PL417 Land Use Planning

Contents and structure

An introduction to municipal planning with emphasis on land use planning according to the Planning and building Act. The content includes:

• The role and tasks of municipalities in the management system. Task Distribution between municipalities, counties and state.  
• Municipal planning, Information, Law and methods for physical planning.
• Political aims and conflicting interests in municipal land use planning. 
• Environmental assessment analyses.
• Risk and vulnerability analyses.
• With emphasis on environmentally sound principles for development in rural areas with small towns

Learning Outcome

• The role and tasks of municipalities in the management system
• Key issues in land use planning
• The Planning and building Act:  the planning system, requirements of planning processes and content.
• Challenges associated with planning for sustainable development

 

• Be able find information and do analyses
• Be able to give professional input

 

• Be able to understand and make use of municipal land use plans
• Be able to participate in planning processes
• Be able to make Environmental assessment analyses and Risk and vulnerability analyses for nature hazards 

Entry requirements

No formal prerequisites. 

Recommended previous knowledge

GE-413 Cartography and Geographical Information Systems and/or PL-416 Landscape analysis is recommended. 

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises.

Project work in groups.

Compulsory learning activities

Project work in groups: Environmental assessment analyses and Risk and vulnerability analyses for nature hazards for a part of a municipality. Project work must be approved in order to pass the exam. 

Assessment

Written exam 4 hours. Grading A-F.