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ADVANCED COURSE IN THEORY IN SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FRANCESCO PAOLO DI IACOVO
Academic year2022/23
CourseANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Code410GG
Credits3
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageEnglish

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
CORSO AVANZATO IN TEORIA DELLO SVILUPPO RURALE SOSTENIBILEAGR/01LEZIONI30
FRANCESCO PAOLO DI IACOVO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge

The course focuses on the main concepts and theoretical aspects related to the rural development processes and how they can influence the organization of local development paths.

Rural development includes economic development, in the growing attention on sustainability /socially and environmentally defined). By reviewing specialistic literature concept of prosperity, resilience, co-production, livelihoods and social sustainability will be analyzed and debated among the mates and with the professor. The course will then focus on the ideas behind the concepts of innovation and change and the link with participatory approaches, social innovation initiatives, transition/transformative paths.

Application of selected paths for development will be also addressed during the classes by using a specific archive

Assessment criteria of knowledge

Students will be stimulated to work with flipped classes methods. A selection of article and cases will be offered to their study and will be presented in class by students for the collective discussion. The presentation done by students will be evaluated for the course.

Skills

Literature review and analysis. Link between concepts and cases of rural development. Specific seminars with local stakeholders will be organized in order to offer further opportunities to students

According with the covid situation direct application during field visits could be organized for further applications of the concepts during meeting and interviews

Assessment criteria of skills

Students will be assessed on this aspect by critically reviewing specific cases as well as by applying them during field visits

Behaviors

Rural development match with the capability to listen, to work in group, to facilitate and mediate collective understanding and solutions.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

Students will be asked to work in group and to critically evaluate their activity

Prerequisites

Entering students should be aware of the main concept in rural development, the existing policies, and the main theoretical knowledge informing the organization of rural development paths.

 

Teaching methods

Classes, flipped classes, work in group, seminars and common discussion, field visits, practical assignments

Syllabus
  1. Introduction
  2. Concepts for development:
    1. Prosperity, co-production, livelihood, social sustainability, vulnerability and resilience
  3. Innovation and change
    1. Participation in rural development
    2. Social innovation
    3. Transition and transition management
  4. Cases analysis and discussion:
Bibliography

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Non-attending students info

Students can follow at distance or in presence

The practical activities and field activties can be only attended in presence

Student non attending the course mighht contact the professor for further infos

Assessment methods

Knowledge: preparation and discussion of selected flipped classes 40%

Skills: Form preparation and work during interviews and study visit (in case of covid pandemic this part can be redirected to class activities) 40%

Behaviors: evaluation and self-evaluation in the group activities

Additional web pages

FAO web site

IFAD web site

DG agroculture web site

UN web site

Updated: 18/09/2022 14:21