SDP420 Urban Morphology, an interdisciplinary approach to studies in urban planning and development

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Elin Børrud, Marius Grønning

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk, engelsk

Limits of class size:There must be a minimum for PhD candidates in order that the course be run and a maximum of 14 participants

Course frequency:The course will be offered in 2023 if their are sufficient participants and every third year after this.

Nominal workload:125 hours

Teaching and exam period:

January, spring and June blocks and semester 2023:

Week 3: Module 1 (January)

Week 10: Module 2 (March)

Week 17: Preliminary hand in paper

Week 21: Hand in paper

Week 25: Module 3 / paper presentations

About this course

Urban Morphology is the study of the physical (or built) fabric of urban form, and the people and processes shaping it. It is a theoretical method to describe and explain the physical planning context as form and thus transformation, in which planners, architects and developers interact.

Learning outcome

The course gives both a theoretical and practical insight in how Urban morphology as an interdisciplinary approach can contribute to research in urban planning and development issues. The overall aim is conceptualizing the complexity of spatial structure of human settlements through the perspective of urban form and to present guidelines for mapping, describing and explaining urban change and transformation.
  • Lectures, seminars, excercises, self study.
  • Supervision, discussions.
  • Submitting and presenting an academic paper.
  • Attendence at minimum 80% of the lectures and seminars
  • 42 hours
  • PhD students at LANDSAM
  • Complete overlap with ILP420
  • Passed / Not Passed
  • Enrolled as a PhD student