"Science of Climate Change" will be taught in English for a total of 48 hours (6 credits) in the second semester. 24 hours will be taught by me, the other lectures will be given by Alessio Domeneghetti and Mattia Neri. Details are given here. The study plan for the first 24 hours - my lectures - is as follows:
- Climate history: observed data, proxy data, climatic variability (glaciations, solar activity, climate cycles);
- Advanced techniques for environmental monitoring;
- Climate physics and modeling;
- Modeling of climate related processes: water cycle and natural hazards;
- Solutions for climate change mitigation;
- Solutions for climate change adaptation;
- Climate analysis with open data and open software.
Lectures will be given from February 17 to April 14 (included) on Monday from 13:00 to 16:00 in room 4.2 at the Campus of Engineering and Architecture in Via del Risorgimento 2 - Bologna. Lectures will be delivered both in physical presence and in streaming, in the virtual room.
Lectures may include a set of seminars within an interdisciplinary setting, given by distinguished professors and experts on the related topics, according to the following calendar:
- Monday 17 February 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 24 February 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 3 March 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 10 March 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 17 March 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 31 March 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 7 April 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
- Monday 14 April 13:00-16:00, Room 4.2.
Emphasis will be given to the concept of sustainability with an innovative and coordinated approach.
Tutorial documents
The tutorials for my part of the course will be delivered in the form of open web pages, open media and freely accessible videos of all the lectures, for the sake of developing academic education through fully open information. Tutorials may be updated while teaching through collaborative work with the students (see below). Tutorial web pages for my lectures (provisional list):
- Introduction
- The climate change problem
- The Earth system
- Climate models
- Climate change and water cycle
- History of Earth's climate - Tutorials are available on the Virtual Learning Environment of the University of Bologna.
- Climate and energy
- Design of climate change adaptation actions
The above tutorials are also available on the official Moodle platform of the University of Bologna at virtuale.unibo.it (direct link to the course), that is accessible with student's credentials.
Videos of the lectures
The videos of the lectures are available at the link below: Playlist of Science of Climate Change 2025. Videos will be made available within one week after the lecture. Videos will also be made available on virtuale.unibo.it (same videos made available on YouTube).
Exam
Learning outcome will be assessed through an online examination (quiz). The quiz will have a duration of 30 minutes with 30 questions, that are related to the topics that are taught during the lectures and are described in the supporting documents. Questions will be with multiple answers, only one of them is correct and there is no penalty for wrong answers. The highest score (30/30) is reserved to students who demonstrate excellent knowledge of the notions. The laude is reserved to students who demonstrate exceptional performances. Exam dates will be fixed in agreement with the students at the beginning of the course. Calendar of the exam will be made available later.
Contact details of the teacher and individual clarifications
The teacher is available to provide clarifications on request, by receiving individual students or groups. Teacher can be contacted by email and will receive students after the lectures.
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