Description:

In the course of Urban Planning I, we teach students on how the cities were planned from ancient times to the present and how discipline itself have evolved in the course of time. By using the real examples, we describe urban planning as a complex process with numerous feedbacks that evolves in time and involves various actors with different values and interests and resources.
The course presents general principles and concepts of European spatial planning and planning system in the Czech Republic providing students with practical insight into relevant planning documents, legislation and institutions. Special lectures focus on actual topics: planning of urban ecosystems and participatory planning.

At the end of the semester students will be evaluated based on the presentation and discussion of their seminar work via TEAMS or in classroom. In their seminar works students will analyse and critically evaluate selected case of planning process in one of the following domains: Urban mobility, Housing, Public services, Ecosystems, Economic activities, Cultural heritage.

Contents:

Humankind and environment: Sustainability of development
Urban and regional planning in history
Urban systems and nature
Urban and regional planning in the 20th century
Anatomy of planning process: the cases of urban regeneration
Urban geography: population, housing, transportation
Communication in planning
European and national spatial planning: National planning concepts ? France, Germany, Netherlands. ESDP, ESPON, EU Territorial Agenda
Public interest in urban planning, instruments of national and regional planning
Instruments of local planning

Recommended literature:

Website of the Course

Keywords:

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Urban Transportation, Smart Cities

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar