Forest economics, planning and wood science (EPFSL)

The aim is to train students for independent work in original research and scholarship in the following fields:  theoretical and methodological approaches for sustainable forest management; planning for biodiversity conservation and enhancement of forest ecosystem services;  qualitative and quantitative assessment of forest ecosystems, including forest inventory, remote sensing and forest modelling; sustainable and low environmental impact forest operations; improvement of systems and strategies for the protection against forest fires including the definition of models and risk maps; wood supply chain including wood products; use of wood for structural and innovative products; methodology for the assessment and conservation of historical and artistic wood artifacts, including finite element modelling

Academic Board and Supervisors:

	Mauro Agnoletti		Gherardo Chirici (Coordinator)
	Marco Fioravanti		Enrico Marchi
	Marco Togni		Davide Travaglini

PhD Students

	Elena De Santis XXXVII Cycle		Marco Focacci XXXVII Cycle
	Chiara Manfriani XXXVII Cycle
	Costanza Borghi XXXVI Cycle		Pasquale Dichicco XXXVI Cycle
	Lorenzo Riparbelli XXXV Cycle		Carlotta Sergiacomi XXXV Cycle
	Ilaria Zorzi XXXV Cycle
	Giovanni D'Amico XXXIV Cycle		Giuliano Ramat XXXIV Cycle
	Martina Venturi XXXIV Cycle