Asignatura

Geografía Humana

  • código 08853
  • curso 2
  • periodo Semestre 2
  • tipo FB
  • créditos 6

Módulo: Humanidades

Materia: Coordenadas de desarrollo humano y cultural

Lengua de impartición principal: catalán

Otras lenguas de impartición: castellano

Horario
grupo M
 Sem.2  MA 12:00 14:00 b303
 Sem.2  JU 12:00 14:00 a506

Profesorado

Responsable

Lc. Sergi MASSANA - smassana@uic.es

Horario de atención

After every lesson

Presentación

Human Geography studies the localization or geographical distribution of multiple human phenomena such as economic globalization, the emergent economies in the developing world, urbanization, agriculture and hunger in the Third World, population growth and decline and immigration, and the human interactions with the environment, among other phenomena which are reshaping the world. One should not forget that all these trends are much related with the territory. The analysis at different territorial scales helps us to understand the complexity of a restless global Geography.


Requisitos previos

There aren't any.

Objetivos

Get to know the local and global geographical processes of any kind, whether they be political, demographic, economic or environmental, at the different levels: global, state and sub-state.

Competencias / Resultados de aprendizaje de la titulación

The students will seize the complexities of some geographical problems, such as population and the development in the Third World and will tell that they are not as simple as sometimes mass media and public opinion portray them. The subject will encourage discussion in the class and the meaningful use of digital sources of information and its processing. The use of the English language constitutes an important incentive in this class, with lecturing, readings, discussion, documentaries, writings, computer software, etc. using this language. Fieldwork will also help students to get to know urban areas where there are a number of foreign immigrants and ethinic businesses. Getting to know immigration is like getting to know in a strighforward manner the people, cultures and interests of distant countries. 

  • E11 - Ser capaz de interpretar datos derivados de las observaciones en relación con su significación, y relacionarlos con teorías apropiadas
  • E18 - Percepción y conocimiento del espacio físico en que se desarrolla la actividad humana
  • E19 - Capacidad para localizar, observar e interpretar espacios, territorios y paisajes, reales o representados, y orientarse en ellos
  • E20 - Reflexionar sobre la interacción hombre-medio y la organización del territorio resultante
  • E37 - Conocimiento actualizado de las áreas de estudio relacionadas con los temas internacionales, teniendo en cuenta las nuevas aportaciones procedentes de la vanguardia, como la reflexión crítica sobre la incidencia del turismo (también cultural) en el desarrollo
  • G02 - Capacidad de análisis y síntesis.
  • G06 - Capacidad de trabajo en equipo, habilidades interpersonales y liderazgo
  • E01 - Conocimiento y habilidad para dar una visión cultural/humanística a otras ciencias o a sus métodos
  • E31 - Transferencia de conocimiento y buenas prácticas en otros sectores.

Resultados de aprendizaje de la asignatura

Appreciation of the uniqueness of human geography as a scientific discipline

Awareness of the impacts of the globalization of economic activities in both Third World and rich countries

Understanding of the growth and location of human settlements and of the types of cities 

Discernment of the effects of the agricultural revolution in Third World countries

Assessment of the spatial distribution of population in the world, the basics of population dynamics and of population policies

Knowledge of the causes and patterns of the contemporary age famines in poor countries

Acquaintance of the relationship of human activities with the environment, notably with the so called "global warming"

Ability to identify and explain the spatial patterns of human population and settlement

Critical thinking in the theorization of human-environment relationships

Basic skills in the reading of maps, tables and charts

 

Contenidos

Lesson 1. What is Geography?
Lesson 2. The economic development and the globalization
Lesson 3. The cities cities and the urbanization in the world
Lesson 4. The modern agriculture
Lesson 5. The population in the world
Lesson 6. The famines in the poor countries
Lesson 7. The human interactions with the environment.

Metodología y actividades formativas

Modalidad totalmente presencial en el aula

The methodology is manyfold. In the lectures the students are encouraged to participate with their comments. At the same time, the students should keep up with the readings related to every lesson. Short assignments, a walking tour to an immigrants' neighborhood, some video screening and debates will be tasks to be done.

 

ACTIVIDAD FORMATIVAHORASCOMPETENCIAS
Clase teórico-expositiva
15E01 E18 E19 E20
Seminario o taller (anàlisi de textos, debate, sesión con especialitas, presentación oral de trabajos...)
45E26 G01 G02 G03
Tutoría (individual o en grupo)
2G07

Sistemas y criterios de evaluación

Modalidad totalmente presencial en el aula

 

10% Daily meaningful participation in the class

10% Individual written answers to “Readings’ questions” (one reading per lesson)

40% Mid-term exam. Individual tutoring after the mid-term exam

40% Final exam. 

Questions in both exams from the “Readings’ questions”.

 

English language use incentives:

- Exams written in English will be granted 1/10 bonus point.
- Each meaningful participation spoken in English in the classroom will be granted 1/10 bonus point.
- The presentation said in English will also be granted 1/10 bonus point.

 

SISTEMA DE EVALUACIÓNPORCENTAJE
Examen final
40
Prueba parcial
40
Trabajos, informes, memorias, ejercicios, análisis de lecturas, etc.
20

Bibliografía y recursos

Mandatory readings:

KNOX, Paul and MARSTON, Sallie (2004, revised edition). Places and Regions in Global Context. Human Geography. Prentice Hall, New Jersey (USA), chapters 1, 7 & 10.
MAZOYER, Marcel and ROUDART, Laurence (2006). A History of World Agriculture. From the Neolitic Age to the Current Crisis. Earthscan: London, Sterling (VA, USA), pp. 9-18.
ROSS, Eric (1998b). “The Malthus Factor: Poverty, Politics and Population in Capitalist Development”. The CornerHouse, Briefing 20. Available inhttp://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/sites/thecornerhouse.org.uk/files/20malth_0.pdf
GRIMES, Seamus (1998). “From population control to ‘reproductive rights’: ideological influences in population policy”. Third World Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 375-393.
DRÈZE, Jean and SEN, Amartya (1989). Hunger and Public Action. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
SERRA DEL POZO, Pau (2000). "Julian Simon, a population optimist?". Revista de Cooperación Internacional, 3, 5, Servicio de Publicaciones de Cooperación Internacional, Madrid, pp. 9-24.
FUREDI, Frank (1997). Population & Development. PolityPress, pp. 142-158.
RITTER, Stephen K. (2009). “Global Warming And Climate Change. Which Comes First, CO2 Or The Heat?”. Chemical & Engineering News. Volume 87, Number 51.

Other references:
ALBET, Abel and BENEJAM, Pilar (2000). Una geografía humana renovada: lugares y regiones en un mundo global. Institut de Ciències d’Educació, Vicens Vives, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona.
DERRAU, Max (1991, revised edition). Géographie humaine. Armand Colin, Paris.
HIGUERAS, Antonio (2003). Teoría y método de la geografía. Introducción al análisis Geográfico Regional. Colección Textos docentes, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza.
KNOX, Paul and MARSTON, Sallie (2004, revised edition). Places and Regions in Global Context. Human Geography. Prentice Hall, New Jersey (USA).
ROMERO, Joan, coordinator (2004). Geografía Humana. Colección Ariel Geografía, Barcelona.

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