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*Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) Università Ca' Foscari
in Venice
PhD Programme in
Science and Management
of Climate Change
http://www.venus.unive.it/phd-climate-change/en
Applications open on 7 April and close on 23 May, 2008
*
The PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change was
established in 2007, through an agreement between the Università Ca'
Foscari in Venice (Unive) and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate
Change (CMCC), a consortium comprising several Italian public and private
Research institutions.
*Objectives of the PhD*
Unive and CMCC joined their efforts to launch a joint PhD Programme in order
to provide the job market with experts with a broad, in-depth, scientific
and socio-economic background, as well as with a sound and innovative
research experience focusing on the dynamics of climate change and the
methodologies and techniques for evaluation and management, in terms of
mitigation and adaptation measures and policies.
*Organisation of the PhD Programme*
The Programme is organised in two Streams:
*Dynamic Climatology*, at CMCC in Bologna
*Climate change impact and management*, at the Department of Economics of
the University Ca? Foscari in Venice
Twelve 5-credit courses are planned for the first academic year, in
order to provide students with the state of the art of the scientific
findings related to the two disciplinary streams. These also foresee
common activities with the objective of offering tools to build a sound
scientific, managerial and economic base for the general comprehension
of the broader theme of climate change, with the opportunity for in
depth studies of specific issues and for experiencing a
multidisciplinary approach.
The second year is aimed at providing the PhD candidates with an
experience of research in a foreign institution, while the third year is
mainly devoted to the preparation of the thesis.
The PhD admits every year up to twelve students, from Italy and elsewhere.
*Research Themes*
Examples of themes for the thesis of the PhD candidates are:
a) in depth study and understanding of the functioning of the climatic
system in its different components: quantitative approach;
b) in depth study of the climatologic aspects for the comprehension of
the climate physics and its variability: process and realistic studies
related to the atmospheric/oceanic dynamics in key regions;
c) study of the theories and evidences of the climatic trends of the
distant and near past; study of the non-linearity of climate changes,
extreme phenomena and natural hazards;
d) identification of physical, climatic and biological indicators for
the reconstruction of climatic aspects of the past and present and of
their variability;
e) analysis of the economic systems feedbacks under climatic pressure
through modelling of economic general computational equilibrium;
f) construction coupled climate-economics global integrated models;
analysis of the geographic distribution of the costs of climate change
and of the mitigation and adaptation policies;
g) design of models for the study of trading emission permits and their
possible integration;
h) in depth study of the environmental issues for the comprehension of
the impacts and risks of climate change on the natural and
socio-ecosystems, including the risks for the human health;
i) design of decision support systems for the management of decision
processes related to the assessment of impacts and risks related to
climate change; definition and implementation of adaptation and
mitigation policies and measures.
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*Application information and forms
*The Call for Application (PDF File), general information, and forms for
the PhD Programme on Science and Management of Climate Change can be
downloaded at: http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=35790
in Venice
PhD Programme in
Science and Management
of Climate Change
http://www.venus.unive.it/phd-climate-change/en
Applications open on 7 April and close on 23 May, 2008
*
The PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change was
established in 2007, through an agreement between the Università Ca'
Foscari in Venice (Unive) and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate
Change (CMCC), a consortium comprising several Italian public and private
Research institutions.
*Objectives of the PhD*
Unive and CMCC joined their efforts to launch a joint PhD Programme in order
to provide the job market with experts with a broad, in-depth, scientific
and socio-economic background, as well as with a sound and innovative
research experience focusing on the dynamics of climate change and the
methodologies and techniques for evaluation and management, in terms of
mitigation and adaptation measures and policies.
*Organisation of the PhD Programme*
The Programme is organised in two Streams:
*Dynamic Climatology*, at CMCC in Bologna
*Climate change impact and management*, at the Department of Economics of
the University Ca? Foscari in Venice
Twelve 5-credit courses are planned for the first academic year, in
order to provide students with the state of the art of the scientific
findings related to the two disciplinary streams. These also foresee
common activities with the objective of offering tools to build a sound
scientific, managerial and economic base for the general comprehension
of the broader theme of climate change, with the opportunity for in
depth studies of specific issues and for experiencing a
multidisciplinary approach.
The second year is aimed at providing the PhD candidates with an
experience of research in a foreign institution, while the third year is
mainly devoted to the preparation of the thesis.
The PhD admits every year up to twelve students, from Italy and elsewhere.
*Research Themes*
Examples of themes for the thesis of the PhD candidates are:
a) in depth study and understanding of the functioning of the climatic
system in its different components: quantitative approach;
b) in depth study of the climatologic aspects for the comprehension of
the climate physics and its variability: process and realistic studies
related to the atmospheric/oceanic dynamics in key regions;
c) study of the theories and evidences of the climatic trends of the
distant and near past; study of the non-linearity of climate changes,
extreme phenomena and natural hazards;
d) identification of physical, climatic and biological indicators for
the reconstruction of climatic aspects of the past and present and of
their variability;
e) analysis of the economic systems feedbacks under climatic pressure
through modelling of economic general computational equilibrium;
f) construction coupled climate-economics global integrated models;
analysis of the geographic distribution of the costs of climate change
and of the mitigation and adaptation policies;
g) design of models for the study of trading emission permits and their
possible integration;
h) in depth study of the environmental issues for the comprehension of
the impacts and risks of climate change on the natural and
socio-ecosystems, including the risks for the human health;
i) design of decision support systems for the management of decision
processes related to the assessment of impacts and risks related to
climate change; definition and implementation of adaptation and
mitigation policies and measures.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Application information and forms
*The Call for Application (PDF File), general information, and forms for
the PhD Programme on Science and Management of Climate Change can be
downloaded at: http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=35790