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| GEOG2008-3 | Territorial development and spatial planning
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr, 1d FW |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en développement territorial et géomatique, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en géomorphologie, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Jean‑Marie Halleux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course is devoted to the questions of development and spatial planning. It includes three sections. The first deals with the issue of the unequal development of territories, at both, the international level and the regional level. This section develops the concepts and theories related to the issue of development by focusing on the Third World countries on the one hand and on the European Union on the other hand. The second section is devoted to the theme of territorial development with an analysis on the factors of regional competitiveness. The third section is devoted to spatial planning policies. It develops their main objectives and disposals. The Belgian case, with a focus on the Walloon situation, is particularly developed. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Provide to the future geographers theoretical and practical knowledges about, on the one hand, the unequal development of the World and its regions and, on the other hand, spatial planning policies.
Those knowledges have three main purposes:
- to allow students to reframe issues and political debates in the fields of development and spatial planning;
- to prepare students to other courses devoted to spatial planning;
- to prepare students to intervene in the fields of territorial development and spatial planning (local development interventions, urban planning interventions, management of European projects...). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| 1. Geography concepts and methods as taught in Bac 1, 2 and 3.
2. Notions of micro- and macroeconomics
3. An open attitude towards social and economic problems. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The unequal development of territories
A personal exercise is proposed on a UE country. It is made of both, a research on regional disparities and a research on development policies.
Territorial development and spatial planning
Seminars with professionals active in the field of spatial planning
A field visit devoted to urban planning policies in Maastricht |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| - 30 hours of theoretical lectures
- 30 hours of workshops and practical exercises
- 1 day of fieldworks |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slide presentations and various illustrations available on MyULg |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Personal works in relation to the theme "The unequal development of territories" (gathered in a folder and presented orally): 40 % of the final quotation.
Oral exam: 60% of the quotation. The oral exam is made of questions related to the theoretical lectures, the seminars and the field visit. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The first course will happen on Thursday the 15th of September (Salle Sporck, Geography Department). |
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Contacts :
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| - Professor: J.-M. Halleux,
tél.: 04/366 53 27 - fax: 04/366 56 30, e-mail: Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be
- Assistant : M.-C. Vandermeer, tél. : 04/366 57 47 - fax : 04/366 56 30, e-mail : MC.Vandermeer@ulg.ac.be
- Secretary: C. Sarto, tél.: 04/366 56 23 - fax: 04/366 56 30, e-mail: C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be |
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