SU2001 URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN (3.0 AU)

This course is intended to share with students the basic knowledge of urban planning and design in dealing with its sustainable urban built environment challenges – the rationale for, the process of, the emergence and growth of urban built environment from a natural environment to an urban setting. It enables students to have an understanding and appreciation of the physical, environmental, economic, political and social issues; and implications of how properties, buildings and infrastructure are planned and designed, developed and managed, given the constraints that each period of urbanization faced. Through this course, it is hoped that students can have interest in developing alternative views on how the urban built environment can help a city to prosper, thrive and remain relevant in the region. This course introduces urban planning & design at the foundation level.

1. Urban planning & design in the framework of sustainable city development.

2. Urban planning & design from a sustainable city point of view as well as tools of providing a more liveable city.

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    Year Taken: AY 19/20, Sem 2
    Grade: S

    Another course that is fun to know but a chore to study for. The contents were way too much for 3 AUs. Luckily, finals were cancelled so the 2 quizzes took up the entire grade. The lesson was a entire 3 hr slot (lecture + tutorial) every week and it was definitely information overload despite the 15 min breaks in between. Didn’t have time to to grab dinner so I survived on Mr Beans’ 3 in 1 riceballs + bean curd if I attended the physical lectures (please sponsor me). Unless you are extremely passionate about this subject, this was an easy S/U option.

    Quiz 1 (50%) | B
    First half was taught by Dr. Evan Gwee, Deputy Director of Transport Research Division in LTA. He covered the fundamentals of urban planning and design which involved some mathematics calculations (think plot ratios, population densities etc). Pretty interesting to see the work put in towards the land use planning and construction of the infrastructure around us today. The quiz was rather content heavy (definitions etc) and tricky so you definitely have to memorise and mug for it.

    Quiz 2 (50%)
    Second half was taught by Dr David Chew, Associate Prof in CEE. He covered topics related to urban management and how countries like Singapore are gearing our economy and built environment towards a smart nation. Some economics here so students with prior knowledge had some advantage. It was extremely content heavy (more than 60 slides per lecture) and I was prioritising other modules over SU2001 so I didn’t study too hard for quiz 2. Knowing that I’m screwed, I sat in the front row and laughed upon flipping the paper open.

    This review was published with the kind permission of Roy. Originally published at https://djtangent.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/eess-y1s2-2020/

    June 30, 2021

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