TERRITORY PLANNING

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

00080L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE

Disciplinary Sector:

Economic and Political Geography

Language:

Italian

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CAVUTA Giacomo

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

153

Prerequisites:

No preparatory subjects are provided for. Nevertheless, in order to perform a holistic understanding of the subject, it is suggested to acquire before the main theoretical basis of economic geography.

Objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to explain what the economic value of the territory consists of, know the relationship between external economies, infrastructures and urban income. How a complex system works, the geo-system, knowing the main causes of the ecological problem. The geographical space and the environment in which we live, which takes into account the factors of a political, strategic, social, cultural and ecological nature that underlie economic change. Classify and analyze the relationships between industrial activities and territory, highlight the coexistence of different business structures; to introduce the concept of business networks and global supply chains. Deepen the themes and the role of transport and telecommunications in the current economic world; analyze the tourist spaces.
Know and interpret territorial transformations, on a regional and global scale, in relation to the stages of economic development. Acquire critical reading skills about the main theories on development and the consequent socio-spatial analysis. Evaluate the roles exercised by the public and private actors in the organization of the territory at different scales. Analyze and understand the territorial planning and planning policies. Possess the basic knowledge of urban planning tools in the field of landscape protection and planning.

Contents

Introduction to the geographical analysis.
The issue of the development – approaches and models.
Environmental geographies of the development.
Population, mobility and culture.
Localization, regional development and geography of the asymmetries.
Local development, cluster and regional innovation systems.
Cross-national economic networks and global governance.
Urban centrality and relationships with the rural spaces.
The "clear" territory: between rules and indifference.
Landscape: regulations and plans.

Extended Syllabus

TERRITORIAL PLANNING
Professor: Giacomo Cavuta
Master Degree Course: CLEC/M (9 ECTS)
Affiliation: Department of Economic Studies (DEc)
Phone number: +39 085 4537579
Email: giacomo.cavuta@unich.it
Office days and hour: Friday 09:30 - 11:30
Semester: first

Aims: The student will be asked to understand the territorial transformations at a regional and global extent, depending on the respective level of the economic development. The student will acquire expertise in terms of critical understanding of the development theories and the related social and spatial analyses. The student will be able to evaluate the roles of public and private stakeholders in regards to the territorial organization at different extents. The student is also expected to analyse and understand the territorial planning policies. The student will also acquire the basic skills about the instruments for urban planning in terms of landscape safeguard and planning.

Program:
Introduction to the geographical analysis.
The issue of the development – approaches and models.
Environmental geographies of the development.
Population, mobility and culture.
Localization, regional development and geography of the asymmetries.
Local development, cluster and regional innovation systems.
Cross-national economic networks and global governance.
Urban centrality and relationships with the rural spaces.
The "clear" territory: between rules and indifference.
Landscape: regulations and plans.

Reference books:
1. Bignante E., Celata F., Vanolo A., "Geografie dello sviluppo. Una prospettiva critica e globale", Torino: UTET Università, 2014.
2. Canevari A., Palazzo D., "Paesaggio e territorio. Strumenti di pianificazione e modi di governo", Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2008.

Didactic methods: Frontal classes, exercises and case studies, seminars.

Evaluation methods: The skills' assessment will includes a final oral interview that will focuses on the topics covered during the course and as indicated in the program.

Recommended Bibliography

1. Bignante E., Celata F., Vanolo A., "Geografie dello sviluppo. Una prospettiva critica e globale", Torino: UTET Università, 2014.

2. Canevari A., Palazzo D., "Paesaggio e territorio. Strumenti di pianificazione e modi di governo", Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2008.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The student is introduced to the main topics of territorial and landscape-environmental analysis and planning, through the relative fundamental concepts and the relevant legislation. Through a logical and chronological path, the most important planning documents at the various scales of government of the territory are examined, highlighting the relationship in which they perform their function of protection and discipline. Through their critical and reasoned analysis is then conducted the deepening of the most important and innovative issues gradually introduced in the territorial and landscape-environmental planning.
The course is divided into didactic units that provide theoretical lessons in the classroom, seminars and practical activities on a case study chosen for the application activity. The theoretical lessons are to support the carrying out of the practical activity and for this reason they will be carried out in an integrated manner throughout the duration of the course, foreseeing the preparation in progress of the exercise papers by the students. The contents of these papers will be the subject of presentations and discussions with the teachers.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The knowledge and skills imparted by the present teaching are evaluated through an oral interview, during which the knowledge and skills acquired with respect to each of the theoretical and practical / applicative teaching units are assessed. The overall evaluation is formulated by the commission taking into account the level of knowledge and skills acquired by the student in relation to the contents of all the teaching units.
In particular, it takes into account the level of achievement of the following educational objectives: - knowledge of current legislation, also at European level, to recognize the main phases of the territorial and landscape planning process; - knowledge of the main reading conditions of the landscape and the territory; - knowledge of the history of urban and extra-urban territory in the city-countryside relationship; - ability to read an urban planning instrument with its reference legislation.
The evaluation is expressed in thirtieths. To pass the exam, the student demonstrates to have acquired sufficient knowledge on the main contents of all teaching units. For the achievement of praise it is necessary to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and personal re-elaboration of the topics dealt with.

Contacts/More Information

Master Degree Course: CLEC/M (9 ECTS)
Affiliation: Department of Economic Studies (DEc)
Phone number: +39 085 4537579
Email: giacomo.cavuta@unich.it
Office days and hour: Friday 09:30 - 11:30
Semester: first

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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