Sustainable City Regions (BYG610)

Sustainable city regions in times of possible climate change is the topic of this course. The driving forces behind changes in settlement structures, the location of homes and jobs, and land use and transport are studied.


Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

BYG610

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

English

Offered by
Time table

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Content

This course addresses regional processes in the context of technological, social, and demographic changes, all viewed through the lens of sustainable development. Key topics include urbanisation, urban sprawl, environmental challenges, and the strategies to mitigate these issues. The course also covers theories on regional change, the driving forces behind urbanisation, and the growing role of public-private partnerships in planning. Strategic planning at both city and regional levels, along with integrated land use and transportation planning, are central themes throughout the course.Partnerships in planning are dealt with. Strategic planning and processes on the city and regional levels, and integrated land use and transport planning are important themes.

Learning outcome

The course shall give the students insight into the city regional development processes, the methods for analysis and knowledge about tools to generate more robust and sustainable cities. The course will give theoretical background and methodological skills to on a strategic level work with regional processes within land use and transport development, and the localization of homes, jobs, etc. The aim is to give the students insight in strategic spatial planning as a tool to improve the environment, reduce climate emissions and increase sustainability. They will develop a critical perspective on the city regional development and understanding of which groups that lose and which gain from that.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Assessment, Oral Presentation and Report

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Assessments 1/4 Letter grades All
Oral examination 1/4 Letter grades All
Report 2/4 Letter grades All

The course has a continuous assessment. All parts must be passed in order to obtain a final grade in the course.The report is based on group work, and the oral presentation is related to the report. Both of these parts must be passed within the same semester. This also applies if a students want to improve the grade by re-submission.The assignment is individual. There is no re-sit possibilities for either of the assessment parts. Students that wish to improve their results may do so the next time the course is given.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

David Chapman

Course teacher:

Todor Kesarovski

Course teacher:

David Chapman

Course teacher:

Daniela Müller-Eie

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Course teacher:

Anders Langeland

Method of work

Project based teaching treat real life problems and challenges for city regions, lectures, group work and workshops.

Open for

Students who fulfill admission requirements for master of city and regional planning.

Admission requirements

Completed bachelor's degree

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

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