Unit Code: URP717

Unit Name: Planning Studio I

Description: This course aims to introduce students to the broad practice of contemporary urban and regional planning through immersion in exercises that simulate aspects of professional practice. General studio theme will be divided become three themes: Regional Planning, Urban Planning and Rural Planning. The students\' groups will choose the general theme on Planning studio. The studio will challenge students to integrate other planning coursework, prior academic work, their own life experiences, professional training and experience, and an understanding of urban life in response to a real-world project that will require broad, detailed data collection and analysis and the development and presentation of appropriate planning goals, recommendations, policies, concepts, plans and designs at either a regional, local, or site-specific scale. As a practical course, these course aims are: (1) students should be able to work in a variety of environments and deliver high standards of conduct, ethical behaviour and ability relevant to the circumstances. Planners need to be able to act competently in complex and responsible ways and in a professional and ethical manner while in the pursuit of understanding, promoting and actively seeking public benefits (CPIA1), (2) produce plans of various types, selecting the techniques, approaches and tools appropriate to the task and situation, including the ability to subsequently implement plans in the particular circumstances of a place. Planners allocate land uses and manage the process of land-use change. Planners undertake the preparation of plans to implement design concepts and establish the pattern and form of development (CPIA2), (3) work within a statutory framework in the development, implementation and administration of statutory plans, policies and regulations (CPIA3), (4) take a collaborative role in the production and implementation of economic development plans and strategies, whether these are discrete economic plans, components of other plans, or by providing economic planning analyses of others’ plans or actions (SPIA1), (5) take a collaborative role in the production and implementation of environmental plans, whether these are discrete plans, components of other plans, or by providing environmental planning analyses of others’ plans or actions (SPAI2), (6) take a collaborative role in the production and implementation of social and cultural plans, whether these are discrete social plans, components of other plans, or by providing social planning analyses of others’ plans or actions (SPAI3), and (7) take a collaborative role in the production and implementation of transport plans, whether these are discrete plans, components of other plans, or by providing planning analyses of others’ plans or actions (SPAI4)

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, you should be able to: a. Understanding the concepts and familiar with planning process (GPIA-1, GPIA-2, GPIA-3,GPIA-4, GPIA-5,GPIA-6) b. Carry out the experience a studio approach to urban and regional planning, including client relations and professional project management (GPIA-4, GPIA-5,GPIA-6,GPIA-7, GPIA-8, GPIA-9, GPIA-10) c. Apply Research skill to do urban and regional appraisal (GPIA-1, GPIA-2, GPIA-3,GPIA-4, GPIA- 5,GPIA-6) d. Analyze and operate the planning elements (GPIA-1, GPIA-2, GPIA-3,GPIA-4, GPIA-5,GPIA-6) e. Compose and generate general planning concept (GPIA-4, GPIA-5, GPIA-6)

Prerequisite: URP616

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2