Lecturer in charge of the module
Dr. Lucia Tsantilis (DIATI, Politecnico di Torino)
lucia.tsantilis@polito.it
Module Learning Objectives and Skill Acquisition
The main learning objective of this module is a comprehensive understanding of the relationship existing between civil infrastructures and climate change. The course will provide students with knowledge and practical skills on both adaptation and mitigation engineering strategies.
The first part of the course will focus on transport infrastructures. After an introductory overview of the effects of climate change on roads, railways and airports, lecture topics will focus on the concept of resilient infrastructures. The role played by transport infrastructure on climate change mitigation will be then presented analyzing aspects related to design, construction materials and technologies.
The second part of the course is about the potential impact on climate change of energy production and water treatment infrastructures. Particularly the main air pollutants and greenhouse gases will be examined highlighting their contribute to health risks, externalities and climate change and the relationship with different anthropic sources focusing on energy facilities in urban context. An applied case concerning heating district substituting boilers will be presented too.
Greenhouse gases emissions coming from typical water treatments facilities will be also quantified by means of procedures and applied examples.