How the circular economy, eco-sustainability, land management and digitization can improve your country
The degree courses in Civil Engineering, specializing in Anti-Seismic Engineering and Environmental Sustainability (IASA) and Construction and Land Management (Graduated Surveyor) of the University of the Republic of San Marino with the patronage of:
- Ministry of State for Education and Culture, University and Scientific Research, Youth Policies of the Republic of San Marino
- Education Department of the Republic of San Marino
- Ministry of State for the Territory, the Environment, Agriculture, Civil Protection and Relations with the AASLP of the Republic of San Marino
- Territory and Environment Department of the Republic of San Marino
- Order of Engineers and Architects of the Republic of San Marino
they emanate
the following Competition Notice addressed to students enrolled in San Marino and Italian secondary schools.
Art. 1: Definition and objectives of the initiative
The degree courses in Civil Engineering and Construction and Territorial Management of the University of the Republic of San Marino are promoters with the Secretariats of State and the Departments for Education and for the Environment Territory of a competition of design ideas to make your territory more eco-sustainable.
Il climate change is one of the main challenges for societies in the 21st century and there is widespread consensus in the international scientific community in believing that the phenomenon is destined to have a profound impact on future survival and development possibilities. Climate change, in fact, is transforming the planet by impacting structures and infrastructures, compromising territorial balances, food and water supply systems and causing effects that are harmful to people's health.
An urgent challenge that goes beyond the borders of each individual nation, which requires the commitment of the central politics of each country, of the local authorities but also the awareness of individual citizens to use material and energy resources in a more rational and efficient way. To date, there are still many urgent measures, ecological policies, "green" investments to be adopted in the transition path towards eco-sustainability and the circular economy. In this context, all sectors of Civil Engineering, aimed at the development and implementation of new technologies, design and management methods, play a pivotal role.
What are the design proposals in urban or extra-urban areas that you believe can be implemented, on a small scale of a single house or on an extended scale of a territory, to encourage the protection of the environmental heritage and overcome the challenge of environmental sustainability?
With this competition of ideas, the degree courses in Civil Engineering and Construction and Territorial Management of the University of the Republic of San Marino want to contribute to stimulating inventions, technological perspectives and applications of your studies that may have real attention and potential realization in the territory.
Art. 2: Theme of the competition
Participants are required to describe and expose project ideas that can see the application of the principles of circular economy, eco-sustainability, land management and digitalisation, which can contribute to making one's country better for future generations.
By way of example, new paths for sustainable mobility, waste management and recovery systems, recycling of demolition products for new buildings, techniques for reducing energy consumption for residential units or industrial plants, management and protection of areas could be hypothesized. natural resources, organization of emergencies, technologies to improve the efficiency of any social activity, entrepreneurial innovations aimed at green methodologies, harmonization of the urban context in the natural environment, etc.
The design ideas can be described through images, diagrams, self-produced text descriptions or found from specific bibliographic and harmonized sources. The proposed project idea must have a title and be illustrated in a vertical poster 50×70 cm or in two A4 format pages and converted into pdf format.
Participants are allowed all freedom of content, layout and style.
Article 3: Participants
Participation is reserved for students of San Marino and Italian secondary schools.
Participation can take place individually (single author) or aggregated (group of two or more student co-authors up to an entire class). In the case of participation in an aggregate form, all the co-authors and a representative author who acts on behalf of the group must be identified.
Art. 4: How to participate
Those who fall into the category referred to in art. 3 and who are interested in participating in the competition must send, within the deadline of the initiative, the requested material according to the methods indicated in the following articles 5, 6 and 10.
Art. 5: Documents and content guidelines
Participants in the competition, individually or in aggregate, will have to submit a single project proposal, in digital format and consisting of:
- 1 POSTER in A1 format (59,4 x 84,1 cm) in portrait orientation, and presented in PDF format. The essay must clearly identify a title and be anonymous. Please refer to the dimensions specified in the template attached to this announcement.
- The duly completed competition registration form(s) (at the end of this document).
In the case of aggregate participation, each member must complete the registration form (author representative and co-authors).
The project and the form(s) above must be sent to: Ingegneriacivile@unirsm.sm