96558 - Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Policies

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the most suitable tools to understand and analyse the principles of circular economy and sustainable development policies with special reference to the agro-food-evenvironmental system. The student knows the essential aspects of Agenda Onu 2030 for Sustainable Development, the International Organisatios and Cooperation to provide at global at local level food security.

Course contents

1. Circular economy, bioeconomy and sustainable development

2. Agenda ONU 2030 for Sustainable Development, global food policy

3. Agri-food system and sustainability

4. Food security, Organisations and International Cooperation

5. Sustanability and solidarity: food loss and food waste, diets

6. Local food policy and poverty

Integrated Lessons:

 With the aim of deepening the discussion on the topics covered and developing students' skills in delivering oral and written presentations, the course includes seminars and group exercises in the form of a Challenge. In the Challenge, students will tackle a real or simulated problem related to the course topics. Following a structured approach provided during the lessons, the groups will analyze the problem, develop innovative solutions, and present their final results. The activity is designed to stimulate critical thinking, collaborative work, and the practical application of acquired knowledge.

Readings/Bibliography

Segrè Andrea, Ilaria Pertot, La spesa nel carrello degli altri. L'Italia e l'impoverimento alimentare, Baldini + Castoldi, Milano, 2024.

Segrè Andrea, Risso Enzo, a cura di, Lo spreco alimentare nel mondo e in Italia. Quanto, cosa e perché, Castelvecchi, Roma 2023.

Segrè Andrea, L'insostenibile pesantezza dello spreco alimentare. Dallo spreco zero alla Dieta mediterranea, Castelvecchi, Roma 2022.

Segrè Andrea, D(i)ritto al cibo, Scienza Express, Trieste 2022.

Segrè Andrea, Politiche per lo sviluppo agricolo e la sicurezza alimentare, Carocci, Roma 2008.

Articles, reports and other material ara available here https://iol.unibo.it/).

Teaching methods

Lesson in the classrom

Case study approaced with Challenge Base Learning methodology 

Online seminars with experts

Assessment methods

The knowledge and skills acquired during the course will be assessed as follows:

a. For attending students, in addition to the Challenge—which will account for one third of the final grade—there will be a discussion lasting approximately 20 minutes on the course content and the indicated bibliography, which will account for the remaining two thirds of the final grade.

b. For non-attending students, the assessment will include the submission of a written paper addressing and discussing a topic related to the course themes, to be prepared according to the provided guidelines. This will account for one third of the final grade. Additionally, there will be a discussion lasting approximately 30 minutes on the course content and the indicated bibliography, which will account for the remaining two thirds of the final grade.In addition to the knowledge acquired, the evaluation will consider analytical skills, clarity of expression, mastery of specific terminology, and the logical ability to connect topics. The maximum achievable score is 30 with honors. The exam is considered passed with a minimum score of 18/30.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

 

Teaching tools

Blakckboard, viedoprojector, PC, ppt presentations, internet access.

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Segrè