Sociology of Territory
Code
711081042
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
João Pedro Nunes, Luís Vicente Baptista
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. Knowledge and understanding of the sociological frameworks for considering territorial change;
2. Ability to analyse processes of territorial change, decomposing their actor systems, the interests at stake and the social practices in their relations with the forms of use and with the occupation of territories;
3. Ability to communicate sociological knowledge about the theme in an accurate and meaningful way;
4. Ability to carry out informed and critical intervention to monitor the implementation of territorial policies and programs.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Theme 1: The territory in the sociological perspective (theoretical component)
The utility of the sociological perspective to the analysis of territory: the notions of \"territoriality\" and \"interaction territories\"
The notions of \"proxemia\" and \"modes of regionalization\"
The Social Morphology approach
The Human Ecology approach
Urban form and social action: two visions on the social production of space
Territory and mobility
Theme 2: The diversity of territorial dynamics (theoretical component)
The countryside as a secondary space of urbanization
Cities and suburbs
Community and territory
Public and private territories
Sensorial perceptions of the territory
Theme 3: The territory in contemporary Portuguese sociology (practical component)
Bibliography
Andrade, L et al (2009) Espaços públicos: Novas sociabilidades, novos controles. Cadernos Metrópole, 21, pp. 131153
Baptista, L (2008) Cidades e arredores. In Cidade e território: Identidades, urbanismo e dinâmicas transfronteiriças. Celta, pp. 35-46
Fortuna, C (1999) Identidades, percursos, paisagens culturais. Celta
Giddens, A (2003) A constituição da sociedade. M. Fontes
Gottdiener, M (1997) A produção social do espaço urbano. EDUSP
Halbwachs, M (2010) Morfologia social. Edições 70
Hall, E (1986) A dimensão oculta. Relógio dÁgua
McKenzie, R (1984) The ecological approach to the study of the human community. In The city. The University of Chicago Press
Newby, H (1980) Community. The Open University Press
Nunes, JP (2007) Florestas de cimento armado: Os grandes conjuntos residenciais e a constituição da metrópole. FCSH-UNL
Rémy, J & Voyé, L (1997) A cidade: Rumo a uma nova definição. Afrontamento.
Simmel, G (1950) The Stranger. In The Sociology of G. Simmel. Free Press, pp. 402-408.
Teaching method
Lectures (50%);
Practical classes (50%): exploration of documents; paper presentations and discussion of the themes with the teachers.
Evaluation method
Written test in class (60%)
Written paper based on a scientific article and its presentation to class; discussion of the paper (40%)