Architecture Planning & Environmental Policy - History of City Planning
Compulsory Module open only to Students on City Planning and Environmental Policy Progression Pathway. The module is primarily concered with tracing the developement of city planning from the mid-nineteenth century until mid-twentieth century as it became a core function of modern states.
Duration
Autumn Trimester - September to December
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Eligibility
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
History of Planning (PEP10030)
Careers / Further progression
Open Learning means you can fit university around your life. Whether you're looking to progress your career, or you've just finished school and wondering if university is for you, Open Learning fits around your schedule and gives you all the benefits of being a full-time student, without the full-time commitment.
Open Learning allows you to select the modules you wish to study, set the pace of your study, and whether you undertake the module assessment. It also can lead to undergraduate degree entry in UCD if you are taking the Certificate in Open Learning (30 credits) or if you are a Mature Student you can take one module (5 credits) in lieu of the MSAP exam.
There are 14 Progression Pathways to choose from Students who earn 30 credits (6 x 5 credit modules) receive a NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning. This can be used to apply through the CAO for dedicated places on 14 different UCD degree programmes depending on Grade Point Average (GPA) and modules completed.
Further information
TRIMESTER: Autumn
To get started, you need to first complete and submit an online pre-registration form. Applications will reopen again on 8 August 2023.
The module is primarily concered with tracing the developement of city planning from the mid-nineteenth century until mid-twentieth century as it became a core function of modern states. In so doing, it examines some of the key planning ideas from Greece, Rome, the medieval perieod, the renaissance and the early modern period. However, its core focus is on the development of key planning ideas from the nineteenth century. It investigates the emergence of planning as a response to poor conditions experienced in urban areas during the industrial revolution, and in particular poor housing conditions. Improvement in housing and environmental conditions were key early aims of the planning movement and the legacy of this is still present in many planning concepts. The emergence of planning was initially the result of efforts by private industrialists and philanthropists and the module examines their contribution to planning. However, government and state responses soon came to dominate.
The module analyses the role of key individuals like Ebenezer Howard and Le Corbusier in the development of city and regional planning. It explores key ideas such as the Garden City movement, the City Beautiful idea, neighbourhood planning, the development of new towns, ideas which still influence the way we think about city planning. The module examines the emergence of planning in Europe, focusing on the UK and Ireland in particular. The development of planning is the USA is also examined. The enactment of key planning legislation and systems in the twentieth century is explored. In addition to the lectures and assessments, it will be necessary to undertake substantial reading of the academic literature in order to provide a foundation for understanding contemporary ideas and systems of planning.
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