Planning at Urban Areas (4 cr)
Code: 5041273-3005
General information
- Enrollment
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05.08.2023 - 15.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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04.09.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering
- Teachers
- Marika Nurmikko
- Oskari Uurasmaa
- Groups
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ISCivilEngineeringISCivilEngineering
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INFS20INFS20
- Course
- 5041273
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
22 hours of contact, 22 hours of online studies 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
Exam schedules
No exam
Student workload
The grade depends on the activity at the course and assignments.
2 x group work (small group work max 20 p. , big group work max 50 p.) and 1 x individual work (Picture of the Week, max 10 p.), attending lectures max 10 p., activity in the lectures max 10 p.,
max 100p.
50 p. - 60p. = 1
61 p. - 70p. = 2
71 p. - 80p. = 3
81 p. - 90 p. = 4
91 p. – 100 p. = 5
Further information
Materials at the It´s Learning