Urban and Environmental Politics (BPLN0084)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
Teaching department: Bartlett School of Planning
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is only available to Bartlett School of Planning undergraduate students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module enables students to situate planning within the wider political, environmental and social context in which it operates. We will set out key debates attempting to explain and analyze urban and environmental political dynamics and their complex inter-relationships before exploring important contemporary challenges.

On successful completion of the module each student will:

Have gained a greater understanding of key urban and environmental theories and their relationship to cities and urban development
Be more fully aware of the political context in which planning and related regulation operates
Be able to critically analyse contemporary debates in urban and environmental politics
Better understand the varied impacts that urban and environmental issues have on different communities and social groups

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In Person
Methods of assessment: 100% Exam
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 81
Module leader: Dr Martina Manara
Who to contact for more information: bsp.ug@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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