Course detail

Urbanism I.

FAST-AG16Acad. year: 2011/2012

Introduction to the disciplines of town and regional planning, basic information on the functional and spatial arrangement of town planning structures, the urbanistic typology of the functional systems of settlement units, urban development conditions.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. knowledge of the elementary urbanistic typology, urbanistic structure, urban functional systems, public areas, urban detail, rural settlement and landscape.

Prerequisites

The subject does not connect with any previous disciplines; it partly applies the knowledge acquired in the subjects of typology and the applied ecology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Town and regional planning; social economic and environmental frame
2. Settlement units, urbanization
3. Spatial arrangement of the urban structure
4. Functional arrangement of the urban structure
5. Urban functional systems – housing and residential estates
6. Urban functional systems – production and storage
7. Commercial and non-commercial facilities
8. Urban functional systems – recreation and greenery
9. Urban functional systems – traffic skeleton, transport facilities, technical infrastructure
10. Public areas and urban interior
11. Rural settlement and landscape
12. Urbane development – demographic, social and cultural conditions
13. Urbane development – natural, technical and economic conditions

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of the elementary urbanistic typology, urbanistic structure, urban functional systems, public areas, urban detail, rural settlement and landscape.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Doutlík, L.: Zonární struktury, Urbanistická typologie. ČVUT Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-01-01468-1. (CS)
Jírava, P., Slabý, P., Feitl, M.: Městské komunikace II.. ČVUT Praha, 1993. (CS)
Marhold, K.: Urbanistická typologie II.. ČVUT Praha, 1991. (CS)

Recommended reading

Braam, W.: Stadtplanung. Werner Düsseldorf, 1993. (DE)
Forman,R., Gordon,M.: Krajinná ekologie. Academia praha, 1993. (CS)
Gehl, J.: Život mezi budovami. Partnerství Brno, 2000. ISBN 80-85834-79-0. (CS)
Prinz, D.: Städtebau, 1. a 2. díl. nakladatelství W. Kohlhammmer, Stuttgart, Berlin, Köln, 1999. (DE)
Short, J.R.: Lidská sídla. OP Praha, 1994. (CS)
Sitte, C.: Stavba měst podle uměleckých zásad. ARCH Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-901608-1-6. (CS)
Valenta, T.: Město a topografie. NTM Praha, 1991. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-APS Bachelor's

    branch APS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer