GEO 2.4a Town planning

Faculty : 
Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
MODULE TITLE: 
Geoinformation and spatial management (GEO)
Semester: 
2026/2027 summer semester
ECTS: 
4
teaching hrs : 
24
self stud: 
50

Why cities exist? Introduction to town planning – the principles of location and theories of town development. The challenges in town planning – Strategic urban design, planning and remaking the city. The town planning in chaos – Problems of urban public space in Poland. How to fix the contemporary problems created in the past? Critical look on the modern city legacy and what we should do with it now. A new beginning of the city – the town planning in contexts of natural or war disaster consequences. The old and new – how to protect the cultural identity in the live-living city? Artificial Intelligence & Cities – Solving urban problems using technology.

KNOWLEDGE:

GEO_W8 - environmental, social and technical conditions influencing the urban structure

SKILLS:

GEO_U3 - analyze spatial data (also using GIS tools) for spatial planning, water management, flood protection and environmental protection; perform simple geodetic measurements and use complex geodetic documentation

GEO_U5 - design a geoinformation system in accordance with the paradigms of geography, natural and information sciences; conduct research in this field and find practical application of geoinformatics

SOCIAL SKILLS:

GEO_K1 - improve professional, personal and social skills

GEO_K2 - apply the gain knowledge considering legal and ethical aspects

GEO_K3 - effectively work individually and in a team, assuming different roles in it