Regional PlanningLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Course unit code: TX00DV42

General information

Credits: 5 ECTS

Objective

After completion of the course the student understands the importance of regional brand building in a globalized world and knows international examples of different regional strategies. The student also understands the meaning of organizational context in regional planning and is able to recognize divergences and similarities in different organizational models. The student understands the interdependences between land use, habitation and transport and is able to govern and coordinate them with the help of geoinformatics. The student knows how to influence regional development with the tools of foresight thinking and regional planning.

Content

Regional brand building, competitive regional strategies, regional governance, interdependencies between land use, habitation and transport, use of geoinformatics in regional planning, foresight thinking, regional development and plans