AGRICOLTURA, ALIMENTAZIONE E AMBIENTE (Di3A)Environmental and landscape planning and sustainabilityAcademic Year 2022/2023
9795498 - STORIA E METODI QUALITATIVI PER LO STUDIO DELL'AMBIENTE
Module STORIA DELL'AMBIENTE
Teacher: ERMANNO TAVIANI
Expected Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to understand the history of the environment and the relationship between man and the environment. At the center will be the transition from the "ancient biological regime" to the Anthropocene. The analysis plan is that of a global history, within the framework of the economic, political and cultural processes that have marked the twentieth century. The different types of pollution during the '900 and the policies put in place (or not implemented) to cope with them are analyzed. Particular attention will be paid to environmental movements.
The workshop will focus the relationship between cinema and environmental emergency, with particular attention to dystopian cinema from the birth of cinematography to today.
The workshop will focus the relationship between cinema and environmental emergency, with particular attention to dystopian cinema from the birth of cinematography to today.
Course Structure
Frontal multimedia lessons. Workshop; focus group.
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance of the lessons is strongly recommended for all students.
Detailed Course Content
The relationship between man and nature: the peculiarities of the '900. The primary elements of analysis: Lithosphere and pedosphere. Urban history and the environment. Atmosphere and hydrosphere. Industrial revolutions and their effects. Demography in the 20th century. Urban society. The consumer society. Environmental History, the Atomic age and the Cold War. Climate Change. The Current Emergency and the Mass Media. Environmental Controversy. Environmental Policies and International Agreements.
Imagine/fear the future: cinema, dystopia and environmental crisis.
Imagine/fear the future: cinema, dystopia and environmental crisis.
Textbook Information
J. Mc Neill, Qualcosa di nuovo sotto il sole. Storia dell’ambiente nel XX secolo. Einaudi, Torino.
Others didactic materials will be shared during the Class.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course. The peculiarities of the '900. | Mc Neill |
| 2 | The music of the spheres. Lithosphere and pedosphere: the earth’s crust | Mc Neill |
| 3 | Urbanization and surrounding environments. | Mc Neill |
| 4 | Atmosphere and hydrosphere. Water. | Mc Neill |
| 5 | The biosphere. | Mc Neill |
| 6 | The engines of change. Environment and Cold War. | Mc Neill |
| 7 | Urbanism and environmental emergen | Mc Neill |
| 8 | The climate emergency and fuels. | Mc Neill |
| 9 | Environmental policies.The environmental movements. | Mc Neill |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam includes an oral examination.
The evaluation will be based on: ability of exposure and lexical correctness; elaboration of knowledge and in-depth analysis of contents.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
What changes for environmental history with the 20th Century. What were the starting data? What is meant by Anthropocene? Urbanization and population growth. Water pollution. What policies have been implemented in different historical periods and in different societies?
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