Nature and evolution of territory
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 1° YearCredit Value: 6
Scientific field: M-GGR/02 - Economic and political geography
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
1. Knowledge and understanding: students will gain specific skills in the field of economic and political geography, with a specific focus on geographic spaces at different scales as well as the theoretical and methodological frameworks of concepts such as landscape, environment and ecosystem.
2. Applying knowledge. Students will understand the different patterns of territorial organization in rural and urban contexts, apart from the relations among territory, human action and use/perception of spaces, with the aim of learning theoretical and analytical tools useful for planning, managing and safeguarding the territory. What is more, students will be able to collect, understand and process quali-quantitative data in order to evaluate inherent characteristics of urban and rural spaces, apart from using them in a systemic way within specific local systems.
3. Making judgments: students will be able to critically evaluate structural characteristics of urban and rural spaces, by catching their inherent complexity.
4. Communication skills: The student will be able to transfer to others, with a full command of technical language, information and assessments about territorial systems and related local economic contexts.
5. Learning skills: at the end of the lectures students will have gained the knowledge necessary to deepen and integrate economic concepts with the geographical perspective on tourism.
Course Structure
Lectures, Seminars, Fieldworks, Worskshops
Detailed Course Content
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Topics |
Texts |
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Introduction: the concept of Landscape and the territorial complexity in Geography
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Text 2, cap. 1, par. 1 + learning material via STUDIUM |
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The geo-economic space: territory, regions, networks
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Text 1 Cap 1 |
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Globalisation and global tendencies |
Text 1 Cap 2 |
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Natural environment, economy, development policies |
Text 1 Cap. 3, 10 |
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Agricultural spaces |
Text 1 Cap. 5 |
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Multifunctional agricultural spaces |
Text 2 Cap 2 Par 3- 3.1 - |
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Cities |
Text 1 Cap 10 + Learning material via STUDIUM |
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Urban landscapes, regeneration, gentrification |
Learning material via STUDIUM |
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Energy and Industry |
Text 1, cap. 6,7 |
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ICTs and Territory: landscapes and new technologies |
Text 1, cap.8 + Learning material via STUDIUM |
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Creativity and Territory: tourism and consumption landscapes |
Text 1, cap. 9 + Learning material via STUDIUM |
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Sicilian landscapes: environment, settlement systems, economic structures |
Text 2 Cap q parr. 2, 3, 4; Cap. 2 |
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Focus on Reading and Interpreting Landscapes: from maps to digital placetelling |
Learning material via STUDIUM |
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Focus on Reading and Interpreting Landscapes: Media and Literature |
Learning material via STUDIUM
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Workshop: Planning how to read and interpret urban evolution in Catania |
Learning material via STUDIUM
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Fieldwork on the geographical analysis of urban spaces |
Catania Historical centre |
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Fieldwork: tourism and sustainability |
To be confirmed |
Textbook Information
Text 1. De Matteis G., Lanza C., Nano F., Vanolo A., “Geografia dell’economia mondiale”, Torino, UTET, 2010.
Text 2. Cannizzaro S., Corinto G.L., “Paesaggio in Sicilia. Dialogo territoriale ed episodi paesaggistici”, Bologna, Patron, 2013