Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling
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Alternative energy sources, innovative materials and environmental sustainability
Environmental impact assessment of innovative materials in terms of compatibility, durability and sustainability for their application in cultural restoration and conservation
Assessment of innovative technologies/materials for historic and urban buildings aimed at energy efficiency, living comfort improvement and pollutants emissions reduction
Development of health-related air quality metrics
Recommendations and Guidelines for policy and decision makers in support of risk management.
Development of new metrics to characterise both aerosol and gaseous pollutants (including non-criteria pollutants, climate forcers, and allergens) to improve air pollution impact assessment on human health.
Risk assessment for cultural heritage and landscape
Development of models for risk assessment in complex scenarios (historic centres, archaeological sites and terraced landscapes) exposed to multiple hazards due to climate change.
Risk mapping for landscape extreme weather conditions at short, medium and long terms.
Impact of pollution, climate and microclimate changes
Modelling and experimental activities for the implementation of tools (damage functions, vulnerability indicators, risk maps) for the protection of movable/immovable Cultural Heritage, indoors and outdoors.
Integrated meteo-hydro-geological and air-quality modelling for risk mitigation
Improving the spatial resolution of global and regional coupled models. Improve the parametrizations, convective and microphysics schemes controlling clouds, surface process representations and surface- atmosphere exchange
In-situ and remote sensing of environmental parameters
Pre/post environmental analysis
Indoor and outdoor environmental monitoring (climatic/microclimatic parameters, pollutants, bioaerosol) for protection, management and sustainable use of cultural heritage and landscape
Human exposure assessment and source apportionment
Support to policy and decision makers
The aim of this research theme is to translate transfer scientific findings into inputs for policy, management and decision making process feedbacks for local authorities and decision-makers. Activities include the air quality assessment in both the outdoor environment (urban and public green management, rural, and remote areas, including polar areas) and the indoor environment (confined/closed spaces and working places).
Impact of weather and hydro-geological extreme events
Extreme events and more general extreme weather consequences are important research topics to cope with when we search to understand their impact. This research theme aims to understanding which and how weather and hydrogeological events impact through a multidisciplinary approach.
Human health-related issues
Air pollution, and in particular air pollution associated to the ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), is considered the leading environmental health risk factor globally, causing several million deaths per year.