Program Overview

Urban Conservation: Past Present Future Module

The Urban Conservation: Past Present Future module (UP42004) is designed to help students understand the challenges presented in regenerating and sustainably managing historic urban places.

Module Details

• Credits: 30
• Module code: UP42004
• Level: 4
• Semester: Semester 2
• School: School of Art and Design
• Discipline: Architecture and Urban Planning

What You Will Learn

In this module, you will:

• learn about different contexts that influence our historic heritage including legal, administrative, economic, and social frameworks
• investigate the core principles and values by evaluating the impacts of planning activity on the heritage resources
• learn about the historic city and the value that it places in shaping our future places
• debate the competing or complementary discourses across approaches to conservation, architecture, and regeneration including interactions between key stakeholders in conservation-led regeneration

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of urban conservation which guide decision-making in formulating management strategies for historic sites
• understand the detailed awareness of the legal and administrative frameworks of urban conservation
• demonstrate a critical understanding of the conceptual frameworks and value systems applied to heritage resources and the competing discourses which influence decision-making in regenerative strategies
• apply established evaluative methodologies to heritage resources
• analyse and synthesise a range of perceived needs and values in order to provide guidelines for the management of a real-world scenario
• effectively communicate complex ideas within an illustrated, written report

Assignments / Assessment

• Illustrated 4,000 word report (100%)
• Due in the final week of Semester 2
• This module does not have a final exam

Teaching Methods / Timetable

The module is delivered through a variety of learning opportunities:

• Lectures are held in person on campus with occasional online sessions to support talks by invited speakers
• Workshops that are held in person and can include some off-campus visits to undertake fieldwork

Courses

This module is available on the following courses:

• Architecture and Urban Planning courses
  • Undergraduate courses:
    • Geography and Planning MA (Hons)
    • Urban Planning MA (Hons)
• Geography / Environmental Science courses
  • Undergraduate courses:
    • Geography and Planning MA (Hons)