The urban planning subject is a compulsory subject in the third year with a study load of 6 ECTS. It inserts within the Spatial Planning module (module 2 of the Degree in Geography and Spatial Planning). Urban planning is an essential subject to understand the planning of the territory at the municipal level and know how to read urban spaces. The course is lectured in the second semester. It does not require prerequisites.



The subject presents urban planning as a technique, art, ideology and dimension of urban policy-making from the past and with a future perspective. The subject of urban planning is aimed at providing the students with analysis methodologies and legal frameworks of the elaboration of the different kinds of urban plans according to its hierarchy and territorial scales. Foreword, the objectives of the course are the following ones:



1. To understand the main concepts relating to urban planning and urbanism and the role that a geographer plays in the studying of urban areas.

2. To know the evolution of urban planning and the history of the cities.

3. To understand the current urban planning hierarchy and the need of concerted actions and cooperation between the different levels of the Administration.

4. To learn the techniques and procedures of the current legislation on urban planning.

5. To raise awareness among students about the importance of the Strategic Planning of Cities.

SPECIFIC SKILLS:



- Learn about the regulations, competences and legislation, the procedures and territorial planning mechanisms, as well as the hierarchy of the different levels of the Administration: urban planning design, sectoral planning, the protection of spaces (Specific skill M02CM03).

- Apply geographical knowledge to the analysis and diagnosis of the territory and its landscape (Specific skill M02CM04).

- Estimate carrying capacity and make planning proposals and recommend the best location for the activities and land uses (Specific skill M02CM05).

Relate and synthesize cross-sectoral and territorial information (Specific skill M02CM06).

- Construct, propose and select alternatives and solutions with the aim of alleviating the weak points and taking advantage of spatial strengths (Specific skill M02CM07).



CROSS-CUTTING SKILLS:



In the subject, the cross-cutting skills of problem-solving will be worked on to reach Level 1. Therefore, the student should be able to identify and to carrying out an analysis of the problems to generate alternative solutions, using the learned methods.



LEARNING OUTCOMES:



- Differentiate the different historical stages of planning in a plane.

- Understand the importance of urban planning in the construction of the city.

- Know the existing urban legislation in the CAPV and the administrative formulation procedure of the different plans.

- Know the object of study, terminology, methods, and techniques of urban planning.

- Know the different procedures and methodology for the elaboration of different plans within the framework of strategic planning.

PART I: CURRENT URBAN PLANNING

1. INTRODUCTION TO URBAN PLANNING

2. THE CONSOLIDATION OF URBAN PLANNING AS A PUBLIC FUNCTION

3. THE URBAN PLANNING MODEL OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

4. THE HIERARCHIZATION OF URBAN PLANNING AND ITS FORMULATION

5. URBAN PLANNING ORDINATION

6. URBAN PLANNING EXECUTION



PART II: URBAN PLANNING IN HISTORY

7. THE ORIGINS OF THE EUROPEAN CITY

8. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE URBAN REVOLUTION

9. URBAN PLANNING IN TRANSITION FROM THE 19TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY

10. THE FUNCTIONAL CITY

11. THE POSTMODERN CITY

In-class activities: The teacher will combine different learning activities with the aim of achieving the skills proposed in the subject, given a special relevance to activities relating to active learning methodologies. In consequence, teaching is carried out by means of master classes in which the teacher will explain the theoretical contents of the subject, of legal document reviews at different spatial levels, of the completion of specific exercises and the assessment of case studies, among other learning practices. This course also include a field trip with a six-hour duration.



Outside activities: as personal work, the student should conduct two practical exercises where the theoretical concepts explained are applied practically, one of them in a collaborative manner and the other one an individual way. These assignments will be tutored by the professor. Students will deliver them in stages, which will allow feedback from the teacher and the incorporation of improvements in them. Deliveries of the different parts of the works will be on the dates established in eGELA.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Individual works (%): 30
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 20

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Students opting for continuous assessment will be evaluated as follows: assignments and practical work will constitute 50% of the final grade. The remaining 50% will be assessed through a written examination, which may include essay questions, definitions, map commentary, or exercises. It is mandatory to submit all assignments by the established deadlines; late submissions will be penalised. Failure to attend the final examination implies withdrawal from the current session.

To pass the course, students must achieve an average grade of five out of ten. Additionally, a minimum of four out of ten must be obtained in both the assignments and the examination.



FINAL ASSESSMENT

Students have the right to be assessed through the final assessment system, regardless of their participation in continuous assessment. In this case, the examination will differ from that of the continuous assessment system, aiming to also evaluate the learning outcomes achieved through assignments and practical work. To opt for this system, students must submit a written request to the course instructor, formally withdrawing from continuous assessment, within nine weeks from the start of the term (Regulations on Student Assessment in Official Undergraduate Degrees, Article 8).



WITHDRAWAL FROM CURRENT ASSESSMENT

In both assessment systems, withdrawal from the session is formalised by not attending the examination. In such cases, the grade will be recorded as "not attended".



ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OR PLAGIARISM

Engaging in academic misconduct or plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Assessment in the extraordinary session will consist of the same evaluation activities used in the ordinary session. If a student has passed one of the two parts of the course (examination or practical work) in the first session, that grade will be retained for the extraordinary session. The student will only need to complete the part not passed. Should the student wish not to retain the grade obtained in the practical or theoretical part from the first session, they may withdraw from it by sending a written request to the instructor at least 7 days before the date of the extraordinary examination. In this request, the student must state their withdrawal from the continuous assessment grades and express their intention to undertake a final examination that will account for 100% of the course grade.



FINAL ASSESSMENT

The final assessment will consist of an examination different from that taken by those following the continuous assessment, aiming to evaluate the competencies acquired through the assignments as well.



WITHDRAWAL FROM CURRENT ASSESSMENT

If the student does not attend the examination, it will be understood that they withdraw from the current session, and the grade will be recorded as "not attended".



ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OR PLAGIARISM

Engaging in academic misconduct or plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.

Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (2023). Código de Urbanismo del País Vasco. https://www.boe.es/biblioteca_juridica/codigos/codigo.php?id=74&modo=2¬a=1
Gobierno Vasco (2024). Udalplan 2023 [online]. Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial y Vivienda. http://www.ingurumena.ejgv.euskadi.eus/r49-udalplan/es/aa33aWAR/interfacesJSP/index.jsp
Mandatory readings provided to students through Egela.

Basic bibliography

Benevolo, Leonardo (1993). La ciudad europea (La construcción de Europa). Barcelona: Crítica.

Bonet Correa, Antonio (1995). Las claves del urbanismo. Barcelona: Planeta.

Cano Forrat, Juan (2003). Introducción a la historia del Urbanismo. Valencia: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

Choay, Françoise (1970). Urbanismo. Utopías y Realidades. Barcelona: Ed. Lumen.

Delfante, Charles (2006). Gran Historia de la Ciudad. De Mesopotamia a Estados Unidos [versión castellana de Angel Isac; ed. original, 1997]. Madrid: Abada.

Esteban i Noguera, Juli (2011). La ordenación urbanística conceptos, herramientas y prácticas. Barcelona: Iniciativa Digital Politécnica.

Fernández Güell, José Miguel (2006). Planificación estratégica de ciudades: nuevos instrumentos y procesos (2ª Ed.). Barcelona: Editorial Reverté.

Gravagnuolo, Benedetto (1998). Historia del Urbanismo en Europa 1750-1960 [trad., Juan Calatrava; ed. original, 1991]. Madrid: Akal.

Lois González, Rubén Camilo, González Pérez, Jesús Manuel y Escudero Gómez, Luis Alfonso (2012). Los espacios urbanos. El estudio geográfico de la ciudad y la urbanización. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.

Martín Ramos, Ángel y Esteban i Noguera, Juli (2010). El efecto Cerdà: ensanches mayores y menores. Barcelona: Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona.

Moya, Luis (Ed.) (1994). La práctica del planeamiento urbanístico. Espacios y Sociedades. Madrid: Síntesis.

Morris, A. E. J. (1984). Historia de la forma urbana: desde sus orígenes hasta la revolución industrial [versión castellana de Reinald Bernet; revisión bibliográfica por Xavier Güell Guix]. Barcelona: Gili.

Sanz Cebrián, Ricardo (coord.) (2007). Comentarios a la Ley del Suelo y Urbanismo del País Vasco. Bilbao: Gomylex.

Solà-Morales I Rubió, Manuel (1997). Las formas de crecimiento urbano. Barcelona: Univ. Politèc. de Catalunya.

Terán, Fernando de. (1982). El problema urbano. Barcelona: Salvat.

In-depth bibliography

Amendola, Giandomenico (2000). La Ciudad Postmoderna. Madrid: Celeste.
Agirreazkuenaga, Iñaki (2011). El modelo de ordenación territorial, urbanismo y vivienda vasco: aplicación práctica. Oñati: Instituto Vasco de Administración Pública.
Ávila Orive, José Luis (1998). El suelo como elemento ambiental. Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto.
Bertrand, Michel Jean (1984). Casa, barrio, ciudad. Arquitectura del hábitat urbano. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili.
Borja, Jordi y Castells, Manuel (1997). Local y global: la gestión de las ciudades en la era de la información. Madrid: Taurus.
Capel Saez, Horacio (1975). Capitalismo y morfología urbana en España. Barcelona: Los libros de la frontera.
Castells, Manuel y Hall, Peter (2001). Tecnópolis del mundo. La formación de los complejos industriales del siglo XXI. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
de las Rivas Sanz, José Luis y Muzio, Giovanni (1994). El planeamiento urbano en la Europa Comunitaria. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid.
Estébanez, José (1989). Las ciudades: morfología y estructura. Madrid: Síntesis.
Estévez Goytre, Ricardo (1999). Manual de derecho urbanístico: tras la ley 6/1998, de 13 de abril, sobre régimen del suelo y valoraciones: doctrina, legislación y jurisprudencia. Granada: Comares.
Ferrer Regales, Manuel (1992). Los sistemas urbanos. Madrid: Síntesis.
Hall, Peter (1996). Ciudades del mañana: Historia del urbanismo en el siglo XX. Barcelona: Ediciones del Serbal.
Hernando, Agustín (1983). Hacia un mundo de ciudades. El proceso de urbanización. Madrid: Cincel.
Mausbach, Hans (1985). Introducción al urbanismo: un análisis de los fundamentos de la planificación actual [versión española de Antonio Munné y Carlos Spieler]. México: Gili.
Pujadas, Romé y Font, Jaume (1998). Ordenación y planificación territorial. Espacios y Sociedades, Serie Mayor, 8. Barcelona: Síntesis.
Vinuesa, Julio y Vidal, María Jesús (1991). Los procesos de urbanización. Madrid: Síntesis.

Journals

ACE. Architecture, City and Environment: http://www-cpsv.upc.es/ace/
Ciudad y Territorio. Estudios Territoriales:
http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/DIRECCIONES_GENERALES/SUELO_URB/CIUDAD_TERRITO
RIO/
Ciudades. Revista del Instituto de Urbanística de la Universidad de Valladolid: http://www3.uva.es/iuu
Cuadernos de Investigación Urbanística: http://www.aq.upm.es/Departamentos/Urbanismo/publicaciones/ciur.html
Eure: http://www.scielo.cl/eure.htm
Perspectivas urbanas: http://www.etsav.upc.es/urbpersp
Práctica Urbanística: http://practicaurbanistica.laley.es
Proyecto y Ciudad: http://www.proyectoyciudad.es/
Revista urbana: http://www2.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_issuetoc&pid=0798-052320020001&lng=es&nrm=is
URBAN. Revista del Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio:
http://www.aq.upm.es/Departamentos/Urbanismo/publicaciones/urban.html

Web addresses

Departamento de Planificación Territorial, Vivienda y Transportes: https://www.euskadi.eus/gobierno-vasco/departamento-medio-ambiente-politica-territorial/inicio/
Urban Atlas: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/urban-atlas
Globalization and World Cities Research Network: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/
Ministerio de vivienda: http://www.mviv.es/es/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=83
SIOSE: http://www.siose.es/
SIU: http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/DIRECCIONES_GENERALES/ARQ_VIVIENDA/SUELO_Y_POLITICAS/SIU/
Udalmap: http://www.ogasun.ejgv.euskadi.eus/r51-udalmap/es/contenidos/informacion/udalmap/es_udalmap/udalmap.html
Udalplan: http://www.ingurumena.ejgv.euskadi.eus/r49-udalplan/eu/aa33aWAR/interfacesJSP/index.jsp
UN-HABITAT: http://unhabitat.org/
World Bank – Urban Development: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/urbandevelopment
World urbanization prospect: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/