Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Cities in Transition (19.RPR195)

Native organizations units: No data

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Regional Development Planning and Management (Godina: 1, Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Architectural-Urbanistic Planning, Design and Theory
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	4

Educational goal:

During this course, the students will gain knowledge on contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to studying urban transformations in the period of transition, with the aim of identifying the impact of socio-spatial restructuring on city’s cultural and social functions. Themes relevant to these processes will be presented through several case studies, e. g. critical analysis and evaluation of the causes and/or projection of their positive and negative effects. The main objective of the course is to provide a better understanding of the interdependence between socio-economic transition and urban development, by taking into account cultural, social and spatial implications of these processes. This approach would also provide an adequate methodological and practical framework for planning and management of urban transformations.

Educational outcome:

The students who successfully fulfill their responsibilities will be equipped with skills of analytical and critical thinking, enabling them to critically analyze causes and consequences of the transitional processes in the context of cultural, social and spatial changes on the city level. They will also gain theoretical and practical competencies that are important for establishing an interdisciplinary model of continuous and active cooperation in defining criteria and guidelines for long-term planning and successful implementation of city’s socio-spatial transformations during the period of transition.

Course content:

- Transformation of cities in the period of transition - a regional context; Transformation of capitalist cities; From socialist to post-socialist city - the role of transition; Cultural functions of the city and their significance; Transition as an incentive for improving the urban culture; Social aspect of transition - critical analysis; Continuity and change in urban development - the impact of transition; Case studies.

Teaching methods:

- Method of critical analysis; - illustrative-demonstrative methods; - methods of synthesis of acquired knowledge; - interaction between participants in the learning process.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Velev, J.	Gradski centri u procesu tranzicije	2012	Zadužbina Andrejević, Beograd	Serbian language
Landry C.	The Creative City – A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, 2nd edition	2008	Earthscan, London, Sterling	English
French, H.	New Urban Housing	2006	Yale University Press, New Haven	English
Hamilton I., Dimitrovska Andrews K., Pichler Milanovic N. (eds.)	Transformation of Cities in Central and Eastern Europe – Towards Globalization	2005	United Nations University Press, Tokyo, New York, Paris	English
Elin, N.	Postmoderni urbanizam	2002	Orion art, Beograd	Serbian language
Milojević, B.	Gradovi u promjenama – urbane forme, transformacije, uticaji	2015	Arhitektonsko-građevinsko-geodetski fakultet, Banja Luka	Serbian language
Vaništa-Lazarević, E.	Obnova gradova u novom milenijumu	2003	Classic map studio,Beograd	Serbian language
Grupa autora	Optimizacija arhitektonskog i urbanističkog planiranja i projektovanja u funkciji održivog razvoja Srbije : tematski zbornik radova	2014	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
Zukin S.	The Culture of Cities	1995	Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, Victoria	English
Le Gates R.T., Stout F. (eds.)	The City Reader, 5th edition	2011	Routledge, London, New York	English
Blau E., Rupnik I.	Project Zagreb – Transitions as Condition, Strategy, Practice	2007	Actar, Barcelona	English
Czepczynski, M.	Cultural Landscapes of Post-Socialist Cities (Re-Materialising Cultural Geography)	2008	Ashgate Publishing Company, Burlington	English
Giffinger, R. (ed.)	Competition between Cities in Central Europe: Opportunities and Risks of Cooperation	2005	Road, Bratislava	English
Bannister, J., Gibb, K., Paddison, R. (ed.)	Urban Studies, Volume 47, Number 1-12	2008	Urban Studies Journal Ltd., Routledge	English
Andrusz, G., Harloe, M., Szelenyi, I. (Eds.)	Cities After Socialism: Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post-Socialist Societies	1996	Blackweel Publishers, Oxford, Cambridge	English
Tasleem S. (ed.)	Cities in Transition: Transforming the Global Built Environment	2005	Open House Press, Cheshire	English
Bajić Brković, M. (ur.)	Održivost i grad	1999	Arhitektonski fakultet, Beograd	Serbian language
Vukotić, V., et.al.	Globalizacija i tranzicija	2001	Centar za ekonomska istraživanja Instituta društvenih nauka, Beograd	Serbian language
Petrović, M.	Transformacija gradova - ka depolitizaciji urbanog pitanja	2009	Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Filozofski fakultet u Beograd	Serbian language

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	10.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	40.00