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The module aims to provide fundamental knowledge on modern analytical and stratigraphic approaches used in the study of factors controlling the origin of sedimentary basins, the most populated areas in the world and where strategic resources (e.g. water and hydrocarbons) are accumulated.
Special emphasis is given on the origin of sedimentary basins and on basin syn- and post-depositional evolution, thus defining the geometries, lithostratigraphic and thermal variations of sedimentary systems that actually reflect the interaction of tectonic and geodynamic processes involving the lithosphere. The course aims to integrate multidisciplinary knowledge such as geodynamics, stratigraphy, sedimentology, seismic, structural geology, thermochronology, to the analysis of the major sedimentary systems existing on Earth, and projects these concepts towards future applications both in the profession of Geologist, and industry oriented to the energy transition towards a sustainable model in accordance with goal #7 of the UN Agenda 2030: "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all".
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