Land Use Planning

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Course Code: 
62448
Course Outline: 

Course

Contents

The course contents are mainly focused on some of the fundamental concepts in land use planning and the process through which the land uses are designated and allocated. The course contains three main parts: the first is the conceptual framework for land use planning; the second is an overview of building planning support systems; and finally an overview of making land use plans.

Course

Objectives

The course has three primary objectives. The first is to study the conceptual framework for land use planning and its components. The second objective is to introduce planning support systems and their role in land use planning process. The third objective is to explore the process of making land use plans at different spatial and administrative scales.

Learning

Outcomes and

Competences

1.      An ability to demonstrate an understanding of the main components of the conceptual framework for the land use planning and their interrelations;

20%

2.      An ability to define the planning support systems and their role in the land use planning process;

20%

3.      An ability to analyze and evaluate an existing land use planning system;

30%

4.      An ability to demonstrate an understanding of different types of land policy plans: Areawide, Communitywide and small-area plans. 

30%

Textbook

Berke R. Philip, Godschalk R. David & Kaiser J. Edward (2006). Urban Plan Use Planning (Fifth Edition). University of Illinois  Press – Urbana and Chicago.

Assessment

Criteria

Midterm Exam

20%

Weekly Assignments 

20%

Project and Presentation

20%

Final Exam

40%

Total

100%

Course Contents

Part

Topics

Weeks

Part I:

Conceptual Framework for Land Use Planning

  1. Framing the Land Use Planning Process
  2. Shaping Plans through the Sustainability Prism Model
  3. What makes a Good Plan?

Week 1-Week 3

18/8 – 7/9/2013

Part II:

Overview of Building Planning Support Systems

4.      Planning Support Systems

5.      Population and Economy

6.      Environmental Systems

7.      Land Use Systems

8.      Transportation Systems

9.      State of Community Report

Week 4-Week 9

8/9 – 26/10/2013

Part III:

Overview of Making Land Use Plans

10.  The Plan-making Process

11.  The Areawide Land Policy Plan

12.  Communitywide Land Use Design:

·         Employment and Commercial Centers

·         Residential Community Habitats

13.  Small-area Plans

14.  Development Management

Week 10-Week 15

27/10 – End of Sem.