Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS) in Resource Economics and Sustainable Development

ECONOMIST SPECIALIST INREGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND PLANSfunction in aprofessional context:- Deals with the direct andindirect, present and future economic, social and environmental impactsassociated with sustainable programming and planning;- Deals with the adoptionof policies issued in the energy and environmental fields affecting variouskinds of businesses, to verify and promote sustainable development in differentprojects;- Estimates economic,social and environmental impacts, assessing qualitative and quantitativeresults.- Excellent knowledge andability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by thepopulation or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences)evaluation methods;- Coordinates researchactivities: coordinates research groups working on both empirical research(data collection and/or measuring), theoretical analyses and programming orplanning;- Collaborates with expertsfrom other disciplines, both to collect the data required for the studies andto design optimal development strategies.competencies associatedto the function:- Ability to research theinterdisciplinary areas required to perform statistical and economic analyseson economic, social and environmental topics;- Ability to apply energyand environmental policies focusing on sustainable development;- Ability to work withexperts from other disciplines to organise and design the best sustainabledevelopment strategies;- Ability to design appropriatesustainable development strategies.career opportunities:- Local authorities;- National andinternational research bodies;- National andinternational consulting firms;- Energy Management sectorsof businesses with a high environmental impact.INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSSTRATEGY EXPERTfunction in aprofessional context:Researcher or manager ofenvironmental certifications, based on analyses of the economic assessment ofenvironmental damage and the benefits of specific environmental strategies.This professional figure:- Assesses environmentalimpacts (use of resources and production of pollution);- Collaborateswith/coordinates other professional figures to implement industrial projects inthe field of energy and sustainable development;- Performs economic,environmental and social estimating activities, evaluating qualitative andquantitative results: economic damage or benefit assessment methods applied toenvironmental assets.- Excellent knowledge andability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by thepopulation or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences)evaluation methods;- Coordinates researchactivities and research groups working on both empirical research (datacollection and/or measuring), theoretical analyses and programming;- Collaborates with expertsfrom other disciplines, both to collect the data required for the studies andto design optimal strategies.competencies associatedto the function:- Ability to research theinterdisciplinary areas required to perform statistical and economic analyseson environmental topics;- Ability to work withexperts from other disciplines to organise and design the best environmentalstrategies;- Ability to manage energyand environmental projects using an integrated approach of economic, technicaland process-based aspects;- Ability to designappropriate environmental strategies.career opportunities:- National andinternational businesses and bodies interested in environmental certification;- National andinternational consulting firms;- Industrial concerns inthe energy and environmental field;- Research bodies in theenergy and environmental field.TERRITORIAL/ENVIRONMENTALPLANNING EXPERTfunction in aprofessional context:Territorial/EnvironmentalPlanning Experts identify and design appropriate intervention methods,organising and managing territorial analysis procedures. They work inenvironmental recovery and requalification, organising and managing resources,parks and protected areas. They may also play a role in the design andimplementation of local infrastructures.This professional figure:- Analyses and proposesalternatives for resource management (e.g. land, air, common property),highlighting the respective economic values also to propose appropriate tariffpackages where required/pertinent;- Plans interventions withhigh environmental and social impacts on the territory, monitoring the definedenvironmental restrictions and promoting sustainable development;- Recognises andeconomically assesses the environmental problems associated to differentalternatives (e.g. pollution, congestion, noise, harm to human health andbiodiversity);- Collaborates with expertsfrom other disciplines, organising and designing the best management of localresources, parks and protected areas and infrastructures.competencies associated to the function:- Competencies fordesigning and performing surveying campaigns, processing and interpreting dataon the physical, naturalistic aspects of ecosystems and populations (animals,plants, etc.), in order to select the protection and enhancement strategies andthe relative criteria for the management of territorial and environmentalresources;- Ability to recognise andassess the environmental and economic problems associated to alternative usesof resources in terms of both supply and demand;- Ability to plan complexsustainable development projects, analysing financial, economic and regulatoryaspects.career opportunities:- Local authorities;- National andinternational research bodies;- National andinternational consulting firms;- National andinternational organisations and agencies;- Businesses working in theenvironmental and energy fields.ECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTALCONSULTANTfunction in aprofessional context:Researcher/Expert inenvironmental analysis for (i) the economic assessment of environmental damage(in the event of adverse anthropogenic and other events) and the correspondingbenefits of preservation activities and (ii) the design and strategic planningof environmental policies.This professional figure:- Deals with the problemslinked to the use of resources (e.g. land, water, fishing resources, petroleum,gas), pollution and the waste disposal/management (e.g. best waste collectionmethods);- Monitors energy qualityparameters in industrial contexts (certification, etc.) bearing in mindeconomic and legislative aspects;- Estimates the economicvalue of environmental damage and/or the overall economic value of environmentaland similar assets;- Drafts economic,environmental and energy policy strategies;- Coordinates researchgroups working on both empirical research (data collection and/or measuring),theoretical analyses and policy programming.competencies associatedto the function:- Ability to performstatistical and economic analyses of environmental matters, particularlyassociated to economic damage and benefit evaluation methods applied toenvironmental assets.- Excellent knowledge andability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by thepopulation or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences)evaluation methods;- Ability to perform energyand environmental evaluations;- Ability to designappropriate environmental policies.career opportunities:- Local authorities;- National andinternational research bodies;- National andinternational consulting firms;- Certification bodies inthe energy and environmental field.