2024 National and City Planning

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Instructor(s)
Sakamura Kei  Tsutsumi Takashi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
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Group
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Course number
ARC.P305
Credits
2
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/28
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course focuses on the purpose, structure and methods of various spatial planning such as national land, regional, and urban planning. Students are expected to learn the history of national land and the current issues relating to land, followed by the history of cities.
The current issues relating to contemporary urban planning are explained and basic knowledge on urban and regional planning are provided.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)understand basic terms relating to urban and regional planning;
2)understand the scale and overall picture of urban and regional planning;
3)understand the brief history of urban and regional planning; and
4)understand the basic issues faced by contemporary urban and regional planning.

Keywords

History of National Land Planning, History of Urban Planning, Population Decresing and Aging Society, Urban Landscape, Low Carbon Society, Public Paticipation

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Planning theory and corresponding practices are explained in each class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 What is city planning? ; Current Situation of Cities and City Planning Understand the concept of city planning; Understand the current socio-economic situation surrounding the national land and cities
Class 2 Planning History of Western Cities Understand the genesis of urban planning; understand the relationship between theory and practice
Class 3 Planning History of Japanese Cities Understand the modernization and development of Japanese cities
Class 4 Planning History of Japanese Cities Understand the modernization and development of Japanese cities
Class 5 Planning towards low carbon cities Understand the thoughts and methods to reduce CO2 emission from the city
Class 6 Planning towards safer cities Understand the thoughts and methods to protect the citizen from natural disaster
Class 7 Planning and Transport Understand the basic knowledge about transport planning and concepts
Class 8 Planning and Landscape Understand the basics and concept of landscape planning
Class 9 Test level of understanding with practice and summary of 1st to 9th classes Test level of understanding and self-evaluate achievement for classes 1-9
Class 10 National and regional planning (1) Understand the overall structure of national planning system
Class 11 National and regional planning (2) Understand the overall structure of national planning system
Class 12 National and regional planning (3) Understand the overall structure of national planning system
Class 13 National and regional planning (4) Understand the overall structure of national planning system
Class 14 National and regional planning (5) Understand the overall structure of national planning system

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Original text will be uploaded to the OCW

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Aiba, Shin etc. 'Hajimete Manabu Toshikeikaku', Ichigaya Press

Assessment criteria and methods

Level of understanding of basic terms of national land and city planning; Level of understanding of basic thoughts and theories of planning

Related courses

  • ARC.P304 : Urban Land Use Planning

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

none

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