The aim of the course is to give an introduction on spatial and transport planning in Japan and Austria. The students will be able to comment and reflect on the following developments:

• Students can critically reflect upon spatial development strategies and future spatial challenges in Japan and Austria.
• Students are able to understand the impact of urban policies on the spatial development in different countries and on different levels.
• Students are able to identify and understand systems of policy makers in complex policy fields, exemplified by the system of urban design, urban policies(multi-level and cross-sectoral governance) and mobility.
• Students gain knowledge about the pitfalls and challenges of designing and implementing urban policies on different levels and in different administrative systems.

This transdisciplinary concept module is organized in cooperation with the Shibaura Institute of Technology (Tokyo).

Through collective discussions and research, aiming to reflect and interpret spatial planning form a Japanese and Austrian point of view, the challenges of spatial and transport planning policies and practices are examined and analyzed. After this interdisciplinary and theoretical discourse, strategies or recommendations for future spatial and/or transport development policies are developed.

Task: to choose two or more viewpoints (topics) from the following list, and make an improvement plan for selected area. The proposal should include both of physical environment and social/economic issues, and also should include those for short‐term (up to 5 years), middle‐term (up to some 10 years) and long‐term (up to some 30 years).

(1)  Enrichment of Public Life in Public Space (Placemaking)

(2)  Mobility and Transportation

(3)  Urban Housing for diverse population

(4)  Disaster Resiliency

(5)  Streetscape Design and Management

(6)  Urban Green and Natural Environment

(7)  Barrier‐freeness

Application open till October 8th 2018: Please send a creative motivation letter (e.g. expectations, your contribution, learning outcome) related to the topic to fabian.dorner@tuwien.ac.at

Discovering Japan (concept module)

Phase 1 - Getting started: Joint Seminar with students and professors from Saga University on case studies in Austria and comparison with Japanese examples (14 -23 October, 2018)

Phase 2 - In-depth research: Research on spatial planning concepts and developments in Japan and especially focusing on the issues of urban development, mobility, shrinking regions and reconstruction from 2011 tsunami disaster (November-March 18/19)

Phase 3 - Touching down: Field trip to japan and Joint Seminar with students and professors from Shibaura Institute of Technology on case studies in Japan (September 2019)

Die concept module consists of the following courses:

• SE, 3 ECTS, English (Master, advanced bachelors) Phase 1 and 2, and
• EX, 3 ECTS, English (Master, advanced bachelors) Phase 3

This is valid for the students registered for the study curriculum on urban and regional planning.

written (research paper) and oral (active participation: Vienna workshop 14 -23 October, 2018)