URBAN PLANNING
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- FRANCESCA LEDER
- Credits
- 9
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
Training objectives
- The Integrated course of Urban Planning, which includes Theory of Urban Planning module and Urban Geography module strictly connected and integrated. The course aims to allow students to analyse and discuss the main questions of urban planning and design profile, starting from description of physical and social dimensions of contemporary city dynamics and changes. The approach is multi-scalar and interdisciplinary.
The educational goals are the study of urban planning theories and of the different multidisciplinary practices to analyse and design urban contexts to improve their quality and the quality of their inhabitants and users.
The educational issues invest: 1) analysis and evaluation of urban and territorial systems, examined in their environmental context and in the context of natural and anthropic risks faced by and socio-economic variables from which are affected; 2) models and methods for the identification of the key characteristics of the different management policies and planning of interventions, as well as the clarification of the decision-making processes that govern its effects on the evolution of these systems; 3) techniques for the planning tools at all scales. Prerequisites
- Strong general culture with a good disposition to critical reflection, and interest in socio-economics aspects, as well cultural and environmental heritage.
Course programme
- The contents of course have been subdivided into thematic lessons and seminarial activities:
1. Theory Urban Planning module focuses on: the theoretical bases of urbanism, to start from the end of the Eighteenth century, have been examined by a first series of lessons. The topic has been deepened following the actions and reflections of foundation fathers of the urban sciences and the study of principal experiences of urban planning concerning concrete cases and paradigmatic cities. The last part of the module is dedicated to the study of technical and law aspects of urban planning practice with a comparison between the Italian and European tradition.
2. Regional Geography module focuses on: the module mocuses on the problematics concerning the urban geography and have been analyzed the socio-economic and demographical aspects of contemporary urban growth. The last lessons have been dedicated to the analysis of cartographical aspects of the urban representation.
3. The two didatical modules have a practical exercise to be carried out by the students organized in groups of work. Didactic methods
- The course is organised on two integrated sections: the first, based on ex cathedra lessons and seminar lessons; the second, based on written exercises.
Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by videos, field studies, visit by guest speakers.
Theory of Urban Planning and Design and Urban Geography modules will be organised around four main issues:
1. Crucial changes in cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas (in a historical perspective);
2. crucial changes in contemporary city in the perspective of the new relationships between spatial organisation and socio-economic dynamics;
3. significant changes in the traditional European landscapes and territorial organization, based on the city-country nexus, and emergence of a pattern mix;
4. analysis of some typical European urban patterns;
5. policies and practices in the perspective of the re-composition of contemporary cities and territories.
Theory of Urban Planning module focuses on the socio-historical meaning, rationality, and limits of urban planning starting from the end of XIX century. The study of the disciplinary evolution runs alongside the legacy of the outstanding characters of the urban planning theory and their several experiments and practical experiences. They are considered important to build the theoretical status of modern, and contemporary urban planning.
Urban Geography module presents the leading disciplinary issues throughout the study of city and regional contexts, and the implementation of territorialisation phenomena starting from the second part of XX century. Learning assessment procedures
- Work for grading will include assigned readings, two short written exercises, and a longer final paper which will be discussed during the final oral examination.
Approximately 10% of exam grade will be based on class participation, 30% on quality of the two short exercises, 30% on quality of the final paper, 30% on presentation of final paper and discussion about assigned readings.
The evaluation will be based on an oral examination.
Each student will discuss the presentations and materials and:
- the Italian readings, if the student wants to give the examination in Italian or
- the English readings, if the student wants to give the examination in English.
For students which will not attend at least to 70% of the course lessons the examination will be based on a different reading list suggested by the teacher that will be also published on the website of the course. Reference texts
- General references (for the two modules):
E. Scandurra, G. Attili (a cura di), (2013), Il pianeta degli urbanisti e dintorni, DeriveApprodi, Roma
Bibliography (for Theory of Urban Planning module):
2009, P. Di Biagi, I classici dell'urbanistica moderna, Donzelli
Bibliography (Regional Geography module):
2011, G. Dematteis, C. Lanza , Le città del mondo: una geografia urbana, UTET, Torino, 2011
A collection of reading materials suggested or prepared by the teachers
