Duration
15h Th, 3d FW
Number of credits
| Master in urban planning and territorial development, professional focus in Redesigning post-industrial cities (RePIC) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The theoretical lectures (15 hours) are made of three chapters
1. Clarification of the main concepts
1.1. Land and real property - 1.2. Land values - 1.3. Land ownership - 1.4. Market - 1.5. Land rent - 1.6. Land supply for urban development - 1.7. Land-property development
2. The main economic mechanisms
2.1. The pure and perfect competition - 2.2. Values at the inter-market level - 2.3. Values at the intra-market level - 2.4. Land-property development - 2.5. Land-property investment
3. Land policy
3.1. What is land policy? - 3.2. Social equity and spatial quality
Most materials are based on the Belgian situation but with the objective to highlight general observations and phenomena
Three days of field works in Liege (Sart-Tilman and city center), Seraing and Maastricht.
- Field works will illustrate the theoretical materials with real-life cases presented in real-life situations
- Field works will help the students to improve their understanding of the impact of planning systems on both, the Liege and Maastricht regions
- Field works will also help the RePIC students to consider the possibility to develop research on the case of Liège for their master's thesis
- Each field work will be discussed in class based on "discovery reports"
- The presence for the field works is compulsory (the absence will have to be justified)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In the study of urban spaces
- To develop an understanding of land and real estate mechanisms in order to analyze the organization and evolution of urbanized spaces
In the domain of spatial planning
- To develop the expertise of students on land policy instruments
- To raise awareness on the need to improve land policies to meet planning ambitions
In the domain of property valuation and development
- To familiarize students with the economic mechanisms related to both, property valuation and property development
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To be open-minded concerning social and economic problems.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures for 15 hours.
Three days of field work in Liege (Sart-Tilman and city centre), Seraing and Maastricht. The presence is compulsory for the field works (the absence will have to be justified).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Detailed slideshows, glossary, bibliography and scientific publications available via MyULiège
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
An oral exam (100% of the quotation) of 25 minutes with preparation of 25 minutes. The exam is made of questions related to both, the theoretical lectures and the field works.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Precise information about the organization is given during the first class.
The presence for the field works is compulsory (the absence will have to be justified).
Contacts
Professor: J.-M. Halleux, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège tél. : 04/366 53 27 - e-mail : Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: J. Collard, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège tél. : 04/366 54 78 - e-mail : jcollard@uliege.be