NIGK14011U Human Movement in Urban and Rural Landscapes
Movement of individual humans beings can be assessed and measured by means of a number of techniques including GPS, automatic counting station, video tracking, questionnaires/interviews and visual in-street surveying. While these technologies for registration are developing at a high pace and made available to planning authorities and consultants, the way data is handled, analyzed, and presented – in particular in relation to GIS - still need further attention.
During the course movement will be addressed both in terms of
a) individual’s spatial actions, preferences and whereabouts
b) extent of use (e.g. visitor loads) of places distributed in time and space
c) or by means of aggregated approaches, e.g. in relation to accessibility/mobility.
Even though the methodological focus will be on digital approaches to spatial/temporal analysis and visualization, both digital and analog/visual methods will be involved. Digital techniques will include vector GIS (involving digital networks), raster GIS and Agent Based simulation.
Knowledge: After concluding the course students will be be
aware of present techniques used to collect, analyze,
interpret, understand, and present data about human’s movement in
urban and natural spaces.
Skills: Students will be equipped to comprehend the theoretic
foundation of human perception and cognition of spatial knowledge
as required for navigation and movement. Further students will be
able to - in technical/practical terms - carry out and conduct
related data collection, analysis, and presentation.
Competences: Students will be able to design and perform collection
of data about human movement, analyze data, display and report
results, and apply the achieved knowledge to actual planning and
design tasks. Knowledge includes
both information obtained though surveying and analysis
carried out by the student/prefessionel him-/herself and received
from other sources - for instance as conducted by external
consultants.
Even though a comprehensive knowledge base covering the
entire topical domain of the course is expected, students are
encouraged to foucus on particular topics and techniques as found
feasible in relation to their present study programmes and project
assignments.
Gimblett, R.H. and Skov-Petersen, H. (eds). 2008. Monitoring, Simulation and Management of Visitor Landscapes. The University of Arizona Press. 452 p. Will be provided for free as PDF.
Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre. 2013. How to Study Public Life -
Methods in Urban Design. Publisher: Island Press, USA.
Approximately 50 US§
Compendium (approximately 150 DKR). Including
- Montello, D., R. 2005. Navigation. In Shah,P., Miyake, A. (eds). The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. (pp. 257-294). NY: Cambridge university press.
- Golledge, R. Human wayfinding and cognitive maps (pp.5-46). In Golledge,1999. Wayfinding Behavior: Cognitive Mapping and Other Spatial Processes
- Skov-Petersen, H. A family of accessibility indicators.
- A serties of articles based on results from the bikeability project (www.bikeability.dk)
- ... and more
a) Lectures on principles, theories, methods, and applications in relation to relevant technologie
b) Fieldwork involving both digital and visual surveying techniques : GPS, counting stations, and visual registration
c) Analysis and interpretation of data (including results from fieldwork and existing datasets from larger surveys, social networks, and other types of ‘big data’) by means of GIS analysis (e.g. network analysis) and Agent based simulation
d) Project work
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 10
- Exercises
- 72
- Lectures
- 24
- Project work
- 100
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 15 minOral examination is based on assignment and course literature. Discussion of the assignment and other questions count equally.
- Exam registration requirements
- Student presentation, exercise and assignment conducted succesfully
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
Criteria for exam assesment
The student has to prove capability to independently design, discuss and carry out registration, analysis, presentation and application of human movement at both individual and aggregated level. Further also an understanding of implications in relation to physical planning and design tasks and challenges has to be comprehended and communicated.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK14011U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Course capacity
- 35
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Hans Skov-Petersen (3-6d7875456e6c7333707a336970)
Lecturers
Hans Skov-Petersen