USESEP032 Urbanization of Central European Region

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2013
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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
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 (examples Ostrava region, Bata´s Zlin region)
    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, Ostrava region)
    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
  • SÝKORA, L. (ed.). Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky. Praha: Ústav pro ekopolitiku, 2002. info
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2014.
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