Course content

- planning process

- planning as shaping and management tools

- the levels of administration

- municipal decision-making processes

- municipal land and resource management

- impact assessment

- universal design

- data base for digital plans

- digital area planning

- production of digital plan data

- ethical dilemmas that may arise in the area planning

- environmental and climate impact

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

- central and current topics and issues within the planning profession

- the basis for the development of cities and towns in Norway

-the administrative and political level of administration and decisionmaking in Norway

- basic theories and methods and concepts in the field of planning

- laws, standards and supervisors that apply to the subject area

- on the ethical and environmental challenges of the disciplines

- regulations, standards and guidelines for the preparation of digital area plans

Skills:

- apply professional knowledge within practical and theoretical issues

- perform registration and analysis work in connection with planning and investigation tasks

- perform simple planning tasks according to the Planning and Building Act

- prepare and produce an area plan in digital form in accordance with current regulations

- present digital plan data using digital tools

General competence:

- Understand the construction and use of digital terrain models and digital GIS tools in physical planning and visualization

- use professional sources, professional methods, relevant laws and regulations for planning

- search, process and evaluate information critically

- master the discipline's standards for documentation

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and practice with supervision.

Compulsory assignments

• Obligatorisk arbeidskrav

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Admission requirements for Bachelor of Engineering

Course materials

Announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions