Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Cidade e Metrópole (not translated) - 2nd semester

Code

722081035

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Sociologia

Credits

10

Teacher in charge

João Pedro Nunes

Weekly hours

3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Prerequisites

N.A.

Subject matter

Bibliography

Sassen, S. (2000), «A new geography of Centres and Margins: Summary and Implications», LeGates and Stout (eds.) The City Reader, Routledge.
Sassen, S. (2006), «Cities and Communities in the global economy» in Brenner et al. (eds.) The Global Cities Reader. Routledge.
Bassand, M. (1997) Métropolisation et Inégalités Sociales, Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes.
Castells, M. (2000 ), «European Cities, the Informational Society and the Global Economy», LeGates and Stout (eds.) The City Reader, Routledge.
Wirth, L. (2000) «Urbanism as way of life» in LeGates and Stout (eds.) The City Reader, Routledge.
Harris, R. (2010) «Meaningful types in a world of suburbs» in Mark Clapson, Ray Hutchison (ed.) Suburbanization in Global Society (Research in Urban Sociology, Volume 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Baptista, L. e J.P.Nunes (dirs.) (2005) «Dossier Cidade Lúdica, Cidade Residencial», Fórum Sociológico (FCSH), n.º 13/14.

Teaching method

Lectures with debate of the proposed themes and presentation of specific case-studies by invited researchers.

Evaluation method

Essay about one of the themes in the programm, followed by discussion with the teacher

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