Geopolitics is not only an academic discipline but also one of the major issues in the political, economic and cultural reconfiguration of the contemporary world: globalisation, the relationship between welfare and poverty, inter- and intra-state conflicts, the crisis of the state, identity-based conflicts, international schemes, environmental and health crises, growing competition over strategic resources, and so on.are the lines of argument. The main objective of the subject is to demonstrate that space and territory are not mere surfaces on which societies move, power relations act, etc., but rather that they are, above all, expressions and instruments of those relationships.The intention, therefore, is to equip students with the instruments for reading this contemporary situation with a certain method and distance, so that what may appear to be chaos, disorder or rupture, can be nuanced and interpreted as part of the most profound and coherent processes, in which territory is a decisive element.
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OBCompulsory |
6.00 |
A |
2second semester |
The subject focuses on learning the most frequently used methods and techniques in the main environmental management instruments (environmental footprints: ecological, carbon, water; EIA and other assessments, plans, etc.) that must facilitate the progressive implementation of a multi-scale socio-ecological transition strategy within the framework of global environmental change. The theoretical bases needed to contextualise the methodologies presented will be introduced, with special attention to the dynamics of fragmentation/homogenisation of the landscape, and to the strategies of mitigation, adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change. Sustainability is another aspect of this approach.
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OBCompulsory |
6.00 |
A |
2second semester |