Urban & Regional Planning Engineering
Student must complete 36 credit hours
Speciality Requirements Student must complete 15 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 462602 | Planning & Develp. Issues and Legislation in Palestine | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of the transformation in planning laws and regulations, current planning issues and development proposals, development agencies and the legislation in Palestine. | |||
| 462610 | Planning Theory | 3 |
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| This course looks at the development of planning ideas and thought, basic concepts and functions of planning types and their interrelations, public expenditure decisions, planning theories and processes, models of rational choice, decision environment, policy design, programming techniques and strategies, goal formulations, projections and project evaluation. | |||
| 462611 | Fundamentals of Urban & Regional Planning | 3 |
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| This course is designed to analyse the energy systems of our nations, preparing to solve energy planning problems in Palestine in efficient and cost effective ways, anticipate future energy needs and identify and evaluate options for developing and using resources to meets our needs. The course also covers the demand and supply side energy planning issues. | |||
| 462620 | Quantitative & Statistical Methods in Planning | 3 |
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| This course looks at the application of quantitative and statistical methods and techniques in planning. This includes the development of carefully considered logical and quantitative argument by using data for description, estimation, comparison and explanation. | |||
| 462670 | Planning Studio I | 3 |
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| This course looks at the practice, application and implementation of planning concepts. This includes examining skills, methods and techniques at both urban and regional levels through given projects relevant to the Palestinian case. | |||
| 462691 | Seminar | 0 |
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| 462700 | الامتحان الشامل | 0 |
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Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 21 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 434556 | Location Theory | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction to neo-classical location theory. It includes analyses of various approaches to location theory and studies the evaluation of basic determinants of location decisions, industrial location theory, agricultural and urban rent theory and land uses and central place theory. | |||
| 434670 | Urban Geography | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of settlement systems and hierarchies. This includes models of urban form, land use type and density of variations in urban space and different statistical methods for the description and analysis of spatial distributes. | |||
| 434671 | Demographic Aspects of Planning | 3 |
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| This course looks at the understanding of basic principles, methods and techniques of demography which are relevant for planners. Topics include the structure and distribution of population, the methods and techniques of population projection and an analysis of the causes, trends and impacts of different migration patterns both at the national and international levels. | |||
| 434674 | Theories & Models of Spatial Interaction | 3 |
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| This course looks at the basic understanding of the model building process. It examines systems theory, mapping theory, theory-model relationships, the spatial interaction (gravity) model and the use of these models and theories as location models in urban policy making. | |||
| 435670 | Urban & Rural Sociology | 3 |
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| This course consists of a comparative study of urban societies and institutions including the origins and evolution of towns and cities. It focuses on the relationship between industrialisation and urbanisation in the Third World, rural-urban migration, unemployment, the informal sector and squatter housing and the changing social structures in urban populations. | |||
| 435671 | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
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| This course looks at the history and nature of environmental psychology. It examines the person-environment transaction, the psychological representation of molar environment, theories of and research on human territoriality, privacy, personal space, and crowding, environmental problems and environmentally-relevant psychology. | |||
| 435672 | Industrial Sociology | 3 |
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| This course consists of a study of the main issues in industrial societies. It analyses the problems of technology and human relations, industrial democracy and problems of equal participation in decision-making processes. It also looks at the industrialisation and modernisation, and mobilisation of resources such as managers, workers and organisations as viewed from both industrial and human relations. | |||
| 451670 | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of selected urban problems in their legal, administrative, financial, and economic dimensions. It looks at the formulation of multi-dimensional policies for the solution of these problems and means whereby interventions can be made on legal, administrative, financial, and economic variables and to develop the tools that can contribute to the formation of urban space. | |||
| 451671 | 3 |
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| This course consists of a study of the planning process in relation to central and local governments. It includes an analysis of the various legal controls available to carry out official planning policy, zoning, official map and building control, subdivision regulations, building and housing codes, aesthetic and design regulations, urban renewal and public development. Emphasis is placed on the basic principles of constitutional law and on the interrelationships of legislation, administration and litigation. | |||
| 453670 | Urban Economics | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include economic theory, the purposes of urban planning, the evaluation and functions of urban planning in market economies, urban economics as a field of study, theories of urban spatial structure, urban economic structure, techniques of urban economic analysis, economic basis study of community, and economics of major urban problems, the meaning of development in different economic theories, unbalanced and balanced growth, dualism, economic “take-off”, income distribution, labour market, development planning and desegregation of national plans and regional growth theories. | |||
| 461558 | Environmental Impact Analysis | 3 |
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| Basic concepts of environmental engineering. Environmental impact assessment studies. Preparation of impact statements. Sources and control of environmental pollution. Impact of urban and industrial development. Criteria for urban planners. | |||
| 461605 | Urban Infrastructure Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction to urban environmental issues and network type service systems. It looks at the concepts and practice in infrastructure planning, urbanisation, ecological and social consequences of development in cities, regulatory aspects and planning, infrastructure development, risk analysis and assessment. | |||
| 461620 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction and historical overview. It looks at database management systems VS CAD, automated mapping and facilities management VS GIS, GIS components and subsystems, GIS applications and GIS design and implementation. | |||
| 461625 | Design for Earthquake Resistance | 3 |
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| An introduction to seismology with emphasis on the seismicity of Palestine. A study of the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Regulations and architectural and seismic building codes related to seismic behavior of buildings. Calculation and distribution of seismic forces on the buildings and their structural elements. Formation and design of reinforced concrete (frames and shear walls). Seismic site effect (Amplification, landslides and liquefaction). Applications and observations of buildings and structures faced earthquakes. | |||
| 461626 | Seismic Planning Response & Disaster Management | 3 |
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| This course looks at the fundamentals of seismic planning response, natural disasters, earth glides and land use planning. It includes conceptual bases, elements and structure of disaster management, the analyses of risks, ability of injury, preparation, expectation, warning, responding, behaviour, and rehabilitation. There is also a study of seismic scenarios and disaster management plans. Practical examples and visual materials will be used. | |||
| 461627 | Seismic Assessments & Retrofitting | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction to the mechanism of seismic impacts on buildings and structures. It looks at architectural and construction requirements for buildings resistant to earthquakes, the levels of expected collapses in existing buildings and studies evaluation elements and rehabilitation standards. Other topics include technology of supporting and fixing of existing buildings, building systems, loading mechanisms and the methods of seismic rehabilitation for existing building types. | |||
| 461640 | Water Resources Development & Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction to water resources, water demand and supply, surface and ground water systems, cost-benefit analysis, deterministic and stochastic modelling for water systems and the planning principles of water resources through case studies. | |||
| 461649 | Water Supply & Sewerage Engineering | 3 |
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| This course focuses on the quality of water and wastewater. Topics include aqueducts and water pipes, pumps and pumping stations, the quality of water supplies, the treatment of water, the clarification and filtration miscellaneous water treatment methods, wastewater collection, sewers, flow in sewers and sewer appurtenances and the design of sewer systems. | |||
| 461661 | Urban Transportation Planning | 3 |
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| This course looks at the context and definition of urban transportation planning. This includes the characteristics of urban travel, transportation planning and decision making, transportation demand and supply, data collection and processing. Issues regarding the urban land use, location choice of urban activities and transportation are also analysed. | |||
| 461665 | Transportation Systems Management | 3 |
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| This course looks at maximising the potential of the surface streets and public transportation systems. This includes travel demand managements and traffic system management of the urban system. | |||
| 461679 | Construction Management | 3 |
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| Topics included in this course include life cycle, construction costs, types of contracts, (here to perform economic based analysis of one more alternatives), management principles, project break-down structure, project planning, scheduling using network, project control, resource leveling and safety and quality control. | |||
| 461683 | Energy Planning | 3 |
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| This course looks into energy resource issues in urban planning. Topics include the strategies for incorporating energy efficiency into housing, land-use, transportation, social services and community development. It also consists of an analysis of energy policy, with emphasis on innovative public and private sector initiatives at the community level. | |||
| 462600 | Urban Regeneration | 3 |
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| This course is an examination of the different elements of the existing built environment of urban and rural settlements. It consists of a study of the relationships and interaction patterns of these elements in order to improve the living standards. | |||
| 462601 | Computer Applications in Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction into computer programming, languages and packages, a survey of computer applications in urban planning, analysis and the practice of Computer Aided Design (CAD). | |||
| 462612 | Housing Issues & Policies | 3 |
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| This course gives students a fundamental understanding of housing through its social and economic aspects. It includes an analysis of the formation and components of housing policy and current housing problems and policies in developed and developing countries with reference to those in Palestine. | |||
| 462613 | Islamic Town Planning and Architecture | 3 |
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| This course looks at the basic principles of Islamic town planning. This includes the evolution of Islamic cities, their architectural and spatial patterns, the general rules that affected their growth, the relationship between Islamic concepts of architecture and planning and the corresponding modern theories. | |||
| 462622 | Urban Conservation | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of the scope and theory of urban conservation. This includes planning and programming for urban conservation with emphasis on strategies for conservation and implementation at various levels such as neighbourhood, district and city. Contradictions between conservation policies and policies for urban transformation are also looked at, including a practical introduction to the management of historical buildings and sites. Palestinian conservation problems and policies will be analysed. | |||
| 462671 | Planning Studio II | 3 |
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| This course looks into the practice and implementation of detailed plans related to the given projects in “Planning Studio I”. Current planning issues and development proposals in Palestine are considered. Both the architectural and urban planning scales are emphasised. | |||
| 462672 | Urban Design | 3 |
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| This course looks at the basic elements and principles of urban design. It consists of an overview of urban design process through case studies and topics on urban policy, plan, program and project identification, formulation, finance, management and implementation of urban projects. | |||
| 462673 | Landscape Planning & Architecture | 3 |
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| This course looks at the conceptual and theoretical bases of landscape. This includes the nature and use of natural and manmade landscape materials and elements to develop an understanding of the making of outdoor spaces and of their sequential development. | |||
| 462674 | Land Use Planning | 3 |
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| An introduction to site planning, layout, design standards and general guidelines for the major land use elements in urban areas. Examination of public and institutional land uses (residential, industrial, commercial, transportation, recreation and public space, etc.) in a variety of cities. | |||
| 462675 | Countryside Planning | 3 |
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| This course looks at the natural resources, inputs and services for agricultural development. Topics include the role of agriculture in economic development, the measures of economic growth and development, the determinants and policies of rural development and planning and the implementation of practical approaches to rural development. | |||
| 462676 | Fundamentals of Site Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of the main physical site elements, relation and location of activities on a site. It includes the study of alternative choices of vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems and the architectural design elements of site design. Finally, the course looks at the criteria for the evaluation of good site design. | |||
| 462677 | Comparative Urban Studies & Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of an analysis of issues, policies and approaches to planning and implementing urban and regional development in various countries. | |||
| 462678 | Urban Morphology | 3 |
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| This course looks at the emergence of the nineteenth century urban design schools and the twentieth century urban design models within a framework of the evolution of urban design approaches and theories. It includes the exploration of urban space from a structuralist perspective. The primary emphasis of this course is on the relationships between socio-economic, experiential and formal structures of the urban environment. | |||
| 462679 | Urbanization in Developing Countries | 3 |
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| This course looks at the historical evolution of city system in the developing countries. This includes cultural and environmental factors effecting similarities and variations, comparative analysis of urbanisation and social change and changing physical morphology of the major cities. | |||
| 462680 | Neighorhood Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of a study and analysis of problems, resources and potentials of urban neighbourhoods. It looks at trends of neighborhood change and revitalisation, neighbourhood planning policies, methods and cases and practicing neighbourhood planning through a project or case study. | |||
| 462681 | Sustainable Planning & Development | 3 |
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| Study of the concepts, policies and trends of sustainable planning and development. Analyzing nontraditional approaches to community planning and design. Focuses on concepts and policies associated with the design of sustainable communities. Study of future alternatives for community planning and design in terms of sustainable development. | |||
| 462682 | Planning of Tourism | 3 |
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| This course introduces a conceptual and theoretical framework of tourism and its significance as a tool for social and economic development. It includes an investigation of the policies, strategies related to the planning of tourism and provision of tourism activities and services at the national, regional and local levels, emphasising the issues related to tourism management and organisation. | |||
| 462683 | Special Topics in Planning | 3 |
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| This course consists of a study and analysis of various significant issues and topics in planning and urban development. This includes the stages of urban growth such as urbanisation, suburbanisation, desurbanisation and reurbanisation. The concept of new towns as an approach to urban development in various countries will also be looked at. | |||
| 462692 | Advanced GIS for Planners | 3 |
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| Topics in this course include GIS spatial functions, the definition of the planning process from a GIS perspective, GIS data models for planning and accuracy issues of GIS data and operations. ARC/INFO software will be used in a major planning project. | |||
| 462693 | استنباط ووصف المعلومات المكانية في التخطيط | 0 |
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| 465604 | Operations Research | 3 |
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| This course consists of an introduction to the methodology of operational research. It covers examples of operations research models, linear programming, networks, integer programming, queuing models, dynamic programming and multicriteria analysis and games. | |||
| 465673 | Techniques of Project Evaluation | 3 |
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| This course looks at alternative approaches to the evaluation of development projects at the micro and macro levels, private versus social costs and benefits, intertemporal choice problem, market imperfections and shadow prices, integration of project and sector studies. The course also consists of an analysis of the major evaluation techniques in the field of urban planning such as cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, planning balance sheet, optimisation, goal achievement matrix and energy analysis. | |||