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Welcome to BPLN0065, Urban Problems and Problematics. This course introduces you to some of the key theoretical perspectives on urban regeneration and examples of how these theories have come to bear directly on or relate to regeneration practice. The theories range from macroeconomic theories of the transformation of the global and national economies to meso-level theories which stress the national and regional institutional specificities to theories which are more focused on the individual agents (companies, people) who are thought to influence regeneration via broadly market mechanisms.

The module is comprised of ten sessions (20 hours) which are primarily lecture based, although also including an element of student input through discussions of specified reading, in addition to private study (expected 40 hours of student time) and class and coursework preparation (approximately 40 hours of student time).

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Course Aims and Learning Objectives:

This course aims to equip students with:

• An understanding of some of the main theoretical perspectives on the growth and regeneration of cities and regions

• An understanding of the relationship between theory and policy in the process of regenerating cities and regions

• An understanding of the possibilities for government intervention and spatial and land-use planning in particular to contribute to regeneration.