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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
ARCH2001-1  Urban networks

Duration :  20h Th
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Urban and Regional Planning2
Lecturer :  Sigrid Reiter
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
This course teaches how to design and calculate the following urban networks: water management, public lighting and roads, according to a holistic and multidisciplinary approach that respects the objectives of sustainable urban planning.

Content

- Issues and philosophy of design/ renovation porjects of urban networks.

- Multidisciplinary approach to network planning.

- Impact of the design of networks on public space and urban quality.

- Principles of design, quality criteria and standards, methods of study, planning tools and calculation tools for designing and sizing of urban quality.

-Various illustrations of the theoretical course with examples of real projects.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The objectives of this course are as follows:
- Understanding the issues underlying the development of community networks.

- Promoting integration of networks design/renovation studies from the first design phase of urban projects.

- Exploring new ways of development of urban networks.

- Learning various tools of design, planning and calculation of these networks.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
None.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Second semester (from February) : on Wednesday from 14h to 16h from february.
Recommended or required readings :  
The slides accompanying the oral presentation are available in pdf format.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
It is a written examination.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Any questions or requests for additional information is welcome.
Students wishing to meet me can get an appointment by sending an e-mail.
Contacts :  
Prof. Sigrid Reiter
Chemin des chevreuils, 1 (Bât. B52/3)
4000-Liège
BELGIUM

tél.: +32 (0)4 366 94 82

fax: +32 (0)4 366 29 09

e-mail: sigrid.reiter@ulg.ac.be

www.lema.ulg.ac.be



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