Course Leader:

conf.dr.arh Florin Mureșanu

Learning outcomes:

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Content:

Lecture 1: Introduction - regionalization
Lecture 2: The morphology of human settlements system
Lecture 3: Urban growth
Lecture 4: The evolution of the urban model
Lecture 5: Rural areas
Lecture 6: Territorial structures
Lecture 7: Colonization process and urban diffusion

Teaching Method:

Ex-cathedra lectures and case studies.

Assessment:

Written exam.

Bibliography:

1. Beaujeau-Garnier, Jacqueline; Chabot, Georges (1971) Geografie urbană, Editura Științifică București.
2. Cocean, Pompei (2003) Geographie Regionale, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai,Cluj-Napoca.
3. Fyfe, Nicholas; Kenny, Judith (2005) The Urban Geography Reader, Routledge.
4. Hall, Peter (2002) Urban and Regional Planning, Routledge.
5. Hall, Tim (2006) Urban Geography, Routledge.
6. Hill, Michael (2005) Urban Settlements and Land Use, Hodde Murray.
7. Kostof, Spiro (1991) The City Shaped. Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History, Thames & Houston.
8. Lăzărescu, Cezar (1977) Urbanismul ȋn România, Editura Tehnică București.
9. Machedon, Florin (2006) Metode de analiză morfologică a țesuturilor urbane, Editura Universității „Ion Mincu”, București.
10. Macionis, John; Parrillo, Vincent (2007) Cities and Urban Life, Pearson Prentice Hall.
11. MacLean, Alex (2003) Designs on the Land: Exploring America from the Air, Thames and Hudson.
12. Pacione, Michael (2005) Urban Geography, Routledge.