Population Geography of Portugal

Code:

FLUP0470

Acronym:

GPP1

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEO	51	Official Study Plan - LGEO	3	3	6	-
			4
		Plano oficial 2003 - 1º ao 3º ano	3	3	6	-

Objectives

- To acquaint students with Portuguese population dynamics and explanatory factors.
- Interpret regional differences with relation to demographic behaviour.
- Understand the relations between population and the process of development.
- Develop students’ capacity to interprete demographic phenomena, so that they develop their ability to select the most appropriate methods in new real situations.
- Develop the knowledge of methods and tools for the longitudinal and transversal analysis of population.
- To deepen students’ knowledge of graphic representation and population cartography.
- Promote population analysis in the context of socio-economic and physical planning.

Program

THEORETICAL CLASSES

1- Evolution of the Portuguese population:
1.1 – Until the end of the “Ancièn Regime”;
1.2 – From the 19th to the 21st century;
1.3 - Prospective sceneries.
2 - Demographic Transition in Portugal:
2.1 - Mortality transition and the structures of the causes of death;
2.2 - Fecundity transition: socio–demographic implications;
3 - Migratory movements.
4 - Ageing: social, economic and cultural factors.
5 - Family structures.
6 - Socio-economic transformations of the Portuguese population.
7 - Urbanization process.

PRACTICAL CLASSES

1- Sources for the study of Portuguese population:
1.1 – Until the 19th century;
1.2 – From the 19th to the 21st century.

2 - Mortality:
2.1- Mortality levels and schedules;
2.2- Construction of life tables;
2.3- Causes of death.

3 - Fecundity:
3.1 - Transversal analysis;
3.2 - Longitudinal analysis.

4 – Marriage and divorce rates:
4.1 – Analysis instruments;
4.2 - Construction of marriage and divorce tables.

5 - Mobility and Migrations:
5.1 – Direct methods;
5.2 – Indirect methods.

6 - Social and cultural structures:
6.1 – Analysis instruments;
6.2 - Prospective approaches.

7 – The economic structure:
7.1 – Analysis instruments;
7.2 - Prospective approaches.

8 – Spatial distribution of population:
8.1 – Analysis instruments;
8.2 - Cartographic representation.

Main Bibliography

ARROTEIA, Jorge Carvalho- Demografia escolar. Teoria e Métodos, UN, Aveiro, 1998.
BARRETO, António (org.)- A situação social em Portugal 1960-1999, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, Lisboa, 2000.
CASANOVA, José Luís- Quadros sociais do envelhecimento, Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, 2001.
CÓNIM, Custódio- Portugal e a sua População (Da fundação do reino ao final dos anos 80), Vol. I,II, Publicações Alfa, Lisboa, 1990.
FERNANDES, Ana Alexandra, NAZARETH, J. Manuel- Velhice e sociedade, família e políticas sociais em Portugal, Celta, Oeiras, 1999.
FERRO, João Pedro- A População Portuguesa no Final do Antigo Regime (1750-1815), Editorial Presença, Lisboa, 1995.
NAZARETH, J.Manuel- Unidade e diversidade da demografia portuguesa no final do século XX, Portugal. Os próximos 20 anos, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 1988.
PEREIRA, Miriam Halpern - Demografia e Desenvolvimento em Portugal na segunda metade do séc. XIX, Sep. Análise Social,25,26, Editorial Império, Lisboa, 1970.
ROSA, Maria João Valente – O envelhecimento demográfico da população do Continente português e a protecção social dos idosos, UNL, 1992.

Complementary Bibliography

References to additional readings will be indicated in due course.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Explanatory classes/ lectures;
Practical exercises carried out in class.

Software

No specific software is required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Minimum class attendance is not required.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam - 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.