LAWI100363 Spatial planning (UIW)


Type
course with non-continuous assessment
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Seher, Walter , Grossauer, Franz
Organisation
Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Definitions, origins of spatial planning

Spatial development trends

Spatial and settlement types with challenges and areas for action, priority areas for action in spatial planning for sustainable spatial development

Tasks of spatial planning

Spatial planning in Austria's political and administrative system

Methodological and content-related aspects of the planning process
- Open space development
- Building land development
- Infrastructure development
- Mobility and transport

Supra-local spatial planning - planning instruments
- State planning
- Regional planning
- Sectoral spatial planning

Local spatial planning – planning instruments
- Local development concept
- Zoning plan
- Building development plan
- Local spatial planning procedures

Spatial and environmental assessment instruments

Previous knowledge expected

Knowledge of the political and administrative system of Austria

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Graduates of this course...

- are familiar with the objectives and fields of action as well as the most important methods, instruments and processes of spatial planning.

- are familiar with the technical vocabulary of spatial planning.

- can describe the organisation of spatial planning in Austria and its interfaces with infrastructure planning (especially in water management and transport).

- can assess the importance of spatial planning for infrastructure planning.

- can read and interpret the planning content of supra-local and local spatial planning.

- are able to explain the connections between the use of spatial resources and their impacts, especially on settlement and transport development, and to select planning methods and instruments appropriate to the problem.

- can identify their role as actors in spatial planning processes and contribute to finding solutions to land use conflicts.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.