Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design

This Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design course from University of Dundee focuses specifically on developing and enhancing your knowledge and critical understanding of the principles and practice of urban design to achieve sustainable cities and regions.

By taking the Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design course from University of Dundee , you'll be able to suggest intervention strategies to improve regeneration of declining places and cities.

You will also develop your understanding of spatial analysis, statutory planning, property development processes, and sustainability in contemporary cities and sustainable urban design.

The academic staff have a strong research and practice background in specialist areas. We collaborate with key planning agencies in and around Dundee, meaning you can learn from practitioners through lectures, seminars, and fieldwork. This also means you will have the opportunity to engage with 'live' projects as part of your learning.

The father of town planning, Patrick Geddes was a professor at this university, which means we have strong historical links to the planning profession.

Career

You could work in areas such as:

• urban and rural planning
• natural resources and environmental protection
• city regeneration
• renewable energies
• urban design
• urban conservation
• property development
• housing development
• public policy
• environmental impact assessments
• transport

Courses include:

• Concepts of Spatial Planning

• Spatial Analysis

• Property Development Processes

• Statutory Planning

• Sustainable Urban Design

• Sustainability in Contemporary Cities