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different cultures, but also highlight the ways in which cultural ways of living continue to persist
despite globalisation or have become more fundamental to societies as a result of globalisation.
Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth
Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-­‐in surgeries
Assessments: Course work
Town and Regional Planning
At the heart of planning studies is a concern with the regulation and development of land and its
implications for the ways in which life is lived. Planning education brings together skills from
architecture and design, economics, geography, politics, environmental studies, sociology, as well as
other disciplines. Planning is necessarily engaged with difficult questions about values and the
principles that should inform approaches to society and space. It encompasses urban design,
regeneration, property development, transport and mobility, the history of places, and much more.
It is increasingly framed within the context of sustainable development and an international outlook.
TRP105 The Environmental Challenge
10 Credits SPRING
Lectures Thursday 1 – 3pm
Aims/Description: Environmental and ecological challenges are becoming increasingly important in
socio-­‐spatial regulation. This module introduces students to the main concepts and theories that
underpin environmental policy-­‐making with particular reference to the issues and examples at local,
national and global scales. This module has four main aims: (1) to examine the key environmental
challenges facing human societies; (2) to explore past, present and possible future responses to
those challenges; (3) to provide students with a range of conceptual and analytical tools for
analysing political and regulatory responses to environmental conflict and (4) to provide students
with knowledge and understanding to assist in confronting environmental challenges.
Staff Contact: Dr Aidan While
Teaching Methods: Lectures, Seminars, Problem solving, Independent Study
Assessments: Course work
TRP107 Economics for Spatial Planning
10 Credits SPRING
Lectures Monday 12 – 2pm.
Aims/Description: This module provides an overview of both theoretical economics and the
structure of the UK economy. The first part of the module will consider a number of perspectives on
the way an economy operates. Particular attention will be given to market exchange, as modelled
by orthodox economic analysis as well as looking at a number of alternative views of economic
behaviour; for example, institutional economics and socioeconomics. The second part of the
module will examine key characteristics of the UK economy, including issues such as economic
cycles, unemployment, land markets and the role of the public and voluntary sectors. Where
appropriate geographical and social differences in economic opportunities and outcomes will be
highlighted.
Staff Contact: Dr Craig Watkins
Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study
Assessments: Formal Exam
TRP108 Information and Communication Skills for Planners
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