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Migrants inside and outside Africa. Motivations, Paths and Routes
No full textThe phenomenon of migration has always existed during the history of man since the beginning of time, just think of the history of the diaspora of the Jewish people until the great migrations of the nineteenth century which involved several European peoples, including Italians, Germans, Poles, and non-Europeans, such as the Japanese, heading to North or South America. This article, using official sources provided by IOM, UNHCR and other accredited international statistical sources, aims to offer a critical reflection about the motivations, routes and paths of migrants outside and inside Africa, showing that only a small part of them reach Europe. In fact, the first attractive centre for internal migration is Côte d'Ivoire, one of the countries, together with Nigeria, which is the driving force behind the sparsely populated economy of West Africa, rich in agricultural raw materials (starting with cocoa and coffee). Finally, particular attention is given to the Italian case because is the geographical area most affected by the landings of migrants. In fact, hostility towards migrants in Italy at the end of last year was on the increase: one Italian in two said he considered immigrants a danger and was afraid of it
The nightlife spaces: the case of bush bars in Abuja
No full textNight time has been constantly neglected in the field of urban studies. Most of the literature in the fields of Urban Geography and Sociology has examined the daytime temporal space, neglecting the nocturnal dynamics. In fact, for only about a decade, geographical works in the sphere of night studies have taken place. This contribution, starting from the reflections of Lefebvre (1991) who claimed that specific activities took place and still take place only at night, examines particular meeting places such as bush bars, which are typical nightclubs developed in Nigeria in recent times. Present in the capital Abuja and not only, closed during the day, they come to life at dusk and are placed in the green areas of urban and peri-urban spaces; finally they enliven the African night and, under the glow of the moon and the stars, they are also the meeting place where meetings take place and important decisions are taken, they are not only a place for fun and entertainment. The aim of the qualitative research, targeted at a sample of convenience, is to inform, to make known how in an urban space referred to a capital of an African country such as Nigeria there can be particular places of aggregation not present in the western cities that they try to imitate, both from design and skyline and in the construction of relational and social dynamics, related to night entertainment
Africa: Risk, Security and Mapping of Human Rights Violations
No full textPlanetary interdependence makes the task of states and international organizations to guarantee security inside and outside national borders ever more urgent. The tendency is to widen the space from national to international and to conceive of security as multidimensional for the satisfaction of human needs, assumed as priority needs with respect to those of the States. The old concept of national security must today confront the new concept of human security cultivated within the United Nations, which places the fundamental rights of the individual and of people at the centre of attention and lays the foundations for overcoming the traditional politics of power. The concept of human security emphasises the security of the individual and his protection from political violence, war and arbitrariness. It takes account of the strong correlation between peace policy, human rights policy, migration policy and humanitarian policy. The contribution provides, through a series of social indicators such as the Global Peace Index (GPI), Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and the World International Security and Policy Index (WISPI), a framework on risk, security, human rights violations in the African continent and examines some significant case studies related to subSaharan Africa
Dalla multicultura all'intercultura. Spazi e strumenti geografici,
No full textMulticultura ed intercultura sono concetti talmente utilizzati, meglio ancora “abusati” in ogni contesto in cui si manifesta una generica volontà di apertura, da essere divenuti banali. Queste categorie concettuali sono in realtà state svuotate dei loro contenuti. Si mostrano solo quali nudi contenitori – indifferentemente in forma di sostantivo o di aggettivo – atti a mascherare fenomeni, geografici o meno, difficili da cogliere perché mutevoli. In tale contesto il volume analizza sotto diverse prospettive, in particolare quella geografica, queste tematiche e/o problematiche attraverso una serie di casi di studio ed esempi concreti. Il volume si rivolge in primis a studenti universitari, ma anche a tutti coloro che per la prima volta si avvicinano a queste tematiche
Dalla multicultura all’intercultura. Spazi e strumenti geografici ( Seconda Edizione)
No full textL'evoluzione attuale della società e le trasformazioni economiche recenti
mettono in discussione il concetto tradizionale di cittadinanza ed obbligano
ad ampliare gli orizzonti per prestare attenzione alla difficile integrazione culturale
e giuridica tra comunità umane differenti. Sono necessarie nuove competenze
di cittadinanza mondiale per sviluppare una coscienza sociale e civica
in grado di affrontare le sfide del presente. Il processo interculturale si pone
come base fondativa a sostegno del cambiamento in atto.
Il volume, dopo aver ripreso il concetto e il significato di cultura ripartendo
dalla lettura di Paul Claval (2002) e Adalberto Vallega (2003), sintetizza alcuni
concetti chiave come diversità culturale, metacultura, transcultura, multicultura
per giungere infine a quello di intercultura tenendo ben presenti le
definizioni elaborate nel 2008 dal Consiglio d’Europa
Dal turismo di massa ai nuovi turismi sostenibili. Alcuni indicatori del turismo italiano in Brasile
Full text linkBrazil is a country rich of natural and cultural resources that makes it attractive for the world tourism. The Authors analyze the ecotourism in Brazil and also to give a framework of the consequences of traditional tourism in this Latin-American country. Finally, they analyze Italian tourism in Brazil.El Brasil es un País rico en bellezas naturales y culturales que lo hacen muy atractivo para el turismo mundial. Las Autoras, después de describir los impactos sociales invasivos que ha tenido el turismo de masas en Brasil, analizan como en los últimos años se han desarrollado tipologías turísticas sostenibles y ecocompatible, detectando también la “tendencia” del turismo italiano en Brasil.Il Brasile è ricco di bellezze naturali e culturali che lo rendono estremamente attrattivo per il turismo mondiale. Le Autrici, dopo aver descritto quali impatti sociali invasivi abbia avuto il turismo di massa nel Paese, analizzano quanto negli ultimi anni si siano sviluppate tipologie turistiche sostenibili ed ecocompatibili, rilevando anche le “tendenze” del turismo italiano
Sustainable tourism attitude and preference in italian adults: Value orientation and psychological need satisfaction
No full textSustainability became a leading concept in tourism development practice and research. Several studies have shown the relationship between sustainability choices and value orientation. However, there is a lack of studies that explore how autonomous motivation, based on the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs, might predict sustainability attitudes and preference. The present study aims to explore the relationship between attitudes towards sustainable tourism, preference for a sustainable stay, values orientation, and psychological need satisfaction in Italian adults, testing the hypothesis that also basic needs satisfaction and tourist preferences should contribute to increasing a positive attitude toward sustainable tourism. Participants are 142 Italian adults (M = 42,11 years, 80% women). This research used the online survey method collection and snowball strategy recruitment. The results showed that participants have a high level of attitude and preference towards sustainable tourism. Correlation indicated that there is a positive association between positive attitudes towards sustainable tourism, self-transcendence, and basic psychological need satisfaction. Furthermore, regression revealed that psychological basic need satisfaction, preference for a sustainable stay and value orientation explain people’s attitudes towards sustainable tourism. These findings imply more attention may be needed to psychological needs to understand how people might deal with environmental sustainability
Viaggio, geografia, Donne Wodaabe. Una riflessione geo-antropologica
No full textIl Niger, sito in Africa sub-sahariana nell’area del Sahel, ospita una grande quantità di gruppi etnici, diversi per tradizioni, cultura ed abitudini. L’articolo fornirà un ampio quadro geografico e, successivamente, un quadro etnico del Paese focalizzandosi sugli Wadaabe, una popolazione di pastori nomadi dove, al contrario di altre etnie nigerine, la donna ha un ruolo molto importante e gode di maggiore libertà, tanto da fornire interessanti riflessioni di geografia di genere
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