| Code |
17875
|
| Year |
4
|
| Semester |
S2
|
| ECTS Credits |
5
|
| Workload |
TP(45H)
|
| Scientific area |
Sociology
|
|
Entry requirements |
none.
|
|
Learning outcomes |
At the end students should be able to:
• Understand urban space as a social, political, and cultural phenomenon.
• Relate built forms to social practices and ways of life.
• Be familiar with the main strands of Urban Sociology.
• Develop analytical tools applicable to the design process.
• Reflect on the role of the architect as a social actor.
These learning objectives presuppose the use of active learning methodologies. Understanding the urban environment as a social and political phenomenon requires debate, confrontation of perspectives, application to concrete situations, and ethical reflection. To this end, the course unit will employ active learning methodologies, namely Team-Based Learning (TBL) and Project-Based Learning (PBL). During the initial weeks, emphasis is placed on constructing a shared conceptual language (TBL), introducing key concepts through situations recognizable from students’ prior experience.
Progressively, the course unit evolves toward application-oriented
|
|
Syllabus |
1. The city as a social phenomenon
2. Urban ecology and the organization of space
3. Power, economy, and urban rationalization
4. The social production of space
5. Culture, symbols, and urban identities
6. Socio-spatial inequalities
7. Contemporary transformations
8. Architects: profession and professional culture
|
|
Main Bibliography |
Baptista, L.; Mazzella, S.; Pereira, P.; Nunes, J.P., (Orgs.) (2021), Pensar o Território, Jean Claude Chambederon, Uma Abordagem Sociológica Pioneira. V.N. Famalicão: Editora Húmus;
Jacobs, J. (2000), Morte e Vida de Grandes Cidades. São Paulo: Ed. Martins Fontes; Pereira, P. C. (2011). Condição humana e condição urbana. Porto: Afrontamento;
Mela, A. (1999) A Sociologia das Cidades, Lisboa: Ed Estampa;
Rodrigues, W. (2010). Cidade em transição: nobilitação urbana, estilos de vida e reurbanização em Lisboa. Lisboa: Celta Editora;
Simmel, G. (1903/2009). As grandes cidades e a vida do espírito (A. Morão, Trad.). Universidade da Beira Interior. Disponível em https://lusosofia.ubi.pt/textos/simmel_georges_grandes_cidades_e_vida_do_esp_rito.pdf
Westwood, S., & Williams, J. (2003). Imagining cities. In Imagining Cities (pp. 1-15). Routledge.
|
|
Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
|