(in Polish) Urban renewal processes

General data

Course ID:	4208-Urp-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Urban renewal processes
Organizational unit:	Centre for European Regional and Local Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Short description:	The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic problems of urban decay and renewal processes. The classes are specifically focused on social, spatial and economic mechanisms determining development, decline, and renewal of different urban areas in Poland and in the world.
Full description:	The course will cover the following issues: 1. Analysis of phenomena leading to degradation of cities. 2. Typology and delimitation of deprived areas. 3. Evolution, definition of concepts and their identification on selected examples (inter alia, conservation, restoration, reconstruction, regeneration, modernization, revitalization, and renewal). 4. Relations between social, spatial and economic processes of urban renewal. 5. Practices and principles of revitalization processes. 6. Pitfalls and problems of urban renewal. The classes are open to students from a wide range of backgrounds, including social sciences, economics, natural sciences, and the humanities.
Bibliography:	1. Peter Roberts, Hugh Sykes, eds. (2000), Urban Regeneration. A handbook. SAGE Publications: London. 2. Renia Ehrenfeucht, Carl Grodach (2015), Urban Revitalization: Remaking Cities in a Changing World, Routledge. 3. Paul Watt, Peer Smets, eds. (2017), Social housing and urban renewal: a cross-national perspective, Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley UK. 4. Paul Drewe, Juan-Luis Klein, Edward Hulsbergen, eds. (2008), The Challenge of Social Innovation in Urban Revitalization. Techne Press. 5. Tadeusz Markowski, Tadeusz Marszał, eds. (1995), Redevelopment and regeneration of urban areas: international experiences. Łódź University Press.
Learning outcomes:	In terms of knowledge, the student: (1) knows and understands the major concepts and social, economic and spatial mechanisms of urban deprivation and urban renewal (K_W01). In terms of of abilities and skills, the student: (1) is able to identify factors of urban deprivation (2) critically analyzes and explains the conditions and consequences of urban renewal processes (K_U01). In terms of social skills, the student: (3) is ready to make use of gained knowledge when working with public, social and private actors in urban renewal processes (K_K04).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance and activity during classes (50 %) and a test covering material presented during the course (50 %). To pass (grade 3) it is necessary to get at least 60%.

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