Unit Development and Territorial branding

Course
Public, digital and corporate communication
Study-unit Code
A002886
Curriculum
Comunicazione d'impresa
Teacher
Paola De Salvo
Teachers
  • Paola De Salvo
Hours
  • 42 ore - Paola De Salvo
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
SPS/10
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian language

INTERNATIONAL AND ERASMUS STUDENTS are invited to follow the course. Readings and other teaching materials may be available in English; exams can be taken in English. Contact the teacher for a
appointment in the first week of lessons
Contents
The sociology of the territory: definition and theories
Differences between environment, territory, and places;
culture and local identity;
material and immaterial values;
narration and valorization of the territory.
Particular attention will be given to the impact of the territorial image and the concepts of territorial branding.
Reference texts
BATTAGLINI E. (2014) Sviluppo territoriale dal disegno della ricerca alla valutazione dei risultati Franco Angeli chapter 2,3,5
EJARQUE J. (2015) Social media marketing per il turismo
Chapter 1-3

Pizzi M. (2021) La partecipazione nella costruzione dell'immagine del territorio in de Salvo P., Burini C., Pizzi M. (2021) Territorialità e partecipazione civica Franco Angeli Milano
Vuignier(2016)Place marketing and place branding:
A systematic (and tentatively exhaustive) literature review
Kasey Clawson Hudak (2019) Resident stories and digital storytelling for participatory place
branding
ARTICLES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE UNISTUDIUM TEACHING PAGE
Educational objectives
Stimulate knowledge about the main phenomena related to the development and promotion of the territories.
Deepen the theoretical and methodological tools for the analysis and interpretation of a territory context defined as space, as a place for its economic, historical and cultural peculiarities and as a collective actor for the ties, networks and relationships present in it
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic sociological concepts
Teaching methods
The course is organized as follows:
- Classroom lectures on the topics of the course
- testimonials
- Research in depth individual and/or in group
Other information
Attendance is not mandatory but it is recommended
Learning verification modality
The exam includes an oral test and a project work realized independently or in groups for attending students ONLY. The oral exam is a discussion lasting about 20 minutes which is intended to assess the level of knowledge and understanding achieved by students on the contents specified in the program. This evaluation will take into reference the correctness of the information, its completeness,the knowledge, the correct syntax, as well as the autonomous organization of the examination
For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa

The teaching will take place in mixed mode if the health emergency continues
Extended program
The course aims to understand the meaning and the sociological contents on the themes of the territory and the environment. In the first part of the course some important areas of study of the sociology of the territory will be illustrated, introducing the most current trends related to these areas, particular attention will be paid to aimed at enhancing the territory as a process that links the socio-economic and cultural aspects to a sustainable development that gives value to the sense of places.
The protection and enhancement of the naturalistic and cultural heritage of a territory can be based on its knowledge and the narration is what allows us to transfer this knowledge, to empower the community on the importance of passing on to future generations what we have inherited from our past. The second part of the course will deepen the theme of the narration of the territory, strategic support in the processes of communication and promotion
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