MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE
- Objective methods and theories of Political Geography
- Objective methods and theories of Economic Geography
- Policies to safeguard our Planet (a holistic perspective, from climate change and water security to linkages between environmental, human and animal health).
- Principles and policies for conservation and protection of Nature and the Environment.
- Developed and developing countries; Least Developed Countries
- Geographical and ecological handicaps
- Natural disasters / human disasters
- Ongoing conflicts and their consequences (Middle East - Central Asia)
- Sustainable development /unsustainable development

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
1- Develop interest for research
3- Increase Knowledge and Understanding, Enlarge Communication Skills
4- Strengthen Making Judgements dimension

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE COURSE
1 and 2)
Study in the original English version:
- Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, 2006: a documentary - film directed by Davis Guggenheim; the international campaign of the former United States Vice President Al Gore to educate world citizens on global warming and its consequences on the Earth's surface.

- Al Gore, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, 2017: a documentary - film directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk; former American Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, travelling around the world to train an army of activists and influence international climate policy.

3)
Research to be carried out by Students:
- International fight against climate change and global warming: social and political events, and movements, in Europe, the world, and Italy.
- Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist, and her role.
- UE Green Deal.

4)
The following books:
- Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, (introduction by Vicepresident Al Gore).
- Jeremy Rifkin,Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture.
- Albert Schweitzer, Anna Wildikan, Un Pellicano Racconta la sua Vita (Italian: ETS Edizioni).
- Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump.
- Paul and Annette Ehrilch, The Population Explosion - The Population Bomb, Simon and Schuster, 1971.