MSc in Territorial, Urban, Environmental and Landscape Planning
The New Urban Agenda of the United Nations has recently addressed the contemporary social, economic and environmental transformations that are challenging our world.
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
from €161 to €5,593
Location
Turin, Italy
Language
English
About the program
This Master of Science provides training for spatial planners, able to solve complex problems related to the current situation and the future of cities and territories: environmental sustainability, social inclusion, climate change, energy efficiency, mobility, land take reduction, landscape and urban heritage preservation.
The programme offers a combination of teaching units, to provide knowledge and analytical skills in several disciplines, and multidisciplinary cross-curricular studios that focus around case studies, with the aim of learning by doing to formulate and assess the implementation of spatial policies, strategies, programs, plans, and projects.
The programme offers two curricula:
- Urban and Regional Planning (in Italian)
- Planning for the Global Urban Agenda (in English) The spatial planner is a professional figure who works, in Italy or abroad, in public administrations, in planning and design offices, in private companies and consulting firms, agencies and NGOs, as well as within international organization and cooperation programs. The Planning profession has a long and heterogeneous tradition in the European countries (Town and Country Planning, Raumplanung, Aménagement du territoire, Urbanisme), and is officially recognized under the EU Directive 2005/36/CE.
REGIONAL AND LANDSCAPE PLANNER, an expert in the development and coordination of spatial plans and policies at different territorial scales, and in their environmental assessment frameworks
URBAN PLANNER AND URBAN MANAGER, expert in the development of strategies and in the contribution to policy making for urban and territorial transformation. Their competencies include economic and environmental feasibility studies, energy performance certification, and mobility manager skills.
SPATIAL ANALYST, expert in the design and management of Geographic Information Systems, and in their use is support to planning and development activities.