Urban Planning in Palestine PLNC 5203

Course description:

This course covers the study and analysis of change and evolve in systems, laws and the nature of the planning in Palestine through various historical periods.Study of the most important features of previous planning systems concerned with land planning and urban planning (Ottoman, British mandate, the Egyptian and the Jordanian planning systems) showing the systems and profiles being utilized in shaping the nature and layout attributes of urban planning in Palestine.Examine the reality of Palestinian planning and its management institutions at present, focusing on the role, responsibility and power players of those institutions.Describe the types of planning in Palestine, with a particular concern on housing.

Course Aims:

This course aims to:
  • Link academic education with practical work, and cooperating with relevant institutions to qualify the students for competing with others at the labour market.
  • Provide opportunities for students to build their own capacity and strengthen their expertise by knowing the role and responsibility of the institutions involved in local government, for example.
  • Gain depth of knowledge in the key planning legislation concerned with land uses in the Ottoman and British mandate-era town planning and the applications of those laws in an era of national authority.
  • Perceive impediments to proper planning and a thorough understanding of the motivations and treatment planning.

Course outcomes:

The student upon completion of this course are able to:
  • Acquire the necessary information to the knowledge base by working the applied in practical life.
  • Gain a detailed picture of the powers and the role of institutions in planning and decision-making mechanism and formulate planning policies.
  • Acquire knowledge about some important terms such as limiting construction, Ricochet, coupon detachment and non-secreting etc.
  • Understand the nature of planning in Palestine.