Gestão e Planeamento das Cidades

Objectives

This CU aims to: Understanding urban phenomena and urbanization processes Understanding the urban planning processes and their workings Provide knowlidge about the main techniques and methods of analysis and modeling of urban phenomena

Syllabus

Fundamental concepts in urban planning. Evolution of urbanization processes, cities and urban theories and planning - relations between urbanization and configuration of cities, biophysical, socioeconomic and technological conditions (past, present and future) Economic processes of urbanization, density, agglomeration, spatial interaction and urban hierarchy Spatial planning, urban planning and urban management: concepts, institutional organization (bodies and competences), planning instruments, urban management, governance, evaluation and monitoring. Contemporary urban challenges: gentrification, equity and urban poverty, housing, mobility / transportation and logistics, suburbanization, sustainability, adaptation and mitigation of the effects of climate change. Methods and models for simulation and analysis of complex urban systems. Smart Cities - Applications and case studies and integration with intelligent transport systems.

Cross Competence Component

Development of soft skills in: Critical Thinking, namely strategic thinking about problem solving approaches; Interpersonal and intrapersonal skills (oral, organizational and teamwork, self-discipline, perseverance, self- motivation); and Information and media literacy (ability to locate and access information, as well as to analyze and evaluate media content). The assessment percentage associated with these skills should be around 20%.