CODE 84003 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE AMBIENTALI E NATURALI 9916 (L-32) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GEO/10 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2023/2024) ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED PHYSICS 84044 2023 PHYSICS 104559 2023 MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Introducing the bases for the study and understanding of the physical characters of the Earth’s interior and of the main geodynamical internal processes. Supplying the methodological fundamentals of the main active and passive geophysical techniques that are applied to the environmental exploration and protection (gravimetric, magnetic, geo-electromagnetic seismic and radiometric method). AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course presents the main endogenous geological processes through a physical approach and introduces the most widely used geophysical methodologies for the study, monitoring, forecasting and management of natural and anthropogenic risks related to the Solid Earth TEACHING METHODS "Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sara Ferrando (sara.ferrando@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.” RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY V. Pasquale – Fisica Terrestre – CLU Brown & Mussett – La Terra Inaccessibile - Patron Mussett & Aftab Khan – Esplorazione del sottosuolo – Zanichelli (Titolo originale: Looking into the Earth. An Introduction to Geological Geophysics) Available (from Aula WEB) Power Point presentations of lectures and exercises TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MASSIMO VERDOYA Ricevimento: Upon request SIMONE BARANI Ricevimento: Students are received by appointment, agreed by email. LESSONS LESSONS START Classes will start from 22 September 2025 Class schedule SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Affordable and clean energy Climate action Life on land