Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as participative sessions, practical exercises, individual or group activities, guided activities, field work and autonomous work.

Students are expected to participate actively in the class throughout the course. 

Classroom materials will be available via Moodle. These include a repository of the lecture notes used in class, the course syllabus, as well as other course-specific learning materials, including a discussion forum. 

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes the following learning tasks: 

• Lectures: 15 hours
• Practical, interactive, individual or group activities: 25 hours
• Guided activities : 22 hours
• Field work: 8 hours
• Autonomous work: 75 hours
• Assessment: 5 hours

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

Topic 1.        Territorial strategic planning concepts and foundations
Topic 2.        Territorial strategic planning methods
Topic 3.        Territorial strategic planning techniques
Topic 4.        Participation to the territorial strategic planning
Topic 5.        Territorial strategic planning evaluation
Topic 6.        The landscape as a strategic planning approach
Topic 7.        The mapping as a strategic planning tool

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Further information concerning the timetable, classroom, assessment dates and other details regarding this course, will be provided on the first day of class or please refer to the “Facultad de Filosofía y Letras”  website (https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases)

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

• Fernández Güell, Jose Miguel. Planificación estratégica de ciudades : nuevos instrumentos y procesos / José Miguel Fernández Güell . Nueva ed. rev. y aum. Barcelona : Reverté, D.L. 2006
• Teoría y práctica para una ordenación racional del territorio / Luis Galiana y Julio Vinuesa (coords.) . Madrid : Síntesis, 2010
• Gómez Orea, Domingo. Ordenación territorial / Domingo Gómez Orea . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2002
• Izquierdo Vallina, Jaime. Manual para agentes de desarrollo rural : ideas y propuestas para moverse entre la conservación del patrimonio y el desarrollo local / Jaime Izquierdo Vallina . [Oviedo] : Instituto de Desarrollo Rural, Gobierno del Principado de Asturias ; Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, D.L. 2001
• Nuevos factores de desarrollo territorial / Joan Noguera Tur y Javier Esparcia Pérez (eds.) . Valencia: Universitat de València, 2008
• Pascual Esteve, J. M.. Estrategia territorial y gobierno relacional : Manual para la Planificación Estratégica de 2ª generación / J. M. Pascual Esteve, M. Tarragona Gorgorió [Sevilla] : Junta de Andalucía, 2009