Degree | Type | Year |
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Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning | OP | 4 |
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There are no specific requirements to take this course.
This course offers a critical approach to local and territorial development from the reality that imposes for the territory and its population three current challenges: 1) the climate and environmental crisis, 2) the growing inequalities in the distribution of wealth; and 3) the fourth revolution linked to the role of new technologies and artificial intelligence.
The course has three main objectives: 1) to critically examine the concept of development in general and local / regional development from different theories and practices, 2) to understand the dynamics of the local economy within the conditions imposed by economic, environmental and energy changes , 3) explore new economic models that raise local development from an ethical and eco-centered position. Classes will combine theoretical, practical and discussion format.
1) The current challenges of local development: environmental, social, and economic crisis.
2) The concept of local development. Origins, evolution, and new formulation.
3) The Community Economies in the Anthropocene era. Case studies and experiences.
4) The policies and strategic lines of urban development of the last decades.
5) Local development linked to tourism: experiences, opportunities, and deficiencies.
6) Local development linked to the knowledge economy and the smart city: experiences, opportunities, and shortcomings.
7) Local development and climate change.
8) The role of the public sector in local development.
9) Local development and sustainability.
10) DLT and policy making. The programs PADL and AODL.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Field Trips | 8 | 0.32 | |
Practicum | 9 | 0.36 | |
Theoretical Classes | 31.5 | 1.26 | |
Type: Supervised | |||
Practical exercices and research project | 20 | 0.8 | |
Tutorial | 5 | 0.2 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Project | 40 | 1.6 | |
Readings | 20 | 0.8 | |
Study | 15 | 0.6 |
Theoretical classes will be complemented with fieldwork on real research projects, which will allow students to reflect on the problems and difficulties posed by local development.
Students will have to build in parallel to the teaching sessions an original research project as part of the training process in this subject. It will be compulsory to read a series of basic texts on theories in local development and practical experiences.
The learning process and acquisition of skills will be supervised by the teacher through individual and/or group tutorials. The teachers of the subject will be available to students to resolve doubts and follow the evolution of the aforementioned process of learning and acquisition of skills.
Field trips will be conducted in accordance with the official Field Trip Protocol established by the Faculty. Students will be provided with specific safety documentation related to off-campus activities organized by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). It is the responsibility of each student to review and acknowledge this documentation prior to participating in any field activity.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Class activity and case studies | 10 | 0 | 0 | CM22, CM23, KM36 |
Class activity and individual case studies | 20 | 0 | 0 | CM22, CM23, KM36 |
Fieldwork report | 10 | 0 | 0 | CM22, CM23, KM36 |
Term paper | 20 | 0 | 0 | CM22, CM23, KM36 |
Test | 40 | 1.5 | 0.06 | KM36 |
The evaluation of the subject will be based on the continuous evaluation of the process of acquiring knowledge and skills by the student and will consist of:
a. Final exam (40% grade)
b. Field work report (10%)
c. Attendance in class, discussion and participation in the tasks proposed in class (10%)
d. Preparation of research project and presentation in class (20%)
e. Completion of mandatory practical exercises. These must be done individually and during class time. The exercises entail the delivery of a document for evaluation (20%).
The final exam must be passed in order to have the right to have the rest of the qualifications considered.
Field trip is mandatory.
Exam Scheduling and Assignment Submission:
Exam dates and assignment deadlines will be communicated to students well in advance and cannot be modified individually (except in exceptional and duly justified cases). Erasmus students requesting to take an exam early must present a written document from their home university justifying the request.
The resit exam date will be set by the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts and cannot be changed.
Grade Review:
At the time of each evaluative activity, the teaching staff will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for grade review.
Resit:
To be eligible for a resit, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities that account for at least two-thirds of the total grade.
Any evaluative activity involving irregularities is not eligible for resit.
Non-Assessable Students:
Students will receive a “non-assessable” grade if they have submitted less than 30% of the evaluative activities. If an evaluative activity is not completed, the grade for that activity will be 0, it will not be eligible for resit, and it will be included in the weighted average.
Plagiarism or Fraudulent Conduct:
If a student commits any irregularity that may significantly affect the grade of an evaluative activity, that activity will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may follow. If multiple irregularities occur in the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.
“Copying” is defined as a work that reproduces all or most of another student’s work. “Plagiarism” is presenting all or part of a text by another author as one’s own, without citing sources, whether in print or digital format. See UAB documentation on plagiarism: http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html
Use of AI:
In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the development of the work, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution of the student in the analysis and personal reflection. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and the inclusion of critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases.
Single Assessment:
This course does not offer a single assessment option.
Additional bibliography will be added during the course.
Optional bibliography:
ALBURQUERQUE, Francisco (2013) "Economía del Desarrollo y Desarrollo Territorial" http://www.delalburquerque.es/images/subidas/E%20Desarrollo%20y%20Desarrollo%20Territorial%203.0.pdf
BLAKELY Eduard J. and BRADSHAW, Ted K. (2003) Planning Local Economic Development. London: Sage Publications.
CASELLAS, Antònia (2018) "Nous Reptes, Reflexions i Propostes per un Desenvolupament Local Sostenible" Col.lecció Eines. Elements d'Innovació i Estratègia. Diputació de Barcelona. 21p. https://www1.diba.cat/llibreria/pdf/60118.pdf
CASELLAS, Antònia (2014) " Desenvolupament local i territori. Del creixement indiscriminat a la viabilitat social i econòmica" Diputació de Barcelona. Area de Desenvolupament Econòmic Ocupació. http://www1.diba.cat/llibreria/pdf/54052.pdf
CASELLAS, A. (2010). La geografía crítica y el discurso de la sostenibilidad: perspectivas y acciones. DAG 56/3, 575-583.
ESTELA, Oriol (2020) Repensar las agencias de desarrollo económico local en la crisis de la covid-19. Asamblea general de Redel.
GIBSON-GRAHAM Julie Katherine, CAMERON, Jenny and HEALY, Stephan (2017) Retomenos la economia. Una guia ética para transformar nuestras comunidades. Bogotá: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
GIBSON-GRAHAM Julie Katherine and ROELVINK, Gerda (2010) "An Economic Ethics for the Anthropocene". Antipode, 41(s1), p. 320-346.
POLI, Corrado (2010) "Sustainable Development: from Fallacy to Fraud", Human Geography. A new Radical Journal, Vol. 3 ,2, p. 63-82.
Others:
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Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
(PCAM) Field practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
(PCAM) Field practices | 2 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |