DEPARTMENT OF URBAN PLANNING
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
F211510 Introduction to Urban Planning (1) /2 credits, 1st-1st Yr.
(1).Introduction, (2)Trends in urban planning, (3)Urban development analysis,
(4)Policy planning, (5)Urban populations, (6)Urban economy, (7)Urban
environment, (8)Urban activities, (9)Urban social welfare, (10)Urban hazard
control, (11)Spatial development planning, (12)Plan evaluation, (13)Urban design,
( 14)Urban development control. (Shiann-Far Kung)
F211520 Introduction to Urban Planning (2) /2 credits, 2nd-1st Yr.
(1)Selected essays of urban theories, (2)Selected essays of planning theories, (3)
Urban development in Taiwan, (4)Contemporary urban planning issues.
(Shiann-Far Kung)
F211110 (-20) Basic Design (I) (II) / 4 credits, 1st Yr.
(1)Concepts in basic design systems, (2)Basic Drawing skills and application,
(3)The component of the level of architecture spaces, (4)The component of the
level of landscape spaces, (5)The component of the level of urban spaces, (6)Case
study, (7)Model construction training. (Tsan-Huei Jihh, Han-Liang Lin,
Maw-Chang Yen)
F212200 Urban Infrastructure Engineering / 2 credits, 1st Yr.
(1)Urban Infrastructure Facilities Engineering, (2)Power Supplies Engineering,
(3)Ecological Engineering method (Green Architecture、Green Construction、
Environment Import Assessment ), (4)Engineering of Urban Information Facilities,
(5)Public Pipe Line Engineering, (6)Urban Public Damage Prevention (Discard
Treatment,
Resource
recycle),
(7)Supplies
and
Drainage
Engineering,
(8)Transportation Engineering (Mass Transportation, Station Facilities) , (9)Public
Facilities and Public Utilities, (10)Hillsides Development, (11)Urban Disaster
Prevention (Yih-San Chang)
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F211800 Introduction to Architecture / 2 credits, 1st Yr.
(1)The meaning of architecture, (2).The fundamental elements of architecture,
(3)The development of architecture, (4)The exterior space of architecture, (5)The
concept of function, modeling and structure, (6)construction systems, (7)The
architectural development history in Taiwan, (8)Case study. (Cheng-Ying Wang)
F216800 Architectural Planning / 2 credits, 1st Yr.
(1)The content of architecture planning, (2)Analysis items and methodology of
site planning, (3)Campus planning, (4)Community planning and design,
(5)Business center planning and design, (6)Introduction to architectural regulations.
(Cheng-Ying Wang)
F221500 Introduction to Computer Science / 2 credits, 1st Yr.
Part I: Basic Computer Concept
Part II: Disk Operation System: MS-DOS, Win 95
Part III: Network
Part IV: Visual BASIC (Han-Liang Lin)
F221110 (-20) Urban Planning Practices (I,II) / 6 credits, 2nd Yr.
The program is divided into two sections, corresponding to the first and second
semesters. The focus of the training for the first semester is concentrated on data
and information collection, as well as survey analysis, including: literature review,
field survey of the development of planning area, questionnaire survey, analysis for
the surveys, study on the goals, issues, and strategies, and forecasting the future
development for the planning area. The main work for the second semester is to
make a physical plan, including a population project, a review and modification of
the goals and strategies made in the first semester for the planning area, drawing
planning concepts and land use project, making and evaluating alternatives,
physical draft plans, regulations for the land use control, development and financial
project, phasing development projects and implementation. (Yih-San Chang,
Kuang-Yih Yeh, Shiann-Far Kung)
F211300 Economics (I,II) / 6 credits, 2nd Yr.
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The goal of this course is to help student understand how scare resources are
allocated to different activities in an economy. After this course, students are
expected to be more understanding of economic phenomena and to have a better
concept on planning their living resources. The majority of this course includes two
parts: Microeconomics for the first semester and Macroeconomics for the second.
In Microeconomics, underlining price theories and utility concepts will be
introduced to explain the economic behavior on consumers and firms. In
Macroeconomics, the concentration will be on studying national economic growth,
circulation, and the economic welfare. Eventually, these concepts are closely
related to the urban and regional planning, and will be frequently used in the future.
Hence, students are encouraged to think of all the planning problems in a rational
(basically economic) way. (Yaw-Bin Wang)
F231600 Urban Land Use Planning / 3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1) Issues and Settling Strategies for Land Uses, (2) The Theoretical
Underpinnings of Land Use Formation, (3) The Progression of Land Use Planning,
(4) Information System of Urban Land Use Planning, (5) The Urban Economy, (6)
Urban Population Studies, (7) Analysis of Natural Environmental System, (8)
Urban Activity System, (9) Land Development System, (10) Citizen Participation,
Communication and Negotiation, (11) Locational and Space Requirements, (12)
Land Use Design, (13) Urban Planning Institutional System in Taiwan, (14)
Management of Land Use and Development, (15) Financial Plan for Land
Development, (16) Plan Evaluation. (Tong-Po Ho)
F211400 Urban Sociology / 2 credits, 2nd Yr.
(I) The Sociological Logic: 1. Self, 2. Role & Status, 3. Norms,4. Social
Relations, 5. Social Structure, 6. Social Institutions, (II)Life world & Social
Structure: 1. Family, 2. Community, 3. Language &Social Interaction, 4. Culture &
World-view, (III) Social Construction of Space: 1. Work, 2. Modernization,
3.Industrialization, 4. Urbanization, 5. Land-Use System, 6. Nation-State, (IV)
Urban Problems, (V) Capital Accumulation & Globalization. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
F220200 Planning Analysis Methods / 2 credits, 2nd Yr.
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The course includes the following topics: (1) demographic models, (2) economic
activity and employment analysis, (3) models of land use and travel demand, (4)
model fitting. (Sheang-Bor Lin)
F226200 Urban Transportation Planning / 3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1) Characteristics of urban transportation, (2) Transportation and urban structure,
(3) The impact of the automobile and contemporary transportation problems, (4)
Capacity analysis, (5) Traffic improvement strategic, (6) Comprehensive
transportation planning, (7) Transportation goals, objectives, and evaluation, (8)
Transportation network planning and design. (Yu-Sheng Chiang)
F222400 Urban Landscape and Green Plan,/3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1)Constitution of Landscape and Urban Landscape, (2)Functions and Elements
of Urban Landscape, (3)Urban Ecosystem and Natural Processes—Plants, Water,
Animal, (4)Functions of Urban Green Space and Plant Design, (5)Green Plan,
(6)Urban Space Design and the Spirit of Place, (7)Environmental Behavior and the
Activities in City, (8)Park and Green Space Design, (9)Urban Plaza, (10)Garden
Design, (11)Public Art and Urban Landscape. (Chia-Yu Hung)
F237400 Computer Graphics / 3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1)Setup the software, (2)Introductory of basic operation to go on a drawing,
(3)Basic drawing elements, (4)Editing commands, (5)Create land use maps for
planning purposes, (6)Create zoning maps of urban planning, (7)Introduction of 3D
objects, (8)3D modeling in urban planning or urban design, (9)Animation
applications (Han-Liang Lin)
F230200 Introduction of Geography Information System / 3 credits, 3rd Yr.
(1)Principles of GIS, (2)Understanding the components of ArcGIS: ArcInfo,
ArcEdit, and ArcView, (3)Understanding data models, (4)Input, digitizing, and
output, (5)Tables and editing, (6)GIS in urban planning, (7)Topology and network
analysis, (8)Mapping and map manipulation, (9)Spatial analysis techniques,
(10)GRID, TINs and 3D Analysis, (11)Adapting ArcGIS with AML. (Han-Liang
Lin)
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F232500 Urban Economics / 3 credits, 3rd Yr.
(1) Why urban areas? (2) Urban growth, (3) City sizes and distribution, (4) Land
rent and urban structures, (5) Welfare economics and urban problems, (6) Local
economic development, (7) Housing economics, (8) Urban transportation, (9)
Pollution and environmental quality, (10) Urban finance, (11) Urban renewal, (12)
Public facilities, (13) New towns, (14) Land use control. (Yen-Jong Chen)
F221800 Community Development / 2 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1)Introduction: concepts of community, community development and
community planning, (2)Community planning methods, (3)Community planning
guidelines: location, population, land use, transportation, public facility, safety,
management and maintenance, (4)Community planning in Taiwan, (5)Community
comprehensive planning, (6)Future community. (Tsan-Huei Jihh)
F221200 Social Survey & Practices / 2 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1) Research Framework & Variable Conceptualization, (2) Hypothesis & Test,
(3) Sampling, (4) Questionnaire Design, (5) Reliability & Validity, (6) Data
Analysis, (7) Research Report. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
F221130 (-40) Urban Planning Practices (III,IV) / 6 credits, 3rd Yr.
This course is for juniors and will cover the whole school year (two semesters).
This course focuses on regional planning methods. Each semester, students will do
three projects. They are: (1) Regional environment analysis and regional patterns,
(2) Population forecasting and economic and industrial analysis, (3) Models of
transportation planning, (4) Land use planning, (5) Tourism planning, (6) Public
infrastructure planning. (Ko-Wan Tsou, Lee-Hong Chen, Han-Liang Lin)
F231210 (-20) Urban Design I (II) / 4 credits, 3rd Yr.
This class will cover theories and practice of urban design, including: (1)
Introduction, (2)The heritage of urban design, (3)The nature of urban forms,
(4)Urban design theories of modern architects and planners, (5)Basic principles of
urban design, (6)Urban design tools, (7)The urban design process, (8)Case studies.
(Kang-Li Wu)
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F232900 Institutional Economics / 3 credits, 3rd yr.
(1)Definition of institution, The importance of institution, New Institution
Economics, (2)Human Behavior, (3)Institutions: Rules, Functions and Enforcement,
(4)Institutional System and Social Order, (5)The Institutional Foundations of
Capitalism, (6)Theory of Property, (7)Theory of Contract, (8)The Dynamics of
Competition, (9)Economic Organizations, (10)Collective Action. (Tong-Po Ho)
F241900 Public Economics / 2 credits, 3rd yr.
(1)Possibilities of Market, (2)Evaluating Public Finance Policy, (3)Public Goods,
(4)Collective Decision-Making and Public Interests, (5)Rent-Seeking, Public
Production and Market Mechanism, (6)Tax Theory, (7)Income Redistribution,
(8)Theories of Local Governments, (9)Regulation, (10)Presentations and
Discussions of Term Papers. (Tong-Po Ho)
F230900 Introduction to Environmental Design / 2 credits, 3rd Yr.
(1)Concepts of environment: protection & sustainable developmental, (2)
Environmental behavior observation: causes & contexts of environmental behavior,
(3) Environmental issues: perceptions, heritage, pollution, ecological preservation,
decision processes, human rights & environmental rights, (4) Design guidelines, (5)
Conclusion. (Shiann-Far Kung)
F231500 Introduction to Regional Planning /2 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Basic concept of regional planning: include planning development and
regional planning concept. (2)Regional planning in Taiwan: including the history,
content and schedule of planning, future development. (3)Theory of regional
development: include location theory, the theory of central places, etc. (4)Case
study. (5)Discussion of problems in regional development. (Lih-Horng Chen,
Kuen-Horng Chen)
F237600 Urban and Regional Information Systems / 3 credits, 3rd Yr.
This course is designed for upper level undergraduate students majoring in
information management or related fields. It is the third in the sequence of technical
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GIS courses offered in the Department of Urban Planning. The course is organized
around the following themes: (1) Information technology: basic technological
(hardware & software) components of Urban and Regional Information Systems
(URIS), (2) Public information systems and E-Government, (3) System
development and management, (4) Impacts and evaluation of URIS. (Ko-Wan
Tsou)
F231900 Landscape Planning & Design / 3 credits, 3rd Yr.
(1)Introduction: meaning of landscape planning and design, (2) History of
landscape architecture, (3) Landscape planning, design thinking and techniques, (4)
Special focuses: plants, water, materials, open space, historic preservation streets,
and tourism. (Shiann-Far Kung)
F232800 Regional Transportation Planning / 2 credits, 3rd Yr.
(1) The nature of traffic and transportation problems, (2) Approaches to solving
traffic and transportation problems, (3) Transportation planning methodologies, (4)
Transportation policy, (5) Current policy issues. (Yu-Sheng Chiang)
F221150 (-60) Urban Planning Practice (V-VI) / 6 credits, 4th Yr.
This course is designed for senior students to experience the full process of
urban planning through working on a selected urban planning project. The process
includes: (1) Data collection and literature review, (2) Field survey and data
analysis, (3) Planning and design concepts of development, (4) Planning and design
requirements, (5) Planning and design proposals, (6) Money entity and capital
programs, (7) Evaluation and implementation. (Yen-Jong Chen, Cheng-Ying Wang,
Horng-Chang Hsieh)
F222500 Engineering Mathematics / 2 credits, 4th Yr.
(1)Ordinary differential equations of the first order, (2)Ordinary linear
differential equation, (3)Power series solution of differential equation, (4)Lapace
transformation, (5)Linear algebra part, (6)Vector differential calculus, (7)Line and
surface integrals, (8)Fourier series and integrals, (9)Partial differential equation,
(10)Complex analytic functions, (11)Taylor series. (Yih-San Chang)
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F241000 Industrial Analysis & Planning / 2 credits, 4th Yr.
(1)Industrial activity and location theory, (2)Comparative advantage and
industrial location, (3)Service activity: growth and location, (4)Technology and
industrial change, (5)Corporate decision-making, governmental role, (6)Case Study.
(Shiann-Far Kung)
F239300 Land Codes /3 credits, 4th Yr.
(1)Law：Land right, Land register, public land, land tax, compulsory purchase
and compensation, etc.. (2)The subjects of debate: planning permission, TDR,
non-urban land use, law of urban renews, etc. (3) Practical training. (Lih-Horng
Chen)
F240500 Topics in Planning / 2 credits, 4th Yr.
Seminar on
specific planning related topics to train the students to learn the
methodologies of problem observation, analysis, alternative generation, and
evaluation. (Yu-Sheng Chiang)
F240900 Urban Environment Impact Assessment /2 credits, 4th Yr.
The objective of this course is to provide insight into urban environment impact
assessment for spatial sustainable development. Topics include: 1.The national
environmental policy act in Taiwan and its implementation, (2.Basic assessment
framework of impacts on the urban and regional environment, (3.Methodologies,
(4.Identification of existing urban and regional condition, (5.Prediction of urban
and regional impacts, (6.Assessment of urban and regional impacts, (7.Decision
methods of evaluation of alternatives, (8.Public participation in environmental
decision making, (9.Preparation of written documentation, (10.Environmental
monitoring. (Ko-Wan Tsou)
F243500 Technology & Urban Development / 2 credits, 4th Yr.
(1)Introduction: science, technology, city, urban technology, urban development,
(2)Production and application of technology, technology-related urban and regional
development theories, (3)Technology park, science park, and science city, (4)The
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future city. (Shiann-Far Kung).
F242600 Urban Development & Change / 3 credit, 4th Yr.
(1)The meaning and concepts of urban development and change, (2)Major
discourses, planning theory paradigms, common models and techniques of urban
development and change, 3)Social and historical change and urban development
and change, (4)Economic development and urban development and change,
(5)Population
concentration
and
urban
development
and
change,
(6)Communication and urban development and change, (7)Informational, bits,
technological impact and development and change, (8)Globalization and urban
development and change, (9)Settlement preservation and urban development and
change, (10)Ecological-sustainable development and urban development and
change, (11)Urban life and urban development and change, (12)Continual urban
systems and urban development and change. (Kuen-Horng Chen)
F226700 Urban Planning Law and Regional planning Law/ 3 credits, 4th Yr.
(1) The Concept of Law (2) The Development and View Point of Law (3)
Contemporary Legal systems (4)Equity, Justice Equal opportunity and Due
process of Law (5) Urban planning Law (6) Regional Planning Law (7) Urban
planning Law of U.K. (8) The comparison study
F248100 Urban Disaster Prevention／3 credits, 4th Yr
(1)Introduction to urban disaster, (2)Related domestic and foreign disaster cases,
(3)Related domestic and foreign disaster laws and systems, (4)Related domestic
and foreign disaster researches, (5)Related planning cases of domestic and foreign
disaster prevention and rescue, (6)Urban disaster and planning theories, (7)Urban
disaster space planning methods, (8)Application GIS in disaster prevention
planning, (9)Community disaster prevention, (10)Disaster prevention education.
(Yih-San Chang)
F248000 Ecological Engineering Method／3 credits, 4th Yr
(1)Introduction to Ecological Engineering Methods, (2)Application to Ecological
Engineering Methods, (3)Hydraulic Engineering and Ecological Engineering
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Methods, (4)Soil and Water Conservation Engineering and Ecological Engineering
Methods, (5)Construction Engineering and Ecological Engineering Methods,
(6)Urban Infrastructure Engineering and Ecological Engineering Methods,
(7)Related domestic study cases, (8)Related foreign study cases, (9)Conservation
and Management to Ecological Engineering Methods, (10)Public Participation in
Ecological Engineering Methods, (11)Ecological Engineering Methods education,
(12)The future Moment and Application on Ecological Engineering Methods,
(13)A report on a special topic of Ecological Engineering Methods, (14)Integrated
discussion. (Yih-San Chang)
MASTER COURSES & DOCTORAL PROGRAM COURSES
P255800 Theories & Practices of Urban Planning/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Theory: The Evolution and changes in planning concepts, planning system
and Institution of land use planning, urban redevelopment, development control,
city marketing. (2)The subjects of debate: urban traffic, urban economic, urban
polity, urban design, sustainable development, and globalization, etc. (3) Practical
training and workshop. (Lih-Horng Chen)
P255500 Urban Planning Practices / 3 credits, 1st Yr.
(1) Proposal writing, (2) Schemes for land-use development and its design, (3)
management for land-use control, (4) Legislative issue in planning, (5) Issues in
planning committee review, (6) Issues in planning implementation. (Tong-Po Ho)
P253200 Urban Design Practices / 3credits, 1st Yr.
(1) Proposal writing, (2) Schemes for land-use development and its design, (3)
management for land-use control from the viewpoint of urban design, (4)
Legislative issue in planning, (5) Issues in planning committee review, (6) Issues in
planning implementation. (Kuen-Shan Huang)
P250200 Map algebra and spatial analysis / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Introduction of map Algebra: the concepts, (2)Data structure of map algebra,
(3)Map transformation and operation, (4)Issues of spatial analysis: spatial
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autocorrelation, (5)Issues of spatial analysis: Modifiable Areal Units Problem,
(6)Zone design system: a solution of MAUP, (7) Exploratory spatial data analysis,
(8)Exploratory spatial point pattern, (9)New technology in spatial analysis.
(Han-Liang Lin)
P260200 Transportation Practice / 3 credits, 2nd Yr.
Case study of transportation planning for a metropolitan area or region using
survey data. (Yu-Sheng Chiang)
P260300 Planning & Design Practices of Hillsides Development /3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1)Location theories and analysis, (2)Relation laws analysis (ROC, Japan, and
American), (3)Planning content analysis and practical planning, (4)Case study and
field visitation, (5)PUD and EIA, (6)Examination of practical affairs. (Yih-San
Chang)
P260100 Studio on Urban Development / 3 credits, 2nd Yr.
(1)Issues in Privatization, (2)Legislative Structure, (3)Financial Mechanism and
Arrangement, (4)Simulations on Public and Private Rights/Obligations,
(5)Procedure of PPP and BOT, (6)Expectation (Public Sector): Feasibility Study
and RFP, (7)Expectation (Private Sector): Development Proposal, (8)Mutual
Agreement: Negotiations and Concession Contract, (9)Execution and
Implementation: Integration of Physical/Financial/Legal issues. (Kuen-Shan
Huang)
P251500 Spatial Economics / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
The following topics will be included: (1) basic mathematical techniques, (2)
theories of the market, (3) classical models of spatial competition, (4) laws of
market area, (5) classical rent theories, (6) agricultural locations, (7) industrial
locations, (8) comparative static analysis, (9) residential locations, (10) the rule of
the distribution of city sizes, and (11) central place theories. Elementary calculus is
required. Homework will be given in the class. ( Sheang-Bor Lin)
P260500 Advanced study in Spatial Development Management/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
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(1)Introduction, (2)National development management, (3)Urban development
management, (4)Community development management. (Hung-Chih Shih)
P262200 Advanced Study in Urban Globalization/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Theories of urban globalization, (2)Competiveness and marketing of urban
globalization, (3)Urbanization, (4)Strategies of urban globalization. (Hung-Chih
Shih)
P256900 Public Economic / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Market possibilities, (2) Evaluating public finance, (3) Public goods, (4)
Collective decision-making, (5) Public production, (6) Tax theory, (7) Income
distribution, (8) Local government, (9) Public failure and public expenditure
growth, (10) Private reaction to public action, (11) optional taxation. (Tong-Po
Ho)
P252200 Urban Transportation Planning /3 Credits 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Introduction, (2) Foundation of land use & transportation system, (3)
Interaction between land use activity & traffic facility, (4) Land use activity &
traffic generation characteristics, (5) The equilibrium land use activity &
transportation, (6) Urban activity generation on base of economic phenomenon, (7)
Traffic impact analysis on urban activity, (8) Ideals of urban transportation
planning. (Kuang-Yih Yeh)
P255700 Transportation System Analysis / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Traffic flow & survey, (2) Traffic flow theory, (3) Traffic volume, (4) An
application of input-output, (5) Traffic control analysis (6) Traffic accident, (7)
Parking, (8) Paper reading etc. (Kuang-Yih Yeh)
P261600 Advanced Topics in Transportation Planning / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
Introduction and critical review of the transportation planning process in practice
and the transportation models commonly used. Course contents: (1) Transportation
planning process: the framework and procedures involved. (2) UTPS: historical
background, contents, major problems, and future perspective. (3) Trip generation
analysis: trip generation equation, category analysis. (4) Trip distribution analysis:
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growth factor analysis, gravity model, opportunity model, and entropy model. (5)
Modal choice analysis: diversion curve, aggregate mode share equation,
disaggregate mode share model. (6) Route assignment analysis: minimum path and
various assignment techniques. (7) Direct demand model: Kraft-Sarc model,
abstract mode model, McLynn model. (8) Disaggregate demand model: Logit
model, Nested Logit model, GEV model, and Probit model. (9) Plan evaluation:
cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and multi-criteria evaluation.
(Yu-Sheng Chiang)
P255900 Computer Applications for Planners / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to a wide variety of computer
applications to aid in urban planning. Our goal is to develop a basic understanding
of how information technologies can aid urban planners and enhance our
understanding of urban and regional planning processes. Topics include geographic
information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, CA, internet, CSCW,
digit city and CAD. These technologies will be used to assist urban planning and
urban design. (Ko-Wan Tsou)
P262100 Financial Mechanism in Urban Design /3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(A)Private Sector : (1)Major Concept in Financial Analysis, (2)Feasibility
Analysis in Urban Development, (3)Private Concerns in Urban Design and
Development Process, (4)Land Development and Investment Evaluation,
(5)Financial Decisions and Mechanism. (B) Public Sector : (1)Property-led Urban
Policy, (2)Role of Public Sector in Shaping Urban Environment, (3)Guiding Urban
Development through Financial Mechanism, (4)Guiding Urban Development
through Legal mechanism, (5)Public-Private-Partnership and BOT. (Kuen-Shan
Huang)
P250710 (-20) Advanced Topics in Urban Design / 6 credits, 1th-2nd yr
(1)Urban Utopia and Urban Design, (2)Settlement Form: Physical and Temporal
Environment, (3)"Good City Form", (4)Definition and Theory of Urban Design,
(5)Urban Design of Vision and Mechanism, (6)Emerging of Urban Design - from
City Beautifol Movement to Urban Renewal, (7)Emerging of Urban Design Beyond Haussmanization and Urban Renewal, (8)Design City and City design -
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Intended and Unintended City, (9)Urban Design Regulations: Guiding Urban
development, (10)Design Guidelines and Aesthetic Control, (11)Urban Design
Process: Authority, Organization and Functions, (12)Participatory Process of
Urban design, (13)Urban Policy and Evolution, (14)Urban Planning and Design
beyond Physical Improvement, (15)Financial Mechanism in Urban design,
(16)Preservation and Revitalization, (17)Carrots and Sticks: Incentives and
Constraints in Urban Design, (18)Public-Private-Partnership in Urban Design and
Development, (19)Special District Planning: A Scalping Instrument, (20)Linkage:
A New Paradigm in Urban Planning and Design, (21)Sustainability and Growth
Management. (Kuen-Shan Huang)
P256600 Econometrics / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
This course introduces the concept of econometrics. Students will be trained to
have general skills and to use the computer technique in modeling the econometric
models. Students are trained to be familiar with the computer operating system and
the statistic application package (such as SAS, SPSS etc.) as soon as possible. The
course outline is as followings: (1) Basic Review, (2) Simple Linear Regressions, (3)
Multiple Regressions, (4) Heteroschedesticity, (5) Autocorrelation Disturbance,
(6)Multi-Collinearity, (7)Hypothesis Testing, (8) Distributed Lags, (9) Nonlinear
Model. (Yen-Jong Chen)
P251800 Advanced Study in Urban Sociology / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Review of the field: What is Urban Sociology (now and then), (2) Global
Restructuring & New International Division of Labor, (3) The Collective
Consumption vs. Locations of Production Debate, (4) Locality & Identity: Urban
Culture & Its Representation, (5) Cultural Consumption & the Spatiality of City
Life, (6) Social Networks & Networks of Flows, (7) Urban Development & Urban
Governance, (8) Prospectus: Toward a theory of urban space. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
P257000 Urban Planning Institutional System and Development Control/ 3
credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Theory of planning and control. (2)Planning system in Taiwan: planning
systems, city management and marketing. (3)Planning systems in the UK and the
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US. (4)Planning theory. (5) Comparison study of Taiwan to another countries.
(Lih-Horng Chen)
P256100 Seminar on Land Use Control / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
Papers to be discussed in class will be assigned at the beginning of the term. The
main themes of the course are: (1) urban land use control, (2) rural land use control,
(3) conflicts and resolutions of land uses, (4) basic legal principles of land use
control, (5) compensations for land use controls, (6) historical origins of zoning, (7)
land use control by zoning, (8) flexible zoning, (9) growth management, (10)
transferable development rights, (11) land use control for preservation of natural
resources, (12) economic analysis of land use control. (Sheang-Bor Lin)
P252900 Environmental Planning and Design / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Global environment, (2)National environment policy, (3)Sustainable
development and ecological environments, (4)Livable environments and spatial
development, (5)Environmental economics, (6)Human behavior and environment,
(7)Environmental survey and analysis, (8)Local environment planning,
(9)Environmental management. (Hung-Chih Shih)
P250500 Industrial Environment Planning/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Technology policy and industrial development, (2)Development of the
technological industries, (3)Technology parks and regional development,
(4)Development and management of industrial environments, (5)Case study.
(Hung-Chih Shih)
P270300 Advanced Study in Risk Management/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Risk management problems, (2)Risk management decisions, (3)Risk
management programs, (4) Risk management objectives, (5)Risk identification,
(6)Risk evaluation, (7)Risk control, (8)Risk financing, (9)Insurance and risk,
(10)Assessing risk and uncertainty, (11)Environmental / ecological risks.
(Hung-Chih Shih)
P261500 Urban Development Analysis / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
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(1) Fundamentals of Spatial Structure, (2) Residential Development, (3)
Transport and Urban Development, (4) Urbanization, (5) Scale Economy and
Urban Development, (6) Agglomeration and Urban Development, (7) Local
Economic Development, (8) Global Economy and Cities. (Tong-Po Ho)
P257000 Urban Planning System and Development Control/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd
Yr.
(1)Theory of planning and control. (2)Planning system in Taiwan: planning
systems, city management and marketing. (3)Planning systems in the UK and the
US. (4)Planning theory. (5) Comparison of Taiwan to another countries.
(Lih-Horng Chen)
P251400 Project Evaluation / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
Introduction and critical review of the principles and practice of project
evaluation, its underlying economic theory, methodologies, difficulties and
limitations. Major public investment projects will be used for case study. (1)
Introduction to project evaluation: procedures of project generation, planning
process and evaluation process, (2) Review the concept and methodologies of
private project evaluation, (3) The definitions of economic cost and economic
benefits, (4) The theory of economic benefit measurements, (5) Methods to
measure economic benefits under perfect and distorted markets, (6) Methods to
measure economic cost under distorted markets, (7) The concept of social discount
rate, (8) Decision criteria and their limitations, (9) Introduction to
cost-effectiveness analysis, (10) Introduction to multi-criteria evaluation.
(Yu-Sheng Chiang)
P261300 Engineering Management / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
This course includes two topics: (1)Engineering management practices and
management basic theories: construction system, bids process, engineering
contracts, engineering management, inventory management, finance estimation,
quality and safety management, morale, motivation and case study etc.
(2)Management basic theories: management scientific theories and practices,
planning, staffing, leading, controlling, organizing, challenge in the domestic and
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international environment etc. (Yih-San Chang)
P253100 Planning Support Systems / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
This course will focus on how urban planners can use Planning Support Systems
（PSS）to address current planning problems. We will explore the theory and
application of PSS through readings and assigned exercises. A major focus of the
course will be the conceptual and practical underpinnings of establishing a PSS.
Topics include: (1) PSS- an overview, (2) Planning, systems, modeling & support
works, (3) Constructing a PSS, (4) The PSS development tools, (5) Implementing
PSS, (6) The future of PSS, (7) Case studies. (Ko-Wan Tsou)
P250100 Methods of Social Science Research / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
The course will provide an introduction to research methodology and a basic
framework to evaluate urban and social science research. The course will specially
focus on quantitative methods to include problem formulation, literature review,
definition of variables, measurement, research strategies and design, questionnaire
development, sampling, survey implementation, statistical analysis, and
interpretation. (Ko-Wan Tsou)
P252300 Special Topics on Housing Economics & Real Estate Analysis / 3
credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
A. Mathematical Programming & Bid-Rent Analysis: (1)Introducation,
(2)Linear Programming (LP): (1) Simplex Method, (2) Duality, (3)
Sensitivity Analysis, (3)Non-Linear Programming (NLP): (a) Constraint
Optimization (one variable), (b) Entropy Maximization, (4)The Bid-Rent
Analysis.
B. Discrete Choice Theory: (1)Utility Function & Stochastic Disturbances,
(2)Binary & Multi-nominal Logit Model, (3)Coefficient Calibration, (4)IIA
Property, (5)the Nested Logit Model.
C. Specific Topics Discussion: (1)Housing & Land Use, (2)Household
Residential Location Choice, (3)Hedonic Models vs. Logit Model, (4)Real
Estate Valuation, (5)Real Estate Circulation, (6)Others. (Yen-Jong Chen)
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P250800 Urban Social & Economic Development / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Global Restructuring: Facts & Speculations, (2) Urban Fiscal Crisis, (3)
Logic of Capital Accumulation, (4) Collective Consumption & Community, (5)
Urban Regeneration & City Social Movements, (6)Gentrification & Urban
Restructuration, (7) City Politics. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
P251900 Logic of Inquiry on Urban Issues / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) Epistemology & Methodology, (2) Levels & Units of Analysis in Urban
Studies, (3) X2 test of Cross tabulation, Log-linear Model, Logistic Regression,
Correspondent Analysis & Social Network Analysis, (4) Narrative Analysis,
Qualitative Methods, & Discursive Analysis, (5) Case Studies. (Horng-Chang
Hsieh)
P251700 Multicriteria Decision Making / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
Multicriteria decision making analysis (MCDM) or so-called Multiobjective
programming (MOP) problems in which there are several conflicting objectives. In
the real world, particular in the public sector, the project objectives and
organizational goals are more often found to be incommensurable, multiple and
conflicting. Most, if not all, planning problems such as public investment,
regulation and control of economic activities, and program and policy problem,
embed the multiplicity of planning objectives based on the consideration of social
welfare or the public interest. MCDM is not only useful in practical exercises and
analytical contexts for policymaking but it is also conceptually useful for making
decisions. It is required that a planning professional to be equipped with this
knowledge. MCDM is a fruitful and rather well developed field. About two dozed
major methods have been developed which will be introduced in the class; however,
the reasoning and the applicability of Hierarchical Multiobjective Analysis,
Analytic Hierarchy process (AHP), and Goal programming as well as their
extension and limitation are also covered in this course. (Jih-Hwa Wu)
P252800 Landscape Research and Evaluation, / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Introduction of the Research on Landscape, (2)Environmental Perception,
Cognition, Expericence and Spaces, (3)Spatial relationship and landscape Analysis,
(4)Landscape Aesthetics Evaluation and Analysis, (5)Methodology of Landscape
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Evaluation, (6)Concepts and Methodology of Ecological Design, (7)Theory and
Evaluation of Landscape Eocology (Chia-Yu Hung)
P270500 Categorical Data and Social Network Analysis / 3 credits, 1st-2nd yr.
Analytic statistics for categorical data includes: non-parametric measurements of
associations, log-linear model, logistic regression, multiple correspondence analysis.
Social network analysis includes statistical measures for individual nodes, for
structural parts of a network, and for the whole structure, a computer software
UCINET VI is used. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
P262400 Urban Ethnography / 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
All ethnographic investigation skills are introduced; with participant observation,
narrative analysis, and ethnographic writings highlighted. All students registered for
the course are required to conduct a field work with a specific subject; writings and
re-writings processes constitute the course. At the end, research ethics is
discussed and writing genres are adopted. (Horng-Chang Hsieh)
P250400 Sustainable Urban Design (I) (II) / 6 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1)The concept and scope of sustainable urban design (SUD), (2)The basic
Aspects and values of SUD, (3) SUD and evaluation of urban form, (4) Urban
ecology and SUD, (5) Energy, information and SUD, (6)Local vs. global in
sustainable urban design, (7) Indicators of SUD, (8)Process, methods, and tools for
SUD, (9)Planning and design for sustainability at different scale: sustainab le
co mmunities and cities, ( 1 0 ) The design of urban green corridor, (11)
Sustainable street design, (12) New urbanism and smart growth, (13) Integration of
transport and land use and transit oriented development, (14) The frontiers:
conclusion, challenges, and issues. (Kang-Li Wu)
P262300 Specific Topics on Landscape Planning/ 3 credits, 1st-2nd Yr.
(1) The concepts and meaning of landscape planning, (2) Theories of landscape
planning, (3) landscape ecology and ecological planning and design, (4)
environmental images and landscape identity, (5) Streetscape street design, (6)
Globalization and town landscape, (7) Landscape management and environmental
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ethics, (8)Landscape planning regulations, (9) Landscape assessment, (10)
landscape simulation and computer application, (11)Eco-city and ecological
communities, (12) Community landscape management and citizen participation, (13)
Case studies in landscape management. (Kang-Li Wu)
P260700 Special Topics on Industrial Development Planning / 3 credits,
1st-2nd Yr.
(1)Introduction, (2) Industrial competitiveness, (3) Industrial cluster, (4) High
technology industrial cluster, (5) Industrial park, science and technology park, (6)
Brown field redevelopment and eco-industrial park, (7) Globalization,
knowledge-based economy, and regional industrial development, (8) Service
industry, cultural industry. (Shiann-Far Kung)
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