Introduction to Urban Planning-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS05 20041 LE74 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st & 2nd year students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.3 | |
| Instructor name | SAMADDAR，Subhajyoti (Disaster Prevention Research Institute Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course provides an overview of the conceptual ideas, theories and popular practices in urban and city planning. This course would help you to understand origins and evolution of the urban world. It would cover major movements, ideas and practices that have influenced both cities and urban planning. It will highlight both the theoretical debates and practical challenges that urban planners are likely to encounter; and discuss problem-solving techniques and strategies popular in planning practices. | |||
| Course Goals |
To introduce major theories and concepts in urban planning. To understand the socio-economic, political and environmental forces influence the planning processes. To learn various planning tools and techniques. To understand practical challenges in urban planning. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1. Introduction to urban planning. Week 2. What is city? Formal and information definition of city. Week 3. History and evolution of city. Week 4. Urbanization, suburbanization and re-urbanization. Week 5. Urban planning: process and outcome; types of plan; elements and characteristics of plan. Week 6. Major contemporary urban planning approaches. Week 7. Popular methods and tools in urban planning. Week 8. Planning support system: technologies and functions. Week 9. Elements of planning process. Week 10. Comprehensive plan: elements, process and examples. Week 11. Neighborhood plan. Week 12. Planning for public facilities such as parks, roads and utilities. Week 13. Urban governance and public participation. Week 14. Current challenges of urban planning. Week 15. Final presentations and exams. Week 16. Feedback class. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Assignment and presentations = 50 Points Examination = 50 Points. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
- Prepare and review class contents, reading textbooks. - Complete assignments. - Participate in group discussion. - Give presentations. - Examination. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
The City in History: It’s Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects : By Lewis Mumford (1972) Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice - Edited by Gary Hack, et al. (2009). Good City Form - by Kevin Lynch (1995). Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century - by Peter Geoffrey Hall (1996). Kaiser, Edward J., David R. Godschalk, and F. Stuart Chapin. Urban land use planning. Vol. 4. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1995. |
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