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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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Syllabus

TopDEPARTMENT 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

TopRE4490 Selected Topics in Urban Planning and Management

Workload

Top2-1-0-3-4

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D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week

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