Duration
12h Th
Number of credits
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course introduces to political sciences and to political analysis of environmental questions.
1. Concepts : politics, policy and polity.
2. Life cycle of policies
3. Political actors in the environmental field
4. Environmental policies and their frames of reference
5. Environmental administration.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding of some basic concepts in political science.
Scope and problems of environmental policies.
Political changes and challenges in environmental policies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Each students will read and comment at least one paper from the bibliography.
Case study done in group on a controversy in the field of environement or urban planning
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Three days each including a lecture and the discussion of a case study.
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus and a series of articles
(made available via My ULG)
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will organise themselves in small groups (two or three students). They will realize a case study on a specific problem (urban project, nimby conflict, public controversy). This case study will develop the political aspects of the problem. It will be presented to other students ans discussed. The selection of case studies will be mde in the first course and discussed withthe teacher.
The written report and the oral presentation contribute to the final evaluation at 70-30 % according to
- quality of interviews
- bibliographic referneces
- mastering of politological concepts
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
NOTHING
Contacts
Catherine FALLON
Catherine.fallon@ulg.ac.be