Planning at Urban Areas

5 ECTS | 1100 € | On-site in Turku | 1-30 August 2025, contact teaching in Turku: 4-15 August 2025

The aim of this course is to teach people to analyze their everyday environment; How cities work, what kind of flows we have in a city and how city planning accounts these phenomena. We also try to find different solutions on how to a better city for its residents. The core is, of course, sustainable development.

Learning outcomes
  • The students are familiar with the basics of urban planning and urban structures. They can understand how the Finnish town planning system works.
  • Students also learn to analyze their urban areas and consider ways to improve it. And how SDGs can be noted in urban planning.
Methods

Lectures, group work, individual work, presentations and site visits.

Date

1 August – 30 August. Contact teaching in Turku 4-15 August 2025. The start and finish of the course is completed online.

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Senior Lecturer Marika Nurmikko

Place: Mainly in Turku, but includes also online studying.

Undergraduate students who have completed at least of two years of Bachelor’s studies in any field. Graduate and postgraduate students are also welcome.

Pre-task 30 h, lectures and mentoring 40 h, project works 65 h = 135 h

Learning materials will be available in the Itslearning platform.

Pass/fail

Min. 10 students, max. 25 students.