Modern humanities

General geography channel 2

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: Epifania Grippo

Module 1: Geography cartography and landscape

Activity type: Storia, filosofia, psicologia, pedagogia, antropologia e geografia
SSD: M-GGR/01
Year: N/D
Semester: N/D
CFU: 6
Hours distribution: 42 classroom hours
Lecturers: SANDRA LEONARDI

Module 2: Geography and the anthropocene

Activity type: Storia, filosofia, psicologia, pedagogia, antropologia e geografia
SSD: M-GGR/01
Year: N/D
Semester: N/D
CFU: 6
Hours distribution: 42 classroom hours
Lecturers: SANDRA LEONARDI

Objectives

Training objectives
The course addresses the epistemological and methodological evolution of contemporary geographical thought. It aims to introduce the study of geography through the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills of human and cultural geography. The course involves the study of the relationships between political and social organization and territorial order and landscape forms, the knowledge of demographic dynamics and their relationships with development processes.

Specific objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Learn the evolution of geographical scientific thought, illustrate the process of scientific and cultural legitimation of geography through the proposal of case studies in the field of environmental planning, sustainability, territorial development, environmental education and geography teaching as well as the understanding and valorisation of the geo-documental heritage relating to the Italian cultural heritage.

Knowledge and understanding
Acquire awareness of the fields of application of geography and know the importance of geographical learning according to practical needs and contingent environmental, social and cultural problems.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Demonstrate that you have acquired a practical ability and independently apply the methodologies of reading and analyzing the features of the landscape through the use of cartography, understanding the phenomena inherent and correlated with the territory in the context of human geography.

Autonomy of judgement
Observe, describe and analyze phenomena belonging to natural reality and recognize the concepts of system and complexity in its various forms, independently formulating critical opinions even on complex topics and demonstrating being able to identify the impact of human activities on the territory.

Communication skills
Present geographical facts and phenomena, even complex ones, clearly and with the properties of geo-cartographic language, recalling and using the tools of direct and indirect observation and dealing with the theoretical, methodological and applicative fields in full autonomy.

Learning ability
Acquire critical/conceptual thinking and evaluate the different types of landscapes through cartographic analysis and data collection, combining current topics such as environmental sustainability and social inclusiveness. Acquire and apply the geographical research and study method, connect physical and anthropic facts and phenomena covered to disciplines related to geography and otherwise.