Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | URBAN GEOGRAPHY

cod. 1212100101

URBAN GEOGRAPHY

	1212100101
	DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2021/2022

CURRICULUM ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES Cohort 2020/2021

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-GGR/01	6	40	LESSONS	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH BOTH THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE CITY AND THE URBAN NETWORKS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CRITICALLY THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES AND THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT URBAN SPACE IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL BASES OF THE URBAN GEOGRAPHY. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET, IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE URBAN SPACE, TO INVESTIGATE ITS CHARACTERS (ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORKS, TERRITORIAL VALUES), ITS EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES (FORMS OF THE URBAN EXPANSION), THE MAIN TYPES OF ORGANIZATION (INSIDE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SUPERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES). PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO INFORMATION SOURCES AND DATASETS THAT CAN BE USED TO STUDY THE EUROPEAN URBAN SYSTEM.

THE COURSE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH BOTH THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE CITY AND THE URBAN NETWORKS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CRITICALLY THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES AND THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT URBAN SPACE IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL BASES OF THE URBAN GEOGRAPHY. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET, IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE URBAN SPACE, TO INVESTIGATE ITS CHARACTERS (ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORKS, TERRITORIAL VALUES), ITS EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES (FORMS OF THE URBAN EXPANSION), THE MAIN TYPES OF ORGANIZATION (INSIDE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SUPERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES). PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO INFORMATION SOURCES AND DATASETS THAT CAN BE USED TO STUDY THE EUROPEAN URBAN SYSTEM.

	Prerequisites
	BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF GEOGRAPHY IS A USEFUL BACKGROUND.

	Contents
	GENERAL FEATURES OF THE URBAN PHENOMENON (4 HOURS) URBAN FUNCTIONS (4 HOURS) CYCLES OF URBAN GROWTH (2 HOURS) PATTERNS OF LAND USE AND SOIL USE MODELS (2 HOURS) EVOLUTION OF SETTLEMENTS: FROM THE COMPACT CITY TO THE SPRAWLED CITY (4 HOURS) URBAN SPRAWL: DRIVERS, SPATIAL PATTERNS AND TERRITORIAL IMPACTS (4 HOURS) URBAN POPULATION AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY OF CITIES(4 HOURS) URBAN ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY (4 HOURS) FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: NEW APPROACHES TO URBAN PHENOMENON (4 HOURS) HIERARCHIES AND NETWORKS OF CITIES (4 HOURS) URBAN COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBAL CITIES (4 HOURS) METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE URBAN (QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES) (4-6 HOURS)

Contents

GENERAL FEATURES OF THE URBAN PHENOMENON (4 HOURS)
URBAN FUNCTIONS (4 HOURS)
CYCLES OF URBAN GROWTH (2 HOURS)
PATTERNS OF LAND USE AND SOIL USE MODELS (2 HOURS)
EVOLUTION OF SETTLEMENTS: FROM THE COMPACT CITY TO THE SPRAWLED CITY (4 HOURS)
URBAN SPRAWL: DRIVERS, SPATIAL PATTERNS AND TERRITORIAL IMPACTS (4 HOURS)
URBAN POPULATION AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY OF CITIES(4 HOURS)
URBAN ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY (4 HOURS)
FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: NEW APPROACHES TO URBAN PHENOMENON (4 HOURS)
HIERARCHIES AND NETWORKS OF CITIES (4 HOURS)
URBAN COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBAL CITIES (4 HOURS)
METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE URBAN (QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES) (4-6 HOURS)

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 COMPULSORY HOURS OF LESSONS DIVIDED INTO 32/34 HOURS OF LECTURES AND 6/8 HOURS OF GROUP ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY. THE LATTER WILL DEEPEN METHODOLOGIES, TOOLS, SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND DATA SETS THAT CAN BE USED FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN CITIES. FOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF LAB ACTIVITIES CALLS ATTENDANCE, ALTHOUGH NOT MANDATORY, IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. NON ATTENDING STUDENTS CAN PREPARE THEIR EXAM ON A SUITABLY DEFINED COURSE PROGRAM.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 COMPULSORY HOURS OF LESSONS DIVIDED INTO 32/34 HOURS OF LECTURES AND 6/8 HOURS OF GROUP ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY. THE LATTER WILL DEEPEN METHODOLOGIES, TOOLS, SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND DATA SETS THAT CAN BE USED FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN CITIES.

FOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF LAB ACTIVITIES CALLS ATTENDANCE, ALTHOUGH NOT MANDATORY, IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. NON ATTENDING STUDENTS CAN PREPARE THEIR EXAM ON A SUITABLY DEFINED COURSE PROGRAM.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL CONSIST IN AN ORAL INTERVIEW AIMED AT ASSESSING THE SKILLS ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT AND HIS ABILITY TO EXPOSE WITH APPROPRIATELY TECHNICAL LANGUAGE ISSUES AND CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. OPERATIONAL SKILLS WITH DATA BASES AND CASE STUDIES WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED.

	Texts
	NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS: 1) DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO), SECONDA EDIZIONE, 2014. 2) EU ANDUN-HABITAT –EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (2016) THE STATE OFEUROPEAN CITIES 2016. CITIES LEADING THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE. AVAILABLE FROM: HTTP://EC.EUROPA.EU/REGIONAL_POLICY/SOURCES/POLICY/THEMES/CITIES-REPORT/STATE_EU_CIT-IES2016_EN.PDF (THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS) OR ESPON, SUPER - SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION AND LAND-USE PRACTICES IN EUROPEAN REGIONS, 2020, AVAILABLE FROM:: HTTPS://WWW.ESPON.EU/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/ATTACHMENTS/2020_ESPON_SUPER_GUIDE_FINAL_A4_SCREENVIEW.PDF ATTENDING STUDENTS: 1) DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, TORINO, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO), 2014. 2) SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT. ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATES IN AT LEAST 80% OF THE LESSONS (AND TAKE THE EXAM IN THE WINTER SESSION)

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NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
1) DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO), SECONDA EDIZIONE, 2014.
2) EU ANDUN-HABITAT –EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (2016) THE STATE OFEUROPEAN CITIES 2016. CITIES LEADING THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE. AVAILABLE FROM: HTTP://EC.EUROPA.EU/REGIONAL_POLICY/SOURCES/POLICY/THEMES/CITIES-REPORT/STATE_EU_CIT-IES2016_EN.PDF (THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS)
OR
ESPON, SUPER - SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION AND LAND-USE PRACTICES IN EUROPEAN REGIONS, 2020, AVAILABLE FROM::
HTTPS://WWW.ESPON.EU/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/ATTACHMENTS/2020_ESPON_SUPER_GUIDE_FINAL_A4_SCREENVIEW.PDF

ATTENDING STUDENTS*:
1) DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, TORINO, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO), 2014.
2) SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT.

*ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATES IN AT LEAST 80% OF THE LESSONS (AND TAKE THE EXAM IN THE WINTER SESSION)