Course detail

Development planning of the city and region

FA-3M6Acad. year: 2017/2018

Theoretical principles and rules of planning cities and regions with focus on functional, operational and spatial composition. Planning cities and regions, basic theoretical training.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The knowledge gained presents introduction to a deeper theoretical research, and will be made use of in urban planning practice and in urban development management

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of urban design and urban planning, at the extent corresponding to 1 to 3 semesters of university study. General overview of social and natural sciences.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Final exam is oral and takes place in front of commission for state examination.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject's study is to gain the theoretical and methodical knowledge needed for formulating urban development concepts.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Control test during lessons

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Zahraniční urbanistické a architektonické časopisy dle aktuální nabídky (EN)
Evropská charta urbanismu, anglické znění, Rozhodnutí EU č.234, 1992 (EN)
Zákon č. 183/2006 Sb. o územním plánování a stavebním řádu (stavební zákon) a prováděcí vyhlášky (CS)
Stefanie Dühr, Claire Colomb & Vincent Nadin: European Spatial Planning and Territorial Cooperation, Routledge, 2010. (EN)

Recommended reading

Joerg Knieling and Frank Othengrafen: Planning Cultures in Europe, Decoding Cultural Phenomena in Urban and Regional Planning, Ashgate, 2009. (EN)
Stefanie Dühr, Claire Colomb & Vincent Nadin: European Spatial Planning and Territorial Cooperation, Routledge, 2010 (EN)
Europa and architecture tomorrow, ČKA, Letenská 5, Praha I, 1997 (EN)
Gehl, J.: Live between building, 1999 (EN)
Lynch,K.: The Image of The City, 1992 (EN)
Davoudi, S. and Strange, I. (eds), Conceptions of Space and Place in Strategic Spatial Planning, London, Routledge (RTPI Library Series), 2009 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme ARCHURB Master's

    branch ARCH , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Special seminar

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Planning city development
Area planning documentation
APD design, negotiation and approving APD, activities after approving APD
Transportation in settlement
Area economics
Nature city scope
Current settlement structure, regional and agglomerative relations in areas
Settlement development trends
Regional planning principles, city and region arrangement
Strategic planning and settlement renovation
Economical and social aspects of settlement renovation and reconstruction
Historical heart of the city and city centre