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Oral/Written assignment.
Human geographers are concerned with the “who”, “what”, “where”, “why”, “when”, and “how” of humans their interrelationships and their relationship to the environment. The central concern of the course is the analysis of the relationship between society, place and space. It focuses on social, economic, political, cultural and human-environment processes and patterns and how they change over space and time. The course offers to the student a theoretical knowledge of the main spatial and geographical concepts to apply also in an interdisciplinary context, in order to acquire the critical analysis of the territorial phenomena and the socio-demographic and cultural dynamics that contribute to the organization and management of the geographical space at the different scales, in a global contest.
Human geography as an interdisciplinary science allows for observation of issues from economic, social, political, cultural, and environmental viewpoints. Through the analysis of the texts, the class discussion and the application of the theoretical concepts to specific case studies, students will acquire a critical vision of the territorial phenomena and of the socio-demographic and cultural dynamics that take part in the organization and management of the geographical space.
Specifically: a. Some backgrounds basics. b. Spatial interaction and spatial behavior. c. Population: world patterns, regional trends. d. Roots and meaning of culture. e. Language and religion: mosaics of culture. f. Ethnic geography: threads of diversity. g. Economic geography: primary activities. h. Economic geography: manufacturing and services i. Economic development and change. l. Urban systems and urban structures. m. The political ordering of space. n. Human Impacts on the environment.
M. D. Bjelland, D. R. Montello, A. Getis, Geografia umana, McGraw-Hill, 2020.
‐Notes given out at lectures.
The course includes the active participation of students with in field analysis, reports or research carried out with the guidance of the lecturer.
Lectures/Lessons. Mode of delivery: face to face.
1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in a foreign language to incoming students. 2) Readiness to offer teaching materials and references in a foreign language for Erasmus students. 3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign Language.
