B029784 - THEORIES AND MODELS OF REGIONAL PLANNING

Italian

The course is divided into three thematic routes: 1) Illustration of the theories and design applications of some of the fathers of modern urban planning. 2) The great transformation of Italy from a rural country to an industrial and metropolitan one, and the relative evolution of spatial planning models. 3) The territorialist and patrimonial approach to spatial planning, with particular reference to the urban bioregion.

The course uses the following general bibliography:
- Baldeschi P. (2002), Dalla razionalità all’identità. La pianificazione territoriale in Italia, Alinea, Firenze
- Choay F., La città. Utopie e realtà (1973, I ed. 1965), Einaudi, Torino.
- Di Biagi P. (2002, a cura di), I classici dell’urbanistica moderna, Donzelli, Roma.
- Lanzani A. (2003), I paesaggi italiani, Meltemi, Roma.
- Magnaghi A. (2000), Il progetto locale, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino.
- Norberg Schulz C. (1986), Genius loci. Paesaggio, ambiente, architettura, Electa, Milano.
- Gaeta L., Janin Rivolin U., Mazza L. (2013), Governo del territorio e pianificazione spaziale, Città Studi Edizioni, Novara.
The texts will not be studied in full but during the lessons specific references will be given on the chapters and the parts to refer to for the preparation of the exam. Any additional texts of this bibliography may be reported in class. Other supporting materials for the study will be the ppt presentations projected in class, which will be provided to all students.

The course aims to introduce students to some of the most significant spatial planning theories; to illustrate the evolution of territorial planning paradigms in Italy in relation to the great transformation in the metropolitan sense of the country; to deepen the patrimonial and bioregional approach in relation to its historical matrices and with some of its design applications.
The course also aims to frame and describe figures, processes and tools in a historical perspective, developing in this key the critical and interpretative abilities of the students.
Finally, the course aims to provide students with some basic tools for reading and understanding territorial plans and to develop their argumentative and expository skills (through discussion seminars on the topics covered).

The course is designed to address students of different disciplinary backgrounds. Therefore, it is not essential to have a preparation previously acquired on the history of urban planning and on spatial planning methodologies.

Le lezioni sono distribuite in moduli da 4 ore ciascuna. In una buona parte delle sedute didattiche, la prima parte sarà dedicata alla lezione frontale, la seconda allo svolgimento di seminari nei quali interverranno gli studenti in maniera programmata. I seminari ruoteranno attorno alle due esercitazioni previste nel corso: una di lettura del PIT (Piano d’Indirizzo Territoriale a valenza di Piano Paesaggistico della Regione Toscana), l’altra dedicata a una sintetica ricerca monografica su un autore a scelta concordato con la docente.

The assessment of the learning is conducted through an examination interview on the topics dealt with in class, which has a weight equal to approximately 50% of the final grade. The two exercises planned in the course are compulsory and also contribute to the final evaluation, having a weight equal to the remaining 50% of the final grade.

Contents
The course is divided into three thematic routes, which will be covered during the lectures and which will be studied in depth through exercises and discussion seminars. The first is an illustration of the theories and design applications of some of the fathers of urban planning and spatial planning. The first lessons of this theme will focus on the introduction of progressive and culturalist approaches (Choay 1965). Some monographic lessons will follow, dedicated to some of the most significant figures (Ildefonso Cerdà, Ebenezer Howard, Patrick Abercrombie, Patrick Geddes). The second thematic path deals with the great transformation of Italy (from the second post-war period onwards) from a rural country to an industrial and metropolitan one, and the relative evolution of the concepts of territory and spatial planning models. The third line of reflection focuses on one of the scientific-methodological approaches to spatial planning, territorialist and patrimonial planning. The cultural roots, the different declinations will also be illustrated in relation to the development of the bioregional vision and some applications in instruments of territorial governance.

Bibliography
The course uses the following general bibliography:
- Baldeschi P. (2002), Dalla razionalità all’identità. La pianificazione territoriale in Italia, Alinea, Firenze
- Choay F., La città. Utopie e realtà (1973, I ed. 1965), Einaudi, Torino.
- Di Biagi P. (2002, a cura di), I classici dell’urbanistica moderna, Donzelli, Roma.
- Lanzani A. (2003), I paesaggi italiani, Meltemi, Roma.
- Magnaghi A. (2000), Il progetto locale, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino.
- Norberg Schulz C. (1986), Genius loci. Paesaggio, ambiente, architettura, Electa, Milano.
- Gaeta L., Janin Rivolin U., Mazza L. (2013), Governo del territorio e pianificazione spaziale, Città Studi Edizioni, Novara.
The texts will not be studied in full but during the lessons specific references will be given on the chapters and the parts to refer to for the preparation of the exam. Any additional texts of this bibliography may be reported in class. Other supporting materials for the study will be the ppt presentations projected in class, which will be provided to all students.

Educational objectives
The course aims to introduce students to some of the most significant spatial planning theories; to illustrate the evolution of territorial planning paradigms in Italy in relation to the great transformation in the metropolitan sense of the country; to deepen the patrimonial and bioregional approach in relation to its historical matrices and with some of its design applications.
The course also aims to frame and describe figures, processes and tools in a historical perspective, developing in this key the critical and interpretative abilities of the students.
Finally, the course aims to provide students with some basic tools for reading and understanding territorial plans and to develop their argumentative and expository skills (through discussion seminars on the topics covered).

Prerequisites
The course is designed to address students of different disciplinary backgrounds. Therefore, it is not essential to have a preparation previously acquired on the history of urban planning and on spatial planning methodologies.

Teaching methods
The lessons are distributed in modules of 4 hours each. In a good part of the teaching sessions, the first part will be dedicated to the frontal lesson, the second to the holding of seminars in which the students will take part in a programmed manner. The seminars will revolve around the two exercises planned in the course: one of reading the PIT (Territorial Address Plan with value of Landscape Plan of the Tuscany Region), the other dedicated to a brief monographic research on a chosen author agreed with the teacher .

Learning assessment procedures
The assessment of the learning is conducted through an examination interview on the topics dealt with in class, which has a weight equal to approximately 50% of the final grade. The two exercises planned in the course are compulsory and also contribute to the final evaluation, having a weight equal to the remaining 50% of the final grade.