Urban Geography

Code:

GEOGR040

Acronym:

GEOURB

Instance: 2015/2016 - 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	69	GEOGR - Study Plan	2	-	6	4

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

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.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understanding the complex and dynamic nature of urban space.
Understanding the role of urbanism and of the relationship between urban form and use of the city.
City recovery as an area of human interaction and physical embodiment of cultural and identity dimension.
Collective work capacity.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n/a

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.

Mandatory literature

Delfante, Charles; A^grande história da cidade. ISBN: 972-771-207-X
Hall, Peter; Cities of tomorrow. ISBN: 0-631-19943-8
LeGates, Richard T. 340; The^city reader. ISBN: 0-415-11901-4
Hall, Tim; Urban geography. ISBN: 0-415-14085-4
Michael Paccione; Urban Geography: a global perspective, Routledge, 2nd edition

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes: expository method and discussions. A study visit, on foot, in Porto.An exhibition and debate about one or two cities in particular, preferably a European country and a non-European country.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho de investigação	46,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attend at least 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

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

Examinations or Special Assignments

Extra questions for students which have not completed exercices or group work.

Internship work/project

n/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations

Observations

 

 n/a