Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | GEOGRAFIA URBANA

cod. 1212100101

GEOGRAFIA URBANA

	1212100101
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE

	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2014/2015

CURRICULUM RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-GGR/01	5	40	LESSONS	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE CITIES, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP IN STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CRITICALLY THE PRINCIPLES, LOGIC AND EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF URBAN SPACE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASE STUDIES DIRECTED TO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION THAT GEOGRAPHY AND ITS METHODS CAN OFFER TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERRITORIES AND TO THE FUTURE ELABORATION OF APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION POLICIES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER STANDING AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT MUST POSSESS THE THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL BASES OF THE URBAN GEOGRAPHY AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE THE URBAN SPACE, INVESTIGATING CHARACTERS (ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORKS, TERRITORIAL VALUES), EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES (FORMS OF THE URBAN EXPANSION), METHODS OF ORGANIZATION (INSIDE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SUPERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES). APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE THE URBAN SPACE AND IN PARTICULAR MUST HAVE A GOOD ABILITY TO: - USE STATISTICAL INFORMATION, PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES; - ANALYZE THE ROLE OF LOCAL AND EXTERNAL ACTORS (INSIDER AND OUTSIDER) IN THE PROCESSES OF TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION; - ANALYZE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND EVALUATE THE SUSTAINABILITY - IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SPECIFIC URBAN AND TERRITORIAL CONTEXTS. MAKING JUDGEMENTS THE STUDENT WILL HAVE A GOOD CAPACITY TO ANALYZE CRITICALLY AND EVALUATE IN FULL AUTONOMY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES, AND PROCESSES OF TRANSFORMATION THAT CURRENTLY INTEREST CITIES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY BOTH TO A NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCE, BOTH TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FIELD, ISSUES AND PROBLEMS INHERENT THE URBAN SPACE. LEARNING SKILLS LEARNING SKILLS WILL BE TESTED THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES RELATING SPECIFIC STUDIES OF CASE

PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE CITIES, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP IN STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET CRITICALLY THE PRINCIPLES, LOGIC AND EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF URBAN SPACE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASE STUDIES DIRECTED TO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION THAT GEOGRAPHY AND ITS METHODS CAN OFFER TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERRITORIES AND TO THE FUTURE ELABORATION OF APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION POLICIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER STANDING
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT MUST POSSESS THE THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL BASES OF THE URBAN GEOGRAPHY AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE THE URBAN SPACE, INVESTIGATING CHARACTERS (ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORKS, TERRITORIAL VALUES), EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES (FORMS OF THE URBAN EXPANSION), METHODS OF ORGANIZATION (INSIDE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SUPERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCALES).

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE THE URBAN SPACE AND IN PARTICULAR MUST HAVE A GOOD ABILITY TO:
- USE STATISTICAL INFORMATION, PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES;
- ANALYZE THE ROLE OF LOCAL AND EXTERNAL ACTORS (INSIDER AND OUTSIDER) IN THE PROCESSES OF TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION;
- ANALYZE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND EVALUATE THE SUSTAINABILITY
- IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SPECIFIC URBAN AND TERRITORIAL CONTEXTS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
THE STUDENT WILL HAVE A GOOD CAPACITY TO ANALYZE CRITICALLY AND EVALUATE IN FULL AUTONOMY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES, AND PROCESSES OF TRANSFORMATION THAT CURRENTLY INTEREST CITIES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY BOTH TO A NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCE, BOTH TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FIELD, ISSUES AND PROBLEMS INHERENT THE URBAN SPACE.

LEARNING SKILLS
LEARNING SKILLS WILL BE TESTED THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES RELATING SPECIFIC STUDIES OF CASE

	Prerequisites
	IT IS USEFUL AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF GEOGRAPHY.

	Contents
	GENERAL FEATURES OF THE URBAN PHENOMENON - THE URBAN FUNCTIONS - THE CYCLES OF URBAN GROWTH - THE PATTERNS OF USE OF URBAN SPACE - URBAN ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY - FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: NEW APPROACHES TO URBAN PHENOMENON - HIERARCHIES AND NETWORKS OF CITIES - URBAN COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBAL CITIES. CASE STUDY ON THE CITY OF SALERNO: THE EVOLUTION OF THE URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES OF URBAN TRANSFORMATION - THE CHARACTER OF THE URBAN MILIEU - THEMATIC STUDIES ON SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE CITY.

Contents

GENERAL FEATURES OF THE URBAN PHENOMENON - THE URBAN FUNCTIONS - THE CYCLES OF URBAN GROWTH - THE PATTERNS OF USE OF URBAN SPACE - URBAN ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY - FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: NEW APPROACHES TO URBAN PHENOMENON - HIERARCHIES AND NETWORKS OF CITIES - URBAN COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBAL CITIES.
CASE STUDY ON THE CITY OF SALERNO: THE EVOLUTION OF THE URBAN PLANNING AND POLICIES OF URBAN TRANSFORMATION - THE CHARACTER OF THE URBAN MILIEU - THEMATIC STUDIES ON SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE CITY.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 COMPULSORY HOURS OF LESSONS (20 LESSONS OF 2 HOURS) AND 6 OPTIONAL HOURS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON EUROPEAN URBAN NETWORK. THERE WILL BE, ALSO, GROUP ACTIVITIES IN THE LABORATORY ON SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES.

	Verification of learning
	THE COURSE WILL PRIVIDE EXERCISES IN LABORATORY ON URBAN TOPICS (USING DATABASE ON LINE AND WEBGIS ). THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST IN AN ORAL VERIFICATION ON THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. IN THE EVALUATION WILL BE HELD INTO ACCOUNT, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, EVEN THE OPERATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPED.

	Texts
	DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., 2011, LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO). ESPON, TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS IN EUROPE: GATEWAY FUNCTIONS IN CITIES, 2013 PDF DOWNLOADABLE ON LINE AT HTTP://WWW.ESPON.EU/MAIN/MENU_PUBLICATIONS/MENU_TERRITORIALOBSERVATIONS/TO9_DECEMBER_2013.HTML ATTENDING STUDENTS: C DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., 2011, LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ. LECTURE NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT.

Texts

DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., 2011, LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO).
ESPON, TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS IN EUROPE: GATEWAY FUNCTIONS IN CITIES, 2013 PDF DOWNLOADABLE ON LINE AT HTTP://WWW.ESPON.EU/MAIN/MENU_PUBLICATIONS/MENU_TERRITORIALOBSERVATIONS/TO9_DECEMBER_2013.HTML

ATTENDING STUDENTS:
C DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., 2011, LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ.
LECTURE NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT.

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