The project compare problems, approaches and solutions applied to the sustainable planning and management of natural resources in two distinct geographical landscapes: the 5 Terre (marine environment) and the Valle Varaita (alpine region). The final aim is to develop as far as possible innovative policies in order to manage local resources that trying to solve the problems related to those particular lands, showing how the land itself characterizes the whole process of decision making.
These regions are characterized by a highly diverse orographic and hydro-geological systems, strong biodiversity, and intense land use by different and competing stakeholder communities. The Project will focus primarily on the problem of forest and water management, considered under different perspectives: ecosystem and biodiversity preservation, sustainable economic exploitation, and natural risk management.
Principal academic tutors
Maria Brovelli, Politecnico di Milano – Dept. of Environmental, Hydraulic, Infrastructures and Surveying Engineering
Academic tutors
Piero Boccardo, Politecnico di Torino – Interuniversity Dept. of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning
Andrea Castelletti, Politecnico di Milano – Dept. of Electronics and Information
Piero Fraternali, Politecnico di Milano – Dept. of Electronics and Information
Giorgio Guariso, Politecnico di Milano – Dept. of Electronics and Information
External institutions
University of Colorado Denver
Metropolitan State College of Denver
United States Geological Survey
United States National Park Service – Denver Service Center
United States Forest Service – Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests
United States Army Corps of Engineers
External tutor
Rafael Moreno, University of Colorado Denver – Dept. of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Frederick Chambers, University of Colorado Denver – Dept. of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Janos Fustos, Metropolitan State College of Denver – Dept. of Computer Information Systems
David Mays, University of Colorado Denver – Dept. of Civil Engineering
Team A Members
Martina Draghi, Engineering and Management
Maria Ferrara, Construction City
Fjolla Iljazi, Engineering
Guido Lorenzi, Energy and nuclear Engineering
Lai Lu, Management Engineering
Elena Richermo, Civil Engineering
Henrique Dadalto Sahao, Environmental Engineering [team controller]
Team B Members
Alice Berardo, Environmental Engineering
Vittoria Camisassi, Architecture heritage preservation and enhancement
Constantin Sandu, Territorial, Urban and Environmental and Landscape Planning [communication coordinator]
Sara Scaramellini, Energy Engineering
Luca Vanoli, Industrial Engineering and Management [team controller]
Luisa Villani, Civil Engineering
Mengying Wu, Electronic Systems Engineering