USESE0032 Urbanization of Central European Region

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The cycle of lectures provides the students with basic orientation in questions connected to study of process of urbanization and approximates its wider social, cultural, economic and spatial connections. Except for concept of the issue in view macro-perspective (i. e. especially development and changes of "long-term" and "medium-term" trends of European urbanization in previous two centuries) the cycle of lectures is supplemented by some important current topics, which approximate in a model way current complex transformation processes in urban area in micro-perspective on processes which create form and directions of development of European towns from the beginning of industrial era till present day. The interpretation will basically explain key socio-spatial changes which ended in creation of modern, dominantly urban society. In this perspective, the course can be regarded a prolegomenon to study of current urban questions and problems.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is urbanization? (development of concept and attitudes to the topic, relation to other social processes)
    2. Economic, demographical and residential aspects of urbanization
    3. Social and cultural aspects of urbanization
    4. Urbanization and socialism
    5. Factors of urbanization after socialism (social changes and transformation processes in the Czech republic after 1989)
    6. Towns and modern technologies - towards to post-industrial town
    7. Problems of old industrial areas and agglomerations (example Ruhr)
    8. Suburbanization - social, economic and ecological consequences
    9. Constitution of modern municipal self-administration
    10. Housing policy, changes of sphere of town housing
    11. Resources and problems of current urbanism
    12. "Renewed town" (examples of new strategy of selected European towns in territorial planning and care of public areas)
Literature
    required literature
  • HORSKÁ, P. - MAUR, E. - MUSIL, J. Zrod velkoměsta. Urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Praha - Litomyšl: Paseka, 2002. info
  • HAMPL, M. a kol. Geografická organizace společnosti a transformační procesy v České republice. Praha, 1996. info
    recommended literature
  • BECK, U. Riziková společnost: na cestě k jiné moderně. Praha: SLON, 2004. info
  • SCOTT, A. J. Global city-regions: trends, theory, policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. info
  • GEHL, J. - GEMZOE, L. Nové městské prostory. Brno: ERA, 2002. info
  • ALISCH, M. Soziale Stadtentwicklung: Wiedersprüche, Kausalitäten und Lösungen. Opladen: Leske + Budrich, 2002. info
  • SÝKORA, L. (ed.). Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky. Praha: Ústav pro ekopolitiku, 2002. info
  • BAUMAN, Z. Tekutá modernita. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2002. info
  • SOJA, E. W. Postmetropolis: critical studies of cities and regions. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. info
  • GOODMAN, D. - CHANT, C. European cities & technology: industrial to post-industrial city. London: Routledge, 1999. info
  • ENYEDI, G.(ed.). Social Change and Urban Restructuring in Central Europe. Budapest, 1998. info
  • HRŮZA, J. Vývoj urbanismu. Praha: ČVUT, 1995. info
  • VANCE, J. E. The Continuing City. Urban Morphology in Western Civilization. Baltimore - London: The Johns Hopkins University, 1990. info
  • KRABBE, W. R. Die deutsche Stadt im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck u Ruprecht, 1989. info
  • REULECKE, J. Geschichte der Urbanisierung in Deutschland. Frankfurt am MaIn Suhrkamp, 1985. info
  • MUSIL, J. Sociologické stránky urbanizace a společenské výhody a nevýhody různých typů měst: přílohy k závěrečné zprávě úkolu. Praha: Výzkumný ústav výstavby a architektury, 1973. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Test
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The students will participate actively in seminars and will take part in their form by presentation, self-study of given literature and other way-outs. The preparation for lessons and active participation are necessary condition of gaining pre-exam credit which is acquired in a form of colloquium.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015.
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