City and Urban World (20156)
Degree/study:Grade in Humanities
Year: 3rd
Term: 2nd
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication:
Teaching language or languages: english
Teaching Staff: Antoni Luna
1. Presentation of the subject
Analysis of the evolution of the city and of urbanism throughout time and throughout a variety of geographic spaces. The city as an expression of the different cultures and civilisations and its relation to Western artistic and social movements.
A study of the urban phenomenon from the historical and social point of view, from the perspective of their cultural elaboration and of their symbolic resonances.
2. Competences to be attained
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General competences |
Specific competences |
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•1. Comprehension and interpretation of academic texts. •2. Reflection and arguing skills. •3. Spoken language skills. •4. IC tools use skills. •5. Work in group skills. •6. Intercultural skills. •7. Analytical reasoning skills. •8. Spoken and written language skills. •9. Ethical compromise. |
•1. Comprehension and interpretation of cartographic and graphic material skills. •2. Images, photographs and other audiovisual materials interpretation skills. •3. Spatial analysis skills. •4. Analysis and synthesis skills on geographical information. •5. Problem resolution skills. •6. Decision making skills. |
3. Contents
Unit 1: History Builds the City. The Origins of the City
Unit 2: The City in the Classic World. Athens and Tarragona
Unit 3: The Medieval City. Florence and Paris
Unit 4: The City in the Renaissance and in the Baroque. Rome
Unit 5: The Colonial City in America. Buenos Aires and Bahia
Unit 6: The Factory City in the 19th Century. Development and Urban Reforms. Barcelona and Paris
Unit 7: City and urbanism in the 20th century. Metropolitan Processes and Urban and Territorial Planning. London and New York.
Unit 8: Urban world in the 21st century. Global Cities, Urban Networks, and Vague Urbanism. Los Angeles and Mexico DF.
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology, and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version
4. Assessment
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5. Bibliography and teaching resources
5.1. Basic bibliography
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5.2. Complementary bibliography
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5.3. Teaching resources
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6. Metodology
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7. Planning of activities
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