Spatial Planning and Governance

Code:

MRCOT024

Acronym:

PGT

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Hazards, Cities and Spatial Planning

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EPT	0	Course Programme	1	-	6	4
MRCOT	14	Study Plan in Hazards, Cities and Sp. Planning	1	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit is designed for students to:
- Understand concepts such as government and governance
- Question the application of the concept, depending on the aims and territorial processes
- Develop skills for the analysis and evaluation of governance processes
- Promote interpersonal relationships and group work dynamics
- Develop communication skills

Program

1. Principles of territorial governance
2. Historical overview
3. Governance and territorial development
4. Governance and spatial planning
5. Case studies

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures followed by debate.
Lectures by guest speakers.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Exam	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	130
	Total:	130,00

Eligibility for exams

Admission to Exams
To successfully complete this course unit, students must maintain a minimum attendance of 75% and obtain no less than 10 out of 20 marks.
For all students, whether student workers or not, absence in more than 25% of classes due to medical reasons, illness, work or other, can be compensated with an extra question in the final exam. Lack of participation in group work or the presentation can be replaced by an extra question in the written or oral exam (to be defined by the lecturer).

Calculation formula of final grade

Work with presentation: 30%
Individual coursework/test: 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Please see ‘Admission to Exams’ above.