Teaching

URBAN MORPHOLOGY

1. Introduction Bilingual (BL)

2. The elements of urban form  BL

3. Agents and processes of urban transformation

      Agents  BL

      Processes  BL

4. Cities in History  BL

5. Contemporary urban forms  BL

6. The study of urban form: different approaches

     Established methodologies

• Historico-geographical approach  BL
• Process-typological approach  BL
• Space syntax  BL

     Emerging methodologies

• Morpho  BL

7. From theory to practice  BL

8. Cross-disciplinary links with different bodies of knowledge  BL

9. Conclusions  BL

'An interview with Prof. JWR Whitehand'

URBAN PLANNING

i. Introduction

ii. The portuguese planning system

• The 2006 Plano Director Municipal of Porto: Part I Part II

iii. The absence of planning / informal urbanization

iv. The physical dimension of planning:

• environment
• urban form
• accessibility

v. The social dimension of planning: Social Impact Assessment

vi. The economic dimension of planning

vii. Evaluation in urban planning