Spatial Development and Planning

Code:

GEOGR069

Acronym:

DPT

Instance: 2010/2011 - 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
GEOGR	110	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	2	-	6	-
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	2	-	6	-
HISTO	5	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Identify the liaison mechanisms and understand the relationship between regional development and planning;
Identify the major regional development models;
Identify the major regional planning instruments.

Program

I.
Regional development and planning
- development theories and practices
- the environment and sustainable development
- development in relation to globalisation
- actors and practices in regional development and planning
II.
Reading the landscape and regional planning
- dynamics of the physical environment and implications for regional planning
- socio-economic dynamics and implications for landscape
III.
Regional planning policies and instruments
- physical, sector and strategic planning
- at national level
- sectoral plans
- special plans for regional planning
- plans and planning instruments at regional, municipal and local levels
- socio-economic dynamics and implications for landscape

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes: expository method and discussions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	110
	Total:	110,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes and obtaining a final average of 10 out of 20.
All students, including working students, 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.
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).

Calculation formula of final grade

Practical group work - 30%; comments on texts - 20%; final exam - 50%.

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, using texts in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.