more courses in Urban Planing


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	More courses in Urban Planing ! UPL 413 Urban Renewal _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - ArchitectureHrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+3)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (75+75+0)] = 150} Course Contents Focusing on the reasons of deterioration of the urban environment specifically in the third world. Studying types of slums and squatters, Understanding the historical context for urban deterioration, Identifying the urban upgrading and development policies, Reviewing case studies on comparative analysis basis for local and international examples. References: Tanghe, J.; Vhaeminck, S. and Berghoef, J., Living Cities, Pergamon Press, 1984. UPL 421 City Management _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (70+30+0)] = 100} Course Contents The governmental administrative organization structure for distribution of cities and villages. The concept of centralization and decentralization of city management. The role of private sector. The role of public participation in city management, Reviewing the executive management approach and the objective management approach. Departmental and sectoral divisions of governmental administrative structure in existing units for city development, Understanding the job description and mutual relations among various administrations in municipalities. Highlighting the difference between the role of municipalities in existing cities and that of new cities and the importance of their integration. Focusing on the importance of development municipalities according to urban References: Mackenzie Dorothy, Green Design: Design for Environment, Laurence. King L+d, 1991. Yeang, K., Designing with Nature, Thompson, G. and Fredrick S., 1996. UPL 431 Urban Planning _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(2+5) + (0+0)] Marks:[(90+65+20) + (0+0+0)] = 175} Course Contents Regional planning and planning regions, Successive plans for G.C.R, Successive plans for metropolitan regions on the international level. Regional studies: Natural and environmental studies (earth, sea, air), Economic studies (agriculture, industry, mining, tourism…etc), Legislation studies. Regional urban network: (urban hierarchies, the city, the countryside). Theories of new towns, the new towns in Egypt, Urban growth, Services, Planning of the urban development, Sustainable urban development. Application in a project including necessary studies for the planning and development of an existing region, Planning of a new town (program for housing and services, site selection, town planning, phases of implementation). References: Chadwick George, Models of Urban and Regional Systems in Developing Countries, Pergamo, 1987. Greed Clara, Implementing Town Planning, Longman Group, 1996. أحمد كمال الدين عفيفي, نظريات في تخطيط المدن, هاجر للطباعة والتوزيع, 2000. UPL 432 Sustainable Urban Development _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (70+30+0)] = 100} Course Contents Introduction to sustainable urban development: Definitions of development, Urban development and sustainability. Sustainable urban development (SUD) as a paradigm: The mutual synergic relationship between the natural environment and development, The social, Cultural and natural environment, principles of SUD. Approaches of SUD, Examples of development projects that are not sustainable. Development sectors (Agricultural, industrial, touristic etc.) and their revaluation in the light of sustainability principles. Objectives of SUD, Constraints of implementing sustainability. Impacts of development projects on the environment. Different dimensions related to SUD: Political dimensions, Social dimensions, Environmental dimensions and economic dimensions. References: عبد الباقي إبراهيم, الارتقاء بالبيئة العمرانية للمدن, مركز الدراسات التخطيطية والمعمارية, 1986. Elliot, Sustainable Development, London Press, 1998. UPL 433 Rural Development _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (70+30+0)] = 100} Course Contents Definition of the concept of rural development. Differentiation between rural and urban settlements, Rural development programs at the national level, Functional interferences in the rural development in Egypt, General tendencies to develop the Egyptian countryside from the fifties to the nineties. Relationship between the development of rural, Urban and new settlements, Current policies for the development of the Egyptian countryside. Evaluation of El Shorouk project for rural development and its impact on the rural settlement, Development of a pilot project for an Egyptian village including the urban surveys. References: النهوض بالقرية المصرية, , وزارة الإدارة المحلية, 1970. Urban Planing عبد الباقي إبراهيم, استراتيجية التنمية الريفية, , 1982. دولت أحمد صادق, محاضرات في التخطيط العمراني, مكتبة عين شمس, 2000. UPL 434 Site Analysis Studies _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (50+50+0)] = 100} Course Contents Impact of climate and topography on the site selection for different projects. Study of surrounding road system concerning condition and traffic density and the accessibility to the site. Land uses around the project and their impact on the site, Volume and capacities of the infra-structures next to the site (water supply, sewage, electricity, gas, communications). Kind and size of the existing services in the urban surrounding of the site and their impact on it, Impact of housing and urban planning bylaws on the site planning and design, Integrating land uses in the site with the elements of the direct and wider urban surrounding, Impact of the size of the surrounding building on the site specially from the climatic and visual point of view. Study of the capacity of the site to carry the elements of the suggested architectural program. References: Rapopart, A., The Meaning of the Built Environment, Sage Publications, 1982. Kim, W., Site Space and Structure, Van Nastrand Reinhold, 1985. UPL 435 Report Preparation for The Graduation Project _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (50+50+0)] = 100} Course Contents The course aims to prepare the necessary introductive studies for the graduation project and deducing the basis that could be used for the design of the project. It includes: Methods of data collection (using references, Internet, field visits), Development of the Project program, Site selection, Analytical studies to decide its objectives and concept, Definition of constraints and potentials, Preparation of a comprehensive report (writing techniques, References: University of York, Decision Making in Architecture Practice, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, 1982. Kumar, R., Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners, Sage Publications, 1999. UPL 436 Presentation Techniques of Urban Projects _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (50+50+0)] = 100} Course Contents The course aims to teach the student how to express his ideas by using the functions. Necessary techniques to introduce projects of different scales, Nature and function: The philosophy of the project, The purpose for presentation, Main strong points of the project, Relationship diagrams for form and function, Methods of presenting the final project components (plans, elevations, perspectives, schematic plans, study models etc.). References: Burden Ernest, Architectural Delineation; A Photographic Approach to Presentation, McGraw Hill, 1982. Burden Ernest, Design Presentation: Techniques for Marketing and Project Proposals, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1984. UPL 453 Environmental Planning & Design _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+4)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (75+75+0)] = 150} Course Contents Design decisions to reach an environment friendly and energy saving design on the planning, Urban design and architectural levels, Properties of green architecture (energy saving, planning with climate, site properties, holistic treatment), Comparison between different ways of measuring in environmental planning, Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) for urban projects. Application project to design a group of environment friendly buildings studying their EIA. References: Brewer, G. D., Systems Analysis in the Urban Complex: Potential and Limitations in Improving Urban Management, Sage Publications, 1976. Barnett, C. C., Municipal Role in Economic Development, Center for International Development, 1995. UPL 461 Urban Sociology _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - ArchitectureHrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+3)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (75+75+0)] = 150} Course Contents Theoretical approaches and research methods for examining the architecture of various environments (home, work place, kindergarten, school) in relation to inhabitants and users with various characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity). Introduces concepts of environmental psychology and man environment studies. Course will include field research and case studies, Which will combine theoretical, Knowledge with empirical investigation in generating design criteria. References: Giddens Anthony, Sociology, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1993. UPL 462 Human Settlements _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(2+2) + (0+0)] Marks: [(70+30+0) + (0+0+0)] = 100} Course Contents Concept and types of rural and urban settlements. Impact of climate and topography on the form of human settlements. Impact of activities and econome on the form of human settlements. Impact of income and culture on the form of human settlements, Integrating population settlements with the settlement of services and industry to develop new urban communities, Upgrading and development systems to be applied in informal human settlements, Pull factors in new human settlements, Push factors from the existing over populated settlements. National strategy for the urban development of human settlements. References: Rapoport, A., Human Aspects of Urban Form, Pergamon Press, 1977. Sanoff, H., Designing with Community Participation, Hutchinson and Ross, 1978. UPL 471 Urban Economy _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(2+2) + (0+0)]} Marks: [(70+30+0) + (0+0+0)] = 100 Course Contents Definition of economy, General economy, Private economy. The economic problem and its elements. The axis and tools of economic analysis, Urban economy, Definition of regional economy, Urban economy at city level, City structure, The carrying capacity of the city. Urban productive capacity of the city, External economic factors of a project, Internal economic factors of a project, The economic constraints in a city, Economics of public services infrastructure, Economics of road network, Housing economics, Relationship between housing sector and economic complementary sectors, Housing Supply and demand, The General dimensions of the housing problem. References: الخطط الخمسية للتنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية, , وزارة التخطيط, 1982. الاستراتيجية القومية للتنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية في مستهل سنوات القرن الحادي والعشرين, , وزارة التخطيط, 1997. على صبرى يس, محاضرات في الاقتصاد العمراني, , 1997. UPL 472 Feasibility Studies _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design Hrs/Week: [(2+2) + (0+0)] Marks: [(70+30+0) + (0+0+0)] = 100} Course Contents Definition of the concept of feasibility study, Main targets, General aspects of urban projects, Preliminary and final feasibility study for urban projects, Environmental feasibility, Marketing feasibility engineering feasibility, Fiscal feasibility, Commercial feasibility, Social feasibility, Factors affecting land evaluation, Definition of structure of projects, Scope of influence of projects, Investment costs, Functioning and administrative costs, Environmental costs. Analysis of the housing market, Financial structure of projects, Cash flow tables, Balance between the execution time table and the financial structure of the References: أويس عطوة الزلط, أسس تقييم المشروعات ودراسات جدوى الاستثمار: الجزء الأول, المكتبة الأكاديمية, 1992. نبيل عبد السلام شاكر, دراسات الجدوى الاقتصادية وتقييم المشروعات الجديدة, مكتبة عين شمس, 1996. على صبرى يس, محاضرات في دراسات الجدوى, , 1997. UPL 499 Project _{4th Year: Architecture Engineering - Urban Planning & Design (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (0+16)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (0+200+200)] = 400} Course Contents The student deals with the analysis and design of a complete engineering system using the fundamentals, Principles and skills he gained during his study. The project's report presented by the student should include the details of the analysis and design satisfying the concerned code requirements, The computer applications as well as the experimental work when necessary, In addition to the technical engineering drawing of his design. Throughout the project report and at oral the exam, The student should prove his complete understanding of the elements of the project and his capability to apply them in his future engineering References: Selected References, Scientific Papers, Research Reports, Manuals, Catalogues, Software Packages.