Dynamics of the Rural Space
Objectives
1. Providing concepts and knowledge;
2. Developing critical and analytical skills;
3. Practicing discussion and communication skills
General characterization
Code
711041071
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Ana Isabel Costa Febrero de Queiroz
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Cejudo, Eugenio, e Francisco Navarro, eds. 2020. Neoendogenous Development in European Rural Areas: Results and Lessons. Springer Geography. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Gergel, Sarah E., e Monica G. Turner, eds. 2002. Learning Landscape Ecology: A Practical Guide to Concepts and Techniques. New York, NY: Springer New
- Keller, Margit, ed. 2017. Routledge Handbook on Consumption. London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Moreira, Francisco, et al. 2016. «Contrasting Static versus Dynamic-Based Typologies of Land Cover Patterns in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area: Towards a Better Understanding of Peri-Urban Areas». Applied Geography 75 (Outubro): 49–59.
- Tappeiner, Ulrike, et al. 2021. «How to Consider History in Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Pathways». Landscape Ecology 36 (8): 2317–28.
- Woods, Michael. 2010. Rural. New York: Routledge.
Teaching method
The course includes presentation classes (by the teacher), joint reflections/discussions of the program's themes, and a final seminar for the presentation of the group working papers.At the same time that concepts are critically presented, examples of current and past problems are called up.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - The evaluation comprises a component of continuous participation in class(30%), working paper (30% of the final classification, 20% written component and 10% oral component )(30%), written test(40%)
Subject matter
1. The rural and the non-rural: theory, practice and representations
2. Temporal, spatial and land use dynamics
3. Introduction to the study of landscape ecology
4. Characteristics of the rural landscape through case studies.