
Sustainable Mobility and Territory
Code: 104270Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Geography, Environmental Management and Regional Planning | OP | 4 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Carme Miralles Guasch
- Email :
- carme.miralles@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Monika Wiktoria Maciejewska
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
To take this course, students must have a command of Catalan and/or Spanish at level B2 or higher.
Objectives
This is an elective course that can only be taken in the 4th year and serves as a continuation of the subject "Urban Policies: Housing, Neighborhoods, and Transport".
The main goal of the course is to familiarize students with sustainable, safe, healthy, equitable and inclusive mobility. The aim is to know the social, economic and environmental implications of the hegemonic mobility model in our cities and towns and to provide the necessary knowledge to help solve the impacts of this model, especially bearing in mind the impending energy crisis, climate emergency and the effects of pollution on health.
In this sense, a "box" of theoretical and methodological tools that can be useful in the professional practice of Geography in relation to the planning, management and resolution of issues related to mobility will be provided. However, and especially, practical exercises will be carried out that allow students to formulate propositive actions aimed at decarbonising mobility, recovering public space and promoting active mobility.
Learning outcomes
- CM23 (Develop proposals for action and intervention in the territory that address socio-demographic and environmental problems.) Develop proposals for action and intervention in the territory that address socio-demographic and environmental problems.
- KM37 (Define the limits and impacts associated with the current mobility model, including sustainability aspects.) Define the limits and impacts associated with the current mobility model, including sustainability aspects.
- SM29 (Analyse the complexity of the relationships between mobility and territory (energy crisis, climate emergency, and the effects of pollution).) Analyse the complexity of the relationships between mobility and territory (energy crisis, climate emergency, and the effects of pollution).
Contents
1-Introduction to Mobility
1.1. What is mobility?
1.2. User profiles.
1.3. The evolution of mobility: further, faster, greater distance.
2-Territory and Mobility
2.1. The dialectical relationship between territory and travel/displacement.
2.2. Which transport modes each territory requires.
3-Modes of Transport
3.1. Modes of transport: instruments for movement.
3.2. Access to transport modes.
3.3. Transport for everyone.
4-The Impacts of Mobility
4.1. Environmental impacts.
4.2. Social impacts.
4.3. Costs.
5-The Challenges of Mobility
5.1. Towards sustainable mobility.
5.2. Accessibility.
5.3. Rethinking the city.
6-Methodologies: From Surveys to Tracking
6.1. Quantitative.
6.2. Qualitative.
6.3. Tracking.
7-Sources for the Study of Mobility
7.1. Quantitative sources in the study of supply.
7.2. Quantitative sources in the study of demand.
7.3. Qualitative sources in the study of mobility.
8-Instruments for Mobility Management and Citizen Participation
8.1. The Mobility Act of Catalonia.
8.2. Mobility Plans.
8.3. Social participation in mobility diagnostics.
8.4. Mobility board/roundtable.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Practical sessions (PAUL) | 16.5 | 0.66 | |
| Making exercices | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Field trip (PCAM) | 4 | 0.16 | |
| Theoretical lessons (TE) | 28 | 1.12 | |
| Preparation of orals presentations | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Field work | 20 | 0.8 | |
| Reading and watching audiovisuals materials | 20 | 0.8 | |
| Study | 20 | 0.8 |
The contents of the subject will be developed from various teaching methodologies and training activities:
- Read written documents
- Viewing audiovisual materials
- Carrying out internships (include observing the public space and proposing measures to improve it)
- Open debates
- Guided tours with the support of the teacher and an assessment report *
- Oral presentations
- Use of ICT
- Tutorials
- Study and personal work
* There will be a morning outing at a place yet to be determined that will have no cost to the students.
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.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam | 50 | 1.5 | 0.06 | CM23, KM37, SM29 |
| Practicum | 30 | 0 | 0 | CM23, KM37, SM29 |
| class attendance. Participation and positive attitude in the classroom | 20 | 0 | 0 | CM23, KM37, SM29 |
A system of continuous assessment is established, consisting of various evaluative activities that allow the teaching staff to monitor students’ progress and enable students to track their own development throughout the course.
To be eligible for assessment, students must:
a) Complete all the stipulated evaluative activities (exam, practical work, and oral presentations)
b) Pass all of the above components
Grade Review
The maximum deadline for providing feedback and communicating the grades of the assessment activities is three weeks.
At the time of each evaluative activity, the instructor will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for grade review.
Resit
At the end of the teaching period, a resit will be offered for each of the stipulated evaluative activities. To participate in the resit, students must have been previously assessed in activities that account for at least two-thirds of the total grade. Additionally, students must have obtained a minimum final grade of 3.5 to be eligible for the resit.
Any evaluative activity involving irregularities is not eligible for resit.
If the student has to take the retake exam, the final grade will be the grade from the retake exam.
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 or plagiarism constitutes academic misconduct and will result in a grade of 0 for the activity. In case of repeated offenses, the entire course will be failed. “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 the 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
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 will be 0, it will not be eligible for resit, and it will be included in the weighted average.
Single Assessment
This course does not offer a single assessment option.
Use of Artificial Intelligence:
Restricted use: In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this evaluative activity will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in a partial or total penalty on the grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.
Bibliography
The bibliography and webgraphy that will be used for the development of the subject will be specified in the Moodle platform as the progress of the course requires it.
Software
Office or similar.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PCAM) Field practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |