LEARNING OUTCOMES

According to the ministerial order that provides for geography the knowledge of "elements of physical and human geography", the course aims to provide the foundations of general geography, with specific reference to the contents and skills that are addressed in nursery and primary school; it also proposes to convey a critical knowledge of the main aspects, processes and problems faced by geography, with references to the Italian and European context. Therefore the students will acquire the ability to illustrate the main natural and human processes that contribute to the formation of territories and landscapes and will be able to highlight their mutual relations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendance and participation in the proposed training activities and individual study will enable the student to

• understand the main spatial processes taking place at the Italian and European scale;
• understand the complex relationships between the components of Italian and European landscapes; 
• critically analyse some problems of geography of Italy and Europe; 
• critically analysing contemporary problems with a transcalar approach, from the local to the global;
• planning didactic activities related to the problems of geography of Italy and Europe studied.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching activities will be organised in order to encourage active learning on the part of the students; for this reason, moments of frontal and laboratory teaching will be alternated.
The frontal lessons will be aimed at providing the basic tools to understand the main territorial processes that take place at the Italian and European scale and the complex relationships that are established between their landscape configurations.
The laboratory-type teaching activities will be based on problem-based methodologies and will be aimed at stimulating the critical and transcalar analysis of some problems of geography of Italy and Europe.
Specific workshop activities will be devoted to the discussion of the design of teaching activities related to the geography problems of Italy and Europe studied.

For students with DSA certifications or specific disabilities, compensatory or dispensatory measures are ensured, while taking care of the acquisition of the skills and knowledge required for teaching.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The module proposes to study the main processes affecting the geography of Italy and Europe. In particular, it focuses on the following themes
- the idea of Europe
- the European Union;
- Europe outside Europe;
- administrative geography in Europe and in Italy;
- human population in Europe and in Italy;
- mountain regions in Europe and in Italy;
- rural regions in Europe and in Italy;
- urban regions regions in Europe and in Italy;
- the sea in Europe and in Italy.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Exam program for attending students:
- Teaching material (texts, papers, videos, slides) uploaded on AulaWeb by the teacher .
- In-depth study of the following texts:

• Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (2022). Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire. Milano: Pearson (gli studenti NON devono studiare i capitoli 8, 9, 11).
• Zanolin G. (2022). Geografia dei parchi nazionali italiani. Roma: Carocci.

Exam program for NON attending students:

- Teaching material for NON attending students uploaded on AulaWeb by the teacher .

- In-depth study of the following texts:

• Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (2022). Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire. Milano: Pearson (gli studenti NON devono studiare i capitoli 8, 9, 11).
• Malandrino C, Quirico S. (2020). L'idea di Europa. Storie e prospettive. Roma: Carocci.
• Zanolin G. (2022). Geografia dei parchi nazionali italiani. Roma: Carocci.

Students with DSA certification or specific disabilities are invited to contact the lecturer before the exam.

FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE 2nd YEAR OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES (LM-84).

Exam program for attending students:
- Teaching material (texts, papers, videos, slides) uploaded on AulaWeb by the teacher .
- In-depth study of the following texts:

• Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (2022). Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire. Milano: Pearson (gli studenti NON devono studiare i capitoli 8, 9, 11).

Exam program for NON attending students:

- Teaching material for NON attending students uploaded on AulaWeb by the teacher .

- In-depth study of the following texts:

• Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (2022). Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire. Milano: Pearson (gli studenti NON devono studiare i capitoli 8, 9, 11).
• Malandrino C, Quirico S. (2020). L'idea di Europa. Storie e prospettive. Roma: Carocci.

Students with DSA certification or specific disabilities are invited to contact the lecturer before the exam.