Duration
25h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geography : general | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in urban planning and territorial development, professional focus in post-industrial and rurban territories | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course encompasses 50 hours of theoretical courses. It is structured in 8 chapters:
- Introduction to urban geography
- The statistical definitions of the urban world
- Socio-economy of the urban spaces
- Introduction to urban planning
- The organisation of urban spaces
- Urban networks
- Suburbanisation and urban sprawl
- The urbanisation in the global south
It is given in parallel with the course "Location of economic activities". The two theoretical courses (Urban Geography and Location of Economic Activities) are put into practice in the "Diagnosis and Planning of Urban Territories" course.
The contents of the course focus on issues related to the local and regional levels in urban areas. They are complementary to the "Geographical dynamics of contemporary global issues" courses enrolled in the program of block 1 and focused on the global scale.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The learning outcomes are the following:
- give future geographers the key concepts and approaches of urban geography
- 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
GEOG2014-1: Geographical dynamics of contemporary global issues
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course encompasses 25 hours of theoretical courses.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Documents available on MyULiege: slide presentations and scientific publications related to the contents of the theoretical courses.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor:
J.-M. Halleux, Institut de Géographie,
Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 53 27 - e-mail : Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be
Secretary:
J. Collard, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 54 78 - e-mail : jcollard@uliege.be