HESP - Higher Education in Spatial Planning. Positions and Reflections

Cover

Imprint

Content

Preface

Introduction

Positions

Mission, Goals and Features of Spatial Planning

The Core of the Planning Discipline: New Paradigms, Fields of Knowledge, Capacities, Skills, Maxims and Methods

Demands of Practice

Studio Courses in Spatial Planning: Results of a Survey of European and North-American Schools

Future Directions for Planning Education

Reflections

Project-Based Learning – The Core of a University Education in Spatial Planning and Development

Embedding Education in Strategic Planning in Planning Curricula

Competences, Knowledge and Skills for Planners at Different Educational Levels

Lectures in Spatial Design

Urban and Spatial Planning – Higher Educational Requirements from the Perspective of an Independent Planning Office

A Report on Urban Planning Education in the United States

Teaching Spatial Planners: Knowledge, Skills, Competencies andAttitudes – Accreditation Standards in the US and Canada

Societies in Transition and Planning Education: The Case of the West Balkan Countries

From Urban Design to Regional Policies: A New Role for Planners in Italy

Building Sustainable Cities – Challenges for Professional Education with Special Attention on Poland

The Problems of Planning Education in Russia and St. Petersburg: Heritage, at Present and Perspectives

Conclusion

Appendix

I. List of Participants

II. About the Authors

III. Questionnaire for Studios andProjects

IV. Synopsis of Survey Results

Photograph Credits