Elective courses

Our Courses

Our courses are interdisciplinary by nature and provides students with knowledge from diverse fields, including economics, environment, sociology, psychology, and transportation.

Type of courses:

Note: Filter is relevant for Master's dregrees.

Semester:

206972

(Elective)

 

Mon 08:30-11:30 AM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Planning

Prof. Daniel Orenstein

Climate, carbon, and energy. Climate change, ancient and modern. The state of knowledge, from the 1800s until today. The impacts of climate change. Alternative theories, from science to the public discourse. Policy approaches to climate change. International and regional politics and policies on climate change. Israel and climate, impact and policies. Resilience, Vulnerability, and sustainability in the urban context. Planning and indirect drivers. Sectoral planning. 

207600

(Elective)

 

Mon, 10:30-13:30 PM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

People-Centered Transport Planning

Prof. Karel Martens

Transport, land use, and accessibility. People-centered transport planning - the core idea. Traditional transport planning. A critique of traditional transport planning. The sustainable alternative - and its flaws. People-centered transport planning: justifying the underlying principle. Transport and housing affordability. Basic steps of people-centered transport planning. Land use planning in support of people-centered transport system. principles of public transport planning.

207912

(Elective)

 

Mon, 11:30-14:30 PM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Strategic Planning

Ofer Lerner

Introduction: process and an outcome. Achieving a competitive advantage and winning the "fight". From sustainable development to the integrity of ecological systems. The individual and the "community". Creating a place and/or space and/or living environment. Strategic plans and spatial-physical plans. Housing and good living environment. Micro and macro economy. Developing transportation means and increasing accessibility. Community work and organization.
207440

(Elective)

 

Mon, 15:30-18:30 PM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Planning with the Community: Concepts, Tools and Strategies

Prof. Efrat Eizenberg

The course deals with imparting knowledge on the subjects of professional work out of social commitment, academic community partnership, work with field organizations and social activists, and action research.

207953

(Elective)

 

Thu, 11:30-14:30 PM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Coastal and Marine Planning and Management

Prof. Michelle Portman

Ocean, coastal, inter-tidal characteristic and conflicts. Coastal (and ocean) geomorphology - coastal processes. Uncertainty and hazards. Planning for offshore wind energy. Climate change and oceans. Marine spatial planning. Field trip Hof Carmel and Bat Galim Promenades. Integrated coastal zone management, ecosystem-based management, marine spatial planning. Marine mapping and visualization. Marine protected areas.
209008

(Elective)

 

Thu, 11:30-14:30 AM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Introduction to Social Planning

Prof. Meirav Aharon

he Goal Is to Acquaint the Student with Basic Concepts of Sociology and Urban Sociology. the Major Subjects Are: the Meaning and Purpose of Sociology, Culture and Society, Values and Social Norms, Stratification and Social Disparities, the Urban Way of Life, Neighborhood Planning - Normative Aspects and Empirical Findings.

 

(Elective)

 

 

3 Credits

Connecting communities: Strategies for Transport and Land Use Planning

Prof. Karel Martens

More than any other factor, transport systems shape land use patterns. Hence, knowledge on transport and land use interaction is essential for any urban planner. But also the reverse holds true: land use patterns strongly shape people’s travel behavior. Hence, every transport planner should have a basic understanding on how the spatial organization of land uses – at macro, meso and micro scale – affects travel patterns and travel choices.
207342

(Elective)

 

 

3 Credits

Urban and Regional Geography

Dr. Emil Israel

The course exposes to students, different perceptions of urban and regional geography, their changes over the years, and their impacts on variegated processes that undergo within urban and regional systems. The classes in course define and discuss basic concepts that regard urban and regional geography and demonstrate them through conspicuous examples regarding Israel and the world.