Course Structure

The duration of the program is two years. The first year is done in Germany and the second at any university in the SPRING network

UNIVERSITY OF DORTMUND GERMANY

View Course Directory 2011/2012
  • Concepts and Theories for Planning
    • Key Concepts of Spatial Planning
    • Development Theories and Strategies
    • Organisation and Management Concepts
    • Planning and Decision-Making Theories
  • Planning Practice
    • The Planner’s Toolkit
    • Programme Planning and Project Management
    • Analysis Workshop
    • Policy and Planning Workshop
    • Implementation Workshop
  • Physical Planning
    • Human Settlement Planning
    • Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development in Germany (incl. excursions).
    • Technical Infrastructure Planning.
    • Transport Planning.
    • Housing.
    • Spatial Data Analysis and Mapping.
  • Sustainable Resource Management
    • Environmental Planning and Management.
    • Land-Use Planning.
    • Sustainable Property.
    • Agricultural Policy for Development Planning
  • Socio-Economic Development Planning
    • Financing and Budgeting.
    • Regional Economic Development Planning.
    • Demography and Social Infrastructure
  • Research Paper
    • Introduction to Research and Report -Writing I.
    • Introduction to Research and Report - Writing II.
    • Research Paper.
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
The programme in Chile is focused in regional development, regional economy, social process, natural resources management, and spatial management in vulnerable areas. In addition the programme offers the possibility to incorporate new approaches to regional development and critical analysis of social and economic processes.
  • Planning and Research Methods
    • Qualitative Methods in Research
    • Quantitative Methods in Research
    • Geospatial Analysis in Planning
  • Development Planning Workshop
    • Worksho I: Regional Analysis
    • Workshop II: Development Plan
    • Workshop III: Implementation.
  • Environmental Management, Policy and Economic Development Planning and Implementation in Latin America
    • Decentralised Development Planning
    • Regional Planning and Environmental Management.
    • Theorical Foundations for Development Planning
    • Intra-regional and Local Dynamics of Development Intervention
    • Governance, Society and Economy in Chile
    • MASTER THESIS

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