DEP5102 History and Theory of Urban Planning

This module provides a survey of the historical development of modern urban planning as an intellectual, political and professional endeavour. Beginning with the industrial revolution, it situates the evolution of urban planning as responses to the problems of urbanisation in various cities and historical moments. The module also covers contemporary issues, showing how urban planning has risen to the problems of pollution, overcrowding and inequality. The scope of this survey is global, but special attention is given to urban planning in the Asian context.