Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Urban Policy Design and Planning Analysis
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 34071
Module Lead	Katia Attuyer
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module offers a comparative perspective on urban policy design and planning analysis. Four key issues are explored: evaluating policy contexts, designing policy/planning processes, analysing and evaluating policy outcomes, and surveying different policy/planning instruments. The module will be assessed through one semester-end portfolio, equivalent to 5,000 words. This includes a reflective piece on planning theory and policy analysis exercise. Formative assessments will take place throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the political, social, and economic processes behind urban policies and plans, the different instruments and drivers of planning and implementation in local contexts, as well as the equity, sustainability, and inclusiveness implications of particular policy designs and planning interventions.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Compare and contrast theories and models of poverty urban policy design, implementation, and evaluate how planners and other actors involved in the built and natural environment use these instruments. Explore the causes and consequences of urban poverty political, economic, and social foundations of policy and planning interventions in cities. Analyse the methodological strengths and weaknesses main models of institutional design, participatory decision-making, project/plan implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Reflect on the extent to which different policy mechanisms might help address issues of equity, sustainability and inclusiveness at different scales, with a particular emphasis on the role of the neighbourhood. Develop report writing skills through the preparation of a professionally presented neighbourhood strategy replete with policy interventions.
Assessment	34071-01 : Briefing Note : Coursework (30%) 34071-02 : Neighbourhood Strategy : Coursework (70%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment : . Briefing note (1,000 words) 30% . Neighbourhood Strategy (3,000 words) 70% Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component
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