Shaping sustainable urban areas

Language

French
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Main themes

The relations between cities and their territories, local and distant, are at the core of contemporary sustainability issues. The course aims to provide theoretical, empirical and methodological tools for (i) understanding the material, socio-economic, cultural and political relations between urban spaces and the other spaces, rural, periurban and other urban ones, that form the territories of cities (hinterland and foreland), (ii) intervening in these territories in a sustainable development and sustainability perspective.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	At the end of this course, the student is capable to: 1. Master theoretical knowledge in geography of urban spaces and territories connected to these spaces 2. Translate this knowledge into methods for analysing data on cities and flows in urban territores 3. Realise a diagnostic on urban territories and resources management therein 4. Assess and design projects of urban and ecoterritories development based on the principles of sustainable development

Faculty or entity

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