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Sustainable Urban Planning

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Sustainable Urban Planning
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Civil Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: DFMCE-169
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P630-0131
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4VU (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project work with presentation (presentation accounts for 20% of the grade)

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BIMA351 (P110-0109) Civil and structural engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 3, optional course
BMA211 (P110-0165) Civil and structural engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2022 , semester 1, optional course, course inactive since 02.12.2024
DFMCE-169 (P630-0131) Civil Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Frank Baur
Lecturer: Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Frank Baur

[updated 09.08.2020]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
•        be able to independently link existing knowledge of technical infrastructure planning with the aspects and requirements of sustainable urban planning in order to derive holistic solutions.
•        be able to develop an ecological, economic, and strategic understanding of the effects of regional and global interrelationships on the necessity of integrated urban planning, taking social aspects into account.
•        be familiar with municipal decision-making processes and stakeholders in connection with the implementation of the developed solutions.
•        be able to apply the knowledge they have acquired and the solutions they have derived from it in the context of specific, interdisciplinary projects, to substantiate them with arguments, and to defend them in situational discussions.


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Module content:
Due in no small part to the commitments made at climate protection conferences in recent years, the foreseeable shortage of essential raw materials, and the already apparent effects of climate change, we must rethink urban planning. In particular, building planning and infrastructure aspects must be realigned with regard to their impact on climate protection, adaptation to climate change, and resource conservation, while taking demographic developments and social aspects into account. Keywords such as urban densification, solar architecture, sustainable mobility concepts, zero-emission strategies, sufficiency and efficiency, regional material cycles, and water-sensitive urban development are becoming increasingly important. In this context, there is also a need for greater integration between urban planning, infrastructure planning, and architecture (function and design). The following content will be developed in this module:
•        General potential for optimization, e.g., in the areas of mobility, energy supply, building materials/structural design, regional material cycles, supply/disposal, climate impact issues, etc.
•        Aspects of sustainable urban planning; linking architectural and engineering planning approaches.
•        Working on a specific case study (neighborhood in the district) until a solution is found, taking into account the identified potential for improvement and the possible interests of those affected.
•        Technical, environmental, and economic evaluation of the approach.
•        Situational presentation, explanation, and defense of the approach.
 


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Teaching methods/Media:
•        The project work is accompanied by keynote lectures/presentations on selected topics (e.g., water-sensitive urban development, municipal climate protection, stakeholder management, urban planning, mobility, etc.).
•        Site visits
•        Development of a neighborhood (preparation of draft plans)


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Recommended or required reading:
•        Albers, G.; Wekel, J. (2017): Stadtplanung: Eine illustrierte Einführung. WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), aktualisierte Auflage (10. Juli 2017)
•        Altrock, U.; Bertram, G. (2012): Wer entwickelt die Stadt? Geschichte und Gegenwart lokaler Governance, Akteure – Strategien – Strukturen
•        BBR Bund (1997): Leipzig Charta. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung, Heft 4.2010
URL: www.bbr.bund.de/BBSR/DE/Veroeffentlichungen/IzR/2010/4/Inhalt/DL_LeipzigCharta. pdf%3F__blob%3DpublicationFile%26v%3D2
•        Lynch, K. (1965): Das Bild der Stadt. Neuauflage 2001, Bauwelt Fundamente, Bd. 16, Birkhäuser Verlag
•        Reicher, C. (2011): Städtebauliches Entwerfen. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
•        UN Habitat (2017): New Urban Agenda. (URL: http://habitat3.org/wp-content/uploads/NUA-English.pdf)
•        Tietz, Hans-Peter: Systeme der Ver- und Entsorgung, Springer Vieweg Verlag (2006)


[updated 05.06.2025]
 
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