| CODE | SPI2721 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Spatial Planning | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Through this study-unit, the students will be introduced to the theory of spatial planning and to the realities of spatial planning as a practice, through which Governments give, as is stated in the European Regional/Spatial Planning Charter, “… geographical expression to the economic, social, cultural and ecological policies of society” at the local, regional, national, and trans-national levels. The students will follow an active learning program through which they will be guided as they critically evaluate selected spatial plans. This program has the scope of enabling the students to gain theoretical knowledge and research skills related to spatial planning research and practice. The study-unit will consist of lectures, through which a critical analysis of spatial plans will be developed incrementally as the study unit progresses. At the end of the semester, each student will present their analysis and detail it in a report. Study-Unit Aims: To introduce the students to the fundamental concepts and issues connected with the practice of spatial planning, as an activity through which economic, social, and environmental policies are formally integrated and implemented. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able: • To understand the integrated nature of spatial planning; • To critique a spatial plan, its characteristics and objectives; and • To discuss planning-related issues of the built environment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: • Albrechts, L., Healey, P., & Kunzmann, K. R. (2003). Strategic spatial planning and regional governance in Europe. Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(2), 113-129. • CEC (Commission of the European Communities) (1999). European Spatial Development Perspective. • Towards Balanced and Sustainable Development of the Territory of the EU. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. • Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in planning theory. John Wiley & Sons. • Gunder, M., Madanipour, A., & Watson, V. (Eds.). (2017). The Routledge handbook of planning theory. Routledge. • Rydin, Y. (2011). The Purpose of Planning: Creating Sustainable Towns and Cities. Bristol: Policy Press. • Salet, W. (Ed.). (2018). The Routledge Handbook of Institutions and Planning in Action. Routledge. • Stead, D., de Vries, J., & Tasan-Kok, T. (2015). Planning cultures and histories: Influences on the evolution of planning systems and spatial development patterns. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Wendy-Jo Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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