Planning at Urban Areas (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

44 hours of contact and 64 hours work at your own time
* Legislation concerned with planning and construction
* Designing a detailed plan
* Urban Planning generally
* Nature and landscape
* Good society
* Traffic
* Importance of Buildings
* Space in Urban area
* Good street
* Different sections of the street
* Surrounding and environment
* Elements of the street
* Pedestrians and cyclists
* Crossings
* Elements to decrease the speed
* Furniture for the street, plantation
* Lightning, materials of surface
* Parking, bus stops

Objective

After the course, the student is familiar with the basics of urban structure and the concept of space, the effect of the surroundings on the pleasantness and habitability of an area, landscape structures and the role of green area development in landscaping, as well as with
the environmental impact assessment procedures. The student is able to estimate the effects of construction on the environment. The student is also familiar with the town planning system. The student can estimate the effects of construction on the environment, is aware of the recent chances in the building legislation relating to town planning, and is able to use CAD to create a town plan.

Content

Big focus at the course is in traffic and how to control it in densely populated areas. All the means to order different parts of streets is included. The course is involved with surrounding and environment, esthetical aspect, how to organize slow speed streets, public transportation and also pedestrian streets.

Materials

Material is gathered during the lectures
Project works are included to the materials

Teaching methods

Interactive methods, lectures and project works

Student workload

The grade depends on the activity at the course.
Evaluation of the grades is presented at the first lecture

Further information

Materials at the Optima