Blockkurs Infrastructure and Property Postgraduate Intensive Course 2014

Presented by Marcus Spiller, Principal, Partner and Director of SGS Economics & Planning, this postgraduate short course will provide you with advanced skills and knowledge including urban management models and infrastructure project evaluation, incorporating case studies from the water and transport sectors. The concepts and principles discussed in this course will be applicable to the urban challenge in developing countries as well as that in advanced economies. The course will involve a mix of formal lectures, workshops, guest speakers and field visits to relevant sites within Ho Chi Minh City. Participants will be assessed through presentations of group work (30%) and individual essay (70%). This course is ideal for professionals and students looking to create a global career in the fields of planning, property, environmental assessment, urban design, business and project management. Key themes Urban management models • Natural monopoly and the rationale for government regulation and provision of infrastructure • From traditional government provision to creating markets for infrastructure services Infrastructure project evaluation • Financial assessment • Cost Benefit Analysis • Wider economic benefits and the transformative effect of major infrastructure projects Contestability in infrastructure provision • Risk management in public private partnerships Land management and planning systems • The developer’s equation • Plan making and development assessment processes Integrating urban planning and infrastructure strategies • Distinguishing between ‘strategic’, ‘structural’ and ‘follower’ infrastructure • Managing urban expansion • Building institutional capacity for infrastructure coordination Bemerkung Dates: 9 – 18 July, 2014 Location: RMIT Vietnam, Pham Ngoc Thac site, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach St, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City www.rmit.edu.vn/pham-ngoc-thach-site How to apply Application deadline: 30 May, 2014 For further information on fees and how to apply, contact: Sue West Tel. +61 3 9925 2929 Email: guss.academic.services@rmit.edu.au Responsible at Faculty of Spatial Planning, Dortmund Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann Department for Spatial Planning and Planning Theory Please contact Thorsten Wiechmann for further questions regarding RMIT and this course. Technische Universität Dortmund SoSe 2014 Raumplanung Master Raumplanung 2012