CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Knowledge about the importance of human work in the creation of different places. Men are the main agents of the different landscapes, cultures, values and political orders present in the world.

Frontal lectures and field investigations concerning the issues addressed

From the general geographical knowledge we proceed with the study of the topics related to traditional cultural geography and the New Cutural Geography to conclude with the analysis of some Sicilian territorial realities (Piana of Catania, Etna, Unesco sites, places of the grand tour).

Population, migration, agriculture, industry, services, economy and environment, urbanization, sustainable development, globalisation and glocalisation.

Cultural geography: the origins of cultural geography, The three schools of cultural geography. The crisis of cultural geography, the Cultural Studies, the New Cultural Geography.

The Sicilian landscapes, the geohistory of Sicily.

5 CFU

- BONAZZI A., Manuale di Geografia Culturale, Laterza 2012 (2 CFU), pp. 200.

- GREYNER A. L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale, Utet 2012, pp. 300 (3 CFU)

1 CFU

- FAMOSO N., SORBELLO M., LA FERLA V., Places of Sicily. Geostoria, CUECM, Catania 2016, vol. 1, pp. 75-123 (disponibile su Studium);

- SORBELLO M., L'irrigazione e la bonifica della piana di Catania. Studio geostorico sulla trasformazione del paesaggio e il riordino territoriale, Canterano (RM), Aracne, 2020, pp. 9-45 (disponibile su Studium).

N.B.: A good geographical atlas is an indispensable tool for the study of the discipline. For this purpose, we recommend using the latest edition of «Nuovo Atlante Metodico De Agostini».

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.