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GIORGIO OSTI

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Position

Professore Associato

Structure

Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sociologia, Pedagogia e Psicologia Applicata - FISPPA

Address

VIA M. CESAROTTI, 10/12 - PADOVA

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E-mail

g.osti@unipd.it

Titles: degree in sociology University of Trento, 1983. PhD in Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, 1989-1991. University Researcher at Trieste 1993-2000. Associate Professor of Sociology of the Environment and the Territory, Trieste University 2000-2020; with the same title since 2020 at the University of Padua. Qualified as full professor in 2013 and then in 2019. Teachings: Sociology of migration and Sociology of local development, Trieste University 2000-2020. Other courses: Sociology of the environment Ca' Foscari University of Venice 2004-2010, Sociology of the territory at the Trento University 2011-13, Social Dynamics of Local Development, UniPd, 2020-21.
Research fields: development processes in fragile areas, the figure of the agricultural innovator, role of the Mountain Communities, consent and legitimization of natural parks, raise of the environmental crisis in modern societies, environmental associations, involvement of citizens in waste management, local energy co-provision systems, rivers and detention basins. Member of the Italian FP6-CITIZENS-2 Research group, 'A Cognitive Approach to Rural Sustainable Development: the dynamics of expert and lay knowledges' (CORASON, 2004-2006). Without interruption, coordinator or member of research units of the Research Programs of Relevant National Interest (PRIN), 2001-2018.
Memberships: European Society for Rural Sociology since 1989, Editorial advisors board of 'Sociologia Ruralis' 2000-04. Board of the Research Network 12 'Environment and Society' of the European Sociological Association (ESA), 2003-2107. Master Coordinator 'Cooperation, Project Making and European Policies' of the International University Institute for European Studies (IUIES) of Gorizia, 2011-2013. Scientific Council of the "Territory" section of AIS, 2010-2013. Teaching staff council PhD 'Social Sciences', University of Padua 2021-.

Notices

Office hours

  • Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00
    at Palazzo De Claricini, Dip. Fisppa, via Cesarotti, 10/12 - Padova

Teachings

Research Area

Rivers and city: an ambivalent relationship

The aim of the research is to bring out new meanings, practices and policies in the urban stretches of Italian rivers. It is hypothesized that, once the instrumental functions of the urban rivers are over, these have been reduced to recreational or gentrified places with ambivalent socio-environmental effects. Three aspects will be analyzed: socio-spatial formations, power games and redevelopment projects. Research methods are based on community studies and eco-volunteer narratives. The research starts with the cities of the Po basin, to continue in the next years with central and southern Italy towns.

Thesis proposals

both three-year and master's theses are proposed on the following topics: local development, environmental issues, climate change, water management, civic and environmental volunteering, renewable sources of energy, marginal communities, territories and landscapes. In particular, two topics are appreciated in this phase: the food-water-energy nexus and integrated policies for the management of inland waters