The course "EU Approaches to Heritage-Based Urban Planning and Regeneration"
An elective course for Bachelor's and Master's students in urban planning and spatial development
- Workload
- 3 ECTS
- Semester
- Spring
- Groups
- Two groups each year
- Language
- Ukrainian
The course moves from the general to the specific: from EU values and policies, through planning and regeneration frameworks, to heritage governance at site and community level. It concludes with presentations of individual policy briefs.
Course structure
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Module 1. EU Urban Policy Framework: Values, Inclusion, and Participation
EU values (Article 2 TEU) and democratic governance as foundations of urban policy; EU institutions; gender mainstreaming; inclusive urban development; the New European Bauhaus; Ukraine’s obligations as a candidate country.
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Module 2. Heritage-Based Urban Planning and Regeneration: EU Experience
The Territorial Agenda 2030 and the New Leipzig Charter; EU approaches to heritage-sensitive spatial planning; heritage protection in planning documentation; case studies from EU Member States.
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Module 3. Urban Cultural Heritage: EU Approaches to Management and Regeneration
The EU Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage; the Faro Convention; ICOMOS Quality Principles for EU-funded interventions; stakeholder engagement methods; historic landscape preservation; adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.
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Final presentations and assessment
Students present their individual policy briefs (5–7 minutes) and receive feedback from the teaching team and peers. Assessment follows a rubric: EU relevance, evidence use, feasibility, inclusiveness and clarity.
How to enrol
The course is chosen as an elective through KNUCA’s standard elective selection procedure.