Urban Sociology

Major: Restoration of Monuments of Architecture and Town Planning and Reconstruction of Architectural Objects
Code of subject: 7.191.04.M.16
Credits: 3.00
Department: Urban Planning and Design
Lecturer: Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Nadija Sosnova
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: • The ability to understand and consider social, environmental, ethical and economic aspects of influencing on the current and future decisions in the work process of architectural and urban projects; • Competence in the modern concepts in urban planning; • The ability to find out causal connection, analyze and summarize economic and social issues information in the social sphere objects design (schools, kindergartens, rehabilitation centers, child development centers, etc.) and urban public spaces.
Required prior and related subjects: • History of Urban Planning and garden art • Modern concepts of urban Planning • Architectural Design
Summary of the subject: The object of study of sociology city. The city as an element of social and spatial organization of society. Socio-demographic system city. The processes that occurring in the modern city and their reflection in the functional structure of the city. Projected conflicts. Globalization as the main factor of urban change. Basic processes of urban changes: urbanization, suburbanization, gentrification. Sociological city planning in the modern world trends of urban development.
Assessment methods and criteria: • Monitoring: calculating and graphics work (30%) • Final control: differentiated test as a control test (70%)
Recommended books: 1. Містобудівне проектування. Частина І. Місто як об’єкт проектування. За ред. проф. Г.П.Петришин, проф. Б.С. Посацького, доц. Ідак Ю.В. // Навчальний посібник для студентів Інституту архітектури. – Львів, 2016. 2. Л.В.Малес, В.В.Середа та ін. Соціологія міста: навчальний посібник. Донецьк: в-во «Ноулідж», 2010. – 463 с.