The research activity of Ecodynamics group is aimed at the relationships between environmental and anthropogenic systems both at the theoretical level by investigating the scientific basis of sustainability, and at the technical-scientific level by developing monitoring indicators and environmental sustainability assessments.
Ecodynamics Group, founded by Professor Enzo Tiezzi, is today composed by a team of multidisciplinary researchers of the Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences (DSFTA) of the University of Siena.
The group is nowadays directed by Prof. Nadia Marchettini and Prof. Simone Bastianoni.
Highlighted projects
Building on outcomes and tools from the previous projects Interreg Med BLUE DEAL and COMPOSE Plus and the FP7 CityZen, CO2 Pacman will provide knowledge and tools to drive the implementation of integrated strategies and policies for the challenge of … Read More
Sustainability of cities is a key challenge in Europe: nowadays, around 70% of Europeans live in cities and this number will rise, therefore urban areas are the most important test-bed for energy transition and decarbonisation models. Decarbonisation measures concern a … Read More
Build-in-Wood aims to meet the global and European challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the construction sector by developing a sustainable and innovative wood value chain for the construction of multi-storey buildings. The ambition of the project is to … Read More
Results from the INTERREG-MED projects MAESTRALE and PELAGOS showed that Blue Energy (BE) is rarely considered in energy strategies at national and regional level. The lack of clear rules and procedural tools for BE deployment, together with low potentials and … Read More
EUSTEPs is a three-year sustainability education project focused on the ecological footprint, funded by IKY through the ERASMUS + program (KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education). The goal of EUSTEPs is to educate European university students and the wider academic community on the complexity of … Read More
Community4Innovation is a European project funded under the Interreg EURO MED program. Its objective is to develop and enhance innovation capacities of end-users (in particular, business support organisation, NGOs and public authorities) from identified territories for the uptake of novel practices … Read More