GEOGRAPHY A - L

Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Maria SORBELLO

Expected Learning Outcomes

In accordance with the Dublin descriptors, the objectives of the course are to develop:

• knowledge and understanding of the main issues inherent to human geography, such as, for example, the fundamental role of human work in the creation of different places, landscapes, cultural values and political assets in the world;

• the ability to recognize and describe the individual elements and the interrelationships between the elements of a landscape at various geographical scales;

• the ability to apply the method of analogies and differences to Italian, European and Extraeuropean landscapes, identifyng the significant phisical elements, historical, artistic, architectural and anvironmental emergencies;

• the ability to develop independent judgment on the knowledge acquired and to make a decisions in a responsible and conscious way;

• the ability to use the knowledge acquired to document, report and effectively communicate particular aspects of landscapes related to the issues of decay, conservation and enhancement.

Fostering the skills of spatial analysis so that students gain an understanding of the importance of scale and can evaluate and interpret the significance of spatial variation.. At the end of the course, students will have acquired an awareness of the importance of man's work and thought in the creation of different places, landscapes, cultures, values and political assets in the world.

Course Structure

The teaching of the discipline will be carried out through face-to-face lessons, field trips and screening of films related to the topics addressed.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic geographic language - ability to locate places on the atlas and to read geomaps

Detailed Course Content

From the general geographical knowledge we proceed with the study of some Sicilian territorial realities (Etna and municipalities of the Etna Regional Park, Plain of Catania) for the take-off of a local development focused on eco-friendly and cultural tourism.

General geography: population, migration, economic activity, economy and environment, urbanization, sustainable development, globalization and relocation.

The Sicilian landscapes, the geostory of Sicily.

Textbook Information

- GREYNER A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale, Utet 2019, pp. 300 (3 CFU).

- CANNIZZARO S. (a cura di), Ecomuseo dell’Etna, tra natura, mito e cultura, Bologna, Pàtron, 2020, pp. 200 (2 CFU).

- SORBELLO M:, L'irrigazione e la bonifica della piana di Catania.

Studio geostorico sulla trasformazione del paesaggio e il riordino territoriale, Canterano (RM), Aracne, 2020, pp. 9-45(1 CFU).

Please note: a good geographic atlas is needed for the study. The last edition of the "Nuovo Atlante Metodico De Agostini" is recommended.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Cap. I. Cos'è la Geografia Umana	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
2	Cap. 2. Ambiente, Società e Territorio	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
3	Cap. 3. Popolazione e Migrazioni	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
4	Cap. 4. Lingue, Gruppi Umani, Etnie e Religioni	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
5	Cap. V. La Geografia Culturale e la Globalizzazione	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
6	Cap. 6. Geografia dello Sviluppo	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
7	Cap. 7. Geografia dell'Agricoltura	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
8	Cap. 8. Cambiamenti Geografici per l'Industria e i Servizi	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
9	Cap. 9. La Circolazione: Flussi, Reti e Nodi	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
10	Cap. 10. Geografia Urbana	Greyner A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia Umana. Un approccio visuale
11	Etna pp. 9- 194	Cannizzaro S. (a cura), Ecomuseo dell'Etna. Tra natura, mito e cultura, Bologna, Pàtron, 2020
12	Piana di Catania, pp. 11-52	Sorbello M., L'irrigazione e la bonifica della Piana di Catania. Studio geostorico sulla trasformazione del paesaggio e il riordino territoriale, pp. pp. 11-52

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Oral exam

The ongoing test will be carried out upon reaching at least 1/3 of the lessons and will focus on the topics of the manual (GREYNER A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Human geography. A visual approach, Utet 2019). This test will consist of group interviews, each of which consists of 4 students.

The assessment of the exam will take into account the mastery of the contents and skills acquired, linguistic accuracy and lexical properties, as well as the argumentative ability demonstrated by the candidate.

Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, should the conditions require it.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

What is Human Geography?

What are cultural landscapes?

What is the difference between place and space?

What are the key concepts of ecology?

What are the causes of environmental degradation?

What is an ecosystem?

Which are the renewable energy resources and which are the non-renewable ones?

What are the effects of human-environment interaction?

What are the basic concepts of demographic studies?

What is the model of the demographic transition?

What is the difference between voluntary migration and forced migration?

Who are the eco-refugees?

What is transnationalism?

Are you talking about the Malthusian theory of population and the resource-population ratio?

What is globalization? What about glocalization? What are Unesco sites?

What is the Human Development Index?

What are the fundamental principles of sustainable development?

What are the three sectors of the world economy?

When and where did the first agricultural revolution originate?

Talk about the II and III agricultural revolution

What is the difference between subsistence and market agriculture? And between extensive and intensive agriculture?

What is Fordism? What characteristics do Fordist firms have?

What is Postfordism? And what does the flexible economy of Postfordism consist of?

He talks about the reduction of distances thanks to the development of means of transport and telecommunications

What is the difference between mass tourism and cultural tourism?

What are the tertiary activities? And the Quaternary ones?

How is a city defined?

What are the functions of cities?

What are Smart Cities?

What are global cities? And the megacities?

What are the characteristics of the nation state?

Talk about the spread of languages and globalization.

Talk about the idea of "Race" and racism.

What is ethnicity?

Talk about the outbreaks and spreads of religions.

What is an ecomuseum?

What is the relationship between cultural industries and local development?

What is the milieu?

Brings examples of harmonious reconstruction after catastrophic natural events

Talk about the Etna landscapes.

Talk about the Etna Regional Park. When was it established?

The process followed for Etna to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Etna described in literature and in the diary of great travelers.

The nature trails and the Etna caves.

The Etna ecomuseum.

It speaks of the landscape of the Plain of Catania described by Verga and of today's landscape.

He talks about the territorial reorganization of the Catania Plain through reclamation.

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