After successful completion of the course, students are able to name the fields of law relevant for spatial planning and to describe the regulatory framework set by these fields of law for spatial planning. Besides a repetition of the spatial planning law as such (which is taught in an own course in detail) the following fields of law are discussed: building law, plant permit law; environmental impact assessment law; nature protection law; energy law; traffic planning law; regulatory framework for the social infrastructure; public procurement and state aid law.
Besides a repetition of the spatial planning law as such (which is taught in an own course in detail) the following fields of law are discussed: building law, regulatory framework for the installation of plants; environmental impact assessment law; nature protection law; energy law; traffic planning law; regulatory framework for the social infrastructure; public procurement and state aid law. The relevant legislative texts will be outlined and case law of the higher courts discussed.
The students will be provided with material to prepare for the single lecture units. At the beginning of each lecture the relevance of the respective field of law for spatial planning will be discussed. The subject matter will be conveyed through case studies (eg. necessity of an environmental impact assessment of the "Heumarkt" project or other urban development projects) or through publicly discussed legal problems (eg retrospective evaluation of road construction projects).
Participation in the lectures (40%), written exam (20%) and home work (40%).
The student has to be enrolled for at least one of the studies listed below
The literature recommendations are provided for the respective units via TUWEL.
The completion of the lecture Basics of Law for Spatial Planning is of adavantage, but not compulsory.
