Economics for Environment, culture and tourism

Activity type

Ambientale

SSD

M-GGR/02

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

6

Hours distribution

48 classroom hours

Lecturers

ADRIANA CONTI PUORGER

Activity type

Statistico-matematico

SSD

SECS-S/01

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

6

Hours distribution

48 classroom hours

Lecturers

LEA PETRELLA

1. Knowledge and understanding - The module provides two distinct but integrated types of knowledge and
understanding. 1) A methodology regarding the aspects of the typologies of spatial units and the correct
associated statistics; 2) the other analytics regarding the ability to use the appropriate indicators for critical
and complex readings of territorial development linked to tourism phenomena ;
2. Applied knowledge and understanding - processing of statistical data; rudiments of GIS cartography; to
structure analytical studies;
3. Making judgments; the activities that contribute to the development of these skills are carried out through
the involvement of students in group work for the drafting of reports on certain tourism topics;
4. Communication skills - within the course there is a moment dedicated to the presentation of the work
carried out and to the debate in the classroom on the topics covered;
5. Learning skills - The methodological aspects, accompanied by examples and references to statistical and
cartographic databases to find the main indicators; the supplementary readings provided; the in-depth studies
carried out in research activities train students and certify their ability to study independently.

The program aims to equip students with technical skills in the main descriptive statistical methodologies applied to territorial studies.
Students will acquire skills in representing the spatiality of phenomena, including an introduction to cartography and GIS. Regarding tourism geography, students will be familiar with the main considerations in the critical geography of tourism, focusing on the production of tourism space.

There are no prerequisites.

Module: INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATA
Introduction to the critical geography of tourism, introduction. Critical thinking in geography (6 hours). The tourism sector in critical geography. From mass tourism to niche tourism (6 hours). Tourism and mobility. Territory and image. Peripheral geographies. The legacies of colonialism. Landscape and culture. The enclave. Tourism and sustainability. tourism and climate change (6 hours)Introduction to territorial statistics. Cartography. The territory as a classification criterion. Type of spatial data. (12 hours)Introduction to the statistical analysis of phenomena. Descriptive statistics for point data. Types of distances. Introduction to pattern analysis. Descriptive statistics for areal data. Problem of modification of areal units. Indices and concentration. Descriptive statistics for directional data. Graphic representations. (12 hours)Interpretation of the distributive structure of spatial data: spatial autocorrelation for qualitative and quantitative data, variogram. Introduction to the use of GIS software for viewing spatial data


Module: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE AREA
Recap of Inferential Statistics
1. From population to sample
2. Random variables
3. Fundamental concepts of statistical inference
4. Introduction to R
Models of Dependence Between Variables
1. Measures of dependence between variables
2. Regression models
3. Application of regression analysis using R
Spatial Data
1. Characteristics of spatial data
2. Graphical analysis with R
3. Spatial databases for environmental data
4. Basic statistical models for spatial data

Module: INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATA
Analisi geografica e metodi statistici-Adriana Conti Puorger, 2018, Patron, Bologna
Bon Voyage - Elena Dell'Agnese, 2018, UTET, Torino


Module: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE AREA
Teaching materials will be provided in the form of handout and /or slides

Module: INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATA
N/D
Module: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE AREA
N/D

Lectures, seminars, presentation of student projects

free

Exam with questions

Project presentation
Possible seminars

Typologies of spatial units
Descriptive statistics for area units
Use of directional data

Module: INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DATA

• Introduction to the
  critical geography of tourism, introduction. Critical thinking in geography (6
  hours). The tourism sector in critical geography. From mass tourism to niche
  tourism (6 hours). Tourism and mobility. Territory and image. Peripheral geographies.
  The legacies of colonialism. Landscape and culture. The enclave. Tourism and
  sustainability. tourism and climate change (6 hours)Introduction to territorial
  statistics. Cartography. The territory as a classification criterion. Type of
  spatial data. (12 hours)Introduction to the statistical analysis of phenomena.
  Descriptive statistics for point data. Types of distances. Introduction to
  pattern analysis. Descriptive statistics for areal data. Problem of
  modification of areal units. Indices and concentration. Descriptive statistics
  for directional data. Graphic representations. (12 hours)Interpretation of the
  distributive structure of spatial data: spatial autocorrelation for qualitative
  and quantitative data, variogram. Introduction to the use of GIS software for
  viewing spatial data