This class introduces students to knowledge and skills required by professionals assisting institutions and organizations responsible for regional and urban management, with the purpose of enhancing the relationship between communities and their life environments. Even if the course is at the introductory level, it combines theory and professional practice and is dedicated to those who are planning a professional career that is directly or not-directly connected with the field of City and Regional Planning.
The class combines theoretical learning activities with the constant application of such a theory through weekly assignments, based on the assumption that students better learn new theories and technical methods through their direct application and critical self-evaluation. In this class learning is connected with the possibility for each student of critically self-reflecting on the quality of his/her work, on the basis of the study materials and feedback collected during class time. Therefore, class attendance and full participation - to be intended not only as in-class attendance but also as web-based attendance, through the use of the Teams platform -, as well as the respect of deadlines are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. In particular: