BY411A Planning I. Introduction to Physical Planning, 15 hp

BY410A Urban Development, 7,5 hp

BY422E Planning, Democracy and Justice, 15 hp

Or the equivalent.

The course belongs to the main field of Built Environment at level 1-60 credits and is mandatory for the bachelor’s degree in Built Environment

The course is an in-depth study of spatial planning with an emphasis on sustainability from a social and ecological perspective. The course aims for the student to develop knowledge and understanding of strategies for creating a built environment that is based on the local (social, environmental, and physical) characteristics. The aim is to further develop the students’ skills in spatial planning, in formulating strategies for shaping the physical environment within a local context as well as communicating these strategies. The theoretical base of the course is design thinking and the relationship between a place and its spatial, social, geographical, and political contexts.

The course includes:

• An in-depth look at the conditions and processes of physical planning with a focus on different factors of influences
• An introduction to theories and concepts used for the analysis of the residents’ relationship to the urban landscape and their participation in planning for sustainability.
• The basics in presenting the spatial organizations of urban space, taking into account the relationship between the physical space and the social space at different scales.

Within the framework of the course there might be a study trip abroad(which is then self-financed by the student) or a local field trip, which will be carried out in preparation for the design work, providing students with an opportunity to examine and evaluate the issues that have been addressed in the analysis phase in real life situation.

After completing the course, students shall be able to:

1. Identify and formulate urban development issues based on a social and ecological perspective, at both the local and global scale.
2. Give a basic account of central concepts in sustainable planning from a social and ecological perspective
3. Explain and apply different planning processes, tools, and methods within sustainable urban planning
4. Using text and image, present and justify design proposals based on the relationship place – context as well as sustainable planning from a social and ecological perspective
5. Produce drawing material of a chosen urban space, which, together with the on-site observational study, form the basis for a critical analysis.
6. Critically reflect on planning challenges and opportunities and its role in the society.

Lectures, study visits, field trips, supervision, mandatory seminars, working on the assignments, and individual study.

The course is examined through the following:

• Individual assignment: (2 credits) (UG) (learning outcomes 1, 2)
• Individual written assignment: (5 credits) (A-U) (learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 6)
• Group assignment with oral presentation: (5 credits) (UG) (learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Report from study visit/field trip (2 credits) (UG) (learning outcomes 2, 4, 5)
• Active participation in discussion and seminars (1 credit) (UG) (learning outcomes 1,2)

All learning outcomes are individually assessed.

For a passing course grade G or E is required. The course grade is based on the Individual written assignment.

• Burns, C. & Kahn, A. (latest edition). Site Matters – Design Concepts, Histories, and Strategies. Routledge, London.
• Diedrich, L. (latest edition). Translating Harbourscapes – Site-specific Design Approaches in Contemporary European Harbour Transformation. IGN University of Copenhagen, Fredriksberg.
• Dovey, Kim (latest edition). Urban Design Thinking – A Conceptual Toolkit. Bloomsbury Academic.
• Mostafavi, M. & Doherty, G. (red) (latest edition). Ecological Urbanism, Lars Müller Publishers.

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.