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ECONOMIST SPECIALIST IN REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND PLANS

function in a professional context:

- Analyses the current and future, direct and indirect economic, social and environmental effects of specific projects and of sustainable programming and planning;

- Deals with the adoption of policies issued in the energy and environmental fields and impacting on various institutions and businesses, also in order to monitor and foster the energy transition and decarbonisation;

- Estimates economic, social and environmental effects, assessing qualitative and quantitative results. Excellent knowledge and ability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by the population or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences) evaluation methods;

- Coordinates research activities: coordinates research groups working on both empirical analysis (data collection and/or measuring), theoretical analyses and programming or planning;

- Collaborates with experts from other disciplines, both to collect the data required for the studies and to design optimal development strategies.

competencies associated to the function:

- Ability to research the interdisciplinary areas required to perform statistical and economic analyses on economic, social and environmental topics;

- Ability to apply energy and environmental policies focusing on sustainable development, decarbonisation, the energy transition and carbon neutrality;

- Ability to work with experts from other disciplines to organise and design the best sustainable development, decarbonisation and energy transition strategies;

- Ability to design appropriate sustainable development, energy transition and decarbonisation strategies.

career opportunities:

- national and international consulting firms

- energy management, sustainability reporting

- national and international research institutes

- government agencies and public administrations

- companies and organisations in the energy industry and public utility service providers.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY EXPERT

function in a professional context:

Researcher or manager of environmental reporting or certifications, based on the economic assessment of environmental damage and of the benefits of specific environmental strategies.

This professional figure:

- Deals with environmental impacts (use of resources and polluting emissions);

- Cooperates with/coordinates other professionals to implement business projects in matters of energy, decarbonisation, the energy transition and sustainable development;

- Makes economic, environmental and social estimates, evaluating qualitative and quantitative results: economic damage or benefit assessment methods applied to environmental goods and services. Excellent knowledge and ability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by the population or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences) evaluation methods;

- Coordinates research activities and research groups working on both empirical research (data collection and/or measuring), theoretical analyses and programming;

- Collaborates with experts from other disciplines, both to collect the data required for the studies and to design optimal strategies.

competencies associated to the function:

- Ability to research the interdisciplinary areas required to perform statistical and economic analyses on environmental topics;

- Ability to work with experts from other disciplines to organise and design the best environmental, energy transition and decarbonisation strategies;

- Ability to manage energy and environmental projects using an integrated approach of economic, technical and process-based aspects;

- Ability to design appropriate environmental, energy transition and decarbonisation strategies.

career opportunities:

- National and international businesses and bodies interested in environmental certification;

- Energy Management, ESG Analysis, Sustainability Reporting, CSR;

- National and international consulting firms;

- Industrial businesses in general, and in the energy and environmental sector in particular;

- Research institutes in general, and in the energy and environmental sector in particular.

 

ECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT

function in a professional context:

Researcher/Expert in environmental analysis for (i) the economic assessment of environmental damage (in the event of adverse anthropogenic and other events) and the corresponding benefits of preservation activities and (ii) the design and strategic planning of environmental, energy transition and decarbonisation policies.

This professional figure:

- Deals with issues linked to the use of resources (e.g. land, water, fishing resources, oil, gas), pollution and waste disposal/management (e.g. waste collection methods, recovery or optimal disposal of materials);

- Monitors energy quality parameters in industrial contexts (certification, etc.) bearing in mind economic and legislative aspects;

- Estimates the economic value of environmental damage and/or the overall economic value of environmental and similar assets;

- Drafts economic, environmental and energy policy strategies;

- Coordinates research groups working on both empirical research (data collection and/or measuring), theoretical analyses and policy programming.

- Collaborates with experts from other disciplines, both to collect the data required for the studies and to design optimal policies.

competencies associated to the function:

- Ability to perform statistical and economic analysis of environmental matters, particularly in relation to economic damage and benefit assessment methods applied to environmental goods and services;

- Excellent knowledge and ability to apply direct (based on the analysis of preferences expressed by the population or other units) and indirect (based on the measured preferences) evaluation methods;

- Ability to perform energy and environmental evaluations;

- Ability to design appropriate environmental, energy transition, decarbonisation and circular economy policies.

career opportunities:

- national and international consulting firms;

- businesses;

- national and international research institutes;

- certification bodies in the energy and environmental sector;

- Energy Management, ESG Analysis, Sustainability Reporting, CSR.

 

TERRITORIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING EXPERT

function in a professional context:

Territorial/Environmental Planning Experts identify and design appropriate intervention methods, organising and managing territorial analysis procedures. They work in environmental recovery and requalification, organising and managing resources, parks and protected areas. They may also play a role in the design and implementation of local infrastructures.

This professional figure:

- Analyses and proposes alternatives for resource management (e.g. land, air, common property), highlighting the respective economic values also to propose appropriate tariff packages where required/pertinent;

- Plans interventions with high environmental and social impacts on the territory, monitoring the defined environmental restrictions and promoting sustainable development;

- Recognises and economically assesses the environmental problems associated to different alternatives (e.g. pollution, congestion, noise, harm to human health and biodiversity);

- Collaborates with experts from other disciplines, organising and designing the best management of local resources, parks and protected areas and infrastructures.

competencies associated to the function:

- Competencies for designing and performing surveying campaigns, processing and interpreting data on the physical, naturalistic aspects of ecosystems and populations (animals, plants, etc.), in order to select the protection and enhancement strategies and the relative criteria for the management of territorial and environmental resources;

- Ability to recognise and assess the environmental and economic problems associated to alternative uses of resources in terms of both supply and demand;

- Ability to plan complex sustainable development projects, analysing financial, economic and regulatory aspects.

career opportunities:

- national and international consulting firms

- national and international research institutes

- government agencies and public administrations

- Businesses working in the environmental and energy fields.

- Local authorities;

Continuing to study

It gives access to third cycle studies (Dottorato di ricerca/Scuole di specializzazione) and master universitario di secondo livello.