RHI-51306 Historical Geography and Applied Cultural Historical Landscape Research
Course
Credits 6.00
| Teaching method | Contact hours |
| Lectures | 20 |
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Course coordinator(s) | prof. drs. JAJ Vervloet |
| Lecturer(s) | prof. drs. JAJ Vervloet |
| Examiner(s) | prof. drs. JAJ Vervloet |
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Contents:
This course pays attention to
- the development of Dutch landscapes;
- theory of historical geography;
- the sources for historical geographical landscape research;
- methods of applied historical landscape research.
Aims:
- knowledge and understanding of the history of the Dutch landscape;
- knowledge of historical geography as a discipline;
- knowledge of sources for historical landscape research;
- knowledge and understanding of methods for historical landscape research;
- knowledge of national, provincial and municipal policies with regard to historical landscape maintenance;
- knowledge of institutions with regard to the study and maintenance of historical landscapes.
Activities:
Lectures and individual assignments. Each individual student has to study a part of a region, to establish its history of the landscape and the built environment, and to assess the opportunities for future use.
Examination:
There will be a written exam based on the lectures and the obligatory literature. The final mark is the result of this written exam and the mark for the assignment.
Literature:
S. Barends, e.a (eds.), Het Nederlandse landschap. Een historisch-geografische benadering (Utrecht: Matrijs, 2000).
J.A. Hendrikx, Cultuurhistorie van stad en land (Utrecht: Matrijs, 1999).
Additional literature.
A course outline will be distributed at the first lecture, and can be found on the internet site of the Rural History