The course of Political and Economic Geography aims to provide knowledge and the possibility of interpretation both in political and economic perspectives. Political Geography analyses how the human communities organise themselves on the territory and how they regulate their relationships; Economic Geography studies the territorial distribution of the main economic activities and phenomena.
The course aims to provide basic knowledge both in political and economic components. The student will therefore be able to identify and understand the consequences of political action on territory, above all in terms of renovation in space organization. At the same time, the student will be able to analyse the new intersections of economic action in the context of globalization at different levels of the geographical scale and by type of economic stakeholders.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to summarize the basic elements of the political action of the human communities in relation to the territories in which they live. They will be able to analyse and explain the causes of human settlement and migrations according to the changing demographic balance that can certainly modify political relations within states and between different states. They will be aware of the motivations that induce a new redistribution of religions and languages in the world. Finally, they will be able to argue and describe (in written and oral form) how man's action in the economic field and the exploitation of resources depends on the distribution and movement of man on earth.
Lectures, seminar activities, case analysis also realised through group work (written work and oral presentation).
The main topics covered are:
FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS
Study materials for attending students are the slides published on AULAWEB, completed by class notes. In absence of exhaustive notes, students are required to use the following texts (available in the University libraries):
For Political Geography
FERRO G., Fondamenti di geografia politica e geopolitica, Giuffrè Editore, Milano, 1994.
For Population, migrations, languages and religions
CAPACCI, Geografia umana. Temi e prospettive, Carocci, Roma, 2012.
For Economic Geography
DEMATTEIS G., LANZA C., NANO F., VANOLO A., Geografia dell’Economia Mondiale, Utet, Torino, 2010.
Alternatively, attending students can also choose to study the programme for non-attending students.
FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
DON’T STUDY THESE CHAPTERS
7. Rischi e calamità naturali
16. Reti di comunicazione
17. I sistemi di trasporto
19. Turismo e ambiente
STUDENTS MUST ALSO STUDY, ON CHOICE, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
P. BRANCA, I musulmani, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2000.
G. DALL’O, Smart city. La rivoluzione intelligente delle città, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2014.
C. MORA, L'agricoltura nel mondo. Dai paesaggi tradizionali all'attuale geografia della sazietà, fame e sete, Letizia, Arezzo, 2014.
M. CAMMELLI, La pubblica amministrazione. Come è cambiata ai tempi della spending review, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2014.
L. VANDELLI, Il governo locale. Il luogo più vicino dove far sentire la nostra voce Il Mulino, Bologna, 2014.
Ricevimento: Gian Marco Ugolini: Office hour for students’ reception takes place on TUESDAY from 3 to 5 pm c/o teacher's office at DISPO - Albergo dei Poveri, Piazzale Brignole, 2 canc., Torre centrale, IV Piano, room 4 / 39b. It is better to check in advance by e-mail the presence of the teacher.
Ricevimento: Stefania Mangano: She is always available after the lessons or by appointment previous contact by e-mail: stefania.mangano@unige.it
STEFANIA MANGANO (President)
GIAN MARCO UGOLINI (President)
ALBERTO CAPACCI
PIETRO PIANA
MAURO SPOTORNO
The lectures will start on the days scheduled in the calendar: in the first semester starting from the week of 16th September 2019.
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Oral exam
The learning outcomes acquired by the student are verified and ascertained by an oral exam that allows verifying the ability to express themselves dialectically with property by organizing a structured discourse. Master students have also to use a technical language.
