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RE4906
TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING
2012/2013, Semester 2
School of Design and Environment (Real Estate)
Modular Credits: 4
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DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE
SUBJECT PROGRAMME 2012/2013 SEMESTER 2
B.Sc. (Real Estate) / Year 4
Subject Code/Name:
RE4906 Topics in Urban Planning
Staff Name:
Diao Mi
Week Dates
Lecture
Tutorial
Assignment #/Due Dates
01. Jan. 14 - Jan.18
Career fair event: class cancelled
Group assignment out
02. Jan. 21 - Jan. 25
Introduction to module
Individual assignment 1 out
03. Jan. 28 - Feb. 01
Sustainable cities
04. Feb. 04 - Feb. 08
Cities, development and transportation
05. Feb. 11 - Feb. 15
Transportation and sustainability
Tutorial 1
06. Feb. 18 - Feb. 22
Transportation strategies and options
Feb. 25 - Mar. 01
MID SEMESTER BREAK
07. Mar. 04 - Mar. 08
International case studies I: the Curitiba story
Tutorial 2
Individual assignment 2 out
08. Mar. 11 - Mar. 15
Sustainable mobility:
Singapore's approach
Individual assignment 1 in
09. Mar. 18 - Mar. 22
Sustainable housing:
Singapore's approach
Tutorial 3: Visit URA city gallery
10. Mar. 25 - Mar. 29
International case studies II: China's experience
11. Apr. 01 - Apr. 05
ICT and planning: new toolkit for planner
Tutorial 4
12. Apr. 08 - Apr. 12
Guest speaker
13. Apr. 15 - Apr. 19
Group assignment presentation
Individual assignment 2 in; Group assignment in
READING PERIOD 20-26 APRIL 2013
MAIN EXAMINATION 27 APRIL – 11 MAY 2013
Component of CA
Individual Assignment 1
25
%
Individual Assignment 2
25
%
Group Assignment
30
%
Class participation
20
%
Total Grade
100
%
TEXT and READING LIST
UNHabitat (2009) Planning Sustainable Cities: Policy Directions, Global Report on Human Settlements 2009. http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/GRHS2009/GRHS.2009.pdf
O. J. Dale (1999) Urban planning in Singapore – the transformation of a city
WBCSD (2001) World mobility at the end of the twentieth century and its sustainability. http://www.wbcsd.org/web/projects/mobility/english_full_report.pdf
Wong, A. and Yeh, S. H. K. (1985)
Housing a Nation
. Singapore: Maruzen Asia.
Yuen, B. (2007) Squatters no more: Singapore Social Housing. Global Urban Development Volume 3 Issue 1 November 2007
Preclusions
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RE4490 Selected Topics in Urban Planning and Management
Workload
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2-1-0-3-4
Workload Components : A-B-C-D-E
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week