ENSn4648 City and landscape: between ideals and everyday life

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Dostalík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radoslava Krylová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristína Markechová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 U42, Wed 10:00–11:40 P22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HEN648 Town and Landscape &&!NOW( HEN648 Town and Landscape )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the problems of the urban environment and its landscape background, their planning and use. The aim is also to present the logic of spatial, urban and regional (town and country) planning, the processes of creation and approval of planning analytical materials, planning documentation and spatial development policy.The objectives include a multidimensional reflection on the environmental and social contexts of urbanization, including topics such as public participation, ideological conflicts in the environment, or eco-friendly transport. The course is close to the courses taught at the Department of Environmental Studies FSS MU, which deals with rural sociology, environmental history, politics and power, or economics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to orientate himself in the history and present of spatial planning (including basic legislation). He / she will be able to analyze problematic situations in spatial relationships, to find solutions to selected problems, and to generalize and convert particular problems into a theoretical level. The student will also be able to use some basic methods for space research. The student will be able to critically read texts from various disciplines (natural sciences and humanities), thus learning how to link knowledge from other fields and working with contexts.
Syllabus
  • A brief history of cities, towns and spatial planning
  • Current spatial planning in Czech Republic (urbanism, town and country planning, urban and regional planning, landscape planning)
  • Nature in the city
  • The city and the ideology
  • Public participation
  • Environmental implications of urbanization
  • Eco-friendly transport in cities
  • Current trends in environmentally friendly spatial planning (theory, practice, paradoxes)
  • Excursions and field practice (three in total)
Literature
    required literature
  • JEHLÍK, Jan. Obec a sídlo : o krajině, urbanismu a architektuře. Praha: Ausdruck Books, 2013, 159 stran. ISBN 9788026053996. info
  • GEHL, Jan. Města pro lidi. Edited by Robert Sedlák, Translated by Karel Blažek - Bronislava Šímová. Brno: Partnerství, 2012, xi, 261. ISBN 9788026020806. info
  • HNILIČKA, Pavel. Sídelní kaše : otázky k suburbánní výstavbě kolonií rodinných domů. Druhé, doplněné vydání. Brno: Host, 2012, 207 stran. ISBN 9788072945924. info
  • MAIER, Karel. Udržitelný rozvoj území. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012, 253 stran. ISBN 9788024741987. info
  • FERENČUHOVÁ, Slavomíra, Magdalena HLEDÍKOVÁ, Lucie GALČANOVÁ and Barbora (eds.) VACKOVÁ. Město: Proměnlivá ne/samozřejmost (City: In/Seizable Commonplace). 1st ed. Červený Kostelec / Brno: Pavel Mervart / Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 252 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4866-9. info
  • SÁDLO, Jiří. Krajina a revoluce : významné přelomy ve vývoji kulturní krajiny Českých zemí. 3. upr. vyd. Praha: Malá Skála, 2008, 255 s. ISBN 9788086776064. info
    recommended literature
  • DOSTALÍK, Jan. Organická modernita. Ekologicky šetrné tendence v československém urbanismu a územním plánování (1918-1968) (Organic Modernity. Eco-Friendly Tendencies in Czechoslovak Urban and Regional Planning (1918-1968)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 299 pp. EDIS, sv. 13. ISBN 978-80-210-7876-5. info
  • Planning ideas that matter : livability, territoriality, governance, and reflective practice. Edited by Bishwapriya Sanyal - Lawrence J. Vale - Christina Rosan. London, England: The MIT Press, 2012, vi, 422. ISBN 9780262517683. info
  • Sustainable urbanism and beyond : rethinking cities for the future. Edited by Tigran Haas. New York: Rizzoli, 2012, 318 s. ISBN 9780847838363. info
  • VACKOVÁ, Barbora. Prostor, moc a utopie: Ideální město a jeho společnost. (Space, Power and Utopia: the Ideal City and its Society). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 171 pp. EDIS, svazek 6. ISBN 978-80-210-5252-9. info
  • In the nature of cities : urban political ecology and the politics of urban metabolism. Edited by Nik Heynen - Maria Kaika - E. Swyngedouw. London: Routledge, 2006, xv, 271. ISBN 0415368286. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods are: lectures, student presentations and discussions, individual work with study materials and field excursion with commentary.
Assessment methods
For successful completion of the course is required at least 60% class participation, oral presentation of selected topic, written essay, reading compulsory literature and passing a test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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