Full programme · 2026
27 hours of online classes from April to May, followed by a week of immersive activities in Sassari and on Asinara Island.
Online class schedule
All classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 7:00 PM (CET) on an online platform.
Fundamentals of Economics & Ecology
Key concepts for understanding each other beyond the disciplinary jargon: supply, demand, comparative advantage, exchange value, well-being, food chain, biotic and abiotic components, biocenosis, ecosystem, sustainability, natural capital.
- TuesdayApril 14, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Scarcity, choice, rationality, costs & benefits; opportunity cost; Demand, supply, market equilibrium, efficiency
Marco Vannini UNISS - ThursdayApril 16, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
What is ecology; ecosystem concept; ecosystem functions & services
Giulia Ceccherelli UNISS - TuesdayApril 21, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Measures of well-being; taxonomy of goods; externalities & public goods; principles of ecological economics
Kostas Kounetas PATRAS
Economic Valuation
Assessment tools: total economic values, multicriteria analysis, revealed and stated preferences, travel cost method, discrete choice model, GIS.
- ThursdayApril 23, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Market valuation & Total Economic Values
Marta Meleddu UNISS - TuesdayApril 28, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Multicriteria analysis
Gianfranco Atzeni UNISS
Sustainability & System Ecology
Sustainable development from a system perspective: energy flows, resilience, ecological transition.
- ThursdayApril 30, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Environmental sustainability and sustainable development
Nikos Chatzistamoulou PATRAS - ThursdayMay 7, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
System ecology and energy analysis
Chiara Paoli UNIGE
GIS Applications
Geographic Information Systems for environmental management: raster, vector, projections, mapping of ocean-based activities.
- TuesdayMay 12, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Intro to GIS for environmental management: raster/vector, projections
Ioannis Giannikos PATRAS - ThursdayMay 14, 20264:00 – 7:00 PM CET
Mapping Ocean-Based Economic Activities
Ioannis Giannikos PATRAS
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