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:

Compulsory courses

207001

(Compulsory)

 

 

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Theories of Planning

Prof. Nir Mualam

The Role of Theory in Planning Process. Planning in Modern Society in General and Israel in Particular. Justifications for Planning. Theories of Rational Planning: Comprehensive, Incremental, Strategic and Mixed Scanning. Methods for Setting Planning Objectives, Development and Evaluation of Alternative Plans and Implementation. Other Theories of Planning in Society: Advocacy, Radical and Critical. Students Will Analyze and Evaluate Actual Planning Processes in Israel and Abroad.

207070

(Compulsory)

 

 

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Land Use Planning - Principles and Quantification

Dr. Emil Israel

Land Use Allocation in Urban and Regional Planning. Relationship Between Various Urban Systems. the Connection Between Land Uses and the Main Role Players in the Regional and Urban Dimension: Households, Firms and Institutions. the Influence of the Populations Socio-Economic Structure and Employment Base on Land Uses Requirements and Location. Means and Methods Used in Urban and Regional Planning for the Allocation of Land Uses and the Choice of Preferred Location.

209050

(Compulsory)

 

 

Spring (Semester B)

3 Credits

Urban Economics

Prof. Dani Broitman

Human activity in general, and economic activity in particular, is not uniformly spread over space. What is the reason for the existence of concentrated centers of population and economic activity (cities)? In what way does the population of the cities develop? How is the economic activity interpreted in the space?
Prerequisites: Course 207804 - Economic Thinking for Planners
207806

(Compulsory)

 

 

Spring (Semester D)

3 Credits

Legal and Administrative Aspects

Prof. Nir Mualam

The Planning and Building Law and its regulations create the central framework according to which various planning committees operate. The law is a central element in the planning profession and therefore the course aims to familiarize planning students with its key components. The law determines the composition of institutions, their powers, processes and procedures that guide them, and helps in the design of the built / open environment. The course explores these issues by focusing on various legal provisions through guided reading of the law and court decisions.

Studios - Compulsory

207700

(Compulsory)

 

Mon/Thur 15:30-18:30 PM

Spring (Semester B)

4 Credits

Studio - Urban Planning

Prof. Pnina Plaut

Application of the principal elements of the planning process to land use planning: setting objectives, the formulation of alternative plans, their evaluation, and application. Introduction to urban systems and planning institutions: introduction to concepts in land use planning. Preparation of a comprehensive urban plan for a small or medium-size town or city.

207701

(Compulsory)

 

Mon/Thur 1:00-3:00 PM

Winter (Semester

C)

4 Credits

Studio - Neighborhood Planning

Dr. Dalit Shach-Pinsly

The Studio Deals with the Neighborhood Level of Urban Planning. Its Aim Is to Acguaint the Student with Problems Typical of Neighborhood Planning, the Main Sub-Systems at This Level, and the Appropriate Methods and Approaches for Planning. Students Will Be Asked to Do a Planning Project Addressed to Creating a Neighborhood Fit for Its Residents in Terms of Public Services, Residential Needs, Infrastructure, Etc. Special Stress Will Be Placed on the Understanding of the Relationship Between Physical Form and Basic Social Processes.

Prerequisites: Course 207701 - Studio 1 - Urban Planning
209700

(Compulsory)

 

Mon/Thur 15:30-18:30 PM

Spring (Semester D)

4 Credits

Studio - Metropolitan Planning

Prof. Karel Martens, Dr. Emil Israel, Idan Porat, Lior Vitkon

Concluding Studio Devoted to Comprehensive Planning of Metropolitan Regions. Emphasis Is Placed on Integrated Planning of Social, Economic, Physical, Natural, and Institutional Systems in the Light of Decentralized Systems for Decision-Making and Implementation.

Preliminary courses

207804

(Preliminary)

 

Mon, 1:00-3:00 PM

Winter (Semester A)

3 Credits

Economic Thinking for Planners

Prof. Dani Broitman

Fundamentals of Economics, the Economic Thinking and Its Limitations in Specific Relation to Urban and Regional Planning. the Problem of Scarcity, the Production Curve, Alternative Cost, Relative and Absolute Advantage, Consumer Theory, Producer Theory, Damand and Supply, Monopoly, Government Intervention in the Markets, National Accounting, the Keynesian Model and Fiscal and Monetary Policy. Basic Quantitative Tools for Decision-Making in Planning.

 

209100

(Preliminary)

 

Mon, 1:00-3:00 PM

Winter (Semester A)

2 Credits

General and Urban Sociology

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 courses

206972

(Elective)

 

 

3 Credits

Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Planning

Assoc. 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)

 

 

3 Credits

People-Centered Transport Planning

Prof. Karel Martens

For decades, transport planning has been dominated by an engineering perspective, with its (elusive) goal to deliver a smooth-working, congestion-free, functioning of the transport system. This traditional approach has been challenged over the past three decades by a sustainable approach, which paradoxically also focuses on cars and car users, precisely because it seeks to reduce the reliance on cars. This course introduces students to two these dominant perspectives on transport planning and – more importantly – their fundamental flaws.

207912

(Elective)

 

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

 

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)

 

 

3 Credits

Introduction to Social Planning

Prof. Meirav Aharon

The 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.