Study Programmes 2016-2017
GEOG0040-1  
The organisation of urban environments
Duration :
15h Th, 6h SEM
Number of credits :
Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)2
Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)2
Specialised master in environmental management in developing countries2
Lecturer :
Jean-Marie Halleux
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
The course encompass 15 hours of theoretical courses.
 
Theoretical courses cover two following themes:
  • Introduction to the urban phenomenon
  • Socio-economy of urban spaces
  • Urban spaces, mobility and suburbanisation
  • Urban planning
  • Urban population and urban transition
  • The periurban space: a new geotype?
  • Socio-spatial segregations
8. Urban systems
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The learning outcomes are the following:
- give the key concepts and approaches of urban geography and urban planning in the context of the Global South
- provide the ability to use those knowledges in relation to the main urban issues (planning, socio-economic development, segregation...)
- to develop an analysis aiming to stimulate critical thinking and civic-mindedness
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course encompass:
- 15 hours of theoretical courses;
- 6 hours of seminars.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The seminar sessions are mandatory. Those sessions are animated by the students who present the results of an analysis in relation to the themes developed in the context of the theoretical courses.
Recommended or required readings :
Documents available on MyULg: slide presentations and scientific publications related to the contents of the theoretical courses.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam on the lectures (with a 20 minutes written preparation) = 50 % of the quotation. Personal work on the basis of an oral presentation of 20 minutes = 50 % of the quotation.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Professor: J.-M. Halleux, Institut de Géographie, Sart-Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège tél.: 04/366 53 27 - fax: 04/366 56 30 e-mail: Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be Secrétaire: C. Sarto, Institut de Géographie, Sart-Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège tél.: 04/366 56 23 - fax: 04/366 56 30 e-mail: C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be(Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be)