Urban Geography
Code
711041031
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Nuno Pires Soares
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To master the meanings of urban space at various scales
b) To understand the diversity and evolution of urban spaces (space and time)
c) To examine the form and structure of urban space
d) To analyze cities, networks and urban systems
e) To Understand the processes and mechanisms for (re) construction of urban space
f) To develop critical thinking about urban indicators (population, buildings and activities)
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
(1) Urban Geography: evolution and trends. (2) The concept of the city: the criteria for their definition. (3) The processes of urbanization (4) Organization.
Bibliography
GOITIA, Fernando Chueca; Breve História do Urbanismo, Editorial Presença, 1996 pp 22-114;
ALLAIN, Rémy, Morphologie Urbaine; Géographie, Aménagement et Architecture de la Ville, Paris, Armand Colin, 2004, pp 9-92;
BEAUJEU-GARNIER, J., Géographie Urbaine, Paris, Armand Colin, 1995, 4ª edição
GOITIA, Fernando Chueca; Breve História do Urbanismo, Editorial Presença, 1996 pp 22-114;
Geografia Urbana, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1997, 2ª edição). pp.3-86 e 189-209;
SALGUEIRO, Teresa, A Cidade em Portugal: Uma Geografia Urbana, Lisboa, Edições Afrontamento, 1992, pp 147-241;
CARTER, Harold, The Study of Urban Geography, Londres, 1981 (El Estudio da la Geografia Urbana, 2º edição castelhana, Madrid, Instituto de Estudios de Administración Local,). pp 37-196.
Teaching method
Evaluation method
1) The reading a set text, whose contents will be assessed through a written test;
2) Participation in group work : geographical and urban caracterization of an area of Lisbon. The work should not exceed 25 pages.
Final evaluation: written test (50%), work (40%), attendance and participation (10%), equivalent to 60% of attendance in practical classes.