The student is made aware of the urban and regional planning principles and practices. The planningprocess defines the environment within which the built environment is to be developed.Objectives/aim:• Introducing concepts/issues in planning theory and practice• Give an overview of scientific roots of urban and regional planning theory• Introduction of Urban Planning and Design concepts and methods at the various scales of the built andnon built environment.
On completion of the course, students are expected to:• have developed an understanding of the concepts, theories and methodologies of urban andregional planning and where they can be applied in real life situation.• acquire conceptual tools necessary to assess planning and design proposals and/or consider theimplications of planning and design decisions.• use urban planning and design concepts and standards in resolving challenges of the urbanenvironment.• be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge obtained in this course to the practical ArchitecturalDesign Portfolio (studio) courses.