Spannocchia

Historic and contemporary connections between city and country in Tuscany within a framework of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.  Topics include rural land use, sustainable agriculture, and forestry, food production and food networks, agritourism, landscape stewardship, urban design, and alternative energy production.

PROGRAM LEADERS

Martha Works has research and teaching interests in cultural and historical geography, landscape and land use, and agriculture and food production.  She teaches courses on World Population and Food Supply, Latin America, and Global Studies.  She has traveled extensively in Europe and Latin America, including several trips to Italy.

David Banis manages the Center for Spatial Analysis and Research in the geography department at PSU. His teaching focuses on map use, cartography, and geographic information systems. His interests include cultural geography and resource management. He has traveled in more than 30 countries including several trips to Tuscany and has led the program the last two years.