3 EC
Semester 1, period 1
5132INSP3Y
Cities are formed by social, spatial, political, economic and environmental dynamics, but also by planning interventions. The style, method, and tradition of planning interventions have changed over time. In this course, students gain insight into the change from modernist top-down and design-oriented planning approaches to the more bottom-up, society-oriented approaches of today. Second, students are introduced to the field of work of planning and the role of planners in policy-making from a broader urban governance perspective. Third, students learn about contemporary planning approaches and theories, in particular in regard to planning for sustainable and just cities. The following questions are central to this course:
1) What is planning?
2) Who are planners?
3) What do planners do?
Each lecture has two articles (or book chapters) as required reading.
Many articles are published in the following book, which can be bought for €35 or read online via the university library:
Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2016). Readings in Planning Theory. (4th edition) John Wiley & Sons.
Lecture 1: Introduction to the planning discipline
Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J.(2016) Introduction. The structures and debates of planning theory. In: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Marcuse, P. (2011). The three historic currents of city planning. Chapter 6 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Lecture 2: Arguments for and against planning
Healey, P. (2011) The Planning Project. Chapter 7 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Klosterman, R. E. (1985). Arguments for and against planning. Chapter 9 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Lecture 3: City visions
Fishman, R. (1982). Urban utopias in the twentieth Century: Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier. Chapter 1 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Naess, P. (2001). Urban planning and sustainable development. European Planning Studies, 9(4), 503-524.
Lecture 4: Sustainable spatial planning
Campbell, S. (1996). Green cities, growing cities, just cities?: Urban planning and the contradictions of sustainable development. Chapter 11 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Wilkinson, C. (2012). Social-ecological resilience: Insights and issues for planning theory. Planning Theory, 11(2), 148-169.
Lecture 5: Social justice
Fainstein, S. (2013). Spatial Justice & Planning. Chapter 13 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Sandercock, L. (2009). Towards a Cosmopolitan Urbanism: From theory to practice. Chapter 20 in: Fainstein, S. S., & DeFilippis, J. (Eds.). (2015). Readings in Planning Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
Lecture 6: The Dutch planning system
Meyer, H. (2009). Reinventing the Dutch Delta: complexity and conflicts. Built Environment, 35(4), 432-451.
Needham, B. (2005). The New Dutch spatial planning act: Continuity and change in the way in which the Dutch regulate the practice of spatial planning. Planning Practice & Research, 20(03), 327-340.
Please see the full course outline published at the Canvas page
Activity |
Hours |
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Exam |
3 |
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Lecture |
14 |
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Working group |
6 |
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Self study |
61 |
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Total |
84 |
(3 EC x 28 uur) |
Programme's requirements concerning attendance (OER-B):
Additional requirements for this course:
Students are obliged to attend the three working groups.
Each working group precedes with a mandatory preparatory assignment. This preparatory assignment must be submitted on Canvas on Monday at 13.00 preceding the working group. If no preparatory assignment is submitted, students are not allowed to attend the working group.
If you have missed a working group, students need to do an additional assignment. This assignment needs to be submitted before Friday October 15 2021 17.00.
Students that have missed one or more working groups cannot participate in the final exam.
Covid-19 situation: in principle, all lectures and working groups take place on campus. Please check Canvas regularly for changes in the programme. Take your responsibility and stay at home if you have any COVID-related symptoms. Also, respect the 1,5m rule and wear a facemask on campus. Together, we have to create a setting that is comfortable for all of us - lecturers and students alike.
Item and weight | Details |
Final grade | |
1 (100%) Tentamen |
The exam will consist of 4 open questions covering the the lectures, the assigned readings, and the working groups.
Please note that students can only participate in the exam if they have attended the three working groups.
Learning objectives | Formative assessment | Summative assessment | % |
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1. Explain the spatial dimension of sustainability challenges related to for instance renewable energy production, climate adaptation, and the circular economy | Preparatory assignment & working group 1 | Exam | 25% |
2. Explain the discipline of spatial planning and its historical development |
Preparatory assignment 2 |
Exam | 25% |
3. Analyse different roles and instruments of the spatial planner in guiding sustainable spatial development | Preparatory assignment & working group 2 | Exam | 37,5% |
4. Critically reflect on the role of planners in guiding sustainable spatial developments |
Preparatory assignment & working group 3 |
Exam | 12,5% |
The course coordinator will plan an inspection moment of the exam for those interested, one week after the results of the exam are announced. This moment will be communicated via Canvas.
Part of the three working groups are preparatory assignments that help to familiarize students with the course content and reading materials. The assignments are mandatory to get access to the working groups. They are not only useful for the working group itself, but also for practicing the type of questions students can expect at the exam. Students will receive feedback on preparatory assignment 2.
During the working groups, students will often work in small groups on small assignments. The assignments will not be graded, but active participation is expected.
Students that have missed one of the working groups need to do an additional assignment.
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
Date |
Activity |
Content |
Reading material |
Monday 06-09 |
Lecture 1 |
Introduction to the planning discipline |
· Fainstein & DeFilippis (2016) · Marcuse (2011) |
Tuesday 07-09 |
Working group 1 |
The spatial impact of sustainability transitions |
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Monday 13-09 |
Lecture 2 |
Arguments for and against planning |
· Klosterman (1985) · Healey (2010) |
Monday 20-09 |
Lecture 3 |
City visions |
· Fishman (1982) · Needham (2005) |
Tuesday 21-09 |
Working group 2 |
Arguments for and against planning |
· Klosterman (1985) · Fishman (1982) |
Monday 27-09 |
Lecture 4 |
Sustainable spatial planning |
· Campbell (1996) · Wilkinson (2012) |
Monday 4-10 |
Lecture 5 |
Social justice |
· Fainstein (2013) · Sandercock (2009) |
Tuesday 5-10 |
Working group 3 |
Actor mapping & role playing: Buiksloterham |
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Monday 11-10 |
Lecture 6 |
The Dutch planning system |
· Meyer (2009) · Needham (2005) |
Monday 18-10 |
Lecture 7 |
Q&A + Exam preparation |
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Monday 25-10 |
Exam |
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Deadline for the additional assignment is Friday 15 October 2021, 17.00.
The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.
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