Urban Regeneration: Urban Problems and Problematics (BPLN0065)

Welcome to BPLN0065, Urban Problems and Problematics. This course introduces you to some of the key theoretical perspectives on urban regeneration and examples of how these theories have come to bear directly on or relate to regeneration practice. The theories range from macroeconomic theories of the transformation of the global and national economies to meso-level theories which stress the national and regional institutional specificities to theories which are more focused on the individual agents (companies, people) who are thought to influence regeneration via broadly market mechanisms.

The module is comprised of ten sessions (20 hours) which are primarily lecture based, although also including an element of student input through discussions of specified reading, in addition to private study (expected 40 hours of student time) and class and coursework preparation (approximately 40 hours of student time).

Course Aims and Learning Objectives:

This course aims to equip students with:

• An understanding of some of the main theoretical perspectives on the growth and regeneration of cities and regions

• An understanding of the relationship between theory and policy in the process of regenerating cities and regions

• An understanding of the possibilities for government intervention and spatial and land-use planning in particular to contribute to regeneration.

This is a 30-credit design module in which students are introduced to the overall design practice and ethos of the programme, while gaining an understanding of...

Bio-Integrated Design: Introductory Design Practice (BARC0186)

This is a 30-credit design module in which students are introduced to the overall design practice and ethos of the programme, while gaining an understanding of the arts and humanities background that underpins experimental and exploratory work of Bio-ID. This is done through a series of short design projects and numerous seminars and workshops with invited experts in the design field, as well as material science and biology,
leading to concepts and physical explorations that are developed individually in the first month and in groups until the interim reviews. The projects are inherently design oriented, but they are also important to engage students with new research agendas in which they learn the basics of biological/ecological thinking, growth and lab protocols, speciation, bioreceptivity concepts, environmental and water dynamics, along with material considerations.