GEO1263 Rural Spaces

Brief description of aims and content

The rural space module provides a general understanding of rural spaces with a particular emphasis on Africa and Rwanda. The course deals mainly with the description of the rural landscape, the rural economy and an introduction to rural planning approaches. To all components of the course, spatial aspects are integrated and analyzed.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Know and explain rural Geography elements

2. Explain rural development process

3. Know and understand basic concepts and approaches of rural planning

4. Describe a typical rural landscape

5. Explain the concept of rural development

6. Describe and explain the role of agriculture in rural development with reference to Rwanda

7. Analyse rural livelihood in general and in Rwanda in particular

8. Describe and explain types of rural-urban interactions in general and in Rwanda as a case study

9. Explain some approaches used in rural planning (land evaluation, land use planning, poverty reduction strategies)

10. Identify spatial information needed in rural planning, and perform some spatial analysis related to rural planning