Projects

THEMES, GROUPS AND SUPERVISORS

1. Protected areas

2. UNESCO WHL sites

3. UNESCO Biosphere reserves

4. Urban and peri-urban landscapes

5. Rural and agricultural landscapes

6. Ecomuseums

7. Ecotourism and responsible tourism

8. Landscape education

9. Local/indigenous knowledges & citizen science

10. Marginal/marginalized landscapes

Contacts:

SUPERVISORS

Aida Pinos Navarrete <apnavarrete@ugr.es>, 

Fabio De Lorenzo Smit <fabio.delorenzosmit@phd.unipd.it>, 

Fco. Javier Rodríguez Segura <javier.rodriguezsegura@unican.es>, 

Francisco Navarrro <favalver@ugr.es>, 

Giovanna Di Matteo <giovanna.dimatteo@unipd.it>, 

Hugo Castro <hugocastro@ugr.es>,

João Sarmento, j.sarmento@geografia.uminho.pt, 

José Luis Serrano Montes <joselsm@ugr.es>, 

Lisa Zecchin <lisa.zecchin@phd.unipd.it>, 

Luís Moreira <lmmgeo@gmail.com>, 

Sabrina Meneghello <sabrina.meneghello@phd.unipd.it>, 

Sara Silva <sara.catarina.g@gmail.com>

STUDENTS

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Template for essays:

essay title

                                            Given Name Surname1 (student)                  

Given Name Surname2 (student)

Given Name Surname3 (student)

Given Name Surname4 (supervisor)

1Bachelor`s degree or Master`s degree, University (please do not use acronyms), country, email address

2 Bachelor`s degree or Master`s degree, University (please do not use acronyms), country, email address

3Bachelor`s degree or Master`s degree, University (please do not use acronyms), country, email address

4Department, University (please do not use acronyms), country, email address

Abstract. The abstract will have a maximum of 200 words and must contain the most outstanding aspects of the essay: the objective of the study, the methodology used, the most important results obtained and the main conclusions.

Keywords: A maximum of six keywords. They will be separated by commas.

1. introduction (Between one and two pages)

This section should contain the following points:

-         Introduction to the topic

-         Main theoretical and conceptual framework // state of the art

-         Aims of the essay

-         Methodology

Second level section if needed (1.1. Xxx; 2.2. Xxxx …)

The citations in the text will be made including a hyphen in the case of authors with two surnames, indicating the year of publication below. Examples: (Urbanik & Johnston, 2017), (Reques, 2023), (Serrano-Montes & Arias-Garcia, 2022); in the case of more than three authors: (Emel et al., 2015). Textual citations must be enclosed in quotation marks, indicating the page number after the year. Example: (Webb, 2018: 132).

2. results

In this section the students must carry out a literature review in order to characterize the situation in relation to the selected subject area in a case study of your country (Spain, Italy or Portugal).

2.1. Case study 1 (Approximately 2 pages)

2.2. Case study 2 (Approximately 2 pages)

2.3. Case study 3 (Approximately 2 pages)

3. Discussion and comparison between the studied cases (Approximately 2 pages)

In this section the students should compare the main characteristics of the three case studies. For this purpose, could explore the main similarities and differences observed in the three study areas.

4. conclusions/final remarks (Approximately 1 page)

In this section the students could talk about the challenges and opportunities of the addressed topic for the sustainable development of rural areas in Southern Europe as well as the implications of their findings for landscape protection, management and planning.

5. References

Format of book references

Urbanik, J. & Johnston, C. L. (2017). Humans and Animals: A Geography of Coexistence. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 466 p.

Format of book chapter references

Emel, J., Johnson, C. L. & Stoddard, E. (2015). Livelier livelihoods: Animal and human collaboration on the farm. In: Collard RC and Gillespie K (eds.) Critical Animal Geographies: Politics, Intersections, and Hierarchies in a Multispecies World. Long and New York: Routledge, pp. 164–183.

Webb, T. (2018). The pigs are back again: Urban pig keeping in wartime Britain, 1939–45. In: Wilcox, S. & Rutherford, S. (eds.) Historical animal geographies. London: Routledge, pp. 107-118.

Format of article references

Evans, N., & Yarwood, R. (1995). Livestock and landscape. Landscape Research, 20.3: 141-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426399508706468

Sellick, J., & Yarwood, R. (2013). Placing livestock in landscape studies: Pastures new or out to graze?. Landscape Research, 38.4: 404-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426399508706468

Format of newspaper article references

Reques, P. (2023, October, 21). These rescued farm animals are getting a second chance at life. Retrieved January 28, 2024, from https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/10/world/animal-sanctuaries-cnnphotos/

Format of conference paper references

Serrano-Montes, J. L., & Arias-García, J. (2022). El estudio de la ganadería en la investigación geográfica española: estado de la cuestión. Proceedings of the XVII Iberian Geography Colloquium. Nuevas fronteras y nuevos horizontes en la Geografía Ibérica: políticas y transformaciones territoriales. Spanish Geographical Association, pp 279 – 290.

Format of website references

FAO (2018). World Livestock: Transforming the livestock sector through the Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved from https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca1201en

*** Maximum length of the essay: 12 pages.