Urban Analysis
The goal of Urban Analysis is to make the students familiar with different research methods in the social sciences that are used to analyse the urban environment – its structures and processes. In particular, the students will get a taste of the following methods in class: secondary statistical analysis, urban semiotics and mental mapping, urban ethnography, and qualitative interviewing. In addition, the students will gain some practical research skills. Working in small groups, they will use the different methods learned in class to study a particular neighbourhood of Brussels in depth. Attention will also be paid to institutional actors – aka stakeholders –, their visions, projects and power. Accordingly, planning regulations, main actors and existing projects will be added to the initial neighbourhood analysis realised for.
teachers
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Mathieu Van Criekingen
Mathieu Van Criekingen is a professor of geography and urban studies at IGEAT - Université libre de Bruxelles. -
Tatiana Debroux
Tatiana Debroux is postdoc researcher and lecturer in the MSc Urban Studies and Erasmus Mundus MSc 4Cities, where she teaches Urban Analysis, Resea... -
Ana Daniela Dresler
Ana Daniela Dresler is a researcher and teaching assistant at the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban research. As spatial planner and designer, her resear...
administrative details
5 ECTS / 1st semester
VUB course code Urban Analysis: 4014942FNR
ULB course code Urban Analysis: GEOG-F429