. "Human Geography"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Demography, global migration and contemporary cities"@en . . "6" . "The course will combine international perspective to migration with the local demographic processes, and place European and Estonian urban trends within the context of the global urbanization. The main migration and demographic approaches and concepts will be discussed: types of migration and intra-urban residential mobility, socio-economic and ethnic segregation, lifecourse theories, transnationalism. Practical exercises and discussions will be carried out during the course, with an aim to develop students' analytical skills and capabilities to independently carry out fieldwork in the field of urban geography. Different pedagogic methods will be applied to combine individual exercises with teamwork, discussion seminars with lectures. During the course meetings will be organized with the key persons among Estonian urban and immigration policy implementors. In this way students will be able to combine theoretical knowldedge with the practical outputs. The course will partly be carried out in combination with a related course \"Demography and Urban Social Geography\" (4EAP, LOOM.02.341) within the Master programmes in the field of human geography. The mix of students with different backgrounds in both courses provides added value to the study outputs.\n\nOutcome:\nAfter completing the course the student will\r\n1) understand the development of global population trends in different regions of the globe;\r\n2) understand the relationship between migration, social inequalities and urban spatial segregation;\r\n3) know the main concepts in demography, migration and segregation\r\n4) obtain analytical skills in the field, including composing population forecast, measure segregation and evaluate life quality in urban neighbourhoods;\r\n5) reflect on the differences and common values shaping migrant integration across cultures and societies\r\n6) be able to place Estonia and Europe among the global framework of urbanization and migration trends;\r\n7) obtain practical knowledge on urban and migration policy." . . "Hybrid"@en . "TRUE" . . "Economic geography of urban systems"@en . . "2" . "The course deals with a number of relevant economic geography topics:\r\n-what is economic geography\r\n-the location problem analysed\r\n-location theories: classical, neo-classical and alternative approaches\r\n-location factors\r\n-demography of the enterprise\r\n-city and economics\r\n-urban economic development: competition and networks\r\n-internal urban differentiation: land use\r\n-production networks in a global economy\r\n-'new economic geography'\r\n-geography of the world economy\r\n-evolutionary economic geography\n\nOutcome:\nAfter attending the course, the student will be:\r\n* familiar with the basic concepts of economic geography and urban networks\r\n* able to understand how businesses deal with decisions concerning locational choice;\r\n* able to answer questions regarding urban geography\r\n* able to analyze the complex relationship between city and economy\r\n* able to understand how creative industries operate and what their contribution is to the urban economy" . . "Hybrid"@en . "FALSE" . . "Geography and data background of the information society"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Creating databases in human geography"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Human geography of small Island systems"@en . . "6" . "Geography of Archipelagos and Island States; Human Geography of Islands; Human Ecology of Island Systems; Environmental challenges in Small Island States; Trans-scalar Spatial Analysis of Island Systems; Environmental Policies of Small Island States, Islands as Ecotones, Archipelago and Aquapelagos" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Human geography"@en . . "3" . "The objective of the study course is to facilitate understanding about main research fields of human geography; its major concepts and approaches. The study course is created for the academic bachelor study programs of the environmental sciences. The tasks of the course are to provide knowledge about the major topics of human geography (population, social, historical, cultural, political and economic geography), and their research techniques. Language of instruction: Latvian, English\r\nResults\tKnowledge 1. Explain concepts, principles, theories and models significant in field of Human geography. 2. Understand the diversity and spatial location of human activity, the main regularities of human-nature interaction and its changes in time and space; 3. Describe the goals and tasks of Human Geography, the specifics of research and the role of Human Geography in society; Skills 4. Plan and acquire data from publish and unpublish sources (including electronic resources) using scientific methods methods; 5. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to describe and explain the diversity and spatial location of human activity, using appropriate tools, approaches and software; 6. Uses written and oral communication in Latvian and scientific terminology in English; Competence 7. Analyze and evaluate the diversity and spatial location of human activity, the main regularities of human-nature interaction and its changes in time and space; 8. Design research and explore significant problems in field of Human geography, considering principles of scientific ethics; 9. Solve interdisciplinary problems and make decisions using knowledge, understanding and skills from field of Human geogrpahy. 10. Communicate with the general public about current issues and direction of Human Geography;" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Introduction to human geography"@en . . "no data" . "N.A." . . "no data"@en . "TRUE" . . "Economic geography"@en . . "no data" . "N.A." . . "no data"@en . "TRUE" . . "Human geography of europe"@en . . "no data" . "N.A." . . "no data"@en . "TRUE" . . "Regional human geography of the continents"@en . . "no data" . "N.A." . . "no data"@en . "TRUE" . .