Course syllabus

Samhällsplanering
Risk Based Land Use Planning

VBR110, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2013/14
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2013-04-25

General Information

Compulsory for: BI4
Elective for: RH4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The course will provide the fire engineer with sufficient knowledge to allow him/her to collaborate at early stages in the planning process so that risk analyses can be included and used to create a base at a strategic stage of the planning work where the objective is a robust and sustainable society.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to identify the risks and vulnerable project components located at the site under study.
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of how the planning process works and of important values and qualities in the existing environment.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to prepare a planning proposal in such a way that valued qualities of the area under study are safeguarded.
• be able to evaluate sources of risk and vulnerable project components located in the area, and integrate these factors into the plan in a community-related robust manner.
• be able to apply established methods of risk analysis to a plan site that contains risk sources and vulnerable components.
• be able to demonstrate a capability, both verbally and in writing, to report on and discuss with community decision-makers actual risk-related issues in community-based planning.
• be able to search for, and assess information with a high degree of independence and to assume responsibility that the group work carried out is completed and reported on within given time-frames.
• be able to analyse risks and vulnerabilities in an urban environment, as well as provide suggestions for initiatives to be considered in connection with planning which promote a sustainable and robust society.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• demonstrate a capacity for exercising good judgement regarding the relevant scientific, community-related, and ethical aspects.
• demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of the techniques for the community, and into the responsibility of humans for their use.
• demonstrate the capability to identify the need for further knowledge and continuously develop the competence.

Contents

In the project assignment, the student will put into practice his/her knowledge of planning at, above all, the scale-level of general planning and extended general plans. However, certain components will be treated at a more detailed scale.

In parallel with the urban building assignment, a course component will be offered whose objective is to provide knowledge of how risks of various kinds can be managed in community-based planning, using risk analyses as starting points. This course component is aimed at providing insight into the application of the existing legislation framework as a management tool to enable risks to be considered in the community-based planning process.

The students will obtain an understanding of the various central, regional, and community administrations' view of the concept, "Risk considerations in the community-based planning process". An important aspect involves the linkage, "Environmental Impact Assessment – Risk Considerations". The extended general plan must be designed in view of the demands for a sustainable society. Also included in the course are lectures and literature study aimed at addressing the problem, "Community's vulnerability and preparedness measures in community-based planning".

The project work is reported in the form of a public seminar. The teaching aspect is carried out in project form with supporting lectures, consultations, and study visits. The work is constructed around a training site located in a nearby municipality. The written report shall follow the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Safety systems regulations for assignments at Level II, http://www.brand.lth.se/fileadmin/brandteknik/utbild/inuppgkrav.pdf.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG
Assessment: The examination is given individually in combination with consultations, and in group format through handed-in and approved analysis assignments, as well as through oral and written reporting of the project assignment and opposition on another project assignment. Presence at the visit to the practice area is mandatory.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• VBR180 Risk Analysis Methods

The number of participants is limited to: 60
Selection: Credits remaining for the degree. Priority is given to students admitted to Fire safety engineering.

Reading list

• Strömgren, M.: Riskhantering och fysisk planering. SRV, 1997, ISBN: 91-88890-79-1.
• Berntsson, V.: Varför stadsplanera istället för bebyggelseplanera. Boverket, 2002, ISBN: 91-7147-713-6.
• Miljömål i fysiska planer. Boverket, 2007, ISBN: 978-91-85751-29-7.
• Stenberg, C-A.: Riktlinjer för riskhänsyn i samhällsplaneringen –Bebyggelseplanering intill väg och järnväg med transport av farligt gods., Rapport 2007:06. Länsstyrelsen i Skåne Län, 2007, ISSN:1402-3393.
• Riskhantering i översiktsplaner - En vägledning för kommuner och länsstyrelser. SRV, 2004.
• Slettenmark, O.: Riskanalyser i detaljplaneprocessen - vem, vad, när och hur?, Rapport nr 15:2003. Länsstyrelsen i Stockholms län, 2003.
• Hallin, P-O., Nilsson, J. och Olofsson, N.: Kommunal sårbarhetsanalys. KBM, 2004.
• Robusthet i den Fysiska miljön. ÖCB, 1998, sid. 29-32.
• Bergström, S. m.fl: Robusta bostadsområden och grannskap. FOA, 1998, sid. 62-75.
• Hållbar stadsutveckling – Exempel från fem kommuner. Boverket, 2004, ISBN: 91-7147-835-3.
• Översiktsplanering för hållbar utveckling – Exempel från fem kommuner. Boverket och Naturvårdsverket, 2000, ISBN: 91-7147-620-2.
• Myndigheten för samhällskydd och beredskaps föreskrifter om kommuners och landstings risk- och sårbarhetsanalyser., MSBFS 2010:6. MSB, 2010.
• PBL Översiktsplan och detaljplan, med lagtext. Boverket , 2011. Can be found at:http://www.boverket.se/Vagledningar/PBL-kunskapsbanken.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Universitetslektor Berit Andersson, berit.andersson@brand.lth.se
Further information: Group assignments require active participation. Each group member must individually be able to account for the content of the assignment. If a group member does not fulfill the demands of the group or ignores hers/his commitment, she/he can be reassigned to another group or get a fail result.