Human and Regional Geography

The course will analyse the main contemporary geographical contexts and how they have been affected by profound changes occurred in the last decades at spatial, territorial, environmental and regional levels. The emergence of new production systems, the growing interdependence of the different regions of the planet and the overcoming of traditional relations among these regions, highlight how today different factors of historical, political, socio-economic and cultural nature act on Earth to reshape the material and immaterial landscapes that were inherited from the past. Their mutation and narration must be familiar to linguistic and cultural mediators, in order to better enhance their professional skills in the society and on territories.

At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate that they have attained specific competencies in the analysis of territorial relations at different scales, from local to global. Therefore, they should be able to read and understand the meaning of the socio-spatial processes that define the morphogenetic characteristics of the various human and regional contexts, immersed in broader supranational and global dynamics.