Geografía Humana
Módulo: Humanidades
Materia: Coordenadas de desarrollo humano y cultural
Lengua de impartición principal: catalán
Otras lenguas de impartición: castellano
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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.
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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.
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.
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
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.
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 FORMATIVA | HORAS | COMPETENCIAS |
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Clase teórico-expositiva | 15 | E01 E18 E19 E20 |
Seminario o taller (anàlisi de textos, debate, sesión con especialitas, presentación oral de trabajos...) | 45 | E26 G01 G02 G03 |
Tutoría (individual o en grupo) | 2 | G07 |
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 EVALUACIÓN | PORCENTAJE |
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Examen final | 40 |
Prueba parcial | 40 |
Trabajos, informes, memorias, ejercicios, análisis de lecturas, etc. | 20 |
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.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.