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On completion of the module students should be in a position to:
(1) Understand how planning thought and practice has evolved over the twentieth century and into the twenty first century in response to changes in society;
(2) In particular to understand key planning theories;
(3) Critically think about the processes at work in contemporary urban society and to relate these to cities in a National, European and International context;
(4) Understand the heterogeneity of society and how planning effects diverse groups;
(5) Engage critically with planning literature and to question this literature through student-led reading groups;
(6) Write an essay that offers an in-depth theoretical analysis of a particular issue within contemporary planning practice.
Understanding theory and its relationship to planning;
Planning as design;
Planning from the Top: Rational Comprehensive Planning;
Marxist Political Economy Perspectives of Planning;
Pragmatism and Advocacy in Planning;
Neoliberal Planning;
Post political planning;
The 'Communicative Turn';
Critiques of collaborative and communicative planning;
The Just City;
Planning for Diversity.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: 2,500 word theoretical analysis of contemporary issue in planning practice (individually assessed) | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
Group Project: Each student group will be responsible for leading one of the weekly reading groups and collating a portfolio of literature reviews for class dissemination. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Written feedback will be provided to each group on their portfolio of literature and student-led reading group post assessment via Brightspace. Written feedback will be provided to students individually on their theoretical analysis of contemporary planning issue at the end of the semester via Brightspace.
Name | Role |
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Dr Linda Fox-Rogers | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Ana Peric Momcilovic | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |