Η μελέτη των πόλεων αποτελεί μια μακρά και «χωρίς τέλος διαδικασία», όπου η διεπιστημονικότητα αποτελεί κεντρικό στοιχείο όλων των προσεγγίσεων του αστικού φαινομένου. Σήμερα γνωρίζουμε πολλά για την εξέλιξη των πόλεων: την ιστορική τους εξέλιξη, τις κοινωνικές δομές, τον αστικό πολιτισμό, τις οικονομικές λειτουργίες, την διακυβέρνηση, το σχεδιασμό τους κ.α. Πέρα όμως από την ανάλυση οι θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις εμπεριέχουν στοιχεία για το πως θα έπρεπε να είναι οι πόλεις, τις σχέσεις που πρέπει να αναπτύσσονται με την προοπτική η ζωή σε αυτές να είναι καλύτερες. Στόχος του μαθήματος είναι η εμβάθυνση στη θεωρία και την ιστορία της εξέλιξης του αστικού φαινομένου, και η κατανόηση των εργαλείων που συμβάλουν στον σχεδιασμό των αστικών δομών (urbanspace– form).

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