The course will be divided into two modules:
The first module will focus on the most relevant theoretical aspects of the discipline in order to provide students useful tools to understand urban changes from a social point of view.
The second module will focus on some current urban topics. On one hand, the issue of urban sustainability will be discussed in critic terms by exploring the policies of the European Green Cities. On the other hand, the issue of public spaces will be examined with reference to the European and North American cities through the contributions from sociological theory and social research.