Category: Urban sociology syllabus
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Intergroup Monopoly, game to explore the dynamics of group-based inequality
Intergroup Monopoly (created by Richard Harvey, shared by Vanessa Woods) Intergroup Monopoly is an action teaching game that modifies the classic Monopoly board game to explore the dynamics of group-based inequality. In Intergroup Monopoly, players begin with unequal amounts of money and are given individualized rules that reflect differing degrees of privilege or disadvantage. For…
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“The Future of Cities”, documentary
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/195304295″>The Future of Cities</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/ohboyson”>Oscar Boyson</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
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“Why we bike?” Documentary
To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. We don’t think about it, we just do it. Perhaps the fact that we don’t think about it, is the key to the bicycle’s success in this country. But because we do not give cycling a second thought, we don’t really know what the deeper needs…
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Rush Hour, a documentary on “hypercommuters” today
Rush Hour Synopsis: A feature documentary about the odyssey involved in commuting to and from work in three large contemporary cities: Los Angeles, Istanbul and Mexico City. Rush Hour is an intimate approach to the personal stories of three commuters who spend hours of their lives going from home to work and back, reflection a…
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“City, Street and Citizen The Measure of the Ordinary” by Suzanne Hall
How can we learn from a multicultural society if we don’t know how to recognise it? The contemporary city is more than ever a space for the intense convergence of diverse individuals who shift in and out of its urban terrains. The city street is perhaps the most prosaic of the city’s public parts, allowing…
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France Plans an Extreme Makeover for Struggling Small Cities
FEARGUS O’SULLIVAN MAY 2, 2018            Source: CityLab Action Coeur de Ville aims to undo the damage of urban sprawl in more than 200 city centers across the country. France’s city centers are about to get one of the biggest makeovers in their history. Following…
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Thoughts about how urban design impact our lifes
Just read this article and found so interesting ideas on how urban design impact society and what can be done to avoid increasing inequality. Here I just noted some additional thoughts. I am also thinking of how does it work in a wider scale, for instance, how regional infraestructures reinforce certain inequalities. The same with regard…