. . "201800277" . "UPM_001" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-02-02T23:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "A variety of approaches will be mixed. Introductory lectures (primarily dealing with theory and concepts), discussion sessions (in which particulars such as literature, videos or other materials are being discussed) practicals (in which concepts and methods that have been studied will be practiced by the students), tutorials (cook book style assignments to learn to apply methods and tools) and a local fieldwork to gather data in the field and integrate these in the assignment.\n\nParticipation and attendance:\n\nMandatory attendance for supervised practicals, fieldwork activities and seminars is required;\nDue to educational activities that require active involvement (e.g. group presentations), the lecturer may demand mandatory attendance during lectures or parts thereof.\n The course coordinator will communicate this at the start of the course."@en . . . . . . "M-Geo Core courses"@en . . . . . . . . . . "7"^^ . "2" . "1B" . . . . . . . "2022-11-13T23:00:00Z"^^ . "This course aims to develop a critical understanding of spatial planning based on academic discourses, the international development agenda and students' own experiences. Throughout the course the role of spatial data and information systems in urban planning and management will be highlighted and illustrated.\nStudents will develop a spatial understanding of specific urban issues in the students' home country by applying knowledge and skills in spatial information handling. Students are introduced to a set of both spatial and non-spatial methods relevant for the practice of urban planning and management. The concepts of Sustainability, Gentrification and Informality will be introduced and discussed. Available databases and data catalogues are explored to discuss different approaches to sustainability frameworks and assessments, and to understand the urban processes of gentrification and informality."@en . "Planning Sustainable Cities"@en . . "Planning Sustainable Cities"@en . "Planning Sustainable Cities"@en . . "201800283" . "UPM_002" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-02-02T23:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "Lectures, supervised practicals, discussion sessions (literature seminars), individual assignment, group assignment.\n\nParticipation and attendance:\n\nSince many of the educational activities require active involvement attendance of supervised practicals, literature seminars & group presentations is highly advisable"@en . . . . . . . "Completion of ITC course GIS and RS for Geospatial Problem Solving, or equivalent."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "7"^^ . "2" . "1B" . . . . . . . . "2022-11-13T23:00:00Z"^^ . "Cities are unequal. Considerable parts of the urban population, especially in the Global South, are poor, whereas others are affluent. In part, poverty is associated with the influx of poor rural immigrants in need of jobs, shelter and basic services such as water, electricity, education and health care. Levels of access to these basic services can differ a lot between socio-economic groups and will also vary across urban spaces. To address such inequalities, contemporary urban development strategies and policies are directed toward the inclusion of socially and economically weaker groups. These groups need to benefit most from sustainable planning interventions. Here, inclusiveness and competitiveness need to be linked, as only inclusive cities can be truly competitive. Successful cities offer competitive locations and are centres of innovation, where liveability and inclusiveness are important factors. When analysing the economic performance of an urban region, the role of geography needs explicit consideration as urban competitiveness requires an understanding of spatial relationships inside cities (e.g., variations of locational factors and clustering of economic activities). Furthermore, the role of land use (planning) and land markets is essential for understanding competitiveness in all its dimensions for building competitive and inclusive cities."@en . "Building inclusive and competitive cities"@en . . "Building inclusive and competitive cities"@en . "Building inclusive and competitive cities"@en . . "201800312" . "UPM_004" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-07-06T22:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "The students will work in a studio setting, i.e. they will work in teams pro-actively on a given case study project throughout the entire course. Project teams will need to develop a work plan that they then follow. Inputs in terms of lectures on certain topics, issues and methods as well as feedback and supervision by the team of lecturer will be provided as needed.\n\nImportant concepts, methods and techniques that have been addressed earlier in the curriculum can also be applied. Students need to demonstrate that they are able to describe, analyse and discuss a planning problem and come up with well-motivated plans that are risk sensitive. The emphasis will be on their ability to critically discuss and explain choices and to critically reflect on the proposed course of action.\n\nA link will be made with ESA course Q4. Lectures will be given partly to both student populations and some group assignments will be interdisciplinary in group composition and tasks.\n\nParticipation and attendance:\n\nCompulsory attendance for supervised practicals, fieldwork activities and seminars is required;\nDue to educational activities that require active involvement (e.g. group presentations), the lecturer may demand mandatory attendance during lectures or parts thereof.\n The course coordinator will communicate this at the start of the course."@en . . . . . . . "UPM1-3 ,All students in the UPM specialization are accepted. Students following other specializations or programmes should have a background in urban planning."@en . . . "5"^^ . "4" . "2B" . . . "2023-04-23T22:00:00Z"^^ . "Urban areas and their populations are often seriously affected by hazards (e.g. natural, biological, technological hazards or combinations of these). They also have to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Accordingly, city authorities, planners and other stakeholders are searching for ways to be more risk-sensitive in their plans and actions. Becoming resilient includes developing the capacities to meet such challenges.\n\nThis course addresses concepts of urban risk management and approaches to integrate risks associated with hazards and climate change into urban planning and management strategies and actions. GIS-based methods to conduct urban risk and vulnerability assessments and evaluate potential planning interventions will be learned and applied."@en . "Risk-sensitive Urban Planning Studio"@en . . "Risk-sensitive Urban Planning Studio"@en . "Risk-sensitive Urban Planning Studio"@en . . "201800293" . "UPM_003" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-04-20T22:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "A variety of approaches will be used. Introductory lectures (primarily dealing with theory and concepts), discussion sessions (in which particulars such as specific literature, videos or other materials are being discussed), practicals (in which concepts and methods that have been studied will be practiced by the students), tutorials (cook book style assignments to learn to apply methods and tools), a local fieldwork to gather data in the field and integrate these in the assignment, guest lectures (of practitioners in transport and land use planning) and an excursion.\n\nParticipation and attendance:\n\nCompulsory attendance for supervised practicals, fieldwork activities and seminars is required;\nDue to educational activities that require active involvement (e.g. group presentations), the lecturer may demand mandatory attendance during lectures or parts thereof.\n The course coordinator will communicate this at the start of the course."@en . . . . . . . . "Basics in GIS equivalent to M-Geo core courses. Background in urban planning, geography, engineering or related is an advantage."@en . . . "5"^^ . "3" . "2A" . . . . "2023-02-05T23:00:00Z"^^ . "Cities are centres in which a variety of functions and activities are organised in a relatively compact space. People engage in these activities through spatial interaction. The way in which these activities are arranged spatially has a huge bearing on the amount of spatial interaction (and thus travel demand) generated and the infrastructure required to facilitate this interaction. The physical manifestation of this spatial arrangement is referred to as urban form, a concept which can help us understand the way cities function in terms of their spatial structure and pattern, at different scales. The processes of land use and infrastructure development that determine urban form are closely linked and are mutually influencing. In this course, we investigate urban form and are addressing urban spatial development concepts in terms of their spatial interaction. We look at the most important theoretical concepts that describe the relation between land use and transportation. We make use of a variety of modelling tools and techniques to help analyse and understand this mutual relation and come up with better spatial planning policies."@en . "The Compact City"@en . . "The Compact City"@en . "The Compact City"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO) is a two-year academic curriculum at MSc level, taught fully in English, dedicated to understanding the earth’s systems from a geographic and spatial perspective. The field of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation has, in recent years, witnessed fast scientific and technological developments. As a result, geographic information has become a vital asset to society and part of our daily life. The ubiquitous production and availability of spatial data require cloud computing and new technology to turn the increasing volume of ‘big data’ to good use. The growing range of global challenges, from climate change and resource depletion to environmental pollution and pandemic diseases, that our society and in particular the more vulnerable populations on our planet are facing, increases the demand for academic professionals who have the ability, attitudes and skills to design solutions that are sustainable, transdisciplinary and innovative with positive societal impacts. Our education focuses on addressing these global problems by means of advanced geo-information and earth observation applications."@en . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . . "Specialisation" . "Urban Planning and Management"@en .