Population, Migrations and Development

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

- Expository class, with discussion of scientific texts and other analysis documents (documentaries, reports, reports, etc.)
- Inverted class, with preparation of oral presentations by students
- Practical work, with study visit and on-site case-by-case analysis

Learning Outcomes

1. Use critically language and concepts applied to the population/migration domain;
2. Reveal organizational and research skills related to population/migration issues;
3. Critically reflect on the different rates of population growth observed at a regional scale;
4. Understand the articulation between the evolution of demographic, social and political dynamics;
5. Critically analyze the different theories/models of population growth and migration flows;
6. Recognize the evolution of international migration systems from a geographical perspective;
7. Critically analyze the issue associated with population and migration, taking into account the development of processes that lead to an improvement in the quality of social life
8. Discuss the effect of structural territorial changes related to climate change and contemporary political/social paradigms.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1- POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
1.1– Main regional population contrasts and explanatory factors
1.1.2– Population theories: a contemporary reading
1.1.3- The Demographic Transition Theory and the Second Demographic Transition Theory: critical analysis
1.2– Population dynamics
1.2.1- Evolution of fertility, morbidity and mortality: construction and analysis of indicators
1.2.2 - Epidemiological profile in a context of demographic aging
2 - MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
2.1 - Health of migrants and refugees in different sociopolitical contexts: epidemiological profile and access barriers
2.2 - Migrations, environment and quality of life
2.3 - Refugees and displaced people from the perspective of anthropogenic risks: from social upheavals to climate change
2.4 - Migrant entrepreneurship in urban spaces
2.5 - Cultural diversity, inclusion and geographic education

Head Lecturer(s)

João Luís Jesus Fernandes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 25.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 25.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Bartram, D.; Poros, M.; Monforte, P. (2014), Key concepts in migration. Londres: Sage.
Davies, A; James, A. (2011). Geographies of Ageing: Social Processes and the Spatial Unevenness of Population Ageing. Routledge, London.
Dias, S.; Simões, J.; Barros, P.P. (2018), Migration and Health. Coimbra: Almedina.
Keskiner, E.; Eve, M.; Ryan, L. (2022), Revisiting Migrant Networks. Migrants and their Descendants in Labour Markets. Berlin: Springer.
Haas, H.; Castles, S.; Miller, M. (2020), The age of migration. International population movements in the modern world. Nova Iorque, Gilford Press.
Nossa, P. (2020). Aging, financing, and innovation in the health care system: a necessary discussion to maintain the right to health. Saude soc. 29 (2).
Vollset, SE, Goren E, Yuan C-W, et al. (2020). Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet, vol.936, 1285-1306.