Urban Environment and Transport Planning
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Territory Planning and Environment |
Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MIEC |
292 |
Syllabus since 2006/2007 |
4 |
- |
5 |
45 |
135 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To provide instruments for the description and interpretation of current problems of urban environment and transport.
To present and discuss strategies, methodologies and instruments for urban environment and transport policies and planning.
Program
1- Problems: nature and meaning of environmental conflicts in urban areas.
2- Description and interpretation of urban areas. Methodologies for characterisation, analysis, diagnosis and prevision.
3- Ideologies. Strategical "visions" and the sustainability concept.
4- Interventions. Urban policies and programmes.
5- Results. Evaluation and monitoring.
Case studies:
Description of the situation of Oporto: demography, housing, collective equipments.
Methodolgies of evaluation: choice of the location of a new cultural equipment at Oporto.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical courses.
Presentation and discussion of case studies.
Research in small groups.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Attendance (estimated) |
Participação presencial |
39,00 |
|
|
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
|
Eligibility for exams
Frequency of practical classes. Development of research in small groups. Elaboration of indidual reports on cases studied.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Final exam - 20/20
Working students may choose, in the beggining of the term, to develop the same case studies and to elaborate the individual repots as the other students.
SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS:
Proficiency in Portuguese and/or English;
Previous attendance of introductory graduate courses in the scientific field addressed in this module;
Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile.
Observations
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Working time estimated out of class: 3 hours