Urban Geography

Code:

GEOGR040

Acronym:

GEOURB

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

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
GEOGR	106	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	2	-	6	4
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	2	-	6	4
HISTO	18	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	4
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Understand the urban space in its dynamics and diversity.
Identify causes and unequal urbanisation process.
Understand the city and other urban types as the result of spatially differentiated activities, in a relatively long historical process.
Grasp the dynamics and forms of urban structure, taking into account the supply and demand of housing and economic activities.
Identify some of the major urban challenges and the types of response adopted.

Program

Urban geography in relation to geography and to urban studies.
The major disciplinary concepts: city, urban and urbanisation.
The processes of urbanisation, taking into account its various scales and global diversity.
Urban morphology and the image of the city.
Cities, urbanisation and town planning: the urban shape and the evolution of cities and urbanised territories.
Land use and the organisation of the urban space: the economic activities
Social issues and culture and tourism in the city.
Accessibility and urban mobility.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes: expository method and discussions.
A study visit, on foot, in Porto.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	106
	Total:	106,00

Eligibility for exams

To pass the subject, students must attend 75% of classes and obtain a score of 10 on a scale of 0-20.
All students, with or without excuse, who miss more than 25% of classes due to health, work or other reasons, are allowed one extra question in the final exam.
If they fail to participate in the individual exercises, they can also compensate this with exercises in the final exam and/or oral test.
If students do not participate in the group assignment or in its presentation, they are allowed an extra question in the exam or an oral test (to be defined by the lecturer).
Students who in previous years have already done, and passed, the assignment may be exempted from the “practical assignment” (20%), and must send a message to the lecturer and have proof of the lecturer’s consent.

Calculation formula of final grade

Exercises in class - 30%; project - 20%; final exam - 60%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

See "Eligibility for exams".

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations

Observations

The teaching language is Portuguese and handouts provided may be in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.
MAIN LITERATURE
ASCHER, François (1997) Métapolis, Celta Editora.
CLARK, David (2003) Urban World/Global City, Routlegde.
DELFANTE, Charles (1997) A grande história da cidade, Instituto Piaget.
GEYER, H.S. (2007) International handbook of urban policy, vol. 1, Edward Elgar.
HALL, Peter (2002) Cities of Tomorrow, Blackwell, 3ª ed.
HALL, Tim (2002) Urban Geography, Routledge, 2ª ed.
LE GATES, Richard T.; STOUT, Frederic (1996) The City Reader, Routledge.
PACIONE, Michael (2005) Urban Geography: a global perspective, Routledge, 2ª ed.
PARKER Simon (2004) Urban theory and the urban experience: encountering the city, Routledge.
SOJA, Edward (2000) Postmetropolis: critical studies of cities and regions, Blackwell.
VASCONCELOS, Pedro de Almeida (1999) Dois séculos de pensamento sobre a cidade, Editus.