Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the origins of different urban sustainability problems, and the different knowledge traditions for framing and approaching sustainability problems and their resolution  
• Understanding of the complexities of contemporary urban planning in relation to challenges and possibilities of planning for urban sustainability
• Understanding of transformative changes that can constitute future directions for sustainable urban development  
• Knowledge and understanding of different concepts, analytical methods, and tools for assessing planning visions and strategies from a sustainability perspective

Skills

• Can critically use relevant theories, concepts, analytical methods, and tools for assessing the qualities of planning visions 
• Can analyse urban problems taking into consideration environmental and social conditions
• Can prepare concepts, proposals, and solutions to guide future sustainable urban planning objectives 
• Can communicate research-based knowledge, including potential future planning solutions to both professionals and non-specialists 

Competences

• Can independently use relevant theories, concepts, and methods to identify challenges and possibilities in relation to sustainable urban planning 
• Can propose visions and strategies and take professional responsibility in relation to guiding future action towards a radical and sustainable transformation of society 
• Can carry out focused, critical, and well-informed research to support the planning for sustainable cities 

Type of instruction

Lectures, workshops, seminars, assignments, etc.

Exam

Exams