Biogeography

The course aims at providing practical and theoretical information, allowing them use the concepts developed by biogeography and ecology in for planning activities at the regional, national and international level, that will allow to conserve and value biodiversity also through the integration of human activities.

At the end of the course the students will acquire the basic concepts of biogeography, understanding how natural and human processes determine the distribution of biodiversity at multiple spatial scales.
The students will be able to use these concepts in order to propose a landscape planning approach that takes into account the issues of biodiversity both inside and outside protected areas.
Those competences will be acquired by frontal teaching combined with practical activities (laboratories / field excursions) and with workgroups. The development of the communication skills, stimulated by interactive lectures and brief presentations, will also be particularly important.