Urban and regional planning - Risk, vulnerability and resilience

The course is a freestanding course and can constitute element in an individual study planning for a Degree of Bachelor. The course is included as optional course in recommended study route in urban and regional planning.

Entry to the course requires at least 52.5 credits human geography, geography or environmental science, of which at least 7.5 credits GIS.

The course intends to provide knowledge of and ability to analyse different forms of risks and consequences e.g. concerning climate- and weather related, social voltages and conflicts and infrastructure, and how these are handled in the urban and regional planning. Risk, vulnerability and resilience are key concepts in the course. Through these concepts, we ask questions about how the society works preventive with special focus on physical planning and the use of soil and water resources. The course also covers surrounding world changes and the driving forces behind central risks and threat assessments. So, understanding of local physical planning and risk management are linked to large-scale processes as migration, environment, climate change and technical development and concept as power, (in)equality and responsibility

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. Describe central societal risk and its underlying causes.

2. Explain different aspects that contribute to make societies vulnerable.

3. Give example of how the ability to handle disturbances in society can be strengthened through the planning.

4. Understand the bases to analyse consequences of physical planning and societal risk.

Competence and skills

5. Show basic skills in applying methods for consequence -, actor and risk and vulnerability analysis in the urban and regional planning

Judgement and approach

6. Suggest and evaluate different concrete proposals to strengthen the ability of the society to handle risks and consequences

Learning activities in the course are lectures, literature studies, group assignment and seminars. There are possibilities to supplement compulsory components at non-attendance.

Language of instruction: Swedish."

The learning of the course aim be assessed through written examination and oral and written presentation of risk and vulnerability analysis in groups and critical review. If a student has failed the same examined element on two occasions and wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request must to be submitted to the department in writing, and it will be granted unless there are special reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6, Section 22 of Higher Education Ordinance). In the case where a course has been discontinued or has undergone major changes, a student shall be guaranteed access to at least three examination sessions (including the regular examination session) during a period of at least one year, but at the most two years after the course has been discontinued/changed. In regards to internships/placements, the equivalent applies but limited to only one additional examination session.

The grading scale comprises: Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E) and Fail (F). To receive a a Pass grade (A-E) in the course, attendance on compulsory components and a passed result in all assessing components is required. The grade in the course as a whole is combined by the result in the assessing components and is put in relation to established grading scale.

Course evaluation is carried out at the end of the course. Evaluation results and any changes in the course structure should be communicated to both the students who completed the evaluation and to the students who will start the course.

In the course, a virtual learning platform for digital communication between teachers and course participants and between course participants is used. Therefore, access to a computer and internet is required. The course may not be included in a degree together with the course KGG160.