Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Support local governance choices
• Contribute to the development of knowledge and its dissemination to professionals and the general public
• Interact with all stakeholders
• Analyse the dynamics of the creation and transformation of areas: referring to theories, historical processes, constraints and potential, the interplay of stakeholders, and the various relevant spatial and temporal scales in order to identify the issues and set out forward-looking scenarios
• Identify the various working hypotheses in relation to an urban planning problem and linked to urban and rural policy
• Demonstrate skills in research, analysis and evaluation, as well as the ability to make appropriate decisions based on quantitative and qualitative evidence
• Master the issues of spatial adaptation and transformation
• Master the contemporary societal challenges of spatial planning
• Master the tools, techniques and urban and regional engineering of observation, investigation, analysis, forecasting, representation, negotiation and communication
• Integrate the principles of equality and social justice, through a participatory approach to urban planning, in order to promote the involvement of different communities and to assess the importance and effectiveness of community involvement in the planning process.
• Draw up a critical and personal analysis of theories and practices, while demonstrating ability and the development of personal skills to enter the professional world and the debate on the future of cities and regions
• Explain, through critical analysis, the political and methodological nature of sustainable urbanism and reflect on how planners work effectively within democratic decision-making structures
• Evaluate the principles and processes of participatory design to create high quality places and enhance the public realm for the benefit of all in society
• Assume the social responsibility of the planner by adapting professional practice over time and across contexts

Learning Outcomes of UE

he learning objectives are as follows:

Introduce students to concepts of the anthropology of spaces, useful for understanding the city and the mosaics of social worlds that make it up,
Develop critical thinking about urban planning and architecture from an anthropological perspective,
Position social transition at the heart of urban thinking,
Identify and interpret relationships of power and domination in the city and in urban public policy,
Discover the interactions between scientific research and professional practice through critical readings of major authors combining urban planning, anthropology, sociology and psychology, and case studies,
Put into practice methods of anthropological analysis of territories with the collaboration of actors in the field,
Discover and practice techniques and postures for listening to city users.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Through three distinct pedagogical moments - (1) collective analysis of multidisciplinary scientific writings, (2) meeting with professionals and inhabitants of an urban or peri-urban neighborhood, (3) carrying out a commented ethnographic analysis - students will explore the following anthropological notions:

Anthropological places, non-places, place-effects, vile-bis (Agier 2009, 2015, Augé 1992, Bourdieu 1993, Paquot 2021)
Class, race and gender domination in public space and the city (Rosa Bonheur 2019, Ernaux 1997, Luxembourg, Noüs 2021)
Intersectionality (Kern 2022)
Socio-spatial relegation: borders, stigmas (Romariz Peixoto 2023)
Psycho-socio-spatial grip and disengagement (Jamoulle 2008, 2019)
Ethnographic approaches and tools: techniques, field posture, data collection and interpretation (Kroll 2013, Salembier 2020)

Prior Experience

Not applicable