T5-1 GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL PLANNING / DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
| Title | ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ-ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΥ / T5-1 GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL PLANNING / DEVELOPMENT ISSUES |
| Code | Θ5-1 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | School of Spatial Planning and Development |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Gritzas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20002324 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mīchanikṓn CΗōrotaxías kai Anáptyxīs (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 54
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600062347
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Class Schedule
| Building | Πολυτεχνείο (πτέρυγα Α) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | 105 (29) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 09:00 έως 12:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600062347
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to understand:
• different approaches followed by individual schools of thought, in order to analyze and interpret basic phenomena and issues addressed by Geography
• implementation of the findings of Geography in spatial planning/development.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
• The following schools of thought are examined in the light of the socio-economic context under which they emerged, and of their contribution in spatial planning and development:
o Classical Geography
o Regional Geography
o Anarchist Geographers
o Chicago School of Human Ecology
o Quantitative Geography
o “Transitional” paradigms (Behavioural Geography, Humanistic Geography. Liberal Geography etc)
o Critical Geography
o “The Cultural turn”
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
The final grade is the result of the sum of :
• the grade of the written examination at the end of the semester (scale 0-10)
• and the grade of the optional essay.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Λ. Λεοντίδου, Αγεωγράφητος χώρα: Ελληνικά είδωλα στις επιστημολογικές διαδρομές της Ευρωπαϊκής Γεωγραφίας, Προπομπός, Αθήνα 2011
2. Τερκενλή, Θ.Σ., Ιωσηφίδης, Θ., Χωριανόπουλος, Ι. (επιμ.) 2007, Ανθρωπογεωγραφία: Άνθρωπος, Κοινωνία και Χώρος. Κριτική, Αθήνα
Last Update
06-11-2015
