- Docente: Laura Federzoni
- Credits: 12
- SSD: M-GGR/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Arts (cod. 0958)
Learning outcomes
Course contents
1) Theories and methods of Geography; Geography and other sciences;
evolution of Human Geography. Geography and territorial
development: nature and human society; the men's spread over the
Earth; migrations; demographic trends in the world. The settlement:
rural settlement and agricolture; urban settlement; towns and
regions; industrial location; environmental policies. 2)
Cartography: evolution from the Ancient Age to the present days;
foundations of map-making; topographic cartography; thematic
cartography. 3) Geography of landscape: environment and landscape
in geographic tradition; meanings of "environment" and "landscape";
natural and human environment; sustaineble development; parks and
environmental protection; landscape representation and analysis;
landscape planning in Italy and in Europe after the European
Landscape Convention.
Readings/Bibliography
1) P. DAGRADI, C. CENCINI, Compendio di Geografia umana, Bologna, Pàtron, 2003.
2) C. PALAGIANO, A. ASOLE, G. ARENA, Cartografia e territorio nei secoli, Roma, Carocci, 1997.
3) E. TURRI, Il paesaggio degli uomini, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2004.
4) L. MASOTTI (a cura), Il paesaggio dei tecnici. Attualità
della cartografia storica per il governo delle acque, Venezia,
Marsilio, 2010 (a selection of 6 chapters is required).
Teaching methods
lessons; cartographic laboratory; excursions; conferences
Assessment methods
Written exam about general concepts of Geography and Cartography; oral exam about Landscape Geography.
Teaching tools
Office hours
See the website of Laura Federzoni