2026/2027
Анализ «жизненного пути» и городская среда
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Высшая школа урбанистики имени А.А. Высоковского
Где читается:
Факультет городского и регионального развития
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Зотова Варвара Алексеевна
Язык:
русский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
32
Программа дисциплины
Аннотация
This course explores the dynamic relationship between the human life course and the urban environment, focusing on how different stages of life are both shaped by the city and reflected in its spatial, social, and institutional structures. Moving beyond a one-directional understanding, the course emphasizes the reciprocal nature of this relationship: how cities influence the ways people experience childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age, and how, in turn, the needs, practices, and expectations of different age groups are inscribed into urban space.
Through engagement with key academic texts in sociology, urban studies, and related fields, students will develop a broader analytical lens for understanding the city — not just as a physical environment, but as a lived and evolving context that accompanies individuals throughout their life trajectories. The course invites students to reconsider familiar urban settings by asking how age, generational belonging, and life transitions shape everyday interactions with the city.
Particular attention is given to how urban infrastructure, policies, and cultural norms respond (or fail to respond) to the diverse needs of people at different life stages, as well as how generational change transforms urban demands over time. By tracing these processes, students will gain tools to critically evaluate contemporary urban development strategies through the lens of inclusivity, adaptability, and life-course sensitivity.
The course combines theoretical reflection with applied work. Students will engage in discussions based on selected readings, develop their own interpretations of urban environments, and, in the final part of the course, work on a practical task focused on identifying and addressing a specific urban issue related to a particular life stage.
Designed for a broad audience, this course is relevant not only for students of urban studies and planning, but also for those interested in sociology, public policy, social work, and the everyday experience of the city. It aims to expand students’ perception of urban space and equip them with conceptual and practical tools for thinking about more inclusive and responsive urban environments.