URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGIA URBANA
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2015/2016 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Torrisi |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The urban sociology course has a two main learning objectives.
1) It provides the conceptual and scientific bases to analyze urban phenomena;
2) it analyzes the contribution that the classics of the urban sociological thought have given to the discipline.
Students may participate into some case studies.
Program
The course is divided into two parts.
1) In the first part of the course, the boundaries of the discipline are outlined, highlighting the main approaches to the study of the urban phenomenon and identifying its analytical dimensions
2) The second part of the course illustrates the concept of urban governance and urban policies
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Course books
- Mela, Alfredo (2010) Sociologia delle città, Ed. Carocci, Roma.
Students have the possibility to agree on a further course book.
- Assessment
Oral exam.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
1) Mela, Alfredo (2010) Sociologia delle città, Ed. Carocci, Roma.
Another book needs to be chosen among the following list:
2) Vicari Haddock, Serena (2004), La città contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna.
3) D. Ciaffi e A. Mela (2006) La partecipazione, Dimensione, spazie, strumenti, Carocci, Roma.
4) L. Debernardi, e E. Rosso (2007) Governance e sistemi urbani, Carocci, Roma.
5) Bagnasco, Arnaldo e Le Galès, Patrik (a cura di) (2001) Le città dell'Europa contemporanea, Ed. Liguori, Napoli.6) Harvey, David (2002) La crisi della modernità, NET, Milano.
7) Harvey, David (2013) Città ribelli: i movimenti urbani dalla Comune di Parigi a Occupy Wall Street. Il Saggiatore, Milano.
8) Parker, Simon e Vicari Haddock, Serena (2006) Teoria ed esperienza urbana. Il Mulino, Bologna.
9) Nuvolati, G. & Piselli, F. (2009) La città: bisogni, desideri e diritti. La città diffusa. Stili di vita e popolazioni metropolitane, Franco Angeli, Milano.
10) Manella, G (2013) Chicago e gli studi urbani: l'attualità della scuola ecologica, Franco Angeli, Milano.
11) Semi, G. (2015) Gentrification. Tutte le città come Disneyland. Il Mulino, Bologna.
- Assessment
Oral exam.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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