SESSIONS

TUESDAY, room 3, from 09:30 to 11:30.

· 1^st hour: theory contents.

· 2^nd hour: practical contents.

WEDNESDAY, room 23, from 09:30 to 10:30.

· Theory contents.

TOPICS

TOPIC 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LANDSCAPES

TOPIC 2: SPANISH URBAN LANDSCAPES THROUGH TIME

1. Cities of the Pre-Roman and Roman world (Google Earth files)

2. Medieval cities (Google Earth files)

3. Cities of the 16^th to 18^th centuries (Google Earth files)

4. Contemporaneous cities (Google Earth files)

TOPIC 3: RECENT CHANGES OF SPANISH LANDSCAPES

1. Changes in the Natural Environment

2. Changes in the Human Environment

TOPIC 4: SINGULAR SPANISH LANDSCAPES

3. Las Médulas (Google Earth files)

4. El mar de plástico (Google Earth files)

5. Spanish deserts (Google Earth files)

6. Las Dehesas (Google Earth files)

GRADES

To pass the course, each student must submit the following activities to the instructor:

TASK 1. SPAIN´S GEOGRAPHY INFLUENCE ON SPANISH HISTORY.

Objective: to know what is the role of the Geography in the past, present and future of Spain.

Materials: a *.pdf file with the chapter corresponding to Spain in Tim Marshall´s book “The power of Geography”.

Deliverable: common discussion session.

TASK 2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPANISH CITIES.

Objective: documenting the urban evolution of a Spanish city through aerial photographs and Google Earth.

Materials: aerial photographs (excel file) and Google Earth.

Deliverables: each student must submit by e-mail the following materials:

1. A document in *.pdf format that will contain two tasks:

o A short essay (about 250 words in size 11) explaining the origin of the city analyzed and the possible causes leading to its creation.

o A schematic map, with Google Earth support, showing the spatial extension of the main historic quarters of the city (at least differentiating the Old City, the Ensanches and the developments after 1950).

2. A possible (walking) route locating at least 5 places (not necessarily monuments) that a visitor should not miss in your city. This route will also be displayed as a Google Earth Waypoints, and it will include precise locations and images (photographs, drawings, links to web pages etc…)

Deadline: Tuesday, March 18^th

TASK 3. SPANISH LANDSCAPES IN DEVELOPMENT.

TASK 3.1

Objective: to apprehend the changes in landscapes occurred in Spain during the 2^nd half of the 20^th century.

Materials: paper “Land Use Changes in Iberian Peninsula 1990–2012” by D. Fernández-Nogueira and E. Corbelle-Rico.

Deliverable: a multiple-choice test.

Date: Wednesday, March 26^th.

TASK 3.2

Objetive: to know the consequences of the integration of Spain in the European Union.

Materials: movie “La vida que te espera” and *.word file.

Date: Tuesday, April 8^th.

Deliverable: a written exercise answering questions raised from the film.

Deadline: Wednesday, April 16^th