103-0570-00L  Urban Planning and Urban Policy

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Abstract	We live in an urban and urbanizing society. Cities and dense regions are places where transformations such as climate change, economic globalization, settlement expansions, migration, or digitization manifest themselves first and most clearly. In this lecture, we study how cities plan for and react to these global transformations by making use of planning approaches and policy instruments.
Learning objective	Overall learning goal: Students can describe and explain the problems that arise in dense urban settings and they can analyze and compare how cities plan for and react to these urban problems through planning and policy-making Learning objective 1: Students can explain and infer what kind of problems emerges in cities Learning objective 2: Students discover and analyze different urban policy sectors Learning objective 3: Students can compare and evaluate different types of urban planning and policy-making approaches
Content	Description of content (max 4000 characters): In this course, we cover the following topics: - Urbanization and urban governance - Urban planning and policy - Densification and urban development - Gentrification - Affordable Housing - Public spaces - Gender-sensitive planning - Transportation - Smart cities - Climate change - Economic development - Platform economies - Security - Migration policies - Urban sustainable development We approach each topic by a mix of in-class discussions of one mandatory reading, inputs from the lectures, oral presentations of students as well as written reflections by students.
Competencies	Subject-specific Competencies Concepts and Theories assessed Techniques and Technologies assessed Method-specific Competencies Analytical Competencies assessed Problem-solving assessed Project Management fostered Social Competencies Communication assessed Cooperation and Teamwork assessed Leadership and Responsibility fostered Self-presentation and Social Influence assessed Sensitivity to Diversity assessed Negotiation assessed Personal Competencies Adaptability and Flexibility fostered Creative Thinking assessed Critical Thinking assessed Integrity and Work Ethics assessed Self-awareness and Self-reflection assessed Self-direction and Self-management assessed

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Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits	4 credits
Examiners	D. Kaufmann
Type	graded semester performance
Language of examination	English
Repetition	Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.
Additional information on mode of examination	Graded semester performance consisting of an oral and a written part in English. A: Oral group presentation, 1/3 contribution to the final grade B: Written assignment: Either two reflection papers (1500 words, exclusive references), or one short research paper (4000 words, exclusive references), 2/3 contribution to the final grade

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Programme	Section	Type
Integrated Building Systems Master	Specialised Courses	W
Landscape Architecture Master	Specialized Courses	W
Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems Master	Major in Spatial and Landscape Development	W
Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems Master	Major in Spatial and Landscape Development	W
Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems Master	Major in Network Infrastructure	W
Science, Technology, and Policy Master	Electives	W