Population Geography

Code:

GEOGR024

Acronym:

GEOPOP

Instance: 2017/2018 - 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	88	GEOGR - Study Plan	1	-	6	4
HISTO	2	HISTO - Study Plan	2	-	6	4
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

-Use adequately the concepts and methods of Population Geography ;

-Understand the dynamic of the demographic system and how its components ( i.e. , mortality , fertility and migration) influence each other;

-Analyze the relationship between population dynamics and the social , cultural , economic, political, and environmental processes at different geographic scales;

-Collect, analyze, and interpret correctly the main sources of information used in the geographic analysis of population;

-Critical thinking eflect on Portuguese population problems and its influence on society economy;

-Integrate fundamental knowledge of Population Geography in building proposals for increasing natality in Portugal;

-Develop the students' responsibility for their own learning process;

-Develop reasoning and critical thinking

Learning outcomes and competences

a) Search, treat and interpret correctly and carefully the main sources of information used in population geography;
b) Explain the variation in the behaviour of demographic variables over time and at different scales;
c) Calculate and interpret different indices and rates used for the analysis of the demographic variables;
d) Work in a team, fulfilling their tasks and sharing your ideas and being receptive to the other.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1- Introduction to Population Geography

1.1- Purpose and general concepts

1.2- Sources to the study population

2 - Evolution and distribution of the world population

2.1- Contrasts and explanatory factors

2.2- Methods of analysis

2.3- Principles and theories of population

3 - Natural population dynamics

3.1- Trends and patterns of fertility and birth

3.2 - Methods and analysis of indicators of fertility and birth

3.3- Trends and patterns of mortality

3.4- Methods and analysis of indicators of mortality

4 – Population movements

4.1- Types  of population movements: characterization and identification of causes and consequences

4.2- Migration

4.3- Methods of analysis and indicators of population movements

5 - Ageing

5.1- Causes and consequences

5.2- Methods of analysis

6- The future of the Portuguese population and interaction with the economy

6.1- Low fertility

6.2- Ageing

 

Mandatory literature

Avdeev, A., Eremenko, T., Festy,P, Gaymu, J., Le Bouteillec, N., & Springer , S. ; Populations et tendances démographiques des pays européens (1980-2010), INED, 2011
Anderson, B. B. ; World Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Demography. Pearson. , Pearson. , 2015
Bandeira, M.L., Azevedo, A.B., Gomes, C.S., Tomé, L.P., Mendes, M.F. Maria Isabel Baptista, M.I., & Moreira, M.J.G.; Dinâmicas Demográficas e Envelhecimento da População Portuguesa. 1950-2011 Evolução e Perspetivas. Lisboa:Fundação Francisco Manuel dos S, Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 2014
BARRICARTE, Jesus J. Sanchez ; El crescimiento de la Poblácion Mundial , Tirant lo blanch, 2008
MALTHUS, Thomas; Ensaio sobre o Principio da População, Europa- América, 1999
NEWBOLD, K. Bruce; Population Geography: Tools and Issues, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers., 2010
PROGRAMA DAS NAÇÕES UNIDAS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO ; RELATÓRIO DO DESENVOLVIMENTO HUMANO, Nações Unidas, 2013
THUMERELLE, Pierre-Jean ; As Populações do Mundo, Instituto Piaget, 2001. ISBN: 972-771-071-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

The preference is given to active learning methods instead of passive ones, using a student-centred approach.

- Lectures where the students are encouraged to have an increasingly active part in the description of contents by performing specific tasks

- Realization of exercises focused on the realization of the entire process: problem identification; selection of the most appropriate tehniques, look for the sources and data collection; purposes of the exercise; analysis and interpretation of results; mapping results; preparation of a report; oral presentation of results and discussion

- Individual specific tasks to identify the difficulties of each student and offer a personalized support

-Realization of specific tasks in group

- Formative assessment

-Summative assessment through a final exam.

Software

Microsoft office excel
microsoft office word

keywords

Social sciences
Social sciences > Geography
Social sciences > Geography > Human geography
Social sciences > Demography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attend 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

(0,7X 2tests)+(0,3X laboratory work)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not apply.

Classification improvement

Repetition of tests