Teacher(s)
Language
English
Main themes
Theoretical course
TD 2 Discussing progress and initial results Small group tutorial (5 per group) Student implication : 1 hour
TD 3 Field work to validate hypotheses See GEOG2161 Enseignement de terrain
TD 4 Presenting the results and conclusions of the study Seminar (in English) Student implication : 3 hours
Tackling the problem - review of the literature and the study area, collection and use of available data resources, application of appropriate methods (40 hours).
Field work (see GEOG2161 Enseignement de terrain)
Production of the final report (12 hours).
Notions acquises : Ability to work within a team and contribute to the group's work Methodological and analytical techniques Seminar presentation skills (and ability in English) Report writing skills
- Introduction to the course and its objectives
- Defining the problem and themes for the case studies.
- The case studies will be based on a comparison of two European regions (within Belgium and Spain). The specific study themes will change each year, but examples include : tourism, transport (air traffic, high speed trains, road building, etc.), migration/demography and residential housing (retirement homes, new labour), emerging/declining industries (manufacturing, etc.), agriculture and agri-business (glass house production, fruit production), forest cover change, the impact of land use change on water resources (industrial and agricultural consumption patterns), biogeography (ecology and landscape), land degradation (the socio-economic and physical drivers of soil erosion on the loess belt and in Mediterranean environments).
- Travaux dirigés : Themes
TD 2 Discussing progress and initial results Small group tutorial (5 per group) Student implication : 1 hour
TD 3 Field work to validate hypotheses See GEOG2161 Enseignement de terrain
TD 4 Presenting the results and conclusions of the study Seminar (in English) Student implication : 3 hours
- Travaux personnels :
Tackling the problem - review of the literature and the study area, collection and use of available data resources, application of appropriate methods (40 hours).
Field work (see GEOG2161 Enseignement de terrain)
Production of the final report (12 hours).
Notions acquises : Ability to work within a team and contribute to the group's work Methodological and analytical techniques Seminar presentation skills (and ability in English) Report writing skills
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
1 | Knowledge :
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Content
The aim of this course is to offer the students the opportunity to investigate the interaction between the human and physical environment based on a general theme (that changes each year)
Teaching methods
The students will first work on a general theme based on a report by an international organization. The second step will be on a specific question identified in a scientific paper.
Evaluation methods
Course work: group presentation and individual presentation
Teaching materials
- Les slides sont disponible sur Moodle
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