Connecting science and the city in education: geotechnologies and geography in the city of Turin
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https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.2025.1238Keywords:
Smart city, Geographic education, geotechnology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), urban sustainability, TurinAbstract
The research seeks to understand the interaction between technology, education and urban development of greater sustainability and technological innovation in urban spaces. The case study is carried out in Turin (Italy), an industrial city that is transforming itself, follow-ing the smart city model. It starts from the analysis of how European and national policies influence this change, in a context in which it is necessary to highlight the crucial role of geography education in understanding and improving the effective management of cities. The work-ing hypothesis is justified in the importance of geotechnologies in geographic education, and the use of traditional geographic methods such as paper mapping and the use of participatory geotechnology through questionnaires with tools such as ArcGIS Story Maps and Survey 123 are proposed. The ultimate goal is to foster critical spatial thinking and key competencies to address development sustainability. The results show some significant data on the level of understanding of smart city and the usefulness of this type of tools in Geography.
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