SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TERRITORY

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Licia LIPARI

Expected Learning Outcomes

To provide the conceptual tools for the study of the sociological analysis of Mediterranean urban systems.

Course Structure

The course provides students with the interpretative and methodological tools useful for the sociological analysis of the more recent transformations of Mediterranean urban and rural systems. One intends to develop one reflection on the processes of social change that involve the Mediterranean territories with reference to migratory, residential and tourist mobility, to social movements, to transformation and destination of cultural and landscape resources. Furthermore the course focuses on the architectural design of some Mediterranean cities and on the dynamics of sustainable development. The different coastal areas of the Mediterranean present one differentiated development of design types both with reference to private space and to that public.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of classic and contemporary sociological debate; Knowledge of the economic, political, socio-cultural, organizational and territorial changes currently occurring in contemporary society whit attention to the Mediterranean area.

Detailed Course Content

Topics and textbook:

1. Social changes, C. COLLOCA (2011), “Urbanesimo”.

2. Interdisciplinary perspectives on Urban changes, G. AMENDOLA (2022), “Desideri di città. Utopie speranze illusioni”.

3. Analysis of urban suburbs, C. COLLOCA (2022), “Periferie e progettazione del territorio: dall'omogeneità socio-spaziale alla condizione di perifericità”.

4. New social morphology, sustainability and tourism mobility in The Strait of Messina, L. LIPARI (2019), “Scenari dello Stretto”.

Textbook Information

1) Carlo Colloca, “Urbanesimo”, in G. Bettin Lattes e L. Raffini (a cura di), Manuale di Sociologia, Cedam, Padova, Vol. II, 2011, pp. 867-905.

2) Giandomenico Amendola, “Le città: immagini ed immaginari. Narrazioni analisi miti", Franco angeli, Milano, 2024.

3) Carlo Colloca, “Periferie e progettazione del territorio: dall'omogeneità socio-spaziale alla condizione di perifericità”, in Enciclopedia dei Luoghi, a cura di G. Nuvolati, vol. 6, Ledizioni, pp. 249-273, 2022.

4) Licia Lipari, Scenari dello Stretto. Attrattività, mutamenti e nuova morfologia socio-territoriale, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2019.

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Socio-territorial dimensions of social change	C. COLLOCA (2011), “Urbanesimo”.
2	Urban changes (interdisciplinary approache)	G. AMENDOLA (2024), “Le città: immagini ed immaginari. Narrazioni analisi miti".
3	Tourist mobility and territorial development in the Strait of Messina area	L. LIPARI (2019), “Scenari dello Stretto”.
4	Analisys of suburbs	C. COLLOCA (2022), “Periferie e progettazione del territorio: dall'omogeneità socio-spaziale alla condizione di perifericità”.

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Written examination (90 min.).

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Example A) Dimensions of urban changes in Mediterranean area.

B) Mobilities and the transformations of contemporay cities.

Degree Course in

The History and Culture of Mediterranean Countries