2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
National and City Planning
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kei Sakamura
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue (W-324(W933)) / 1-2 Fri (W-324(W933))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.P305
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the purpose, structure and methods of various spatial planning such as national land, regional, and urban planning. Students are expected to learn the history of national land and the current issues relating to land, followed by the history of cities.
The current issues relating to contemporary urban planning are explained and basic knowledge on urban and regional planning are provided.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)understand basic terms relating to urban and regional planning;
2)understand the scale and overall picture of urban and regional planning;
3)understand the brief history of urban and regional planning; and
4)understand the basic issues faced by contemporary urban and regional planning.
Keywords
History of National Land Planning, History of Urban Planning, Population Decresing and Aging Society, Urban Landscape, Low Carbon Society, Public Paticipation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Planning theory and corresponding practices are explained in each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | What is city planning? ; Current Situation of Cities and City Planning |
Understand the concept of city planning; Understand the current socio-economic situation surrounding the national land and cities |
| Class 2 | Planning History of Western Cities |
Understand the genesis of urban planning; understand the relationship between theory and practice |
| Class 3 | Planning History of Japanese Cities |
Understand the modernization and development of Japanese cities |
| Class 4 | Planning History of Japanese Cities |
Understand the modernization and development of Japanese cities |
| Class 5 | Planning towards low carbon cities |
Understand the thoughts and methods to reduce CO2 emission from the city |
| Class 6 | Planning towards safer cities |
Understand the thoughts and methods to protect the citizen from natural disaster |
| Class 7 | Planning and Transport |
Understand the basic knowledge about transport planning and concepts |
| Class 8 | Planning and Landscape |
Understand the basics and concept of landscape planning |
| Class 9 | Test level of understanding with practice and summary of 1st to 9th classes |
Test level of understanding and self-evaluate achievement for classes 1-9 |
| Class 10 | National and regional planning (1) |
Understand the overall structure of national planning system |
| Class 11 | National and regional planning (2) |
Understand the overall structure of national planning system |
| Class 12 | National and regional planning (3) |
Understand the overall structure of national planning system |
| Class 13 | National and regional planning (4) |
Understand the overall structure of national planning system |
| Class 14 | National and regional planning (5) |
Understand the overall structure of national planning system |
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 will be uploaded to the OCW
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Aiba, Shin etc. 'Hajimete Manabu Toshikeikaku', Ichigaya Press
Evaluation methods and criteria
Level of understanding of basic terms of national land and city planning; Level of understanding of basic thoughts and theories of planning
Related courses
- ARC.P304 ： Urban Land Use Planning
Prerequisites
none