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Grao en Estudos de Arquitectura
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  Urbanism 5
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Urban Planning Representation Techniques - Geographic information systems
- Conventions, notations and technical standards of planning

The urban planning system - General Framework: types of plans, objectives, processes, phases, scope and application
- Land classification: Land classes, delimitation criteria, classification effects, sectoral regulations and their limitations
- Development planning: types and scope of development plans, relationship with the general plan, urban standards, management criteria.
- Special plans: objectives and scope of special plans, types of special plans, design criteria, examples.
- Ordinances and typologies: ordinance as a mediator between the architectural project and urban planning; the definition of the ordinance, its interpretation and application; the details of the ordinance that define urban quality; urban typologies and urban parameters
- Economy and planning: concept of costs and benefits; consideration of cost and benefit in the definition of planning; economic studies as part of the plan.
- Sustainability and planning: the impact of urban activities, assessment tools, mitigation strategies, climate emergency and resilience, global context (SDG, Urban Agenda, European Green Deal, etc ...)

Urbanization projects - General framework: scope, objectives, contents, relationship with the other phases of the planning process
- Public space design: scope, criteria, accessibility, inclusion, participation.
- Streets design and layou: the street as an articulating element of social relations; multimodal urban mobility (motorized and non-motorized vehicles, public transport, pedestrian ...) and their associated spaces; design strategies for a human-scale city.
- Urban Infrastructures: service networks (lighting, sanitation, stormwater management, supply, energy), design and layout criteria, integration and coordination, sustainability.
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