Territory, Transports and Mobility

Code:

GEOGR063

Acronym:

TTMOB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Geography

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.up.pt/
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	42	study plan	2	-	6	41	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Skills development in reading the regional network
- Apply techniques and methods of research in the field of transport and communications
- Promote the role of critical transport and communications policies
- Propose solutions to transportation problems

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that at the end of this UC, the students are able to understand the structure of transport networks at different scales of analysis and their interactions with other geographical areas; distinguish concepts on mobility and transport; analyze territorial issues and outline possible solutions; develop a critical attitude, geographically sustained, for the observation and analysis of transport networks.

Working method

B-learning

Program

1. Transport and territory. Concepts, characteristics and modalities. Local intervention. Transportation equity. Policy making and networks management. 2. Methods of transport analysis. Space interaction. Distance, time and cost. Data acquisition. Roads capacity and density. Projects evaluation. 3. Network planning and traffic. Parking and trip generation. Road hierarchy and road intersections. Intermodality and interfaces. Network management. 4. Mobility and Accessibility. Definition. Mobility and accessibility indicators. Data representation and analysis. Results and applications - the promotion of opportunities, equality and territorial solidarity. 5. Transport planning and policies. Principles underlying the intervention. Evaluation and environment: priorities and lessons for the twenty-first century.

Mandatory literature

Jean-Paul Rodrigue; The Geography of Transport Systems, Routledge, 2020. ISBN: 978-0-367-36463-2 (https://transportgeography.org/)

Complementary Bibliography

Hensher, David A. 340; Handbook of transport geography and spatial systems. ISBN: 0-08-044108-4
Banister, David 070; European transport policy and sustainable mobility. ISBN: 0-415-23409-3
Nash, Chris 340; Measuring the marginal social cost of transport. ISBN: 0-7623-1006-5
ULL; Transportes. ISBN: 0087-3561
Wolkowitsch, Maurice; Géographie des transports. ISBN: 2-200-31188-5
Taylor, Zbigniew; Geografía del transporte. ISBN: 84-344-3440-7
Pacheco, Elsa; Os^transportes colectivos rodoviários no Grande Porto
Alegria, Maria Fernanda; Análise geográfica do transporte de mercadorias nos caminhos de ferro portugueses no século XIX
Bruton, M. J; Introduction to transportation planning
Elsa Pacheco; Alteração das acessibilidades e dinâmicas territoriais na Região Norte
Elsa Pacheco; A^ilusão da redução das assimetrias regionais a partir das alterações da rede rodoviária em Po
Elsa Pacheco; Caminho de ferro e desenvolvimento
Artur Teodoro de Matos; Transportes e comunicações em Portugal, Açores e Madeira
Paula Bordalo Lema; Organização dos transportes numa área interior e excêntrica

Comments from the literature

Specific references will be given to students during class.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Additionally to the work based on presentations, whose responsibility belongs to the teachers, extended discussions and opportunities to reflect –which areprovided by the act of reading that targets theoretical recon, literature revision and acquisition of concepts, notions, relationships and explicative schemes –, the core methodology of this CU is based on the construction of action challenging experiences, revealing opportunities to express, discuss in an oriented and reflect way. Students develop individual and group research guided by the teacher and construct encouraging challenges discussed in class and in social networking groups dedicated to the UC.

In theoretical classes students participation is stimulated and In practical classes centered on objectives of attendance basic skills acquisition that may occur inside or outside the classroom.

keywords

Social sciences > Geography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Teste	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho de investigação	45,00
Trabalho de campo	16,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence at 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Test: 30% written work: 40% attendance: 30%

Examinations or Special Assignments

no specifications

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Student workers must complete a set of assignments on Moodle and take the final test

Classification improvement

Final exam.