Course - Planning Theory - FP4350
Planning Theory
Choose study yearAbout
About the course
Course content
The course introduces the students to planning with basis in planning theory. Urban politics and governance is central to co-operation between different actors, citizen participation,and other types of processes that is important with respect to the implementation of different planning.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: The student - has knowledge of the central planning theories and other theories that are relevant to the institutional context of planning. Skills: The student - can understand planning processes from an urban political perspective; organisation, cooperation and citizen participation General competence: The student - has a basic understanding of the role of planning in society and the need for constructive cooperation in physical planning.
Learning methods and activities
The lectures on general topics like planning theory, citizen participation,co-operation and negotiations. Seminars where the students can work in groups to prepare and discuss the individual assignment in the course.
Further on evaluation
The evaluation consists of two parts - the assignment (counts for 40% of the grade) and a week long home exam (counts for 60% of the grade). Both the assignment and home exam will be delivered individually. Postponed examination for those who fail the course will be held in the next exam period (in this case Spring). However, if the student would like to improve their grade, they can only take the course again in the next ordinary period the course will be run.
Recommended previous knowledge
Bachelor degree in studies relevant to planning
Required previous knowledge
Bachelor degree in studies relevant to planning
Course materials
The course will be based on relevant books and articles.
Subject areas
- Political History
- Town and Regional Planning
- Human Geography
- Urbanism