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Managing Spatial Change

This multidisciplinary Master’s programme (120 credits) gives students a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of modern, responsible spatial development. Students acquire expertise in integrating the fields of spatial planning, land use, housing, transportation and ecology. They learn to understand the general meaning of the environment in a cultural context and the promotion of strategic and sustainable development. Managers of spatial change are professionals with a system perspective on spatial planning problems and a comprehensive and integrative understanding of space, who are able to initiate, structure and manage spatial change processes in a pro-active way, implementing policies that present the interests and realities of all stakeholders. 

The core learning element in the programme is the Shared project, a form of problem-based learning that tackles a complex real life urban planning issues. Other courses focus on theory, practical tools and techniques and the strategic skills needed to respond, to contemporary spatial challenges. Students specialise in either tranportation and environmental engineering or real estate economics.

The two alternative majors in the programme are:

• Managing Spatial Change, Land Economy concentrates on the role and use of land, real estate and environment within an economy. In particular, it applies the disciplines of real-estate economics, law, GIS and planning for analysing the management of land use, urban areas and interactions with other environmental resources.
• Managing Spatial Change, Urban Engineering concentrates on urban infrastructure and its role within planning and development. It applies disciplines relating to civil and environmental engineering for the analysis and planning of urban areas. In particular, these include transportation-system planning, environmental engineering and policy.

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