Course: Urban Studies

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Course title Urban Studies
Course code EKO/UUPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šarapatka Bořivoj, prof. Dr. Ing. CSc.
  • Žerava Stanislav, Ing. arch.
Course content
Urbanism deals with human settlements, during the school term we will try to find answers to these questions: § Is concentration of people in settlements a regular phenomenon of historical development of mankind? § Is it not rather a dead end for natural lifestyle and the way to our self-destruction? § Is growth of settlements a spontaneous process, or is it possible to control it? § What are the roles of market, citizens, politicians, architects and other specialist professionals in the development of settlements? § Are there any rules of functional and spatial lay-out of a settlement? § Does the environment within a settlement influence its residents' behaviour? § What is the role of biotic elements of a settlement? § Is urbanism science or art? Landscape planning deals with practical application of urbanism in planning, transformation and development of settlements and landscape. It is useful for ecologists to know the tools of landscape planning, principles of their origin, negotiation, approval and application, but also means of defence in legal battles lobbyist behaviour of some partners.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.

Prerequisites
unspecified
EKO/ZPLO

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Ended by written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Hexner, M., Novák, J. (1996). Urbanistická kompozice. ČVUT Praha.
  • Hrůza, J., Zajíc, J. (1995). Vývoj urbanismu I a II. Praha: ČVUT.
  • Maier, K. (2000). Územní plánování. ČVUT Praha.
  • Mejsnarová, J. (ed.). (1999). Urbanismus a územní plánování. ČVUT Praha.
  • Vyhláška MMR 131/1998 Sb. O územně plánovacích podkladech a územně plánovací dokumentace .
  • Zákon č. 50/1976 Sb. O územním plánování a stavebním řádu ve znění novel.


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