Duration
15h Th, 6h SEM
Number of credits
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 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
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, hybrid 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.
The analytical work is done either individually or by groups of two or three students.
Recommended or required readings
Documents available on MyULiège: slide presentations and scientific publications related to the contents of the theoretical courses.
Oral exam on the lectures (with a 20 minutes written preparation) = 50 % of the quotation. Analytical work on the basis of an oral presentation of 20 minutes = 50 % of the quotation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professeur :
J.-M. Halleux, Institut de Géographie,
Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 53 27 - e-mail : Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be
Secrétaire :
J. Collard, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège
tél. : 04/366 54 78 - e-mail : jcollard@uliege.be