Course detail

Development planning of the city and region

FA-3M6Acad. year: 2012/2013

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.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. arch. Jan Koutný, CSc.

Department

Department of Theory (UTold)

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

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

Recommended reading

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

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Master's

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

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

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