{"id":3966,"date":"2022-03-20T18:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T17:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/master_ambiental\/postgraduate-aisa\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:08:00","slug":"postgraduate-aisa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/master_ambiental\/postgraduate-aisa\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate AISA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Postgraduate AISA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Socio-environmental analysis and intervention: Urban environments, community, and sustainability<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Traditionally, social intervention and environmental intervention have been conceptualized as distinct and independent fields of action, sharing certain points of intersection but characterized by separate and unconnected methodologies and strategic approaches. However, the notion of sustainability definitively integrates both dimensions as manifestations of a single, overarching issue.<\/p>

From this perspective, the foundational premise of this programme is that individuals, communities, and their environments constitute an inseparable and interdependent global unit, wherein the various components are inextricably linked and mutually constitutive, giving rise to an integrated structure. Consequently, any environmental intervention must necessarily account for psychological and social dimensions, insofar as individuals, groups, and communities are ultimately the subjects affected by\u2014and the beneficiaries of\u2014transformations in the physical environment.<\/p>

Similarly, all social interventions must incorporate the environmental factors inherent in the context, given that such actions are never undertaken in isolation but rather within a defined socio-physical setting. Within this framework, environmental education and awareness-raising emerge as key mechanisms for reconciling the relationship between environmental transformation and human development\u2014both personal and collective\u2014culminating in what may be broadly termed sustainable psycho-socio-environmental development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The objective of the programme is to provide specialised training for professionals from both the social sciences (such as psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists) and the fields of social welfare and community intervention (including social workers, social managers, and environmental and social educators), as well as for architects, urban planners, design and engineering professionals, senior public administrators, and, more broadly, all those engaged in environmental and social interventions who require a comprehensive, integrated, and multidisciplinary education within these contexts.<\/p>

This training is tailored to the disciplinary background of each participant, fostering a shared foundation of knowledge, terminology, and practice that will support future applied work requiring interdisciplinary collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Programme Structure<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Building upon a set of cross-cutting concepts\u2014such as the socio-physical environment, intervention, quality of life, and sustainability\u2014the programme is designed to combine the presentation, critical reflection, and discussion of the core content of its various modules with the analysis of practical case studies. These may include real-world problems, applied research, professional experiences, field visits, and study trips, all aimed at facilitating the integration of theoretical knowledge into diverse areas of professional practice. Additionally, the programme introduces specific methodological and intervention tools geared towards both research and practical application.<\/p>


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Dr. Enric Pol \u2013 Postgraduate Coordinator<\/strong>
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Dr. Lupicinio \u00cd\u00f1iguez \u2013 Postgraduate Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>

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Module 1<\/h2>\n

Core Concepts for Socio-Environmental Intervention and Sustainability<\/h5>\n

Foundational Knowledge for Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Intervention<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\nSocial behaviour, the built environment, and sustainability. The socio-physical environment and intervention. Urban social identity. Quality of life and environmental quality: indicators. Public space, appropriation, and symbolisation. Globalisation, global warming, and social change.\n
\nUrban Ecology and Economics<\/strong>\n
\nThe city as an ecosystem. Urban ecology and behaviour. Demographic trends and multiculturalism. The role of the economy in shaping social reality and the urban phenomenon. Internalisation of environmental costs in urban management. Environmental management of the city.\n
\nUrban Planning and Urban Dynamics<\/strong>\n
\nThe city as a socio-environmental system. The urban phenomenon as a multidimensional construct. Social structure and territorial and urban planning. Housing, neighbourhood, and city. Planning instruments and frameworks.\n
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Module 2<\/h2>\n

Urban Contexts, Participation, and Education for Sustainability<\/h5>\n

From the perspective of the city as a socio-environmental system, it presents some of the areas where current reflection on the relationship between the urban phenomenon and the behavior of individuals and groups is developed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Urban Systems and Behaviours<\/strong><\/p>

Dimensions of the urban phenomenon. Territory, urban structure, and sustainable mobility. Design for All. Environmental design and the social use of space. People, environment, and safety. Conflict and coexistence. Environmental management of the city.

Participation and Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>

Environmental participation as a prerequisite for a more sustainable society: psychosocial dimensions. Political and methodological foundations. Urban social movements. Models and strategies for urban intervention. Techniques and case studies.

Environmental Marketing, Communication, and Education<\/strong><\/p>

Fundamental elements and principles of social communication. Nature-based versus urban environmental education. Concepts and techniques for the design and evaluation of environmental information, education, and promotion programmes. Textual and multimedia resources (institutions, groups, collectives, campaigns…).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Module TMa<\/h2>\n

Techno-methodological approach for analysis and intervention<\/h5>\n

It runs in parallel throughout the course, presenting specific methodological and intervention programs and tools aimed at research, planning, and socio-environmental intervention. It supports the completion of the postgraduate project.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Methodologies, Resources, and Tools for Analysis and Intervention<\/strong><\/p>

An introduction to psychosocial research: quantitative and qualitative information-gathering techniques. Interviews, questionnaires, rating scales, the Delphi method. Sampling strategies. Ethnographic and observational techniques. Needs assessment methods. Data analysis. IT and simulation tools.<\/p>

This programme can be complemented by the postgraduate course \u201cEnvironmental Management in Business and Public Administration: Resources, Communication, and Change\u201d<\/strong> (30 ECTS credits).<\/p>

Each of these programmes leads to a postgraduate qualification, and together they provide a comprehensive and complementary education towards the Master\u2019s Degree in Environmental Intervention and Management.<\/p>

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