0314 04 SOC 1175: Sociology for Planners
Course Overview
Students of this course are expected to learn and understand the social process of planning. The course is mainly focused at the key theoretical paradigms and their changes over time, and explains the implications of these paradigmatic shifts for urban scholarship, social policy and the planning practice.
Course Objectives
The general objective of this course is to achieve an overview and general understanding of the theories, methods and concepts related to the main social factors and processes involved in planning practice.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
After completing the course students are expected to be able to:
· Understand and explain sociological considerations of different kinds of planning;
· Identify underlying reasons of social stereotyping from global to the local perspective;
· Explain the importance and process of social conflict minimisation in planning practice;
· Classify different sociological concepts, social behaviours and institutions in urban, sub-urban and regionalized space;
· Describe contemporary socio-political aspects of settlement spaces and its environments.