To plan effectively, we must have a good understanding of the built environment and the processes that have, and still do, impact on its form and function. This module spans the definitions and concepts of urbanism, the development and change of urbanism and urban movements over time, recent and contemporary ideas of urbanism and the relationship between urbanism, spatial planning and urban design, in the delivery of sustainable urban form.
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental definitions and concepts of urbanism, how these have changed over time and how it they impacted on the theory and practice and, ultimately, the development of urban areas. The aim of the module is to build on earlier modules on the built environment and spatial planning and to provide a base for the more practical modules on urban design and masterplanning which follow.
Definitions of key concepts within urbanism;
Historical development of urbanisation and urbanism;
Dimensions of urbanism – society, culture, politics, environment;
Relationships between urbanism, spatial planning and urban design;
The global city and changing forms of urbanism;
Principles of sustainable Urban Design
Key urban movements of the 20th and 21st century including City Beautiful and the Modern Movement
Pioneering thinkers in Urban Design movements, for example, Le Corbusier; Kevin Lynch; Jane Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Ebenezer Howard, Clarence Stein
Case Studies in contemporary urbanism, for example, New Urbanism, the Creative City, Transit Oriented Design, Tactical Urbanism, Sustainable Urbanism
Lectures, workshops, tutorials, classroom discussion and site visit/s
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |