Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Architecture and Arts :: Architecture ( Integrated Master)

SOCIOLOGIA URBANA - 2021/2022

4º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 2

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Fátima Rodrigues

Class type and School hours

Teórica : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To present fundamental sociological approaches and concepts for understanding the social, political and cultural uses, representations and meanings attributed to architecture and space;
To establishing a compromise between the study of theoretical and analytical aspects and intervention in space.
To understand the relationships between social/economic/political/cultural phenomena and structural physical characteristics of urbanized spaces.

Specific Aims/Objectives

To know urban phenomena that result from social, political, economic and cultural changes; identify and understand social problems resulting from urban settings; equate architectural and urban proposals for contemporary urban and social problems.

Skills to be acquired

To develop a critical attitude that allows critically evaluating the social world in urban contexts, operationalizing the conceptual frameworks of sociology;
To sociologically analyze urban and architectural interventions in the domain of the city;
To propose urban solutions with the objective of solving social problems related to urban space;
To develop a culture of reflective and critical citizenship.

Teaching Procedures

Theoretical lectures;
Study and discussion of thematic texts and national and international cases of cities and architectural works adjusted to the syllabus.

Programme

1- Urban Sociology: object and perspectives.

2- Fragmented cities: dynamics of socio-spatial composition
2.1. discontinuities, segregations and socio-spatial polarizations, inequalities, marginalities and exclusions;
2.2. towards inclusive cities?

3- From segregating housing policies to the new generation of housing policies in Portugal:
3.1. Brief history of social housing policy in Portugal;
3.2. Social housing and social exclusion;
3.3. The new generation of housing policies: an inclusive policy?

4- Urban cultures, public spaces, cities and citizenships:
4.1. urban dynamics and political power;
4.2. public spaces, art and political dynamics;
4.3. Social and participatory architecture;
4.4. City and global citizenship;
4.2. Urban Utopias.

Evaluation Type

The evaluation will focus on the Frequency and Exam tests carried out for this purpose, in addition to two interim tests.

Teaching Resources

Supporting thematic texts, documentaries and reports alluding to the themes of the syllabus, teaching materials (slides, specific bibliography).

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

urban utopias
City and Society
Urbanized space and social inequalities

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography