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GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBALIZATION

Giorgia IOVINO GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBALIZATION

1222600024
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
EQF7
TERRITORIAL POLICIES AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
2020/2021

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
GIORGIA IOVINO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEEPEN BOTH THE THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND EMPIRICAL METHODS THAT CHARACTERIZE THE DISCIPLINE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP IN STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND CRITICALLY INTERPRET THE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS OF "TERRITORIALITY" IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE ROLE OF MAPPING SOCIO ECONOMIC PHENOMENA. EXTENSIVE USE OF CASE STUDIES WILL BE MADE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION THAT GEOGRAPHY CAN OFFER TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERRITORIES AND IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ELABORATING PLACE-BASED INTERVENTION POLICIES.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO POSSESS THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGES, TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND TO INTERPRET CRITICALLY THE PRINCIPLES, THE LOGIC AND THE EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS THAT CONCERN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRITORY AT DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. IN PARTICULAR THE STUDENT MUST HAVE A GOOD ABILITY TO:
• GATHER, INTERPRET AND USE STATISTICAL INFORMATION, PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES;
• BECOME FAMILIAR WITH TERRITORIAL DATABASES AND MAPPING METHODS;
• DEVELOP A CONTEXT ANALYSIS;
• READ AND PRODUCE THEMATIC MAPS TO REPRESENT ASPECTS OF SETTLEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OF THE TERRITORY;
• ELABORATE REPORTS ON DIFFERENT ISSUES AT DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES, IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.
Prerequisites
A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS AND METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY IS USEFUL AS WELL AS SOME NOTIONS OF ELEMENTARY STATISTICS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES.
Contents
PART I (THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL)
TERRITORIALITY AND TERRITORIALISATION
GLOBAL AND LOCAL
THE TERRITORIAL OR PLACE BASED APPROACH
MANAGING AND REPRESENTING PLACES AND TERRITORIAL PHENOMENA
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES
STAGES OF THE GEO-STATISTIC INVESTIGATION
SELECTION AND PROCESSING OF SPATIAL DATA
QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES OF INVESTIGATION
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE
THE ROLE OF MAPPING IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
THE THEMATIC MAPS AS A TOOL FOR SUPPORTING THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE CARTOGRAPHIC TOOL
PART II (PRATICAL)
CASE STUDIES RELATED TO DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES OF INVESTIGATION (FROM THE GLOBAL TO THE LOCAL), CARRIED OUT IN THE LABORATORY THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION SOURCES, INDICATORS AND CARTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF LECTURES (TWO-THIRDS) AND GROUP ACTIVITIES IN THE LABORATORY (ONE-THIRD) RELATED TO SPECIFIC TOPICS OR CASE STUDIES SELECTED FROM THE CONTENT ABOVE.
Verification of learning
THE EVALUATION WILL CONSIST IN AN ORAL INTERVIEW AIMED AT VERIFYING THE THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL SKILLS ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT.
ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS A PROJECT WORK, AIMED AT DEEPENING A THEME OR A CASE STUDY TO BE AGREED WITH THE TEACHER (REPLACING THE REPORTS INDICATED IN THE PROGRAM FOR NON-ATTENDED STUDENTS).
Texts
NO ATTENDING STUDENTS:
1) BIGNANTE E., CELATA F., VANOLO A., GEOGRAFIE DELLO SVILUPPO UNA PROSPETTIVA CRITICA E GLOBALE, UTET UNIVERSITÀ, 2014 (325 PAGINE)

2) TWO REPORTS BETWEEN:
A) UN, TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD: THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, A/RES/70/1
(41 PAGINE) SCARICABILE ON LINE UTILIZZANDO IL SEGUENTE LINK
HTTPS://SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT.UN.ORG/CONTENT/DOCUMENTS/21252030%20AGENDA%20FOR%20SUSTAINABLE%20DEVELOPMENT%20WEB.PDF
B) UN, THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT 2018, UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK, 2018
(40 PAGINE) SCARICABILE ON LINE UTILIZZANDO IL SEGUENTE LINK
HTTPS://UNSTATS.UN.ORG/SDGS/FILES/REPORT/2018/THESUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTGOALSREPORT2018-EN.PDF
C) EUROSTAT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGS IN AN EU CONTEXT, 2018
(40 PAGINE) SCARICABILE ON LINE UTILIZZANDO IL SEGUENTE LINK
HTTPS://EC.EUROPA.EU/EUROSTAT/DOCUMENTS/4031688/9226701/KS-02-18-827-EN-N.PDF/99E61150-E84C-4D5B-BA16-36A75D55855D

ATTENDING STUDENT*:
1) BIGNANTE E., CELATA F., VANOLO A., GEOGRAFIE DELLO SVILUPPO UNA PROSPETTIVA CRITICA E GLOBALE, UTET UNIVERSITÀ, 2014 (ONLY CERTAIN LIMITED PARTS OF IT)
2) LECTURE NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT
*ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATES IN AT LEAST 80% OF THE LESSONS (AND TAKE THE EXAM IN THE SUMMER SESSION)
More Information
E.MAIL GIOVINO@UNISA.IT,
PH. 089-963483
TEACHER WEBSITE HTTP://WWW3.UNISA.IT/DOCENTI/IOVINO/INDEX
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