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Basics of municipal engineering

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Course Unit Code222-0407/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUD25doc. Ing. et Ing. František Kuda, CSc.
VOJ09doc. Ing. Barbara Vojvodíková, Ph.D.
END014Ing. Stanislav Endel, Ph.D.
KUT084Ing. arch. Dagmar Kutá, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP
AUG02Mgr. Lucie Augustinková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is an introduction to the problems of municipal engineering. The parts are practically an introduction to the study of other special subjects. Students will gain a basic overview of the field of urban engineering and all its contexts, learn to understand basic relationships and links in the development of urban structures.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic aspects of urban engineering. Attention is paid to the historical development of settlements and their influence on the contemporary image of the towns, detailed urban functions and current problems of urban development.
Course Contents
1. Introduction, basic terms used in connection with urban engineering.
2. Historical development of cities, Athens Charter.
3. Urban structure of the city, Athens Charter.
4. Housing in cities.
5. Farming in cities.
6. Recreation in the towns.
7. Transport and transport infrastructure.
8. Basics of technical infrastructure.
9. Contemporary urban problems - suburbanization.
10. Contemporary City Issues - Brownfields.
11. Agglomeration and metropolis.
12. Fundamentals of urban economics.
13. Public spaces and public spaces.
14. Aggregate Recurrence, Time Reserve
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TOWERS, G.: At home in the city: an introduction to urban housing design. Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2005. ISBN 9780750659024.

MADANIPOUR, A.: Cities in time: temporary urbanism and the future of the city. London: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4742-2071-2.

JACOBS, J.: The death and life of great American cities. 50th anniversary ed. New York: Modern Library, 2011. ISBN 978-0-679-64433-0.

SONG, H., SRINIVASAN R., SOOKOOR T., JESCHKE S., ed.: Smart cities: foundations, principles, and applications. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-22639-0.

TIWARI, G., MOHAN G., ed.: Transport planning & traffic safety: making cities, roads, & vehicles safer. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4987-5145-2.
KUTA, V.: Urbanismus a teorie stavby měst: vybrané kapitoly z urbanismu. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2012. ISBN 978-80-248-2820-6.
GEHL, J.: Města pro lidi. Brno: Partnerství, c2012. ISBN 978-80-260-2080-6.
ČABLOVÁ, M.: Prostory: průvodce tvorbou a obnovou veřejných prostranství. Brno: Partnerství, 2013. ISBN 978-80-904918-6-1.

ŠRYTR, P.: Městské inženýrství. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2012. ISBN 978-80-248-2828-2.
GRAVEL, R.: Where we want to live: reclaiming infrastructure for a new generation of cities. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1250078254.
Recommended Reading:
KAHN, M. E.: Green cities: urban growth and the environment. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, c2006. ISBN 978-0815748151.
ŠRYTR, P.: Městské inženýrství. Praha: Academia, 2001. Technický průvodce (Academia). ISBN 80-200-0440-8.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 17
        ExaminationExamination65 33