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Methods of Urban Research
Methoden der Stadtforschung
The Chair of Sociology presents a review of two decades of social and urban research at the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich. This lecture series will host researchers who will present the methods, experiences, and findings from some of the important urban research projects undertaken at the Department over the last two decades.
Methods of Urban Research
Methoden der Stadtforschung
This course conveys an introduction into methods of urban research in social sciences through lectures and accompanying exercises. It treats the basic principles of scientific research, literature research, different forms of participant observation, qualitative interviews (expert interviews and ethnographic interviews), and the analysis of urban qualities.
Methods of Urban Research: Extended Urbanisation
Methoden der Stadtforschung
While architects, planners, and urban designers have engaged with the city, the analysis of urbanising territories ‘beyond the city’ have been a blind spot. This lecture series attempts to close this gap by discussing with researchers who will present methods, experiences and findings from a great variety of territories of extended urbanisation.
Sociology I
Soziologie I
Sociology I investigates the relation between social developments and the production of the built environment from a macro-sociological point of view. It examines central aspects of social change, historical and contemporary forms of urbanization, and typical examples of models of urbanization.
Sociology II
Soziologie II
Sociology II presents current perspectives and methods in urban studies. Part I introduces historical and ongoing processes in Zurich (Christian Schmid), examines the topics of public space and housing (Hannah Widmer); part II presents postcolonial perspectives in urban studies (Nitin Bathla).
Urban research is confronted today urbanization processes that unfold far beyond the realm of agglomerations and urban regions. In this research seminar, we will present some of the most recent and cutting-edge research investigations into extended urbanization and discuss some of the most exciting articles in this fascinating new field of urban research.