Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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 tél.: +32 (0)4 366 94 82 e-mail: sigrid.reiter@ulg.ac.be www.lema.ulg.ac.be