Lecture

Spatial Territories: Urban Morphologies and Lifestyles

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This lecture explores the evolution of spatial territories from the city-countryside opposition to the urban context, focusing on three key elements: morphologies, centralities, and lifestyles. It discusses how advancements in transportation and communication systems have reshaped the spatial structure of territories, blurring morphological boundaries and promoting urban sprawl. The lecture also delves into the international reconfiguration of city influence and the challenges posed by ubiquitous urbanization, such as less spatially differentiated consumption patterns and the emergence of new metropolitan dynamics.

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Mobility and urban planning

Over the last twenty years, urban mobility has changed significantly. The number of leisure trips has risen, while the proportion of work-related trips has fallen. At the same time, new forms of mobility have developed, such as multi-residentiality, long-distance commuting, urban tourism and day-tripping. These changes have been accompanied by urban transformations such as urban sprawl and fragmentation. In this context, mobility is an issue for urban transport engineering and territorial development, par

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