Course title
5M860000
Planning for Improvement of an Urban Area

 sakuyama yasushi
Course content
Japanese cities have already entered into an era of decreasing populations, and measures to respond to a dwindling birthrate and an aging population, urban depopulation, and in some cases, urban shrinking (smart shrink) measures must be instituted. As well, measures to respond to global warming have become urgent and important urban development topics. As we are now entering a phase of major urban change, cities are faced with circumstances which they have never experienced before.
With a focus on residential urban areas, the course will discuss contemporary problems and issues surrounding cities, based on the practical experiences of urban planning consultants. While introducing examples of measures to resolve these issues, students will research various plans, systems, development methods etc. relating to urban development and improvement, and will consider directions for urban development and urban environmental improvement.
The course will invite specialists from various fields to lecture, and students will actually walk the streets to ascertain the conditions of development and improvement.
Purpose of class
While introducing the case to solve the contemporary issues and challenges surrounding the city, a variety of plans for improvement and urban development, system, aims to learn the way of the development method.
Goals and objectives
  1. An understanding of methodology which grasps the area characteristic in subject as the problem which environment assessment of urban area showed,,and results in subject extraction
  2. Planning of each section plan of a urban area improvement plan ,and comprehension of a presentation
  3. Acquisition of the solution plan of practice and concrete urban area improvement
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Guidance: overview to course contents, confirmation of student areas of interest Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
2． Overview of urban areas: business and economic conditions of urban areas and the role of local government Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
3． Framework for supporting urban area improvement: overview of urban planning Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
4． Recent urban area development topics (understanding at the national and local government levels) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
5． Various related plans: municipal masterplans, urban planning region masterplans, etc. Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
6． Various related plans: residential masterplans, city center vitalization plans etc. Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
7． Various methods relating to development: overall situation, resident participation Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
8． Response to global environmental problems (global warming countermeasures in residential development and urban development) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
9． Development methods 1 Basic project framework (land readjustment and redevelopment) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
10． Development methods 2 Creating plans with resident participation (district planning) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
11． Reality of planning for urban improvement: projects in regional cities Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
12． Reality of planning for urban improvement: urban improvement and the economy (project possibilities and profitability) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
13． Undertakings toward urban redevelopment (responses for new urban improvement) Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
14． Study tours Preparation of a textbook 170minutes
Total. - - 2380minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 report Total.
1. 35% 35%
2. 35% 35%
3. 30% 30%
Total. 100% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Students will be evaluated based on two reports submitted during the course.
Textbooks and reference materials
A text is distributed each time
Prerequisites
To acquire the basic knowledge on urban planning
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • E-mail receives a question at any time
Relation to the environment
Environment education course (50%)
Regionally-oriented
Regional Cooperation PBL
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 07:03:00 JST 2018