning skills:
The student should be able to show a good learning ability and autonomy in investigating in-depth the matters of the Course using the references provided by the teacher.