705-325 Planning the Productive City

705-219 Planning and Development Management

This subject explores ways that the economic production of goods and services shapes the vitality, structure and planning agenda of cities. It uses an economic sectoral perspective to demonstrate how sectors like manufacturing, transport, services and creative activities have locational impacts in certain cities and within selected parts of cities. Complex planning issues, requiring judgements about the competing demands of economic development and social needs, are associated with the growth and decline of sectors in their particular urban contexts. Special attention will be paid to innovation in city development, and to the planning of infrastructure in airports, seaports and telecommunications.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Address complex planning issues in particular urban economic contexts.

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

• Understanding of the foundation and development of economic activities in cities.

• Ability to analyze the location of economic activities.

• Ability to develop planning responses to changes in urban econimic activity

Tutorial papers not exceeding 1000 words in total (20%); an essay not exceeding 2000 words (40%); and a two-hour examination (40%).