Course syllabus
Samhällsplanering
Risk Based Land Use Planning
VBR110, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)
Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2014-04-15
General Information
Compulsory for: BI4
Elective for: RH4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
Aim
The course will provide the student 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 basis for 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 describe how to consider 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 affected stakeholders 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 project 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 project assignment
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 seminars. 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.
Admission
Admission requirements:
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.
- 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.
- Hållbar stadsutveckling – Exempel från fem kommuner. Boverket, 2004, ISBN: 91-7147-835-3.
- 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.
- Räddningsverket: Riskhantering i ett samhällsperspektiv, Samhällsplanering. 1998, ISBN: 91-88891-22-4.
- Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap: Olycksrisker och MKB, Att integrera risk- och säkerhetsfrågor i MKB-processen. 2012, ISBN: 978-91-7383-305-9.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Alexander Cedergren, alexander.cedergren@risk.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.