URBAN SOCIOLOGY
oral exam (viva voce test)
Main course goals are: to explore theoretical and methodological concepts to understand problems and theories in sociological studies of the city; to achieve basic disciplinary skills for the analysis of social, political and environmental issues in urban areas. Also through the recognition of different sociological traditions and the main interpretative models, we aim to provide the fundamental tools to study the urban phenomenon in its transformations and its prospects.
Origins and development of sociological studies of the city. Theories and methods of spatial sociology. Social structure and social action: spatial order and system/environment relationship. Urbanism and development: modernization and urbanization. Fordist urbanism and its crisis. Urban policies, inequality, sustainability. Approaches to urban ecology. New urban landscapes and social change. Urban planning, policies and local governance. Contributions by sociology of the environment to urban studies. Environmental issues and social change. The empirical study of territorial phenomena: methodological issues and research tools.
- MELA A. (2006), Sociologia delle città, Carocci, Roma;
- TIDORE C. (2011) "Dalla Rinascita al Piano paesaggistico in Sardegna", Cap. 5, in A. Mazzette (cur.), Esperienze di governo del territorio, Laterza, Bari.
You can choose among:
- TIDORE C., DERIU R., SPANU S. (2016), Popolazioni mobili e pratiche sociali negli spazi pubblici. Esperienze urbane della Sardegna settentrionale, Angeli, Milano;
- TIDORE C. (2008), Processi partecipativi nel governo del territorio. Metodi per conoscere e decidere, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
face-to-face lessons
Class attendance allows participation to the mid-term exam.