Principles of City Planning and Urban Design

Course content

An introductory survey about the city and urban studies, that covers fundamental theories and approaches on city planning and urban design. The course develops along two lines:1.Definition of the city, its development, analysis of the internal structure and components, activity patterns, social structure and corresponding physical form. 2. Introduction to city planning and urban design: historical background and recent trends in urbanism, planning in different scales, urban form, visual analysis, activities and social dimension in urban design.