Semester 4: Madrid

April - May

Universidad Complutense de Madrid + Universidad Autonoma de Madrid : 10 ECTS

(14) The Sustainable and Liveable City - 10 ECTS
Southern European cities are characterised by a relatively high density, many privatised services, a high proportion of homeowners and of secondary homes, by a rate of growth higher than average and by a deep transformation in its social and economic position in the last years because of the increase of foreigners and the development of services.

The development of social cohesion under the impact of the flux of immigrants and of housing shortage is one of the main challenges to the sustainable and liveable city in Southern Europe. The different welfare system could explain this different model of services and housing. A range of planning tools and public policies (e.g. transport, construction, housing) shall be presented by means of cases that illustrate different scales, geographical situations and urban models. The small and middle size inner city model as well as the seaside tourism city will be addressed. The metropolitan model will be analysed at macro and micro levels in Madrid where most of the fieldwork will take place. Special attention shall be paid to the transversal subjects such as environmental or innovation policies.