OVERVIEW

The course aims to provide an overview of the basic knowledge of geography and the theoretical-methodological skills to understand geographic and socio-economic issues of a complex nature, with reference to the different orientations of contemporary geographies

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide students with conceptual tools useful to understand the complexity of the concept of territory, understood as a pivotal factor in the human project to live on planet Earth.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to stimulate the acquisition of theoretical-conceptual and methodological-applicative skills with reference to the different orientations of contemporary geography. In addition, it aims to transmit a basic capacity for critical reading and use of maps.

PREREQUISITES

General basics of geography

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching will be organised alternating between face-to-face and participatory teaching.
Frontal teaching will be aimed at the identification and understanding of basic knowledge; participatory teaching will be based on problem-based strategies aimed at stimulating the ability to analyse some problems related to territorial processes that characterise contemporaneity.
The materials used during the lectures will be uploaded on AulaWeb together with other materials (reports, links to databases, etc.) aimed at deepening some specific topics.

Students with disabilities and students with DSA are reminded that in order to request adaptations for examinations they must first enter their certification on the University website at servizionline.unige.it in the ‘Students’ section. The documentation will be checked by the University's Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA Sector (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111). Subsequently, at least 10 days before the date of the exam, an e-mail must be sent to the teacher with whom you will be taking the exam, including in copy knowledge of both the School's Referring Teacher for the inclusion of students with disabilities and with DSA (Prof. Elisabetta Colagrossi: elisabetta.colagrossi@unige.it) and the Sector indicated above. In the e-mail it is necessary to specify: the name of the teaching subject; the date of the call; the student's surname, first name and matriculation number; the compensatory and dispensatory measures considered functional; and required.  The contact person will confirm to the teacher that the applicant has the right to request adaptations during the examination and that these adaptations must be agreed upon with the teacher. The lecturer will respond by stating whether the requested adaptations can be used.

Requests must be sent at least 10 days before the date of the call to allow the teacher to assess their content. In particular, in the case of concept maps for the exam (which must be much more concise than the maps used for study), if the submission does not meet the deadline there will be no technical time to make any changes. For further information on the request for services and adaptations, please refer to the document: https://unige.it/sites/unige.it/files/2024-05/Linee%20guida%20per%20la%20richiesta%20di%20servizi%2C%20di%20strumenti%20compensativi%20e_o%20di%20misure%20dispensative%20e%20di%20ausili%20specifici%20Maggio%202024.p

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Students will address the study of the following topics 
- basic concepts of contemporary geography
- geography of population 
- geography of migration;
- Urban and rural geography;
- Geography of tourism;
- Critical cartography;
- environmental policies.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

For attending students:
- Lecture notes and slides uploaded on AulaWeb.
- Scientific articles uploaded by the lecturers on AulaWeb on the various topics covered in class.

- Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (a cura di), Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire, Pearson, Milano, 2022

For NON-attending students:
- Lecture notes and slides uploaded on AulaWeb.
- Scientific articles uploaded by the lecturers on AulaWeb on the various topics covered in class.

- Gavinelli D., Bolocan Goldstein M. (a cura di), Regioni e regionalizzazione. Lo spazio-mondo in divenire, Pearson, Milano, 2022
Saquet M. A., Il territorio della geografia. Approcci a confronto tra Brasile e Italia, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2012.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIAMPIETRO MAZZA (President)

SARA BONATI

GIACOMO ZANOLIN (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

20 febrary 2025

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination takes place orally by means of an interview aimed at verifying the knowledge acquired during the lectures and through the study of the texts indicated in the bibliography.

For students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA).
Students with disabilities or DSA are reminded that in order to request adjustments in the exam, they must first enter their certification on the University website at servizionline.unige.it in the ‘Students’ section. The documentation will be verified by the University's Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA Sector (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).

Subsequently, significantly in advance (at least 10 days) of the examination date, an e-mail must be sent to the teacher with whom the examination will be taken, including in copy knowledge of both the School Contact Person for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the Sector indicated above using one of the following addresses (disabili@unige.it; dsa@unige.it). The e-mail must specify
- the name of the teaching course
- the date of the call
- the student's surname, first name and roll number
- the compensatory tools and dispensatory measures considered functional and required.
The contact person (Prof. Laura Traverso) will confirm to the teacher that the applicant has the right to request adaptations during the examination and that these adaptations must be agreed upon with the teacher. The lecturer will respond by stating whether the requested adaptations can be used.
Requests must be sent at least 10 days before the date of the exam in order to allow the lecturer to assess their content. In particular, if concept maps are to be used for the exam (which must be much more concise than the maps used for study), if the submission does not respect the timeframe there will not be the technical time necessary to make any changes, which may be requested by the lecturer.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral examination
- will assess knowledge of the topics covered in the lectures and in the study texts;
- will test the ability to think critically about territorial, landscape and environmental processes.
The assessment will take into account
- appropriate knowledge of the disciplinary vocabulary
- capacity for critical reasoning;
- ability to make connections between the various topics covered.

Exam schedule