italian version

Aims :

Due to its position in the final year, this course gives the possibilities to synthesise some cultural and design experiences giving tools to develop the final thesis.

Topics :

The aim of the course is to transmit fundamental tools to take part to an integrated plan process as it is developed in other European universities as according to Socrates Program. These fundamental tools are: 1) urban and city planning thinking and basic elements of natural and cultural landscape transformation; 2) urbanism for landscape and urban resources analysis focusing on those determining environmental condition (assessment and analytical methods, project tolls development and application, European legislation, case study in European and Italian context); 3) main methods for an integrated design approach. Besides individual study and practical training, will provide students with landscape analytical and management tools (GIS). One extra credit will be provided to those students taking part to the “International Project Academy” summer school (see Urbanistica II laboratory program).

Textbooks :

- Alberti, F. (a cura di), Il paesaggio come alternativa, Alinea, Firnze, 2003
- Cappellato, G. – Sala, N., Viaggio matematico nell’arte e nell’architettura, Francoangeli, Milano, 2003
- Colantonio Venturelli, R., Il concetto di sostenibilità e quello di compatibilità nella pianificazione ambientale, in: “ATLAS”, n.19, 2000
- Heywood, I. - Cornelius, S. – Carver,S. An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, Lonyman, New York, 1988.
- Ingegnoli, V., Fondamenti di ecologia del paesaggio, Cittàstudi, Milano, 1993
- Lynch, K., Progettare la città, Etaslibri, Milano, 1996
- Turri, E., La megalopoli padana, Marsilio, Venezia, 2004
- Urbanistica n.108

Exam :

Oral and planning examination

Tutorial Session :

To contact the docent.