Teaching code

4S011781

Teacher

Emanuela Bullado

Coordinator

Emanuela Bullado

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-GGR/02 - ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

Period

2° periodo lezioni - GEM (aprile/maggio), 2° periodo lezioni - GEM (febbraio/marzo)

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide the main conceptual and methodological tools of Economic and Political Geography, with particular attention to land management. The basic knowledge of Economic Geography will be initially provided: the areas relating to globalization and the founding factors of economic growth will then be explored, with a particular focus reserved for the theme of Sustainable Development. The Geopolitics of Resources and the analysis of European and international policies on the subject of environmental emergency will be analyzed to highlight the need to rethink a development model aimed at reducing the large existing imbalances, in a logic of management of emerging risks.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the basics of geography. However, some concepts will be taken up again during the course.

Program

The course aims to provide students with the main conceptual and methodological tools of economic and political geography. It starts with providing a basic knowledge of the concepts and keywords of Economic and Political Geography (urban geography, globalization, economic development and growth, political factors - internal and international - that hinder economic development). The fundamental objective of the course is to provide knowledge relating to the main geo-economic and geopolitical dynamics, useful for understanding the importance of the geographical dimension in the study of International Relations. Program:  The basic concepts of economic and political geography The city  Spatial models  Geography, environment and development theories  Globalization and world-system theory  Sustainable development.  Scenarios and geopolitical changes.  Analysis of case studies

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures with the use of synthetic support material (slides) and / or distance learning, in line with the University provisions in force from time to time Presentation of case studies The didactic material presented during the lessons will be made available on the e- learning in conjunction with the development of the topics covered.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam includes a written test, consisting of questions relating to the topics contained in the program. Each answer is associated with a score expressed in 30ths. For those attending, the questions will focus on the manual, on the in-depth analysis of the individual topics and on the case studies dealt with in the classroom and made available via the e-learning platform. For non-attending students, the questions will focus on the manual and on the in-depth text suggested in the program and on the material made available through the e-learning platform. For both the written test is aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics in the program. In addition to the course contents, clarity of presentation, mastery of the geographical lexicon and spelling and syntactic correctness will also be evaluated.

Evaluation criteria

Ability to organize knowledge of the discipline and competence in the use of specific vocabulary.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

vote out of thirty

Exam language

Italiano