TRP133 Development, Planning and the State

Aims/Description: The module provides an introduction to state intervention into land and property development and to current planning law and practice. Having considered land-use patterns within an unrestrained market economy, the first part of the module covers the development of state machinery in the nineteenth century and the current structure of national, regional and local government. The central part of the module introduces the English planning system as an administrative tool and the final third of the module explores its application to matters of current concern including the accomodation of new housebuilding at the sub-regional scale, and urban conservation.

Staff Contact: Mr Peter Bibby

Teaching Methods: There will be 24 lectures and 11 tutorials, organized as three blocks.

Assessment: Formal Exam

Notes: Must be taken for accreditation by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

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