PLANNING ANALYTICS AND MODELLING

About this Course

This course deals with the quantitative elements in urban planning. It strives to train students to think analytically when dealing with urban planning problems and issues. Various modelling techniques employed in planning will be taught to students and exercises to improve their understanding of the concepts and techniques. The major topics include estimating needs and demand for land use, infrastructure and facilities, understanding economic conditions and making decisions for effective land use planning and management of urban phenomena.

Course Learning Outcomes

1) Appraise applied models and techniques with adequate understanding of underlying urban science
2) Associate numeracy skills in evaluating data sets to solve the issues encountered in the urban phenomena

Course Syllabus

+ Course Syllabus

1) Introduction to Urban Modelling
1.1 Urban models and planning
1.2 The role of modelling and techniques in planning
1.3 A brief history of urban modelling
1.4 Planning process and models

2) Planning Information and Data Analysis
2.1 Quantitative analysis - data collection, survey and questionnaires
2.2 Sampling techniques
2.3 Techniques of analysing data
2.4 Central Tendency and Dispersion
2.5 Correlation and regression analysis

3) Forecasting Needs for Land Use
3.1 Need Gap Analysis
3.2 Linear Regression Urban Model
3.3 Forecasting - Trend Analysis, Linear, Exponential
3.4 Population and employment projection
3.5 Projecting land use for housing, commercial, industries
3.6 Reily’s Law of Gravitational Model
3.7 Spatial Interaction Model
3.8 Garin Lowry’s Model

4) Understanding Economic Conditions
4.1 The Land use Economic Base
4.2 Input Output Multiplier
4.3 Location Quotients
4.4 Shift Share Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 : What is Urban Modelling?
A1 : Modeling techniques is the study of procedures and tools in planning process so as sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them.