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GEOGRAFIA URBANA

Giorgia IOVINO GEOGRAFIA URBANA

1212100101
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
2015/2016



YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
540LESSONS
GIORGIA IOVINO T Curriculum
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.
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 LAND USE - URBAN SPRAWL AND TERRITORIAL IMPACT - 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 - METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE URBAN QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE - CASE STUDY: THE EUROPEAN URBAN SYSTEM
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 COMPULSORY HOURS OF LESSONS (20 LESSONS OF 2 HOURS) AND 6 OPTIONAL HOURS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE EUROPEAN URBAN NETWORK. THERE WILL BE, ALSO, GROUP ACTIVITIES IN THE LABORATORY ON SPECIFIC CASES OF STUDIES.
Verification of learning
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
ATTENDING STUDENTS:
DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ, 2011 (SOME PARTS ONLY).
LECTURE NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT.
NO ATTENDING STUDENTS:
DEMATTEIS G.; LANZA C., 2011, LE CITTÀ DEL MONDO. UNA GEOGRAFIA URBANA, UTET UNIVERSITÀ (COLLANA GEOGRAFIA AMBIENTE TERRITORIO).
1 REPORT SELECTABLE BETWEEN:
ESPON, TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS IN EUROPE. GATEWAY FUNCTIONS IN CITIES, TERRITORIAL OBSERVATIONS N. 9, 2013 PDF SCARICABILE ON LINE AL SITO HTTP://WWW.ESPON.EU/MAIN/MENU_PUBLICATIONS/MENU_TERRITORIALOBSERVATIONS/TO9_DECEMBER_2013.HTML
ESPON, TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS IN EUROPE EVIDENCE FOR A EUROPEAN URBAN AGENDA, TERRITORIAL OBSERVATIONS N.13, 2014 PDF SCARICABILE ON LINE AL SITO HTTP://WWW.ESPON.EU/MAIN/MENU_PUBLICATIONS/MENU_TERRITORIALOBSERVATIONS/TO13_NOVEMBER2014.HTML
More Information
FOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE WHICH PROVIDES CASE STUDIES TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE CLASSROOM, THE FREQUENCY, ALTHOUGH NOT MANDATORY, IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE STUDENT NOT ATTENDING THE CLASS CAN PREPARE THE PROGRAM FOR NOT ATTENDING STUDENT.
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