Urban governance - urban masterplan in Sim City 4208-SimCity-OG

WORKSHOPS:
The aim of the course is to learn about, compare and conduct independent evaluation of urban governance models functioning in national, European and global practice. The course focuses on governing the city as a multi-dimensional, complex phenomenon that requires knowledge from different fields, including economics, sociology, engineering, geography, political science, and governance. The course, based on a comparative approach, allows you to get to know the practical aspects of the determinants of urban development, creation and identification of the vision of city development, the possible models and instruments of city management. A way to use all the skills learned in the classroom is the simulation of urban governance with Sim City game. It allows you to guide the development of the city from its foundation to attain the status of a metropolis. The simulation requires the ability to manage the city budget and design spatial planning, as well as direct management of many urban areas of the economy, such as road infrastructure, water supply system, public services, school network or health care. The realities of the game largely correspond to real competence and tasks of local government in Poland.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Blended learning

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Wojnar

Assessment criteria

WORKSHOPS: active participation in classes 50%, city project in SimCity 50%. To obtain a pass, a minimum of 60 points is required.

Bibliography

WORKSHOPS:
1. Agenda Terytorialna UE profil: https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/urban-agenda.
2. Betkiewicz Witold, Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz Agnieszka, Wielkomiejska elita polityczna: skład i kariery zawodowe, Studia Regionalne i Lokalne 3(49)/2012.
3. Harvey David, Bunt Miast. Prawo do miasta i Miejska Rewolucja, Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana, Warszawa 2012.
4. Justin McGuirk, Radykalne miasta, Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana, Warszawa 2014.
5. Lech Mergler, Kacper Pobłocki, Maciej Wudarski, Anty-Bezradnik przestrzenny: prawo do miasta w działaniu, Biblioteka Res Publiki Nowej, Warszawa 2013.
6. Materiały konferencji Miasto 2016 - http://www.konferencjamiasto.pl/.
7. Misiak Władysław, 2012, Globalizacja Berlina, Pragi i Warszawy, Difin.
8. Nawratek Krzysztof, 2012, Dziury w całym. Wstęp do miejskich rewolucji, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej.
9. Nowak Maciej J. Decyzje o warunkach zabudowy i zagospodarowania terenu - instrument czy wyłącznie bariera rozwoju, Studia Regionalne i Lokalne 2(52)/2013.
10. Pobłocki Kacper, Świątkowska Bogna (red.) (2016) Architektura niezrównoważona Warszawa: Fundacja Bęc Zmiana, s. 480.
11. Szmytkowska Magdalena Top-down czy bottom-up? Dylematy kształtowania policentrycznych obszarów metropolitalnych na przykładzie Trójmiasta, Studia Regionalne i Lokalne 3(57)/2014.
12. Świątkowska Bogna (red.), My i oni. Przestrzenie wspólne/Projektowanie dla wspólnoty, Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana, Warszawa 2014.
13. Grisel Mart & van de Waart Frans (red.) Multilevel Urban Governance or the Art of Working Together. Methods, Instruments and Practices, EUKN, 2010

Additional information

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