Course: Urban Studies

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Course title Urban Studies
Course code EKO/UUPO1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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
  • Gehl, Partnerství 2012. Města pro lidi.
  • Hexner, Novák. (1996). Urbanistická kompozice. ČVUT Praha.
  • Hrůza, J., Zajíc, J. (1995). Vývoj urbanismu I a II. Praha: ČVUT.
  • Jaroslav Tušer a kol., MMR ČR a ÚÚR, Praha, Brno 2019. Občan a územní plánování.
  • Jiří Hrůza. Charty moderního urbanismu.
  • Karel Maier. Územní plánování.
  • Koucká, Zlatý řez 2008. Úřad Kreátora.
  • Koucký a kol., Zlatý řez 2006. Elementární urbanismus Kniha 2.0 +2.1.
  • Maier a kol., GRADA 2012. Udržitelný rozvoj území.
  • Maier, Řezáč, ČVUT, Praha 2006. Ekonomika v území. Urbanistická ekonomika a územní rozvoj,.
  • Rozmanová, Gajdíková a kol.,, MMR ČR a ÚÚR, Praha, Brno 2016. Principy a zásady urbanistické kompozice v příkladech.
  • Sitte, ÚUR, Brno 2012. Stavba měst podle uměleckých zásad.
  • Žanet Hadžič, Informační centrum ČKAIT, s.r.o., Praha 2018. Novela stavebního zákona - prováděcí předpisy, autor úvodu.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Landscape Protection and Creation (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter