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International Practice in Property and Planning
BEM33
20 CATS points
Level 4
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Level 8
Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
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Co-requisite modules
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Module delivery
Mode of delivery
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Placement
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When module is delivered
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Brief description of module This module develops the students overall understanding of the principles
content and/ or aims
and values of spatial planning through providing students with a broad
Overview (max 80 words)
knowledge of the concepts and theories relevant to the study of urban
change, spatial planning, property development and urban policy, together
with an understanding of the main trends in urban development in
developed and developing countries. The module will therefore contribute
to students’ lifelong appreciation of how the core values of planning can
be applied in changing circumstances.
Module team/ author/
Dr Samer Bagaeen
coordinator(s)
School
Environment and Technology
Site/ campus where
Moulsecoomb
delivered
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
MSc Town Planning
MSc Environmental Assessment & Management
MSc GIS & Environmental Management
MSc Water & Environmental Management
MSc Project Management for Construction
Compulsory
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
On completion of this module, students will have degrees of depth and
breadth in the subject areas covered. They will be familiar with the
major authors and their formulations of what the issues are for each of
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the subjects covered in class. They will have a grasp of the main
concepts and should be able to reflect on the utility of ongoing work in
planning theories for planning practice and the production of the built
environment and place making agendas in an international context.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module the students should be able to:
1. Engage in theoretical, practical and ethical debate at the
forefront of coastal planning and regeneration in the context of
spatial planning demonstrating relationships to other specialist
areas of expertise such as brownfield regeneration and
transport planning;
2. Explain and demonstrate how spatial planning operates within
an international context of institutional and legal frameworks;
3. Reflect on the arguments for and against spatial planning and
particular theoretical approaches, and assess what can be
learnt from experience of spatial planning in different
geographical contexts and spatial scales;
4. Evaluate the social, economic, environmental and political
context of spatial planning and coastal planning and
regeneration in order to generate integrated and well
substantiated responses to planning challenges;
5. Positively promote the involvement of different communities,
and evaluate the importance and effectiveness of community
engagement in the planning process;
6. Acknowledge that planning decisions have differing influences
and impacts on different people, and develop the capacity to
identify, explain and critically evaluate how these decisions
affect individual neighbourhoods and communities;
7. Evaluate different development strategies and the practical
application of development finance for estimating costs and
benefits of investment decisions; assess the implications for
generating added value and efficient resource management
for both particular interests and the wider community;
8. Demonstrate effective research, analytical and appraisal skills,
and the ability to reach appropriate, evidence based decisions
when evaluating the distinctive contribution of spatial planning,
coastal planning, and regeneration to the making of place and
the mediation of space.
Content
International practice in the making of space and place; housing and
brownfield regeneration, community planning, debates surrounding
planning for retail development, viability and development finance,
conflict in cities, urban gating, and sustainable urban form.
Learning support
ESSENTIAL READING:
Haughton, G. et al (2009) The New spatial planning: territorial
management with soft spaces and fuzzy boundaries
Hall, P. and Tewdwr-Jones, M. (2010) (5th Edition) Urban and regional
planning. London: Routledge
Newman, P. (2004) Planning world cities: globalization and urban
politics
Jenks, M. and Jones, C. (eds) (2010) Dimensions of the sustainable
city
Almandoz, A. (2009) Planning Latin America's Capital Cities 18501950
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Gordon, D. (2009) Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities. London:
Routledge
Bagaeen, S. and Uduku, O. (eds.) (2010) Gated Communities: Social
sustainability in contemporary and historical gated developments
(foreword by Saskia Sassen). London: Earthscan
Faludi, A. (2008) European Spatial Research and Planning.
Cambridge, Mass.: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Banister, D. (2005) Unsustainable transport. London: Spon
Barton, H., Grant, M. and Guise, R. (eds.) (2010) (2nd Edition)
Shaping Neighbourhoods: Health, Sustainability, Vitality. London:
Spon
Dixon, Tim, RACO, Mike, Catney, Philip and Lerner, David N. (Eds)
Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem
Spaces. 2007. Oxford: Blackwell
Grant, J. (2005) Planning the good community, Routledge
Guy, C. (2007) Planning for retail development: A critical view of the
British Experience. London: Routledge
Malpass, P. and Rowlands, R. (2009) Housing, markets and policy.
London: Routledge
Imrie, R., Lees, L. and Raco, M. (2008) Regenerating London.
London: Routledge
Hemelryk Donald, S., Kofman, E. and Kevin, C. (2008) Branding cities.
Routledge: London
Blackledge, M. (2009) Introducing property valuation. London:
Routledge
Mackmin, D. (2009) (10th Edition) Modern methods of valuation.
Estates Gazette
Wilkinson, S. and Reed, R. (2008) Property development. London:
Routledge
Davidson, A. (2002) (12th Edition) Parry's Valuation and Investment
Tables (A College of Estate Management book). Estates Gazette
RECOMMENDED READING:
Gratton, C. and Henry, I. (eds.) (2001) Sport in the City: The Role of
Sport in Economic and Social Regeneration, Routledge
Greed, Clara (2004) Introducing Planning, Longman Hall. P. (3rd
edition, 2002) Cities of Tomorrow. Oxford: Blackwell
Pacione, M. (2009) (3rd edition) Urban geography: a global
perspective. Routledge: London.
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Hayden, D. (2003) Building suburbia: Greenfields and urban growth
1820-2000. New York: Pantheon Books
Sieverts, T. (2003) Cities without cities: An interpretation of the
Zwischenstadt. London: Routledge
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
Teaching methods include lectures, group discussions, presentations
and tutorials. Students will be required to undertake substantial
individual study to gain a deeper understanding of particular
approaches, and to prepare themselves for the assessments using
refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the
discipline.
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
SCHEDULED
This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to
spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars,
tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and
workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork,
external visits, and work-based learning.
30
GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
All students are expected to undertake guided independent study
which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the
completion of assessment tasks, and revisions.
170
PLACEMENT
The placement is a specific type of learning away from the
University that is not work-based learning. It includes study that
occurs overseas.
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
200
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
this module
Two pieces of coursework (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7,
LO8):
To carry out a valuation/development finance assessment of a real life
case study working with a local planning authority (LO5-LO8)
Produce an essay critically discussing a theme of importance to
international planning (LO1-LO5)
Types of assessment task1
% weighting
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for
progression.
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
WRITTEN
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project
output, set exercise
100
PRACTICAL
1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included
under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
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EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
Built Environment and Civil Engineering
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External examiners
Name
Position and institution
Date appointed
Date tenure
ends
Dr Mark Baker
The University of Manchester
January 2013
December
2016
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
2008
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of last revision
2011
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first version
Date of approval for this
version
2014
Version number
3
Modules replaced
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Available as free-standing module?
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