Sociology of the Territory and Environment

Code:

MSOCI029

Acronym:

STA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sociology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Sociology
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Sociology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSOCI	21	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

• To know the theoretical and methodological assumptions of the curricular unit, enunciating the new modalities of organization of space and territory;


• raise awareness of the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the territory;


• emphasize the global nature of spatial social change, taking into account the phenomena of social and geographic mobility, migration, ethnicity, culture, lifestyles and the environment;


• environment and new appropriations of the rural social space;


• initiate operational knowledge with a view to the design of research projects and professional intervention in the area of the territory and environment.

Learning outcomes and competences

• Handling theories and problematizations referring to the specific themes of the sociological analysis of the territory and the environment;


• affirmation of a critical and reflexive culture in territorial environmental terms; 


• capacity to integrate knowledge and solve problems, namely in the urban and rural metropolitan planning field, in the context of multidisciplinary teams and in the design of public policies at the local level.

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable.

Program

1. Dimensions of territorial analysis and interdisciplinarity.

2. Territories: the multiple scales of space: medium-sized cities, urbanization and peripheries

3. Local identities and lifestyles: from new ruralities to ethno-landscapes.

4.Territory and environment: environmental movements and environmental policies.

5. Representations, values and attitudes towards the environment.

6. Territorial awareness: challenges and uncertainties.

Mandatory literature

Bell Michael Mayerfeld; An^invitation to environmental sociology. ISBN: 0-7619-8509-3
Carmo Renato Miguel do 1971-; Sociologia dos territórios. ISBN: 978-989-8536-33-4
Fortuna Carlos 340; Cidade, cultura e globalização. ISBN: 972-774-121-5
Dunlap R., Marschall, B.; “Environmental sociology”, in C.D. Bryant, D.L. Peck (eds), 21st Century Sociology: a reference handbook, vol. 2, CA: Sage., 2007
Mela Alfredo; A^sociologia do ambiente. ISBN: 972-33-1638-2
Peixoto Paulo; Centros históricos e sustentabilidade cultural das cidades
Schmidt Luísa; Autarquias e desenvolvimento sustentável. ISBN: 972-99757-0-1

Complementary Bibliography

Dunlap R., Jones R. E.; “Environmental concern: conceptual and measurement issues”, in R. Dunlap, W. Michelson (eds), Handbook of environmental sociology. , Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002
Fortuna Carlos; O^turismo, o turista e a (pós)modernidade
Reis, Manuela e Lima, Aida Valadas de ; Desenvolvimento, território e ambiente. In J. M. Leite Viegas e A. Firmino da Costa (Orgs.), Portugal, que modernidade?, Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1998
Schmidt, L., Truniger, M. & Guerra, J. ; Primeiro Grande Inquérito sobre Sustentabilidade – Relatório Final., Lisboa: Observa/ICS-UL., 2016
Hannigan, John A. ; Sociologia Ambiental. A formação de uma perspetiva social, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995. ISBN: 972-771-279-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes have a theoretical and practical component (TP) and are complemented by specific bibliography and pedagogical tools available in Sigarra (slides, texts,  developed summaries, conferences).
TP sessions are also held, with the exploration of texts by the authors under analysis, tending to problematize and deepen the subjects covered.

Software

Não se aplica

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Urban sociology
Social sciences > Sociology > Rural sociology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	23,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	9,00
Trabalho escrito	31,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Written examination and oral if necessary (required);

thematic written report (required);

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation will be made by the completion of a final exam, dealing with global matters worked throughout the semester (study materials and lessons). The final exam will be weighted at 50% in the final mark. The evaluation shall be combined with a thematic report, subject to one of the programmatic points to be indicated. For the purposes of the final assessment, the work will have a weighting of 50% in the final average. The approval of the course unit has as a condition that the classification obtained in the final written exam, and oral if necessary, and in the thematic report is equal to or greater than 10 values, for each of them. Failure to comply with this condition implies the transfer of the student to the appeal period.

For assessment purposes at the time of appeal, all evaluation components in the curricular unit are considered, with the corresponding weighting in the final classification: final exam and thematic report. 

Examinations or Special Assignments

The special period is for cases prescribed by law. Students who can not be assiduous are obliged to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course unit for the purpose of establishing their knowledge assessment procedures. These students will be evaluated through an examination and practical work. Each of these components has a weight of 50%. The dates of examination and delivery of the papers will be the same as the ones to be applied to the other students.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

´The students who, according to the law are not able to attend the classes must get in touch with the teacher at the beginning of the year. Those students will be evaluated by an exam and a thematic report. Each of these components has 50% weight. The exam dates as well as the reports presentation will be the same applied to all the other students.

Classification improvement

The improvement in the final classification is performed in accordance with the Faculty Rules of Evaluation. That is, the student will make the grade improvement by performing a final exam.

Observations

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  Contact with students

  
  

  The e-mail is one of the Faculty's teaching tools most used by teacher along the semester to communicate with students. Students should consult it regularly because by this tool the teacher seeks to resolve issues concerning the course unit: warnings, reviews, tasks, information, educational materials, among others.

  
  

  Attendance of students

  
  

  Office hours for students in the course unit (day and time) will be set by the teacher according to the  semester schedule.

  
  

  Pedagogic material 

  
  

  Pedagogic material used in the course unit (teaching materials to support practical classes, summaries, reviews, tutorial activities, supplementary bibliography and other  necessary elements) will be available in the online platform. (Sigarra).

  
  

  
  Teacher contacts

  
  

  Helena Vilaça
  
  Departamento de Sociologia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (DS-FLUP)

  
  

  Via Panorâmica, s/n, 4150-564 Porto

  
  

  Room B253, Box: 193 - Tower B 

  
  

  E-mail: hvilaca@letras.up.pt; hvilaca19@gmail.com

  
  

  URL: http://www.isociologia.pt/;