Territorial Planning

Code:

EC0029

Acronym:

PTER

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Territory Planning and Environment

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Spatial Planning 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
MIEC	125	Syllabus since 2006/2007	3	-	5,5	60	145

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Justification:
The territory is a key area of professional intervention of the civil engineer, as an agent (or producer) of built structures, infrastructure and equipment, as an agent of institutions with responsibilities in the organization and administration of the territory, or as technical manager or entities engaged in real estate management. Therefore, training in spatial planning is fundamental for the 'use' and 'production' of the built space with the principles of balanced and sustainable development.

OBJECTIVES:
- Introduce students to the problems of spatial planning, providing the framework for the civil engineer's role as an agent of change;
- Provide a structured body of knowledge about the spatial organization of the territories, especially the urbanized;
- Framing the role of planning and urban management, to systematize the different modes of intervention in the territory (especially the formal planning), and promote in-depth knowledge of techniques and methodologies of urban regulation.

Learning outcomes and competences

SKILLS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Knowledge: Identify the main problems associated with trends of occupation and land use. Describe the concepts that drive the strategies, methodologies and tools of intervention in the territory. Identify types of plans and their nature.

Understanding: To evaluate and distinguish conflicts and intervention needs. Distinguish the main concepts and objectives associated with different types of plans. Interpret and manipulate the main criteria and indicators as part of the planning system in force in Portugal.

Application: Develop criteria and establish methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of plans and different urban solutions. Calculate indicators and urban parameters.

Analysis: Develop capabilities to analyze and compare different types of interventions and methodologies of urban regulation. Discuss strategies, processes and tools for intervention in the territory.

Summary: To propose solutions to increase the capacity of intervention in the territory.

Evaluation: Evaluate existing tools and methodologies, and recommend conditions for future development.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Theoretical classes:
1. Introduction. Civil engineering and territorial planning, from a historical perspective: planning as a field, a condition and an innovation factor of the activity of civil engineers.

2. Dynamics of structuration and transformation of the territory.

The processes. Diversity of forms and territorial dynamics, on a global scale, in Europe and in Portugal.

The explanations. General contributions of the urban economy: the concepts of localisation and urbanisation economies, and of land rent. Explanations based on the technological transformations and the on concept of "long cycles" of the economy. Explanations based on the relation between production and consumption and on the concepts of "Fordism" and "Post-Fordism".

The problems.

3. Models: planning as a response to the urbanisation problems.

Origins of modern planning, in the Anglo-American context and in the continental Europe context.

From the critical appraisal of the planning experience to the search for new models of action: the environmental, competitiveness and inclusion dimensions.

4. Instruments: the normative framework of planning in Portugal.

Historical evolution of the planning system in Portugal.

Territorial management instruments: objectives, contents and methodology. The role of municipal land use plans (PMOT) and the central importance of the Municipal Director Plan. The elaboration and the implementation of plans.

Brief reference to other forms of public intervention in the territory.

5. Introduction to housing planning and real estate appraisal. Main concepts and methodologies.

Theoretical-practical classes:
1. Urban indicators and parameters: term assignment, with a written report and oral presentation.

2. Interpretation and application of Municipal Director Plan Regulations.

3. Interpretation and application of the Code of Expropriations

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES: The territory is a key area of professional intervention of the civil engineer, as an agent (or producer) of built structures, infrastructure and equipment, as an agent of institutions with responsibilities in the organization and administration of the territory, or as technical manager or entities engaged in real estate management. Therefore, training in spatial planning is fundamental for the 'use' and 'production' of the built space with the principles of balanced and sustainable development.

Mandatory literature

Peter Hall; Urban & regional planning. ISBN: 0-415-07624-2
Peter Hall; Cidades do amanhã
C Couch; Urban Planning: An Introduction, Palgrave, 2016. ISBN: 9781137427564
Nuno Portas, Álvaro Domingues, João Cabral; Politicas Urbanas II. ISBN: 978-972-31-1382-2

Comments from the literature

Other bibliography available at UC Territorial Planning's contents

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:
Students are encouraged to develop criteria and establish methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of plans and different urban solutions, calculate indicators and urban parameters, develop capabilities to analyze and compare different types of interventions and methodologies of urban regulation, discuss strategies, processes and tools for intervention in the territory, to propose solutions to increase the capacity of intervention in the territory, evaluate existing tools and methodologies, and recommend conditions for future development.

keywords

Technological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	24,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho de campo	3,00
Trabalho escrito	12,00
Total:	91,00

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 grade (CF) is determined as follows

CF = max {CT ; EF}, where

CT = 0,25 TP + 0,75 EF

TP – result of the term assignment (written report and oral presentation)

EF - result of the final exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In the case of ERASMUS students that can't follow the course in Portuguese, grading will be done through the evaluation of a written report to be proposed by the Professor responsible for the course.

Observations

Working time estimated out of class: 3 hours

Due to COVID19 situation, Final grade (CF) is determined as follows

CF = max {CT ; EF}, where
CT = 7/20 TP + 13/20 EF
TP – result of the term assignment (written report and oral presentation)
EF - result of the final exam