Course: 938SV - GEOGRAFIA DEI CAMBIAMENTI GLOBALI E CITTA' SOSTENIBILI 2025

Section outline

Select section Introduction and presentation of the course

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Introduction and presentation of the course

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- Select activity Syllabus_GGC_2025_2026
  
  Syllabus_GGC_2025_2026 File PDF
Select section 1 - Geography and Human Geography

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1 - Geography and Human Geography
- Select activity 1 - Geography and Human Geography
  
  1 - Geography and Human Geography File PPTX
- Select activity Notes about Von Humboldt
  
  Notes about Von Humboldt File PDF
Select section 2 – Geographers on the Beach

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2 – Geographers on the Beach
- Select activity Arild Holt-Jensen Geography: History and Concepts
  
  Arild Holt-Jensen Geography: History and Concepts File PDF
Select section 3 - Geography of Population. The Quest for Resources

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3 - Geography of Population. The Quest for Resources
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  Study Materials
  
  Select activity Our World in Data - Population Growth
  
  Our World in Data - Population Growth URL
  
  Select activity Our World in Data - The Demographic Transition
  
  Our World in Data - The Demographic Transition URL
  
  Select activity Visual Capitalist - China vs India diverging demographics
  
  Visual Capitalist - China vs India diverging demographics URL
  
  Select activity The Club of Rome - The Limits to Growth
  
  The Club of Rome - The Limits to Growth URL
  
  Select activity Summary on The Limits to Growth (and updates)
  
  Summary on The Limits to Growth (and updates) URL
  
  Select activity UN Conferences on Environment and Sustainable Development. Stockhokm 1972 and after
  
  UN Conferences on Environment and Sustainable Development. Stockhokm 1972 and after URL
  
  Select activity Statista - Twenty countries with the largest population in 2025
  
  Statista - Twenty countries with the largest population in 2025 URL
  
  Select activity Chapter 7 Population and Migration R. Adam Dastrup
  
  Chapter 7 Population and Migration R. Adam Dastrup URL
  
  Select activity 3_938SVGGC_2025_2026
  
  3_938SVGGC_2025_2026 File PPTX
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  Population mobility
  
  Select activity Migration is inevitable | Suman Dua | TEDxMahanagar
  
  Migration is inevitable | Suman Dua | TEDxMahanagar URL
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  Topical materials
  
  Select activity The Population Bomb - NY Times video
  
  The Population Bomb - NY Times video URL
  
  Select activity Ehrlich P. The Population Bomb (revised) 1975
  
  Ehrlich P. The Population Bomb (revised) 1975 File PDF
  
  Select activity UN Global Issues - Population
  
  UN Global Issues - Population URL
  
  Select activity UN - World Population Prospects 2024
  
  UN - World Population Prospects 2024 URL
  
  Select activity Religions and babies | Hans Rosling video TED Talk
  
  Religions and babies | Hans Rosling video TED Talk URL
  
  Select activity Meadows et al The Limits to Growth
  
  Meadows et al The Limits to Growth File PDF
  
  Select activity Ultima chiamata Di Enrico Cerasuolo video
  
  Ultima chiamata Di Enrico Cerasuolo video URL
  
  Select activity Visual Capitalist - EconomyCharted: When the World’s Largest Countries Will Hit Peak Population
  
  Visual Capitalist - EconomyCharted: When the World’s Largest Countries Will Hit Peak Population URL
  
  Select activity World Population Pyramids
  
  World Population Pyramids URL
  
  Select activity World Meters - Countries in the world by population (2025)
  
  World Meters - Countries in the world by population (2025) URL
  
  Select activity Voronoi - Population Trajectories of the World’s Biggest Countries (1950-2100)
  
  Voronoi - Population Trajectories of the World’s Biggest Countries (1950-2100) URL
  
  Select activity Visual Capitalist - Population Projections: The World’s Top Countries by 2100
  
  Visual Capitalist - Population Projections: The World’s Top Countries by 2100 URL
Select section 4 - Geography of Resources

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4 - Geography of Resources
The geography of resources is the study of the distribution, management, and utilization of natural resources across different regions and landscapes, examining how human activities interact with these resources and their availability, sustainability, and economic and social impacts.

The study is organized by categorizing resources into renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources, and examining their spatial distribution, geological and ecological contexts, and human interactions. This interdisciplinary approach includes physical geography aspects, human geography perspectives, sustainable management, and geographic tools to analyze resource patterns and conflicts.
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  Resources and Energy - prof. J.P. Rodrigue
  
  The geography of resources is the study of the distribution, management, and utilization of natural resources across different regions and landscapes, examining how human activities interact with these resources and their availability, sustainability, and economic and social impacts.
  
  The study is organized by categorizing resources into renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources, and examining their spatial distribution, geological and ecological contexts, and human interactions. This interdisciplinary approach includes physical geography aspects, human geography perspectives, sustainable management, and geographic tools such as GIS to analyze resource patterns and conflicts.
  
  Select activity 1 - What are resources? From Rodrigue J. P. GEOG 6 – Resources and Energy
  
  1 - What are resources? From Rodrigue J. P. GEOG 6 – Resources and Energy URL
  
  Select activity 2 - Economic Role of Resources and Energy. Rodrigue J P. GEOG 6 – Resources and Energy. P.
  
  2 - Economic Role of Resources and Energy. Rodrigue J P. GEOG 6 – Resources and Energy. P. URL
  
  Select activity 3. Fossil Fuels GEOG 6 Resources and Energy
  
  3. Fossil Fuels GEOG 6 Resources and Energy URL
  
  Select activity 4. Hydroelectricity and Nuclear Energy GEOG 6 - Resources and Energy
  
  4. Hydroelectricity and Nuclear Energy GEOG 6 - Resources and Energy URL
  
  Select activity 5. Alternative Sources of Energy GEOG 6 - Resources and Energy
  
  5. Alternative Sources of Energy GEOG 6 - Resources and Energy URL
  
  Select activity Resources and Energy (Rodrigue)
  
  Resources and Energy (Rodrigue) URL
Select section 5 - Urban Challenges

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5 - Urban Challenges
Select section Workgroup 1: Asking Geographical Questions on Global Issues

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Workgroup 1: Asking Geographical Questions on Global Issues
Workflow

1. Decide your topic and form the groups. 10-15 minutes

2. Communicate me the group composition and topic / paper chosen (1 member per group can communicate it)

3. Work on the paper selected. 30-40 minutes in order to provide an overview:

What are the issues at stake?

Is there a geographical view in the paper? If not, what can be the geographical point of view?

What can be the geographical approaches to the issue?

Consider using AI platforms critically to analyze your paper, check with your colleagues about using different AI or if your impression is different from what is proposed by the AI.

4. At the end of the analysis, select one of you to present the results in a 5-7 minutes short presentation
- Select activity The World Bank Group - What Makes a Sustainable City?
  
  The World Bank Group - What Makes a Sustainable City? URL
- Select activity The World Bank Group - Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities
  
  The World Bank Group - Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities URL
- Select activity https://www.local2030.org/ - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators
  
  https://www.local2030.org/ - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators URL
- Select activity OECD - The Economics of Water Scarcity
  
  OECD - The Economics of Water Scarcity URL
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  Workgroups
  
  Select activity Paper Summary - What Makes a Sustainable City
  
  Paper Summary - What Makes a Sustainable City File ODT
  
  Select activity The economics of water scarsity
  
  The economics of water scarsity File PDF
  
  Select activity urban nature and biodiversity for cities
  
  urban nature and biodiversity for cities File PDF
  
  Select activity NAGY IRINGÓ RÁKHEL - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators
  
  NAGY IRINGÓ RÁKHEL - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators File PDF
Select section Workgroup 2: Resources in global and local challenges.

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Workgroup 2: Resources in global and local challenges.
- Select activity Resources in global and local challenges
  
  Resources in global and local challenges File PPTX
Select section Workgroup 3: Determinism vs Possibilism: Jared Diamond on Geography

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Workgroup 3: Determinism vs Possibilism: Jared Diamond on Geography
- Select activity Jared Diamond on How Geography Affects our Globalized World Today | Upfront Summit 2020
  
  Jared Diamond on How Geography Affects our Globalized World Today | Upfront Summit 2020 URL
- Select activity Environmental Theories and Geography
  
  Environmental Theories and Geography URL
- Select activity Determinism/Environmental Determinism
  
  Determinism/Environmental Determinism File PDF
- Select activity DIAMOND_GUNS_GERMS
  
  DIAMOND_GUNS_GERMS File PDF
- Select activity DIAMOND_COLLAPSE
  
  DIAMOND_COLLAPSE File PDF
Select section Seminars

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Seminars
- Select activity Seminar - Andrea Gallo
  
  Seminar - Andrea Gallo File PDF
- Select activity Seminar - Envirornmental Risk Barbera
  
  Seminar - Envirornmental Risk Barbera File PDF
- Select activity Seminar - Zugna Commodities Market
  
  Seminar - Zugna Commodities Market File PDF
- Select activity Seminar - Resources, energy, cities amid global changes towards sustainable development_Balletto
  
  Seminar - Resources, energy, cities amid global changes towards sustainable development_Balletto File PDF
Select section External Seminar - IMEC

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External Seminar - IMEC
- Select activity Trieste e le nuove rotte globali - Il futuro nell'IMEC
  
  Trieste e le nuove rotte globali - Il futuro nell'IMEC File JPEG
Select section References & Resources

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References & Resources
- Select activity OECD ENVIRONMENT WORKING PAPERS - Critical minerals today and in 2030: an analysis of OECD 2015 countries
  
  OECD ENVIRONMENT WORKING PAPERS - Critical minerals today and in 2030: an analysis of OECD 2015 countries URL
- Select activity UN Trade and Development - Tracking trade and development: UNCTAD’s Data Insights highlight key trends
  
  UN Trade and Development - Tracking trade and development: UNCTAD’s Data Insights highlight key trends URL
- Select activity UN Trade and Development - Trade and development foresights 2025: Under pressure – uncertainty reshapes global economic prospects
  
  UN Trade and Development - Trade and development foresights 2025: Under pressure – uncertainty reshapes global economic prospects URL
- Select activity UN Trade and Development - Global trade update
  
  UN Trade and Development - Global trade update URL
- Select activity WHO - Ageing: Global population
  
  WHO - Ageing: Global population URL
- Select activity WHO - Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
  
  WHO - Disease Outbreak News (DONs) URL