Duration
30h Pr, 5d FW
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geography : general | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
The course complements the two theoretical courses "Urban Geography" and "Location of Economic Activities"
It encompasses:
- 30 hours of both, practicals and individual and collective follow-up sessions;
- an integrated fieldwork in a European city.
Practicals are organized as follows (30h):
- Urban diagnosis: development of a methodology (H. Maldague)
- Mapping of urban spaces and the chorematic approach (H. Maldague)
- Urban morphology and urban landscape (H. Maldague)
- Data sources to develop an urban diagnosis (H. Maldague)
- Socio-economic cartography in relation to urban diagnosis (H. Maldague)
- Retailing field survey and socio-economic urban dynamics (G. Devillet)
- Shift and share analysis (G. Devillet)
- Diversity of urban stakeholders and urban governance (H. Maldague)
- Individual and collective follow-up sessions (H. Maldague)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The learning outcomes related to the practicals and to the fieldwork are the following:
- to describe, apprehend, analyse and explain the multiscalar spatial organization of a city on the basis of field observations;
- to understand the spatiotemporal variations of urban phenomena and describe them using the specialized vocabulary;
- to articulate general urban issues with local observations;
- to search, collect, process and represent statistical, historical and geographical data;
- to criticize sources, data, reasoning, information and representations;
- to produce a written summary of an urban diagnosis and to communicate it orally using the techniques and appropriate presentation documents.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite: GEOG2014-1: Geographical dynamics of contemporary global issues
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- 30 hours of both, practicals and individual and collective follow-up sessions;
- an integrated fieldwork in a European city.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The practical work sessions are mandatory. The evaluation is conducted on the basis of both, an oral presentation and a written report which details the urban diagnostic. Expected documents are described in the guide document distributed to students at the beginning of the semester.
The fieldwork is organized in a European city. Participation to this trip is mandatory.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
The practical work and the study visit are related to a separate guide document.
Written work / report
Further information:
The overall rating for practicals and fieldwork is calculated as follows:
- 15% for the preparation of a geographical guided tour of an urban neighborhood;
- 20% for the collective oral presentation of the urban diagnosis;
- 65% for an individual written report on the urban diagnosis.
Each assessment criteria are specified in the guide document distributed to the students during the first class.
For the second session, the overall rating for practicals is only calculated on the basis of the individual written report of urban diagnosis.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Participation in the practical sessions and the study visit is mandatory.
The language of the course is French.
Contacts
Professors: G. Devillet and J.-M. Halleux Supervisor for practical work: H. Maldague and G. Devillet Supervisors for the study stay: H. Maldague and G. Devillet
Contacts
g.devillet@uliege.be
Jean-Marie.Halleux@uliege.be
Hubert.Maldague.uliege.be