At the end of the course, the student has to be able to demonstrate specific skills in the analysis of territorial relations and the consequent socio-spatial processes at different scales: - Knowledge in the field of urban and territorial analysis in a geographic perspective - Critical capacity to describe, represent and understand urban and territorial contexts - Multiscalar vision of the urban and territorial organization and its problems - Understanding the geography of collective action and analyzing local development projects.

Knowledge of the basic concepts of physical, human and socio-economical geography in a territorial context.

The teaching addresses some urban issues related to the current urban phenomenon: - Urbanisation in the world and urban inflation, Europe a continent of cities: between ageing and immigration - Urban turn and right to the city: Agenda 2030, New Urban Agenda, Urban Agenda for the EU - Benchmarking, images and development scenarios - Places and identities, external and internal images, models of cities and common cultural values - Balance between neoliberal logic and public project

The course is organized around a series of lectures, practice activities and some presentations. In parallel to the lessons, students are asked to work alone and/or in groups to investigate and analyze some phenomena of Italian and international case studies using tools provided during the lessons. The spatial context differs according to the issues analyzed. Individual and collective contribution is a fundamental part of the exercise, offering the opportunity to maximize the personal learning experience. In collaboration with the course "Sociologia dell'ambiente e del territorio" by Prof. Silvia Crivello, a cycle of lectures on the "Right to the city" is organized.

Testi necessari ai fini dell’esame: Boggio F., Dematteis G., Memoli M. (a cura di)(2008), Geografia dello sviluppo, Utet Libreria, Torino. Dematteis G., Lanza C. (2014), Le città del mondo. Una geografia urbana, Utet Libreria, Torino. Governa F. e Memoli M. (a cura di)(2011), Geografie urbane: spazi, politiche, pratiche della città, Carocci, Roma. Per gli studenti non frequentanti è necessario, oltre allo studio dei tre manuali sopra elencati, anche scegliere tra uno dei seguenti testi di approfondimento: Testi consigliati per approfondimenti: • Dematteis G. e Governa F. (a cura di)(2005), Territorialità, sviluppo locale, sostenibilità: il modello SLoT, Franco Angeli, Milano. • Massey, D. e Jess, P. (a cura di)(2001), Luoghi, culture e globalizzazione, Utet Libreria, Torino. • Rossignolo C. e Simonetta Imarisio C. (2003), SLoT quaderno 3. Una geografia dei luoghi per lo sviluppo locale, Baskerville, Bologna. • Sassen, S. (2010), Le città nell'economia globale, Il Mulino, Bologna. • Shiva V. (1995), Monoculture della mente, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino. Ulteriore materiale viene posto sul sito del corso. EN: for English speaking students texts to be studied are the following:  Pacione M. (2009), Urban Geography: A Global Perspective, Routledge.  Hall T. and Barrett H. (2012), Urban Geography, Routledge. Recommended books:  Holloway S.L, Rice, Valentine (2009), Key Concepts in Geography, Sage.  Massey D. and Jess P. (1995), A place in the world? Places, cultures and globalization, Oxford University press.  Sassen S. (2010), Cities in a World Economy, Sage.  Shiva V. (1993), Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Zed Books.

Lecture slides; Text book; Lab exercises; Self-assessment tools; Student collaboration tools;

Exam: Compulsory oral exam;

EN: The final evaluation of the student will take into account: - The quality of the exercises carried out during the course and the interaction with the teacher during the preparation of the exercises and the discussions on issues related to the lessons. - The performance at the final examination. The students are required to discuss the work done during the course and the final report, with appropriate references to the themes and texts in the bibliography. The students that could not do the exercises have to prepare the exam using the course materials and the bibliography. The exam will be given in oral form and the assessment will take into account the students’ knowledge of the topics, their ability to connect them with other knowledge acquired in previous studies, the appropriate use of the language.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.