Unit URBAN AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY

Course
Politics, administration, territory
Study-unit Code
A001416
Curriculum
Politiche del territorio
Teacher
Paola De Salvo
Teachers
  • Paola De Salvo
Hours
  • 63 ore - Paola De Salvo
CFU
9
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2021/22
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Sociologico
Academic discipline
SPS/07
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian language
International and Erasmus students are invited to take the course. Readings and other course
material are also available in English; exams may be taken in English. Please contact the instructor for further details and to schedule an appointment during the first week of the lessons.
Contents
Origin and development of the city
Classical and contemporary sociological studies on the city and urban societies
social and spatial structure of the contemporary city; current aspects that interested the city and their most recent transformations
Second module
analysis of the contribution of some authors to the study of urban themes.
The role of community enterprises in urban policies
The use of rhetoric in the study of the development of the city
Reference texts
Ciaffi D, Crivello S., Mela A., Le città contemporanee Carocci editore 2020

Nuvolati G.(2011) Lezioni di sociologia urbana Imprese di comunità, limited to chapters 2-3-4-5 Il Mulino

Mori P., Sforzi J. (2019) (a cura di) Imprese di comunità, il Mulino,Imprese di comunità, limited to chapter I and VI

Attending students must contact the teacher
Educational objectives
The course aims to provide students with the interpretative and methodological tools necessary for the analysis of the most recent transformations of urban systems in their socio-economic, political and symbolic-cultural dimensions
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic sociological concepts
Teaching methods
The course is organized as follows:
- Classroom lectures on the topics of the course
- testimonials
- Research in depth individual and/or in group
Other information
Attendance is not mandatory but it is recommended
Learning verification modality
oral exam
The oral exam is a discussion lasting about 20 minutes which is intended to assess the level of knowledge and understanding achieved by students on the contents specified in the program. This evaluation will take into reference the correctness of the information, its completeness,the knowledge, the correct syntax, as well as the autonomous organization of the examination
For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa

The teaching will take place in mixed mode if the health emergency continues
Extended program
The course proposes a sociological analysis of cities, defining the object and its boundaries and the different traditions of urban sociology. The course presents the evolution and modernityof the urban phenomenon. The peculiar aspects of the course concern: the relationship between economy and city, city policies, the city as a cultural phenomenon, the city and settlement processes.
The course also illustrates the thinking of some classic authors of urban sociology.
Finally, the many facets that characterize the current city will be presented: the sustainable, smart, welcoming city, etc. including some examples of participatory practices for the development of urban policies
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