Geography of urban spaces and flows

Teacher(s)

De Keersmaecker Marie-Laurence;

Language

French

Prerequisites

For students in geographic sciences, general orientation (GEOG1BA): LBIO1283 Principles of statistics and analysis of biological data

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

In a world where urbanisation progresses, understanding the factors that structure spatial organisation, in particular of settlements, is more pressing than ever. What are the factors that influence the trajectory of cities ?  How goods, services and people flows have been shaping urban spaces and the territories linked to these cities ? We will use various classical geographical models to retrace the development trajectories of several study cases.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	To identify the physical, human and spatial interaction factors that structure cities and urban landscapes, and transport and flows networks (of people, goods, services) To use adequately the classical models of urban geography, for modelling or as tools for critical thinking

Teaching materials

• matériel sur moodle

Faculty or entity

> GEOG