Teaching Workshop: Theory and Practices for an Interdisciplinary Laboratory On Sustainability.
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The laboratory aims to involve students in the reflection on the interdisciplinarity and transversality of sustainability, starting from the basic definitions up to the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda2030). Although sustainability is an increasingly popular concept, its characteristics and declinations are often unknown, due to sectoral knowledge and / or opportunistic appropriation. On the one hand, we intend to bring out the knowledge and skills already developed on the subject, placing them in a coherent framework; on the other, the goal is to provide key content and to develop students' ability and critical spirit. The focus of 2019 is on the local food system, a particularly useful context for analyzing sustainability and related policies, investigating the relationship between global and local issues.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the laboratory the student must:
· know the basics of the theory of sustainability, the most important cultural references and the relevant policies at local level to best respond to the paradigm;
· be able to interpret news concerning the climate, environment and relationship with human societies with a critical spirit;
· having developed curiosity and interest in local territorial experiences aimed at sustainability, in particular that concerning the local food system (access to food and drinking water, short supply chains, food waste, ecological footprint, etc.).
· know the basics of the theory of sustainability, the most important cultural references and the relevant policies at local level to best respond to the paradigm;
· be able to interpret news concerning the climate, environment and relationship with human societies with a critical spirit;
· having developed curiosity and interest in local territorial experiences aimed at sustainability, in particular that concerning the local food system (access to food and drinking water, short supply chains, food waste, ecological footprint, etc.).
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
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The laboratory program foresees the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
· Interdisciplinarity and transversality of sustainability: basic definitions, Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda2030), indicators (eg ecological footprint).
· Global and local environmental issues, also in relation to social justice issues. The donut economy model (K. Raworth, 2017).
· The local food system: components, characteristics, flows (elaboration of concept maps) and analysis tools.
· Local food policies: access to food and drinking water for all, short supply chains, food waste and circular economy, peri-urban agriculture and innovative projects.
· Meeting with some of the experiences existing in the city on food waste and visit to the Central Hub for Water of Milan (with focus on the topic of public water and augmented reality experience on the history of the aqueducts in Milan).
· Interdisciplinarity and transversality of sustainability: basic definitions, Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda2030), indicators (eg ecological footprint).
· Global and local environmental issues, also in relation to social justice issues. The donut economy model (K. Raworth, 2017).
· The local food system: components, characteristics, flows (elaboration of concept maps) and analysis tools.
· Local food policies: access to food and drinking water for all, short supply chains, food waste and circular economy, peri-urban agriculture and innovative projects.
· Meeting with some of the experiences existing in the city on food waste and visit to the Central Hub for Water of Milan (with focus on the topic of public water and augmented reality experience on the history of the aqueducts in Milan).
Prerequisites for admission
The laboratory is open to all students, although more suitable for those attending the second and third year of the Degree Course in Environmental Human Sciences - SUA. No particular preliminary knowledge is required but rather motivation for participation to be expressed in the email for requesting the enrollment in the laboratory (eligibility criterion in the selection for students - max 20).
Teaching methods
· Compulsory attendance (granted absence to one lesson with recovery through work at home on a specific topic identified by the professor).
· The methodology of the laboratory consists of an alternation of participated seminars and project work activities that include field visita aimed to delve into the topic and to test investigation tools.
· The methodology of the laboratory consists of an alternation of participated seminars and project work activities that include field visita aimed to delve into the topic and to test investigation tools.
Teaching Resources
Recommended Bibliography:
· AsVis, Report AsVis 2018 - Italy and the Sustainable Development Goals, http://asvis.it/rapporto-asvis-2018/#
· Calori A. and Magarini A., Food and the Cities. Food policies for sustainable cities, Edizioni Ambiente, Milan, 2015
· Papa Francesco, «Laudato Si' - Lettera enciclica sula cura della casa comune», Centro Ambrosiano, Milano, 2015
· Raworth Kate, L'economia della Ciambella, 7 mosse per pensare come un economista del XXI secolo, Edizioni Ambiente, 2017
· Rockstrom Johan, https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development?language=it
· AsVis, Report AsVis 2018 - Italy and the Sustainable Development Goals, http://asvis.it/rapporto-asvis-2018/#
· Calori A. and Magarini A., Food and the Cities. Food policies for sustainable cities, Edizioni Ambiente, Milan, 2015
· Papa Francesco, «Laudato Si' - Lettera enciclica sula cura della casa comune», Centro Ambrosiano, Milano, 2015
· Raworth Kate, L'economia della Ciambella, 7 mosse per pensare come un economista del XXI secolo, Edizioni Ambiente, 2017
· Rockstrom Johan, https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development?language=it
Assessment methods and Criteria
The laboratory does not include a final exam but the approved / unapproved assessment (3 credits) based on the following criteria:
· attendance to lessons;
· active participation during the lectures, project work and field visits;
· reactivity to the initiatives proposed during the laboratory.
· attendance to lessons;
· active participation during the lectures, project work and field visits;
· reactivity to the initiatives proposed during the laboratory.
- University credits: 3
Laboratories: 20 hours
Professor:
Pirovano Chiara Luisa
Shifts:
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Professor:
Pirovano Chiara LuisaProfessor(s)