Urban Regeneration
Objectives
a) Develop knowledge about urban space at various scales
b) To deepen knowledge about the mechanisms of (re)construction of urban space: "urban rehabilitation", "urbanrenewal" and "urban regeneration".
c) Develop theoretical and practical knowledge about the evolution of urban spaces (time and space): : de-industrialization and port decay
d) Develop ability to analyze the form and structure of urban space; the contemporary city and the water fronts.
e) Develop critical analysis of real cases of regeneration.
General characterization
Code
722041093
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Ana Filipa Ribeiro Ramalhete
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Caglar, Ayse; Schiller, Nina (2018). Migrant and City-Making: Dispossession Displacement, and Urban Regeneration,Lodon, Duke University Press Book, p. 80-122.
- Imrie, R., Lees, L, Raco, M. (Ed.) (2009). Regenerating London. Governance, sustainability and community in a globalcity. London: Routledge.
- Lehmann, Steffen (2019) Urban Regeneration: A Manifesto for transforming UK Cities in the Age of Climate Change,London, Palgrave Macmillan, p 21-48.
- Paddison, R. (1993). City Marketing, image reconstruction and urban regeneration. Urban Studies, 30(2), 339-350.
- Roberts, P & Sykes, H. (2002). Hugh Urban Regeneration A Handbook. London: Sage Publications, p. 98-142.
- URBAN TASK FORCE (2002). Towards an Urban Renaissance: Final Report of the Urban Task Force Chaired by LordRogers of Riverside. London: Spon Press, p. 75-122.
Teaching method
The teaching method is based on theoretical and practical classes, where emphasis is placed on the conceptual explanation and analysis of case studies. In the context of critical reflection on Urban Regeneration 3 study visits areincluded: a) Park of Nations, b) Madre Deus / Poço do Bispo and c) Riverfront / S. Apolonia / Alcântara. Study visits arean integral part of the program and are held during class hours. The presentation of specific cases of Urban Regeneration around the world is the responsibility of the students.
1.Reading of a set of selected texts, whose contents will be assessed through a written test.
2. Achievement of an individual work of research on a case of Urban Regeneration. The presentation of the results will be done orally and in a written work.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Participation(10%), Research work(50%), Written test(40%)
Subject matter
1) Definition, evolution and purpose of urban regeneration.
2) The issue of strategies and partnerships.
3) Urban regeneration and sources of economic financing.
4) The essential phases of an urban regeneration process.
5) The legal framework.
6) The social environment and managing the expectations of the local community.
7) The participation of the population in urban regeneration processes.
8) Case studies.