Geography of Europe

Code:

GEOGR023

Acronym:

GEOEUR

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	29	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	2	-	6	4	4
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	2	-	6	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Successful students will be able to:
- research, process and interpret the main sources of information used in territorial analysis, namely statistical, documentary and bibliographic information;
- understand the different types of spaces in the Mediterranean region;
- be aware of some of the most pressing problems of the Mediterranean region, its diversity, degree of incidence and mutability;
- understand the Mediterranean region in its diversity and geographical dimensions;
- recognise and interpret spatial diversity, its characteristics, problems and development dynamics;
- recognise the value of different cultures and societies within the region;
- relate the changing capacity of territorial organisation to the different degrees of environmental, scientific, economic and social development;
- develop their critical reflection about the current Mediterranean framework;
- work together, share ideas, methods, strategies with the aim of developing skills to define intervention strategies at different scales.

Program

The Mediterranean: a changing landscape
1- Physical environment and landscapes
1.1- Physical characteristics
1.2- Some environmental problems
2- Some demographic aspects
2.1- Population: a heterogeneous landscape
2.2- Migratory movements in the Mediterranean and its consequences
2.3- Settlement and preservation and/or mutation of life systems
3- Mediterranean cities: dynamism and lack of spatial planning
3.1- Processes and levels of urbanisation: a heterogeneous landscape
3.2- The importance of urban networks
3.3- Great territorial differences
4- Economic framework: complementary relationships between tradition and modernity
4.1- The agricultural sector: great diversity of landscapes and problems
4.2- The secondary sector and the legacy of colonisation
4.3- New economic scenarios: the impact of tourism
5- Diversity in the Mediterranean region: tendencies and perspectives
5.1- Mediterranean Europe
5.2- The Maghreb
5.3- The Near East
6- The Mediterranean region: confrontation or cooperation?

Mandatory literature

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTE AGENCY; Environment in the European Union at the turn of the century, European Environment Agency, 1999
OSTERGREN, R. C.; RICHARDSON, T.; The European: a geography of people, culture and environment, The Guilford Press, New York, 2004
ROMÃO, A. (org); A economia europeia, Celta Editores, Lisboa, 2004
LOCKWOOD, M.; El estado de àfrica: pobreza y politica en àfrica y la agenda para la actuaación internacional, Intermon Oxfam, Barcelona, 2007
BRUNET, R. (coord.); Geographie Universelle, Paris, 2006
MOSELEY, N. G.; African environment and development: thetoric, programs, realities, Ed. Aldershot, England, 2004
Comissão das Comunidades Europeias; The social situation in the European Union, Comissão Europeia, 2003
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; Europe's environment - the fourth assessment, European Environment Agency, Copenhaga, 2007
ASCÓN, R. et al; Gran Geografia Universal, editions 62, Madrid, 2002
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; Environmental signals 2002, European Environment Agency, Copenhaga, 2002
TOUSSAIN, E.; Banco Mundial: el golpe de estado permanente, Ed. El Viejo Topo, Barcelona, 2007
BETHEMONT, J.; Géographie de la Méditerranée, Armand Colin, Paris, 2000

Complementary Bibliography

SEBASTIAN, Luís de ; África, pecado da Europa, Trotta, Madrid, 2007

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.
- Theoretical contents will be presented using audiovisual aids.
- Practical classes in which students can apply the knowledge acquired and in work groups.
- The assignments aim to explore different subjects and the most pressing problems of the Mediterranean region. Students will be tutored by the teacher.
-The student will acquire methodological, technical, scientific and relational skills in order to develop a project and solve various problems of the Mediterranean region.

keywords

Social sciences > Geography > Human geography
Social sciences > Geography > Regional geography
Social sciences > Economics > Economics of development

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Trabalho escrito	10,00
	Trabalho escrito	4,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	30,00
	Trabalho escrito	36,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	24
	Total:	24,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must have 9.5 to pass the subject. Attendance is compulsory and it is one of the assessment criteria.

Calculation formula of final grade

- Theoretical component: 60%
- Practical component: 30%
- Oral presentation, debate, participation: 10%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the regulations in force.
ERASMUS students can do an assignment on one of the themes instead of the exam. Students will be tutored by the teacher.
Student workers have to do a practical assignment that will be also assessed.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the regulations in force.

Observations

Language of Instruction: Portuguese
Bibliography: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.