Urban Structure/Social Infrastructure Area
This area provides the following 4 courses to help students acquire basic perspectives, knowledge, and analytical techniques indispensable for considering legal systems, planning methods, and policies, involving cities and land, and [Seminar in Urban Masterplan] for them to acquire practical skills for planning:
| Course name | Course description | Target year/years |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar in Urban Masterplan | In this course, students will learn the process of formulating master and comprehensive plans for cities, towns, and villages, specifically the southern area of Ibaraki Prefecture, including Tsuchiura City, through materials preparation and presentations using traffic forecasting and land use forecasting software and geographic information systems (GISs) | 3 – 4 |
| Urban Land Use Planning | This course will provide an overview of the forms, purposes, and functions of land use planning from the national/regional to district level, mainly in urban areas. Students will acquire basic knowledge of urban district development measures, including district planning as a method of urban and regional planning and the Building Standards Act (for groups of buildings). | 3 – 4 |
| Evaluation of Urban Environment | This course will provide an overview of urban water environment, climate, land use and ecosystem, basic knowledge of life and lifestyles, and methods for quantitatively measuring and evaluating urban environment (e.g., assessment methods). Students will deepen their understanding of the relationship between global and urban environmental problems through comprehensive discussions in the final week. | 2 – 4 |
| Urban Disaster Management | This course will first analyze the characteristics of urban disasters, and then show the mechanisms of occurrence and expansion of various types of disaster in cities and methods to prevent them, presenting some example cases. It will explain these preventive measures and those for urban disaster preparedness planning in relation to urban and regional planning. | 2 – 4 |
| Transportation Planning | In this course, students will acquire basics such as demand forecasting, network analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and traffic accident analysis for transportation planning and development. We also provide and discuss current policy issues such as mobility management, tourism planning, and public transportation planning. | 2 – 4 |
