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Planning Theory
Postgraduate | CUR-URP530 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeDraw on lessons from the past as you consider the state of planning theory in the present.Incorporate theories from Foucault and Marx. Spot the broad trends that characterise the planning field. Use theoretical thinking to solve a practical problem.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Planning Theory
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically discuss relations between theory and practice
- examine broad trends and apply specific theories in the planning arena
- describe the role of the professional and of the other stakeholders in the planning process
- apply theory to analyse and resolve a planning problem/research project.
- Introduction to planning theory
- Typologies of planning theory
- Urban form theory
- Diversity, justice and urban form
- Rational and Systems Theories
- Communicative Planning
- Justification for planning: Modernism and postmodernism
- Marxism and the market in planning
- Control in planning
- Radical planning
- The theory of Foucault
- Post-modern planning theories
This subject develops an understanding of planning theories, critically examines past and present trends in planning theories and investigates the links between theory and practice exploring the scope for new planning theories.
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- Case Study (35%)
- Online discussion (30%)
- Invigilated Exam (35%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
This subject is a prerequisite for another subject and must be taken prior to URP650 Planning Masters Dissertation.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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