OVERVIEW

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.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will be held remotely through the Teams and Aulaweb platforms. Telepresence lectures and seminars are planned, with synchronous and asicronic modality.

Furthermore, the possibility of carrying out case studies through group work will be evaluated.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The main topics covered are:

• World population, migrations and population policies
• Languages and religions
• State and nation
• Land and sea borders
• Productive sectors
• Communication networks and transport
• Tourism

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS:

• Capacci, Alberto (2018), Geografia umana. Temi e prospettive, Carocci, Roma (EXCEPT CHAPTERS: 5. La documentazione statistica;  16. Reti di comunicazione; 19. Turismo e ambiente).

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:

• Talia, Domenico (2018), La società calcolabile e i big data. Algoritmi e persone nel mondo digitale, Rubettino, Soveria Mannelli.

• .Nesti, Giorgia (2018), Trasformazioni urbane. Le città intelligenti tra sfide e opportunità, Carocci, Roma.

• Selvatici, Antonio (2018), La Cina e la nuova via della seta. Progetto per un'invasione globale,  Rubettino, Soveria Mannelli.

• Kazepov, Yuri (2018), Che cos'è il welfare state, Roma, Carocci.

• Carli, Bruno (2017), L'uomo e il clima. Che cosa succede al nostro pianeta?, Il Mulino, Bologna.

STUDENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO STUDY THE MATERIALS UPLOADED ON AULAWEB.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIAN MARCO UGOLINI (President)

ALBERTO CAPACCI

MAURO SPOTORNO

STEFANIA MANGANO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The lectures will start on the days scheduled in the calendar: in the first semester starting from the week of 14th September 2020.

Class schedule

POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

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.

Exam schedule