Human Geography of Lusophone Countries
Code
711041057
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Aims of the curriculum unit (described in terms of the learning objectives of specific To use the geographical language to characterize the distribution of human phenomena in Portuguese-speaking countries.
a) To contextualize the geographical distribution of Portuguese-speaking countries in the Portuguese Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries and the dynamics of the current world-system.
b)To understand the links of the Portuguese-speaking community as the grounds of a common past and as a result of the world-system dynamics.
c)To identify the main problems and opportunities of the Portuguese-speaking countries in the fields of demography, economic activities and patterns of land-use.
d)To identify the main urban problems of Portuguese-speaking countries.
e)To analyze the models and the impacts of human activities on spatial development of Portuguese-speaking countries from the pre-colonial era to the current globalization stage.
f)To understand the Portuguese-speaking countries specificities.
g)To show skills for research and writing through the preparation of a written essay and an oral presentation of results.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1.Introduction to Human Geography: Concepts of Space, Time and Place.
2.The context of Portuguese-speaking countries in the world: from the dynamics of the Portuguese Empire to the modern world-system.
3.The population of the Portuguese-speaking countries: spatial distribution and social and cultural specificities.
4.The human activities and their impacts: from subsistence agriculture to new methods of production and consumption.
5.Land-Use Patterns: from the pre-colonial matrix to the present globalized world.
6.From rural to urban: the right to the city and the right to housing; the problems of urban management and of sustainability in its different dimensions.
7. Cooperation and development: challenges and opportunities for Portuguese-speaking Countries
Bibliography
1.CARDOSO, Pedro (dir.), 2004 a 2010, Atlas da Lusofonia, Lisboa, Prefácio (um por país lusófono);
2.Sites do Banco Mundial (www.worldbank.org) e das Nações Unidas: www.hdr.undp.org (relatórios do desenvolvimento humano) e www.unep.org/dewa/africa/africaAtlas/PDF (2008 Atlas sobre o Ambiente em África);
3.IPAD, Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento, vários anos, PICs e PACs do PALOPs e Timor-Leste, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Portugal;
4.Banco de Portugal, (vários anos), Evolução das Economias dos PALOPs e de Timor-Leste, Lisboa;
5.INE, (vários anos), Estatísticas da CPLP, Lisboa.
Teaching method
Lecture classes / theoretical and practical / participatory approach to the written work, performance of brief exercises and oral presentation of the summary of written work
Evaluation method
Each student is required:
1.Reading of selected texts, in addition with class notes, whose contents will be assessed through a written test;
2.Presentation of an oral summary of the written essay.
Weight percentage of elements of assessment : Continuous assessment, including written work and oral presentation - 50%
Written Test - 50%