Sustainability for Engineering and Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach
暫譯: 工程與科學的永續發展：跨學科方法

《Sustainability for Engineering and Science》全面概述與建成環境相關的永續性議題，並符合聯合國《2030 年議程》的永續發展目標（Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs）。本書由 Sapienza University of Rome 的教師撰寫，廣泛涵蓋各項跨學科主題，包括能源轉型、資源的永續利用與循環經濟、永續交通、水文氣候學與水循環永續性、生態學與生態系統服務，以及相關的法律架構。

本書以入門但技術精確的方式，彙整各項主題，促使學生理解這些議題之間的相互關聯，並展現專業人員在宏觀整體脈絡下協同工作的必要性。

Silvia Serranti is Full Professor of Raw Materials Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment (DICMA). She is a member of the University Technical-Scientific Committee on Sustainability and serves as Sapienza's representative in the "Resources and Waste" working group within the Italian Universities Network for Sustainable Development (RUS). She is President of the Civil and Industrial Engineering Teaching Area Council (CAD-ICI) at the Latina campus, coordinating the BSc in Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development and the MSc in Green Industrial Engineering for Sustainable Development. Her research activity focuses on circular economy, sustainable resource management, and urban mining, with particular expertise in the application of advanced spectroscopic and imaging techniques for the characterization and valorization of waste and secondary raw materials. She coordinates the RawMaLab (Raw Materials Laboratory) and has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers indexed in Scopus and has been involved as coordinator and participant in numerous national and European research projects. Her work aims to foster a materials-for-sustainability approach, bridging research, education and industrial implementation to support the transition toward a circular and resource-efficient future.

Francesco Cioffi is a former Associate Professor of Hydraulics at the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome, where he served until his retirement on 1 November 2025. His research interests include experimental hydraulics, with particular focus on laboratory and field measurements of velocity and turbulence; environmental hydraulics, including hydraulic and water-quality modelling and solid transport processes; and applied hydrology, with emphasis on the relationships between floods, droughts, and climate change. His current research activity focuses on changes in rainfall patterns over the last century, statistical downscaling methodologies for the projection of rainfall, temperature, and sea level in coastal areas under global warming scenarios, forecasting models for tropical cyclone rainfall and flood events, and the development of early-warning systems for floods and droughts. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated on more than a dozen research projects funded by Italian public institutions. These projects addressed a wide range of topics, including the control and management of coastal erosion processes, the design and environmental assessment of inshore and offshore aquaculture systems, the recovery and management of water quality in lagoons, rivers and lakes, the control of tidal dynamics in the Venice Lagoon, the management of solid transport in rivers and reservoirs, the development of flooding early warning systems and the assessment of climate vulnerability of crops in developing countries. He has taught courses in fluid mechanics, environmental fluid mechanics, hydroclimatology, and sustainability science.

Livio De Santoli is member of the Board of Italian Authority for Energy, Environment and Waste 2026-2033. He is Full Professor (ING-IND/11) in Sapienza University of Rome, with chair in Energy Management (Faculty of Engineering, Master of Science in Energy Engineering) and Chair of Technical Systems (Faculty of Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture). He has been from 2018 - to 2020 Pro-Rector for Energy Policies and for Sustainability from 2021 to 2025. From 2008 - to 2017 he has been Energy Manager for Sapienza, University of Rome. Other activities include: Responsible RUS (Rete delle Università Sostenibili) for Sapienza University, Responsible of Network of Sustainable Universities, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Valle Giulia, Director of the CITERA Research Centre, Director of the Master "Strategy Energy Management Systems, and "Strategy Energy Management Systems", Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Energy Cluster, President of the Steering Committee of the "FREE Coordination", President of AiCARR, Italian Association of Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration AiCARR, Italian Association of Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration, Member of the International Advisory Board of the international journal Building Services Engineering Research & Technology (UK). He has been President of the ASN Commission macroarea C2, National scientific qualification. His activities regarding Energy Strategies include the Energy Plan for Rome, the Energy Plan for Molise Region, the Energy Plan fro Sapienza University of Rome, the masterplan of Castel Del Giudice and Civitavecchia. He is author of more than 250 papers in the field of Energy Management, RES, Energy planning, 15 university books and 5 essay writings.

Angelo Lalli is a distinguished academic and professional in the field of administrative law, with a career spanning academia, public institutions and scholarly activity. He is a tenured Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome and a lawyer qualified to appear before the higher courts. He has also obtained the national qualification for full professorship. He carries out extensive academic work, teaching administrative law, environmental and sustainability law, and the public regulation of the economy. He is a member of Sapienza's Technical-Scientific Committee for Sustainability. His institutional experience is significant: he has worked at the Italian Competition Authority, where he held senior positions, and at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers during the Monti Government, dealing with legislative and regulatory activities. He has also taken part in ministerial commissions and national working groups on environmental, economic and bioeconomy issues. He currently serves as a consultant to the Technical Mission Structure at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, where he is involved in strategic guidance, planning, analysis, research, design and specialised advisory activities concerning the country's key infrastructures (motorways, railways, ports, airports and social housing). He is also an adviser to the Minister of Health. He is the author of numerous academic publications, monographs and edited volumes on administrative law, competition, the environment and digital technologies. He regularly participates as a speaker at national and international conferences. His profile reflects a strong integration of academic research, institutional activity and professional engagement.

Fausto Manes is Full Professor of Ecology Department of Environmental Biology, "Sapienza" University of Rome". Retired since November 1, 2021. Professor Emeritus of Ecology, by Decree of the Minister of University and Research dated January 19, 2023. Holder of the Ecology and Applied Ecology courses. Has also held the following Courses: Botany, Agricultural Chemistry, Plant Ecology, Complements of Applied Ecology, Urban and Environmental Ecology, Ecology and Sustainable Development. Response of natural and crop Mediterranean plant species to environmental stress factors (atmospheric pollutants and climate change); ▪ Analysis of vegetation and environmental quality in urban areas and in natural areas, and quantification of Regulating Ecosystem Services provided by vegetation; ▪ Development of models for ecosystems analysis, simulation and mapping of structural features, functional processes and Ecosystem Services; ▪ Enhancement of Green Infrastructures and more generally of Natural Capital through the design of "Nature-based Solutions" for the improvement of the quality of life; ▪ Urban and peri-urban forests to improve air quality and regulate local climate for the well-being of citizens; ▪ Estimation, also through the analysis of satellite remote sensing data, of the removal of atmospheric pollutants and temperature mitigation by vegetation and monetary evaluation of the relative Ecosystem Service. He has authored more than 200 scientific papers on international journals, book chapters and monographies; 149 SCOPUS database, h-index: 31.

Luca Persia is a Professor of Transport Policies, Sustainability Science, and Road Safety at the Research Centre for Transport and Logistics (CTL) of Sapienza University of Rome, where he also serves as Director. He is also Chairman of CTLup, a university spin-off startup aimed at fostering innovation, technology transfer, and the market uptake of research results in the fields of transport, logistics, and sustainable mobility. With a career spanning over twenty-five years, he has developed extensive expertise in urban transport systems, road safety, sustainable mobility, and innovative approaches to transport planning. His work integrates research and strategic applications across international initiatives supported by the European Commission, the World Bank, OECD, and UNECA, often in coordination or scientific leadership roles. His research focuses on road accident analysis, safety countermeasures, sustainable transport policies, cycling mobility systems, and intelligent transport systems, supported by a multidisciplinary team within the CTL. He is actively involved in major international research and policy networks, serving as President of FERSI (Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes) and contributing to organizations such as IRTAD, ETSC, and ECTRI in several coordination and advisory roles. He holds a master's degree in civil and transport engineering and a PhD in transport engineering from Sapienza University of Rome.

Davide Shingo Usami is a University Researcher at the Research Centre for Transport and Logistics at Sapienza University of Rome, with over two decades of scholarly activity in road safety and sustainable mobility. He is one of the founder of CTLup, a university spin-off startup, focused on the valorisation and transfer of research results into innovative solutions for transport, logistics, and sustainable mobility. His research focuses on road accident analysis, safety performance assessment, and transport systems planning, with a strong emphasis on quantitative and data-driven methodologies. His work contributes to applied research activities supporting evidence-based decision-making in transport and road safety. He holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Transport Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome.

Davide Astiaso Garcia is Full Professor of Energy Systems at the Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome. He is the Secretary General of the Italian Wind Energy Association (ANEV). He is the Rector's Delegate for Sustainability at Sapienza University of Rome, as well as Sapienza's representative within the Universities Network for Sustainable Development (RUS) Agreement. His full operating skills include, among others: Wind Energy, other renewable energies, smart energy systems, energy efficiency in buildings. Astiaso Garcia has an extensive publication record, including more than 190 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals indexed in Scopus database. Astiaso Garcia's publications have received over 6.500 citations in Scopus, where he has an H-index of 48. He has a body of funded research comprising over 2.5M in European research projects on competitive funds and he works as expert of the European Commission for the evaluation of Horizon Europe project proposals. In particular, he has participated in more than 15 European and national research projects in the field of renewable energies and smart energy systems (in many cases as Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator). Since 2019, he is included in the World's Top 2% Scientists List in the Energy field both for the whole carrier and for the last year publications according to the "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators" Elsevier and SciTech Strategies (Stanford University). His research activities on the energy transition of the smaller islands were selected among the 100 Italian Renewable Energy Stories of the report promoted by Symbola - Fondazione per le qualità italiane and ENEL, in collaboration with KEY - The Energy Transition Expo, dedicated to technologies developed in the world of renewables. He is currently among the Top Italian Scientists. National census of the scientists and scholars with the greatest impact, measured with the h-index value. Research area: Engineering - Energy.

Silvia Serranti 是 Sapienza University of Rome 化學工程、材料與環境系（DICMA）的原材料工程正教授。她是該校永續發展技術暨科學委員會成員，並代表 Sapienza 參與義大利永續發展大學網絡（RUS）旗下的「資源與廢棄物」工作小組。她擔任 Latina 校區土木與工業工程教學領域委員會（CAD-ICI）主席，負責協調永續發展環境工程學士課程，以及永續發展綠色工業工程碩士課程。她的研究活動聚焦於循環經濟、永續資源管理與都市採礦，尤其專長於應用先進光譜與影像技術，對廢棄物及二次原材料進行特性分析與高值化利用。她負責 RawMaLab（原材料實驗室），已在 Scopus 收錄的同儕審查期刊中發表 200 多篇論文，並曾以計畫主持人及研究參與者身分，參與眾多義大利國內與歐洲研究計畫。她致力於推動「以材料促進永續」（materials-for-sustainability）的方法，串聯研究、教育與產業實踐，以支持邁向循環且高資源效率未來的轉型。

Francesco Cioffi 曾任 Sapienza University of Rome 土木、建築與環境工程系水力學副教授，直到 2025 年 11 月 1 日退休。他的研究興趣包括實驗水力學，特別著重於速度與紊流的實驗室及現地量測；環境水力學，包括水力與水質模擬，以及固體輸運過程；以及應用水文學，重點探討洪水、乾旱與氣候變遷之間的關係。他目前的研究活動聚焦於過去一世紀降雨型態的變化、全球暖化情境下沿海地區降雨量、溫度與海平面投影的統計降尺度方法、熱帶氣旋降雨與洪水事件的預測模型，以及洪水與乾旱預警系統的開發。在其職業生涯中，他曾參與十多項由義大利公共機構資助的研究計畫。這些計畫涵蓋廣泛主題，包括海岸侵蝕過程的控制與管理、近岸及離岸水產養殖系統的設計與環境評估、潟湖、河川與湖泊水質的恢復與管理、威尼斯潟湖潮汐動力的控制、河川與水庫固體輸運的管理、洪水預警系統的開發，以及開發中國家農作物氣候脆弱性的評估。他曾教授流體力學、環境流體力學、水文氣候學與永續科學等課程。

Livio De Santoli 是 2026—2033 年義大利能源、環境與廢棄物管理局董事會成員。他是 Sapienza University of Rome 的正教授（ING-IND/11），並擔任能源管理講座教授（工程學院能源工程理學碩士課程），以及技術系統講座教授（建築學院建築學學士課程）。他於 2018 至 2020 年擔任能源政策副校長，並於 2021 至 2025 年擔任永續發展副校長。2008 至 2017 年間，他擔任 Sapienza University of Rome 的能源管理人員。其他職務包括：擔任 Sapienza University 負責 RUS（Rete delle Università Sostenibili，永續大學網絡）事務的代表、永續大學網絡負責人、Valle Giulia 建築學院院長、CITERA 研究中心主任、「Strategy Energy Management Systems」碩士課程主任，以及「Strategy Energy Management Systems」相關職務；同時也是國家能源群聚科學委員會成員、「FREE Coordination」指導委員會主席、AiCARR（義大利空調、供暖與冷凍協會）主席，以及英國國際期刊 Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 國際諮詢委員會成員。他曾擔任 ASN 委員會 C2 大領域主席，負責國家學術資格認證。他在能源策略方面的工作包括制定羅馬能源計畫、Molise 大區能源計畫、Sapienza University of Rome 能源計畫，以及 Castel Del Giudice 與 Civitavecchia 的總體規劃。他已在能源管理、再生能源（RES）與能源規劃領域發表 250 多篇論文，出版 15 本大學教材及 5 本論述著作。

Angelo Lalli 是行政法領域傑出的學者與專業人士，其職涯涵蓋學術界、公共機構與學術研究。他是 Sapienza University of Rome 的終身副教授，也是具備於最高法院出庭資格的律師，並已取得正教授國家學術資格。他長期從事學術工作，教授行政法、環境與永續法，以及經濟活動的公共管制。他是 Sapienza 永續發展技術暨科學委員會成員。他具備豐富的機構實務經驗：曾任職於義大利競爭管理局並擔任高階職務，也曾於 Monti 政府任職於總理府，負責立法與監管相關工作。他亦曾參與環境、經濟與生物經濟等議題的部會委員會及國家工作小組。目前，他擔任基礎建設與交通部技術任務架構的顧問，參與該國重要基礎設施（高速公路、鐵路、港口、機場與社會住宅）的策略指導、規劃、分析、研究、設計及專業諮詢工作。他也是衛生部長的顧問。他著有多篇行政法、競爭、環境與數位科技相關的學術論文、專著及編著作品，並定期在國內外會議中擔任演講者。他的專業背景充分展現學術研究、機構工作與專業實務的高度整合。

Fausto Manes 是 Sapienza University of Rome 環境生物學系生態學正教授，已於 2021 年 11 月 1 日退休。根據大學與研究部長於 2023 年 1 月 19 日發布的命令，他獲授予生態學榮譽教授稱號。他曾負責生態學與應用生態學課程，也曾教授植物學、農業化學、植物生態學、應用生態學專題、都市與環境生態學，以及生態學與永續發展等課程。他的研究主題包括：地中海地區自然植物與農作物對環境壓力因子（大氣污染物與氣候變遷）的反應；都市與自然區域的植被及環境品質分析，以及植被所提供之調節型生態系統服務的量化；生態系統分析模型的開發，以及結構特徵、功能過程與生態系統服務的模擬與製圖；透過設計「以自然為本的解決方案」（Nature-based Solutions），提升綠色基礎設施，更廣泛而言，強化自然資本，以改善生活品質；發展都市與都市周邊森林，以改善空氣品質並調節當地氣候，促進居民福祉；以及透過分析衛星遙測資料，估算植被移除大氣污染物及降低溫度的效益，並對相關生態系統服務進行貨幣價值評估。他已在國際期刊發表 200 多篇科學論文，並出版多篇書籍章節與專著；其中 149 篇收錄於 SCOPUS 資料庫，h-index 為 31。

Luca Persia 是 Sapienza University of Rome 運輸與物流研究中心（CTL）的運輸政策、永續科學與道路安全教授，並擔任該中心主任。他同時也是 CTLup 董事長；CTLup 是該校的衍生新創公司，旨在促進運輸、物流與永續移動領域的創新、技術移轉，以及研究成果的市場應用。經過超過 25 年的職業生涯，他在都市運輸系統、道路安全、永續移動，以及運輸規劃創新方法等方面累積了豐富專業。他的工作結合研究與策略應用，涵蓋由 European Commission、World Bank、OECD 與 UNECA 支持的國際計畫，並經常擔任協調或科學領導職務。他的研究聚焦於道路事故分析、安全改善措施、永續運輸政策、自行車移動系統與智慧運輸系統，並由 CTL 內的跨領域團隊提供支持。他積極參與重要的國際研究與政策網絡，擔任 FERSI（歐洲道路安全研究機構論壇）主席，並在 IRTAD、ETSC 與 ECTRI 等組織中擔任多項協調及顧問職務。他擁有土木與運輸工程碩士學位，以及 Sapienza University of Rome 的運輸工程博士學位。

Davide Shingo Usami 是 Sapienza University of Rome 運輸與物流研究中心的校級研究員，在道路安全與永續移動領域已有超過 20 年的學術研究經驗。他是 CTLup 的創辦人之一；CTLup 是該校的衍生新創公司，專注於將研究成果加值並移轉為運輸、物流與永續移動領域的創新解決方案。他的研究聚焦於道路事故分析、安全績效評估與運輸系統規劃，並高度重視量化及資料驅動方法。他的工作支援運輸與道路安全領域的應用研究，促進以實證為基礎的決策。他擁有環境工程理學碩士學位，以及 Sapienza University of Rome 的運輸工程博士學位。

Davide Astiaso Garcia 是 Sapienza University of Rome 電機與能源工程系能源系統正教授。他也是義大利風能協會（ANEV）秘書長，並擔任 Sapienza University of Rome 校長永續發展代表，以及 Sapienza 在永續發展大學網絡（RUS）協議中的代表。他具備的完整專業能力包括風能、其他再生能源、智慧能源系統，以及建築能源效率等領域。Astiaso Garcia 發表成果豐富，已在 Scopus 資料庫收錄的科學期刊中發表超過 190 篇同儕審查論文。他的論文在 Scopus 中已獲得超過 6,500 次引用，h-index 為 48。他所參與的受資助研究計畫總經費超過 250 萬歐元，涵蓋競爭型經費支持的歐洲研究計畫；他也擔任 European Commission 專家，負責評估 Horizon Europe 計畫提案。具體而言，他曾參與超過 15 項再生能源與智慧能源系統領域的歐洲及義大利國家研究計畫，其中多項計畫擔任主要研究人員及計畫協調人。自 2019 年起，根據「Updated science-wide author d...」研究結果，他持續入選能源領域全球前 2% 科學家名單，涵蓋整體職涯及前一年發表成果。