Course detail

Urban Planning in the Czech Rep. and EU

FAST-TG06Acad. year: 2012/2013

Urban planning deals with the organization of inhabited spaces, the arrangement of human activities and their influence on the environment in the widest sense (i.e. including the social environment).
The subject deals with the creation of rational land-use organization, the use of land and links between the individual types of use.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will gain basic orientation in the history, present state, organs, tools, legislative support and current problems of the main activities and specialisations of urban planning, both on the territory of the Czech Republic and analogically, in a more concise form, in relation to the EU.

Prerequisites

General knowledge within the scope of the bachelor’s degree in architectural studies.

Co-requisites

Basically it is an independent discipline with its own content.

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. In this case it deals with lectures and seminars.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Written examination on the basis of information gained at lectures and in recommended sources.

Course curriculum

1.Introduction to the course, basic terms, role of urban planning, relationship and position of specialisations and activities which deal with the planning of the use of land and influencing of the environment – land-use and strategic planning, urban planning, landscape planning, regional policies etc.
2. Strategic planning, history, aims and tools – the military and private sector in the USA, application in the municipal sphere and transfer to Europe, basic methods (expert and community).
3. Strategic planning in the Czech Republic after the year 1989 (use of strategic tools at a local, regional and national level, an overview of strategic and programme documents of the Czech Republic and their linkage to EU documents).
4. Urban planning in the EU – history and present form – development of urban planning, possibilities for the EU to influence spatial development.
5. Important EU documents (Europe 2000, Europe 2000+, European perspectives on land-use development, Council of Europe documents).
6. Hierarchical structure of urban planning in EU countries – basic factors which influence the form of the planning system, typology of planning systems, the role and responsibilities of the individual hierarchical levels – local, regional, national, multi-national.
7. General characteristics of the urban planning tools used in EU countries – classification according to the form and the main aim of the tool, classification according to the hierarchical level at which the tool is used, specifics of some countries.
8. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Denmark, the Netherlands.
9. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – France, Britain, Ireland.
10. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Belgium, Luxembourg.
11. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Germany, Austria, Slovakia.
12. A current topic.
13. Excursion.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students will be acquainted with the history, present state, organs, tools, legislative support and current problems of the main activities and specialisations of urban planning. These topics are covered for the territory of the Czech Republic first, and later dealt with analogically in relation to the EU, in a more concise form in which attention is paid to the basic differences.

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

DÜHR, Stefanie, COLOMB, Claire, NADIN Vincent: European spatial planning and territorial cooperation.. London: Routledge, 2010. (EN)
EU: Vybrané úmluvy a základní dokumenty Rady Evropy a Evropské unie. MU v Brně, 1998. (CS)
Evropská charta regionálního prostorového plánování. 0. (CS)
Evropská komise: ESDP - Evropské perspektivy územního rozvoje.. Překlad Ministerstvo práce, 0. (CS)
Evropská komise: Kompendium Evropské unie o systémech politikách a zásadách územního plánování. Překlad Jan Bína. Brno : Ústav územního rozvoje, 2002. (CS)
MAIER, Karel: Územní plánování a udržitelný rozvoj. ABF Praha, 2008. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-A Master's

    branch ARS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the course, basic terms, role of urban planning, relationship and position of specialisations and activities which deal with the planning of the use of land and influencing of the environment – land-use and strategic planning, urban planning, landscape planning, regional policies etc.
2. Strategic planning, history, aims and tools – the military and private sector in the USA, application in the municipal sphere and transfer to Europe, basic methods (expert and community).
3. Strategic planning in the Czech Republic after the year 1989 (use of strategic tools at a local, regional and national level, an overview of strategic and programme documents of the Czech Republic and their linkage to EU documents).
4. Urban planning in the EU – history and present form – development of urban planning, possibilities for the EU to influence spatial development.
5. Important EU documents (Europe 2000, Europe 2000+, European perspectives on land-use development, Council of Europe documents).
6. Hierarchical structure of urban planning in EU countries – basic factors which influence the form of the planning system, typology of planning systems, the role and responsibilities of the individual hierarchical levels – local, regional, national, multi-national.
7. General characteristics of the urban planning tools used in EU countries – classification according to the form and the main aim of the tool, classification according to the hierarchical level at which the tool is used, specifics of some countries.
8. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Denmark, the Netherlands.
9. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – France, Britain, Ireland.
10. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Belgium, Luxembourg.
11. Characteristics of the planning system in selected EU countries – Germany, Austria, Slovakia.
12. A current topic.
13. Excursion.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Analysis of existing strategic plan of selected municipality, presentation of final work among seminar group, discussion, topics, and recommendations for creation and realization of strategic plan goals.
1. Introduction, determination of the task, selection of the municipality.
2.-3. Fieldwork, visit to the local authorities of selected municipality, discussion with members of local council, analysis of need and realization of strategic plan goals, relation to documents of town planning.
5.-7. Working out of the task, consultations on semi-finished work.
8.-12.Presentation of semunar works in the frame of seminar group.
13. Submissions and evaluation of results.