Universität Wien

290136 VO Urban Development in Asia in a Cross-cultural Perspective (2012W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

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Language: German

Examination dates

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 08.10. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 15.10. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 22.10. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 29.10. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 05.11. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 12.11. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 19.11. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 26.11. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 03.12. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 10.12. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 17.12. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 07.01. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 14.01. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 21.01. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 28.01. 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Urban development in Asia within the cultural context of Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism. Results of different believes in historical and actual urban structures.
Object: Understanding cultural/religious differences in design, planning and development of asian urban systems in the Orient/Near East, South- and East Asia.
Islamic-oriental city: models, forms, functions; construction types. Strict spacial segregation of urban functions, of public versus private space. Basars/Suqs as financial and organisatorial centers of oriental cities. Principles of rent capitalism. Urban-rural interweaving. Modernity aspects. Indian Subcontinent: Hinduistic imprint (cosmology,caste system), islamic and colonial infiltrations. Temple towns, hinduistic-islamic syncretism. Persistence and innovation. East Asia: konfucian thinking and urban planning. Cosmology: yin and yang, feng shui-principles.Socialist city planning under Mao. Capitalist forms of planning today. Development of castle towns in Japan and actual city system. Old cities under different cultural perspectives: relics or identity makers within the Cultural Turn of Postmodernism.

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Association in the course directory

(MG-S4-NPI) (MG-S6-NPI) (L2-B3, L2-b-zLV) (L2-d2, L2-d-zLV)

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