PLAN30020 Placemaking: Urban and Rural Design

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module seeks to develop the prospective planner’s understanding of the key role that design can play in creating and managing the physical and spatial environment, its potential to enhance the quality of life of its inhabitants, and to deliver more sustainable and resilient places. More specifically, it introduces key concepts and theory in urban design and design in the rural environment within the context of the spatial planning framework and its associated practices and processes. The module also aims to familiarise students with the role of different disciplines involved in the design, development and management of the physical and spatial environment.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module, the student will:
• Be aware of key concepts and theory in urban design and design in rural environments
• Have a sufficient understanding of the typical principles and objectives of urban design and design in the rural environment to work and converse comfortably with practitioners in other design professions, towards the achievement of good urban design and spatial planning.
• Understand the relationship between form and function in the design of the built environment.
• Be able to recognise the characteristics of good urban and rural built form and space and be able to distinguish between good and poor built form and space.
• Understand the role of spatial planning in the management of urban design and design in the rural environment.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22

Autonomous Student Learning

78

Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
lecture
active-learning
problem and case-based learning
peer and group work
critical analysis 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
LARC20150 - Landscape Studio 2A, PEP20080 - GIS Planning Project, PLAN20020 - Introduction to GIS

Incompatibles:
PEP30120 - Topics in Urban & Reg Planning

Equivalents:
Placemaking:Urban&Rural Design (PEP30040), Placemaking (PEP40050), Placemaking (PLAN40020)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: End of trimester assignment Week 12 n/a Graded No

100


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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Name Role
Dr Derry O'Connell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer