Course Catalog 2010-2011
Basic

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

|Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|    

Course Catalog 2010-2011

AYS-1506 Theory and History of Modern Urban Planning, 5 cr

Person responsible

Staffan Lodenius

Requirements

Accepted paper based on given literature and participation in the workshop.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

Critical thinking.

Learning outcomes

After the course the student will be able to explain the history and theory of urban planning and design from the Garden Cities to the present day. The student will be able to explain on the basis of a chosen or given case example its background and interpret independently its meaning to the development of urban planning and design.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. In parallel with a history of modern urban planning, the course will cover different theoretical attitudes to urbanism from other disciplines. Part of the "workshop" part of the course will include the recreation of an experiment in the growth and development of the city. At the end of the course the students will get an idea of how cities grow.     

Evaluation criteria for the course

Essay and workshop exercises.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
AYS-1506 Theory and History of Modern Urban Planning, 5 cr AYS-1500 Theory and History of Modern Urban Planning, 5 cr  

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Last modified21.02.2011