BYG146 Land use planning for civil engineering students
Course description for academic year 2019/2020
Contents and structure
An introduction to municipal planning according to the Planning and building Act, with emphasis on land use and zoning planning. The content includes:
- Requirements for content and process for municipal land use planning and zoning plans
- Risk and vulnerability analyses, with emphasis on municipal land use planning
Learning Outcome
- Key issues in both municipal land use planning and private zoning plans.
- The Planning and building Act: the planning system, requirements of planning processes and content.
- Requirements for the different planning levels.
Entry requirements
No formal requirements.
Recommended previous knowledge
No prior knowledge requirements.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercises.
Compulsory learning activities
Project work in groups: Interpreting plans, simplified risk and vulnerability analysis for nature hazards for a part of a municipality, and preparing input to a municipal land use plan.
Project work must be approved in order to pass the exam.
Assessment
Written exam 4 hours. Grading A-F.
Examination support material
None.
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