Description:

Students will be acquainted with the problems of urban design, town and regional planning in the Czech Republic. The problems will be studied in details through the individual concepts of public infrastructure (such as transport and technical infrastructure, civic amenities and public spaces), and with specific requirements for the area and spatial arrangement of the utility services in the territory.
The subject consists of thematic lectures and a seminar project.

Contents:

1) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? introduction, legislation, types of urban planning tools.
2) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? spatial development policy.
3) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? planníng analytical materials.
4) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? urban study.
5) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? spatial development principles.
6) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? local plan.
7) Public infrastructure in spatial planning activity ? regulatory plan.
8) Urban planning decision-making, planning contracts.
9) Geographical information systems in urban planning.
10) Conditions of area and spatial arrangement of utility services in the territory.
11) Combined routes of utility services in the territory.
12) Standards of accessibility of civic amenities.
13) Public spaces.

Seminar contents:

1. Presentation of public infrastructure at the place of residence
2. Presentation of basic information about the selected public space in Prague
3. Excursion - Prague
4. Creation of a proposal for the modification of the selected public space, using GIS software
5. Presentation of a comprehensive proposal for changes
6. Processing of the project poster

Recommended literature:

?[1] Spatial Development Policy of the Czech Republic ? Updated Version 1, Institut for Spatial Development, Brno 2016. ISBN 978-80-87318-38-6.
?[2] Architecture and Building Culture Policy of the Czech Republic. Institut for Spatial Development, Brno 2015. ISBN 978-80-87318-40-9.
?[3] Principles and Rules of Urban Planning Composition in Examples, Institut for Spatial Development, Brno 2016. ISBN 978-80-87318-54-6.
?[4] REIMER, M. ? GETIMIS, P. ? BLOTEVOGEL, H. H. (eds.). Spatial planning systems and practices in Europe: a comparative perspective on continuity and changes. New York: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-72724-2.
?[5] SONG, H. ? SRINIVASAN, R. ? SOOKOOR, T. ? JESCHKE, S. (eds.). Smart cities: foundations, principles, and applications. NJ: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-22639-0.

Keywords:

spatial planning public infrastructure

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