Urban and Metropolitan Policies

Code:

M.EC051

Acronym:

PUM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Planning

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/ucurr_adm.ficha_uc_edit?pv_ocorrencia_id=388433
Responsible unit:	Spatial Planning, Transport Infrastructures and Environment Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EC	3	Syllabus	2	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

JUSTIFICATION:
Urban and metropolitan planning is an area of intervention of the planners of the territory, having an associated set of theoretical elements and tools for planning and management.
It is understood that the challenge posed to potential planning professionals - as the recipients of this discipline - is the ability to call for such knowledge to an active and empowered in the process of construction (collective) from the city.

OBJECTIVES:
Provide training in planning, urban policies and urban regeneration.
Promote understanding of the nature of the main urban problems and challenges.
Present methods and instruments of urban policy.

Learning outcomes and competences

SKILLS AND LEARNING RESULTS:
Knowledge: Identify the current practices and action models of urban planning and urban policy.
Application: Use methods and techniques of observation and analysis of problems of urban space: Identify sources of information relevant to the knowledge of urban issues in Portugal and the European Union.
Analysis: Develop analytical capabilities compared to other models of intervention in urban planning.
Summary: To analyze the various types of intervention and its contextual nature.
Rating: Discuss and develop methodologies for evaluating plans and policies.
Project: Develop proposals for action at urban and metropolitan scale.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Students Pre and co-requisites (the same mentioned in the Regulation Course :
a) Holders of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent;
b) Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this process;
c) Holders of a foreign academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the degree by the Scientific Council of the higher education institution where they intend to be admitted;
d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the Scientific Council of the higher education institution where they wish to be admitted.
Other specific conditions can be set annually by the Scientific Committee of the course.

Program

Theoretical Program:
1. Presentation of the Discipline Program. Objectives. Assessment Method.Nature of theoretical and practical work. Scheduling tasks.
2.Intodução. Urban policies: general framework. Urban change and urban problems.
3. Urban policies and the institutional framework: institutions and urban governance.
4. The diversified nature of urban policies. The different initiatives and instruments.
5. Understanding the interventions. The diverse nature of the problems; types of urban problems and their contexts. Urban policies in Portugal.
6. Urban policies and urban regeneration: contexts, strategies and instruments. Urban regeneration in Portugal: the main initiatives and legislative instruments, their characteristics and capacity for intervention.
7. Analysis and critical discussion of case studies.
8. Conclusion of the course.


Theoretical-practical program:

Theme 1: Analysis of urban problems, using specific indicators for the spatial context of the metropolitan area of Porto.
Theme 2: Urban regeneration: the definition of a Strategic Intervention Program for specific urban areas.
Presentation and discussion of the outcomes.
Critical debate.

Scientific content: 80%
Technological content: 20%

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:
Urban planning is an area of intervention of the planners of the territory, having an associated set of theoretical elements and tools for planning and management. It is understood that the challenge posed to potential planning professionals - as the recipients of this discipline - is the ability to call for such knowledge to an active and empowered in the process of construction (collective) from the city.

Mandatory literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching will consist of theoretical classes, with a predominantly explanatory nature, and in theoretical and practical classes, with group work.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Use methods and techniques of observation and analysis of problems of urban space: Identify sources of information relevant to the knowledge of urban issues in Portugal and the European Union. Develop analytical capabilities compared to other models of intervention in urban planning. To analyze the various types of intervention and its contextual nature. Discuss and develop methodologies for evaluating plans and policies. Develop proposals for action at urban and metropolitan scale.

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy
Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy > Urban policy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	1,00
Estudo autónomo	2,00
Frequência das aulas	4,00
Trabalho de campo	1,00
Total:	8,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam/theoretical monograph: 60% Theoretical and Practical work in groups: 40%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Special evaluation (TE, DA,...): Final exam / individual Monograph Mobility students: Evaluation by exam and / or work (s) defined in accordance with the student profile.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS: Proficiency in Portuguese and/or English; Previous attendance of introductory graduate courses in the scientific field addressed in this module; Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile.

Classification improvement

Resit exams

Observations

Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours

Zoom link:

https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/83258429790