RESEARCH LINES
The program includes three Research Lines, corresponding to the areas of work currently developed by its researchers.
The research lines City, Culture, and Politics (CCP) and Production of Space, Planning, and Management (PLAN) are linked to the Research Area FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, while the research line Urban and Environmental Systems (SIS) is linked to the Research Area SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING.
City, Culture, and Politics (CCP)
This research line encompasses studies developed through the approaches of history, theory, and criticism. It focuses on social practices within space, focusing on aspects of identity and culture. It addresses political issues and collective representations, expressed in discourses and images that are formed both historically and through daily life regarding the spaces and experiences centered on the city.
Faculty Members: Ana Elísia da Costa, Celia Ferraz de Souza, Daniele Caron, Daniela Marzola Fialho, Eber Pires Marzulo, Inês Martina Lersch, and Paulo Edison Belo Reyes.
Production of Space, Planning, and Management (PLAN)
Research in this line analyzes the production of urban space, the theories and practices of urban and regional planning, and their various forms of management. This is achieved through empirical, critical, and propositional analyses regarding urban and regional socio-spatial issues.
Faculty Members: Clarice Misoczky de Oliveira, Geisa Zanini Rorato, Heleniza Ávila Campos, João Telmo de Oliveira Filho, Livia Teresinha Salomão Piccinini, and Luciana Inês Gomes Miron.
Urban and Environmental Systems (SIS)
This research line investigates urban and regional forms and their relationship with social processes. It seeks to describe and understand the urban phenomenon and the systems and subsystems that compose it, as well as the socio-environmental impacts on the territory.
Faculty Members: André Luiz Lopes da Silveira, Bárbara Giaccom, Clarice Maraschin, Eugenia Aumond Kuhn, Fábio Lucio Lopes Zampieri, and Júlio Celso Borello Vargas.
RESEARCH AREAS
Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning
This area investigates the social processes associated with urban and regional planning formulations and practices, which constitute the socioeconomic, political, ideological, and cultural contexts in which its propositions and spatial effects are engendered.
Systems, Methods, and Techniques of Urban and Regional Planning
This area studies the different representations of urban and regional form, spatial structure, and urban configuration. It includes the analysis of impacts, performance indicators, and decision-support systems in urban planning.