"G. d'Annunzio"
General knowledge of Social theory, of the methods of investigation, of Social history and History of Social Though
The course is aimed to help the development of a crytical comprehension of spatial phenomena and of urban dynamics as total social facts
1. Land and the city as an object of social knowledge 2. Chief approaches to the urban theory 3. Space and social practices 4. Space as a text and a context: the symbolic dimension of urban life 5. Risk, security and risk perception 6. Urban policies and the management of security 7. Cities, territories and the dynamics of globalization
1. Space and social practices 2. City in history 3. City and modernity: Simmel, Le Corbusier and the Chicago School 4. Marxism and the City 5 City and Energy 6. Lands and cities in a global human ecology 7. Risk and risk perception 8. Urban policies and security management
M. Miles, Cities and Cultures, Routledge; L. Sandercock, Towards Cosmopolis,Wiley; D. Karp et Al., Being Urban. A Sociology of City Life, ABC Clio
Frontal lesson, with moments of involvement and discussion
Oral exam, aimed to verify the level of knowledge and the capacity of crytical argumantation about the topics of the course
We touch the typical issues of a course of Urban Sociology, with a particular attention to risk theory and security issues, due to the character of the course of studies
