Introduction to Planning

• • Introduction to Planning
  • The Origins of Modern Planning
  • The Seers: Pioneer Thinkers in Urban Planning
  • The Seers: Pioneer Thinkers in Urban Planning (European)
  • Post WWII Planning
  • 1960s Planning
  • 1970s Planning
  • From Modernism to Post-Modernism
  • Planning Ethics
  • The Planning Systems
  • Substantive Planning Issues
  • Unit Overview

• Study resources

  • Instructional methods

    • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
    • Online assignment submission
    • Standard Media
    • Web links

  • Online materials

    • Resources and Links
    • Printable format materials
    • Audio-Video streaming

Others

This subject is a prerequisite for other subjects and must be completed prior to URP560 Integrated Plan Making and URP570 Planning Dissertation Preparation

Special requirements

• EquipmentDetails - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone

The subject will cover the origins, evolution and development of the planning of settlements and cities, from indigenous planning to 21st Century planning. The emergence of modern planning as a profession and as a response to the health issues and problems associated with the industrial city. Utopian ideas and pioneer thinkers in planning. An overview of key planning theories, the evaluation of planning documentation and the ethics of planning practice.

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• Exercise (40%)
• Presentation (20%)
• Portfolio (40%)