2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Urban Renewal
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Norihiro Nakai
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.D413
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course explains the role of urban renewal that has been played in the light of urban regeneration and its evolution and variation correspoing to the changes of socio-economic condition. It also includes minimum necessary knowledge of urban redevelopment project and how planning professionals are involved in the projects.
The students are expected to understand basic knowledge of urban redevelopment, such as system, process, and finance, from both theoretical and paractical points of view.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the authorized urban development system;
2) understand the project planning
3) understand ways of planning thinkings which is needed for redevelopment.
Keywords
Urban Renaussance, Urban Renewal, Urban Redevelopment, Project Planning, Propert Right Exchange Plan
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course will be basically by lectures, but there will be exercise problems occasionally within the class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | History of Urban Renewal | Understand the history of urban |
| Class 2 | Types and process of authorized urban redevelopment | Understand the definition and kinds of authorized urban redevelopment system; Understand its process |
| Class 3 | Planning methods and urban redevelopment | Understand the relationship between authorized urban redevelopment and urban planning |
| Class 4 | Project planning and property right exchange plan | Exercise project planning; Understand the definition and contents of Right Exchange Plan; Exercise simple plan-making |
| Class 5 | Management of redevelopment project | Understand the role of project management |
| Class 6 | Presentation by students | Understand the overall practice of urban redevelopment project |
| Class 7 | Presentation by students | Understand the overall practice of urban redevelopment project |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Original text material will be uploaded to the OCW
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be announced
Evaluation methods and criteria
Level of understandings of knowledge necessary for redevelopment plan-making. Exercise problems (30%() and final report (70%)
Related courses
- UDE.D447 ： Introduction to Urban Development
Prerequisites
The enrollment of Introduction to Urban Development is strongly recommended.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Nakai, Norihiro nakai.n.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance.