- Credits: 12
- SSD: GEO/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Geographical Sciences (cod. 0961)
Also valid for Campus of Ravenna
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Building and Urban Systems (cod. 0941)
Learning outcomes
The course examines the different aspects of the relationship between environmental system and settlements, starting from the main definitions of biodiversity and geodiversity, the environment, landscape, habitat and ecosystem; examines the spatio-temporal scales of'landscape's evolution, with reference to the foreseen climatic variations and possible limitations and conflicts with the current management approaches and planners. Recall the major normative references and the experience of application of tools for information-information technology for the spatial analysis and environmental.
Course contents
The course is divided into 5 credits of lectures and 3 credits of tutorials relating to the geroreferencing and maps.
Recalls on the most used definitions issues of biodiversity and geodiversity, environment, landscape, habitat, ecosystem, etc. Recalls of the main EU, national and regional environmental legislation . Spatial and Time scale approaches and evolution of the landscape. Main environmental and lanscape problems connected to present day climatic change. Development of cultural landscape, general and specific examples referred in some regions ( coast, plain, mountain) . Plans of wide and local, plans for the specific sectors (seismic and flooding, subsidence and sinkhole, etc): examples and case studies.
The main instruments of the Information Technology. The basis of the Georeferencing (coordinate systems Gauss Boaga, UTM and cadastral) and the official cartography (IGM and CTR). The remote sensing and updates territorial via satellite sensors and images: LANDSAT, ASTER and QIUCKBIRD. The DataBase:, search modes and use in both the environmental field and socio-economic field; availability via the Internet.
The GIS/SIT systems and the most common software in use (ArcInfo, Grass and other Open Source): practical example for the definition of soil and use of the soil. The Corine2000 classification and basedate via internet.
Focus and case studies of regional, provincial and municipal plans; Specific plans (Hydrological Basin, mining, Coast, Park and natural reserve, master plan, etc.).
Readings/Bibliography
There isn't a unique text book that cover all the aspects of interest. It is suggested to use the lesson notes. During the lectures will be given to the students scientific journal, technical reports, web site address, etc…
Teaching methods
Lectures; tutorials in the field and laboratory
Assessment methods
Oral examination with exercise about maps and case studies
Teaching tools
Lectures, tutorials on the field and in the laboratory, on-line formation (i.e.:
http://www.planetek.it/formazione/corsi_on_line/corso_di_telerilevamento_on_line
http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall07articles/gis-the-geographic-approach.html